Did you know that many GMO's (genetically modified organisms) are not only registered as a food but also as a pesticide?
Many GMO's produce their own pesticides to kill bugs that might try to eat the plant.
I don't know about you, but thinking about a plant being genetically changed in a lab to produce toxic chemicals to kill bugs so that WE can then eat it is a pretty scary thing.
Would you ever spray pesticides on your food before eating it?
We see kids with ear infections (ear pain) pretty frequently in our office.
If you go to your medical doctor you are going to either get antibiotics which typically don't make sense at all because if there actually is an infection it will most likely be viral in nature which antibiotics don't work at all for. If that doesn't work they are going to want to do surgery and put tubes in their ears.
Drugs or surgery. Those are your options in the medical world.
Why not try something less invasive and natural? We see results all the time by adjusting kids. Their Eustachian tubes (Ear canal) are not slanted down like adults and fluid can get backed up. Getting them adjusted can help release the fluid and allow the ear canal to function properly and drain the fluids. The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines now state antibiotics should not be prescribed unless there is an obvious ear infection. They recommend the wait-and-see approach (without treatment) for:
Children 6 - 23 months with mild inner ear pain in one ear for less than 48 hours and a temperature less than 102.2 F
Children 24 months and older with mild inner ear pain in one or both ears for less than 48 hours and a temperature less than 102.2 F
For more information on ear infections and natural remedies, visit mommypotamus.com.
I
watched a few documentaries this weekend about nutrition and a few of
them were about a vegan diet and trying to get people to switch from the
standard American diet. Which in most cases any switch from the SAD
diet is going to be a huge improvement!
I personally am not a
fan of a vegan diet because it's nearly impossible to re-create in
nature, it's deficient in vital nutrients and enzymes and
no traditional cultures around the world were truly vegan long term.
The ones researchers found didn't eat meat ate bugs instead. 1 fat worm =
1 gram of protein, yummy!
If someone truly wants to go vegan
I can understand. Factory farms are a horrible way to raise animals,
but there are much healthier ways than many of these movies portray.
Most of the meals they were eating were from soy and grain based
products (A hormonal and inflammatory hot mess!). They were even
drinking coke at most of their meals and going through the grocery store
they showed Oreos as being vegan. YAY!
Removing
nutrient/protein dense foods such as healthy fish and meats means that
you have to find other foods to replace them with which are typically
highly processed.
If you are going to go vegan, avocados, nuts and
coconut should be a staple of your diet along with spirulina and
possibly a vegetable protein such as pea. Also, I'd highly suggest
incorporating some good quality supplements and healthy smoothies loaded
with berries and greens on a regular basis as well!