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Young vegetarians may be at risk of binge eating
One of the keys to being a healthy vegetarian/vegan or raw-fooder is correct information. According to this story reported (here) many young vegetarians may have problems from binge eating. Here is a definition of binge eating (more here): * ...
Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression
The article below outlines some of the challenges that are thrust on a child when a parent is sad or depressed. Homeopathic care (with a qualified homeopath) can offer solutions to those seeking an alternative to allopathic care. Homeopathy is of h...
Research: An Alternative Approach to Asthma
It is estimated that asthma and other allergic diseases affect 20% of the world’s population. The number of sufferers in the United States exceeds 15 million. In the last 20 years, the number of asthma hospitalizations has increased by 50%. In ...
Research: Chlamydia and Ovarian Cancer
Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman’s reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that ca...
U.S. Children Overmedicated
American children are three times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for conditions such as ADHD and bipolar disease than European children are, a new study finds. Differences in regulatory practices and cultural beliefs about the ...
ADHD and Heart Screening, Update
Apparently the experts are at odds with one another, but have come to some agreement regarding assessing the risk of future heart problems developing in children who take stimulant drugs. Pediatricians don’t consider it necessary for heart sc...
Meditation Improves Concentration
Meditation is an ancient practice which all spiritual paths promote. The art of quieting the mind produces many benefits for the practitioner. Improved concentration is one. Modern research is again catching up with an ancient truth, read on......
Gardasil Information
Centers for Disease Control Gardasil reporting, here A Homeopathic Perspective, here Gardasil Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine On June 8, 2006, the FDA licensed Gardasil®, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer caused by certain ki...
Antidrepressants May Lead to Bone Loss
As if it is not hard enough in itself going through a deep sadness, for those who take anti-depressant medication another risk is surfacing, brittle bones. This is a rather serious problem. In the model of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the kid...
Targeting 8-year olds for Cholesterol Drugs, Instead Try This
In an attempt to fight off childhood obesity and help children with too little HDL the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that some children, as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs. The recommendations are based on evidence th...
The Gardasil Vaccination, A Study in Tragedy?
The info posted below is from this young lady’s blog. In an attempt to pass the word about what she is currently dealing with. Visit her blog (here), medical professionals should check it out also and of course teens, young women and their mo...
Research Review: Childhood Cancer Rates
Childhood cancer is still rare. But it does occur. And according the American Cancer Society it is the leading disease related cause of death among children in the United States. New tracking methods allow researchers to study the incidence of chi...
Magnesium - Such an essential nutrient
In the search for better health there is a tendency to look for the next new, improved nutrient, vitamin or supplement. Yet, the intrinsic substances in food that best nurture our well-being come complete in a package. That package may be a vegetab...
CDC Reports, More Kids Fainting After Shots
CDC on Thursday recommended that health-care providers observe young patients after vaccination, following a spike in the number of syncope, or fainting, reports in recent years. According to CDC, at least 463 people fainted after getting immunized o...
Warning for Children on ADHD Medication - Get a Heart Checkup
The article below is from the American Heart Association. While there is a place for modern medicine, it seems practically every day there is a warning or a recall over drug safety or a therapeutic approach gone sour. It seems evident that there sh...
Help for Emotional Eating
Isn’t the “mind” amazing? It has the ability regardless of one’s age, to continue to form associations. These associative links inside the brain can be for good or not so good. As we age, if we never take a look at all of the...
TV In Your Teens Bedroom, Just Say No
(HealthDay News) — Although your teenager may poignantly plead that he or she is the only child left in America without a bedroom television, health experts recommend that parents stand their ground and keep TV out of the bedroom. There seems t...
Mobile Phones “More Dangerous Than Smoking”
By Geoffrey Lean - The Independent UK - Sunday 30 March 2008 Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation. Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study ...
