Schools teaching and growing their own food.
Schools are teaching children to grow and cook healthy food in hopes of stopping the spread of Australia’s obesity plague. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon on Wednesday opened a kitchen garden at Bondi Public School in Sydney’s east, as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. The $12.8 million program will be extended to […]
The down side to the Cervical Cancer Vaccine
THE cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil has triggered multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms in some girls after being inoculated. Doctors said the victims were either teenagers or women in their early 20s who may have been predisposed to MS or who had a prior history of symptoms. St Vincent’s Hospital neurologist Dr Ian Sutton reported […]
Eating Sustainable Healthy Wild Caught Fish in WA
There are a number of great things about eating fish caught in WA, besides the simple fact that marine oils are good for you. One of these is that growing up in our unpolluted environment they arrive on your plate with an implicit organic rating, having grown up feeding itself on nature’s finest and purest […]
ADD and ADHD Drug Treatment.
In July of 2008, the Royal Australian College of Physician (RACP) sent out a report for public comment about the treatment of ADD and ADHD. This report said that the drugs Ritalin and Dexamphetamine were the first treatment of choice for ADD and ADHD and that nutritional supplementation, diet changes, chiropractic care and homeopathy had […]
Reducing Chemical Calories.
In 2003 I was named Sunshine Coast Small Business Woman of the Year and in the same year Chis Cameron the CEO of Rockcote was crowned Corporate Business Woman of the Year. We became very good friends and Chris introduced me to her work which was making eco friendly paint, not only safe for the […]
An Interview with Cyndi- Healthy Eating Tips for X-Mas Time.
Deb King from Blog Talk Radio chats with Cyndi O’Meara about Changing Habits Changing Lives and discuss tips for eating healthy at christmas time. To listen to the interview click on the link below. It will take about 30 seconds to download the interview and runs for an hour. {module_literature,i,43683}
Call to ban BPA baby bottle after ‘compelling’ breast cancer link | Herald Sun
BABY bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol A should be banned because there is “compelling” evidence linking it to breast cancer risk, British campaigners, scientists and health charities said. The chemical, known as BPA, is widely used in plastics and has been a growing concern for scientists in other countries like Canada and the United States, […]
Many pregnant women take drugs harmful to baby
With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise. In a study, they found that many pregnant women still take medications long known to cause birth defects. Some medications with known fetal risk, such as drugs that control epilepsy, are […]
Drugs not best option for ADHD!
Australian children with hyperactivity disorders shouldn’t be medicated unless their symptoms are “pervasive” and affect all aspects of life, doctors and parents have been told. And drugs should never be a first-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in pre-school aged children. More than 350,000 Australian children and adolescents are estimated to suffer from […]
Eat Chocolate It’s Good For You! but only the best quality.
Australian research reveals “comfort food” may reduce stress Australian research revealed on Tuesday that “comfort food” such as chocolate can alter the chemical composition of the brain and reduce anxiety. Professor of Pharmacology Margaret Morris from the University of New South Wales School of Medical Sciences, conducted a study of rats which showed […]
Diet could be the key to ADD and ADHD, not drugs, say parents.
WHEN Emiley Cooper was prescribed Ritalin and Concerta for her attention deficit disorder she became extremely sick. Normally a bubbly girl, Emiley retreated and became withdrawn and lethargic. So concerned by her daughter’s dramatic weight loss and reaction to the drugs, her mother Allysia started to question whether the medication was making life worse. “I […]
ADHD guidelines pulled after payment scandal
CONTROVERSIAL guidelines on ADHD have been pulled by the Federal Government following claims drug company payments to a doctor have tainted the work. The Government has been forced to stop the release of the draft guidelines and may have to rewrite them following the embarrassing scandal. A cloud has been cast over the draft’s validity […]
Experts warn antibiotic – proof bacteria threaten global health
STOCKHOLM — Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in Europe and throughout the world because of their excessive use, a deadly and costly curse according to health experts meeting in Stockholm Wednesday. Experts at the 2nd annual European antibiotics awareness day held by the Stockholm-based European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC) said new, hyper-resistant […]
Folic acid supplements carry cancer risk, yet they put it in our bread.
Folic acid supplements could increase the risk of cancer, particularly lung cancer, researchers have found. However, folic acid has proven benefits for pregnant women, as it cuts the risk of babies being born with major deformities of the brain and spine. The doses of folic acid linked to cancer are higher, and were taken for […]
‘Smart Choices’ food label is marketing fraud
“Smart Choices” food label is marketing fraud; Tufts University involvement questioned (opinion) (NaturalNews) The big food companies have dreamed up yet another clever con to sell processed junk foods to parents and children: A “Smart Choices” label that implies the food product is a smart choice for health and nutrition. The problem is that the […]
Bisphenol A is not a chemical we need in our diet!
Tests show Bisphenol A in a range of US canned food products. Nearly 19 brands of canned foods have tested positive for containing measurable levels of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in their containers, according to US-based magazine Consumer Reports’ latest tests of canned foods. Cans of soups, juice, tuna fish and green beans sold […]
