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How to bring down a Fever Naturally
Did you know you can use herbal baths to help assist fever in adults, young children, and babies? There are several herbs like chamomile, lemon balm, and peppermint that contain properties that promote perspiration which in turn cools the body down resulting in a lowering of the fever. You can prepare 1 or 2 quarts…
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Food Safety Accountability Act of 2010 – Do You Know What’s Up?
Why Patrick Leahy’s Food Safety Accountability Act of 2010 Must Be Stopped Last week we told you about [1] the threat posed by Sen. Leahy’s new bill. This week we want to explain how important it is that all of us take action—immediately. The first problem, as we noted in our original piece, is that…
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Nourishing Kids, Schools and Communities with Farm to School Network
The National Farm to School connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health, and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers. The Network sprouted from the desire to support community-based food systems, strengthen family farms, and improve student health by reducing…
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Health News: WebMD Reports Seizure Risk Rises With MMRV Vaccine
I find it so frustrating at times to speak with doctors about the risks that vaccines pose in some children, especially the MMRV vaccines. The response I get is usually that there is no scientific data or research that specifically confirms any problem with giving a new baby these vaccinations. I usually end up getting…
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Make your own Herbal Perfume
I love making my own roll ons and body sprays to use instead of toxic, overpriced commercial products. For years I’ve been crafting herbal products and sharing with family, friends and those in my local community. Not only do they smell great, but by making my own products, I am avoiding all of the cancer-causing…
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Life is born…and then the days go by so quickly……
This week my baby boy turns one. It seems like just yesterday that we brought him home. Seeing him grow so quickly and missing the days he was just six pounds made me think of everything I write and speak about. Our Life. It goes by too quickly, and we have no guarantees or do…
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Food Inc – A Must See Film – Watch It Now
Did you know that your child could die from contaminated ground beef? See here for a recent news article. Or better yet do you know what has been found in your favorite fast food burgers. Did you know that it’s possible to find cow poop in your burgers along with a tasteful dose of ammonia? I…
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Is there a chemical plant in your mattress?
Rock a bye baby on the tree top…….la la la la – la la – la- la la. How many times have we sung that lullaby to our babies? But dreams might not be so sweet for thousands of people around the world who have highly toxic mattresses in their home. Most of the worst…
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Things don’t always turn out the way you plan them
So yesterday I was invited by a local Pediatrician and Holistic MD to start a series of talks at Whole Foods. My first talk was a lot of fun and we had pretty much the whole restaurant full of innocent bystanders who seemed to take interest in what we had to say. But the most…
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Local Holistic MD Linda Colon giving Talks at WholeFoods – Join us for free
Hi guys. I wanted to pass on this helpful information. If you are in the South Florida area you will probably want to participate in this insightful series of talks taking place at WholeFoods. Dr. Colon is a local pediatrician who has a heart for health and wants to see our children succeed without overdosing…
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Health News: This Year’s Flu vaccine could give your Child Seizures
There is nothing more infuriating than seeing little babies, toddlers and older children in a hospital having seizures because a well-meaning mommy or daddy had their kid vaccinated against the seasonal flu. But what most parents don’t know is that they don’t need to vaccinate their kids and themselves against the seasonal flu. You want…
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Yummy Raw Milk Homemade Ice Cream
About an hour ago at approximately 5pm, the kids begged me to make some ice-cream. So I decided I would treat myself and the kids to a yummy ice-cream using organic raw cream and raw yogurt. For more on the benefits of raw dairy click here. OK so I added one cup of raw cream,…
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