Healthy Lifestyle
Ingredient Reading 101
Are you unsure about what foods are really healthy and what foods are not? You are not alone. Grocers line the shelves with natural, organic, low carb, low fat, gluten free, and many other types of foods – it’s all so confusing.
Continue ReadingThe Truth About Aspartame, MSG and Excitotoxins
In this Mike Adams interview, Dr. Russell Blaylock reveals the truth about common taste-enhancing chemicals: monosodium glutamate, aspartame, yeast extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, autolyzed proteins and more!
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Nutrition
Do you eat to live or live to eat? “You are what you eat” is more that just a catchy phrase your mother used to get you to eat right. It’s a profound truth. From the Stone Age to the Industrial Age, people have recognized the healthful properties of certain foods.
Continue ReadingWhat is ADHD?
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder also known as ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder; these terms will be used interchangeably here. Both ADHD and ADD possess a collection of traits reflecting a child’s inborn, neurologically based temperament.
Continue ReadingSolutions for Behaviour
You’ve just received a call. It’s your child’s school and he’s gotten in trouble again for disrupting class. You have the infamous talk, his behaviour mildly improves for a short moment until your phone starts ringing again. Is it really bad behaviour or just bad nutrition?
Continue ReadingOrganic vs. Non-Organic
A growing number of consumers, and especially those dealing with chronic illness, are switching to organic food. A key motivation for consumers doing this is a simple belief that it’s better for them. But is it true that there are health benefits to eating organic food?
Continue ReadingSoya and Wheat Allergy
It is estimated that up to 43% of babies who are allergic to cow’s milk develop an allergy to soya when given soy based infant formulas. Wheat is the grain most commonly reported to cause allergic reactions; it is also the most common grain in the western diet.
Continue ReadingAllergy 101
The symptoms of an allergic reaction are caused by chemicals produced by your child’s immune system in its attempt to protect the body from a foreign invader. Why will one child have an allergic response and another child none?
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