Demand for holistic care is moving faster than the system can keep up. This may be a good thing, because perhaps holistic care should not be a part of "the system"... hmmm. This is a decent article and reflects parent's demand for safe, natural health care. Read the article here.

FDA Trying to Kill Natural Medicine, Supplements Again.

Comment Period Ends April 30, 2007. Rima E. Laibow, MD is asking us to take action to keep natural supplementation our right and not owned by the medical establishment. Visit the Natural Solutions Foundation to find out more and take action: http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php

 

Toxic Chemicals in Baby Bottles - Use Glass!

Just in case you haven't heard about it, we are providing you with an article on toxicity from baby bottles. You can print this out here: http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/uploads/Ve/AQ/VeAQsr6MMu4xA3-2ibnr_g/Toxic-Baby-Bottl es.pdf

Of course breast is best, however there are times that even breast feeding mothers use bottles and they should be informed as well.

 

Epidurals may affect a woman's ability to breast feed.

Women in this cohort who had epidurals were less likely to fully breast feed their infant in the few days after birth and more likely to stop breastfeeding in the first 24 weeks. Although this relationship may not be causal, it is important that women at higher risk of breastfeeding cessation are provided with adequate breastfeeding assistance and support.

http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/1/1/24

Read more about the effects of epidurals here: http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/pregnancy/drugs_labor.htm

 

New Rotavirus Vaccine not so Improved

The rotavirus vaccine has been introduced after its 1998 fiasco and has the same dangerous side effects. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/552236?src=mp