Category: Baby & Child Health

  • Help I am sick and I’m Miserable – Part 3

    In the first two parts of this 3 part series I focused on natural ways to rid yourself or your children of lice, a nasty sty, congestion depression and a cold.  I also covered migraines and mold.  I gave you a long list of direct symptoms related to mold and mycotoxin exposure. Part three I wanted…

  • Health News – Rotavirus vaccines for kids, safe despite contamination with a pig virus.

    Now why would I knowingly want to inject my little baby with a vaccine that has been contaminated with a pig virus?  That just seems medically unethical, nasty and plain risky. Seriously that is absolutely disgusting and health officials seem not to care about it. Read it for yourself in the below Reuters article. (Reporting…

  • Must Read News: Presidential Advisors Warn about Cancer

    Late last week, a report from the President’s Cancer Panel (PCP) made an announcement that has been known by us health nuts for a long time.  But it’s a step forward towards warning the American public about dangerous cancer-causing chemicals and ingredients in addition to the radiation. The PCP made a request to President Obama,…

  • Reader Comment: Tylenol Recall – Take Action

    I wanted to share a comment that was sent in regarding the article below I posted earlier this week ==================================================================================== I have been reading a number of comments about people whose children had a seizure because they thought that they were treating the fever with Tylenol or Motrin and it never went down. The same…

  • Health Tidbits – What you should know – Quotes of the Day

    For every cup of tea or coffee a person ingests, the body has to mobilize about 2-3 cups of water just to remove the caffeine, a luxury it cannot afford. This also applies to soft drinks, pharmaceutical drugs, or any other substance or activity that brings about the release of stress hormones, including watching TV…

  • Health News: Another Tylenol Recall, your Children are at Risk

    If you have been following the news I am sure you have heard all he recent issues with Tylenol and the recalls associated with their products.  And today yet another recall. That’s why we don’t use Tylenol in our home.  We use garlic instead.  See my post on Garlic, natures fever reducer here: http://lachicaorganica.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/garlic-%e2%80%93-natures-fever-reducer/ Below…

  • Cell Phones and Brain Tumors – What You Should Know

    This is a favorite topic of mine with friends and family since I have been screaming about this for over 10 yrs.  My dad was the first one to bring me national and international research on this topic.  Please read through, it might just save your life or the life of your child.  Children are…

  • MOMS – We are what makes the world go round!

    First, let me start off by saying that Wonder Woman has nothing on me! You know kids have a beautiful way of reminding you just how insignificant your woes and wants are.  They have a God-given way of completely humbling the hardest of hearts with sweet potato spit up on your freshly dry-cleaned suit. I…

  • Help – I’m sick and I’m Miserable! Part 2

    Here goes part 2.  I wasn’t planning on writing about this but given the recent occurrences, it is warranted.  My sister called me freaking out because my niece got lice from a little girl at school.  Now my niece and sister both have it.  So whose house do you think they came over for a…

  • What Fish is Safe to Eat?

    Often times people think they are doing better for their health by eating fish.  Yet we see more and more lab testing in fish and people showing high quantities of toxic metals and other substances including prescription drugs. If you are a Pescatorian or a regular fish eater, know your fish and which ones you…

  • Breastfeeding Moms – Increase your Milk Supply

    As a mom who actively promotes the “breast is best” belief I just had to share this article with you.  If you are a man or a woman who knows a mom who is breastfeeding please pass this on. This article is based on a fantastic book for nursing moms called Mother Food for Breastfeeding Mothers.…

  • Garlic – Nature’s Fever Reducer

    I have been using garlic for years to lower very high fevers in our family and to help with viruses.  But I had never used it on my children before one year of age until recently.  Our little baby a few weeks back developed a very high persistent fever that seemed to come and go…