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Magnesium-Deficiency Signs, Effects, Food Sources

Magnesium Deficiency & the ADHD/Autism Correlation [Infographic]

Millions suffer daily from magnesium deficiency and they aren’t even aware of it. Magnesium is one of the most important minerals necessary for human survival, serving hundreds of functions within our cells. Magnesium builds and strengthens our bones, relaxes our muscles, transmits nerve signals, contributes to a healthy immune response, produces enzymes responsible for energy, regulates [...]

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Lady receiving cranioSacral and Visceral Manipulation Treatment

CranioSacral Therapy: A Safe & Gentle Treatment for All Ages

Our latest Speaker Series features Sharon Blake, certified massage therapist who specializes in CranioSacral Therapy (CST). If you’ve never experienced CST, you’ll enjoy this post from Sharon which was originally featured in Nature’s Pathway’s magazine: CranioSacral Therapy was pioneered by osteopath Dr. John Upledger.  In 1975 Upledger became a clinical researcher and professor of biomechanics at [...]

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Have I Poisoned My Child?

Opening an email to read that my baby son, barely nine months old, had lead in his blood left me feeling like I had somehow failed the little guy. The email from our doctor said his level was not dangerously high, barely noticeable, really. But it was high enough to suggest there is an environmental [...]

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Natural Ways To Treat ADD and ADHD

The worst thing about taking a prescription drug to treat a disorder is the unnecessary side effects that go along with it!  Sure, you can try to help ADHD symptoms with stimulant drugs like Adderall (amphetamine-dextroamphetamine), Ritalin (methylphenidate) and Strattera (atomoxetine hydrochloride), but you might end up with painful headaches, insomnia and maybe even depression too, [...]

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Is Vaccination Really Necessary?

Should I Vaccinate My Kids? This has been a mind-boggling question of mine since I recently started hearing stories of babies having adverse reactions from vaccines. I’m the mama of two sweet boys, Max and Milo. Max is 2 and has been vaccinated and Milo is about 10 months and has also had all of [...]

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Is Fluoride in Water Good or Bad? Read This Now!

Is Fluoride in Water a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

If someone slipped a prescription drug in your coffee every day without your consent, would you care? What if I told you that’s what happens every time you take a drink from your city tap water. If your city water is fluoridated you’re drinking an unregulated dose of a prescription medication (I use that term [...]

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Child Vaccine

No vaccines, No School….Not So!

Does this sound familiar? You’re scrambling to get all the back-to-school shopping finished, the kids have started fall sports, your job is demanding more of your time and suddenly, in the midst of all this, your school district sends you a letter saying  Johnny’s vaccinations aren’t current and you must get them up-to-date before he can [...]

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ADHD

Beware! Drugs for Kids Mental Health an Epidemic?

Do you remember Rebecca Riley? She was a four year old little girl. She was killed in 2006 of an overdose of legally prescribed, anti-psychotic drugs. Rebecca had been diagnosed at 28 months old with ADHD and bipolar disorder. Yeah, that’s right, at 28 months old. Poor little Rebecca was prescribed 10 pills a day by her [...]

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Are you spending enough time in nature? The Healthy Lifestyle everyone can afford!

Are you spending enough time in nature? The Healthy Lifestyle everyone can afford!

The pace of our living has become FAST – paying our bills online with a click, getting fast food lunch, carrying hi-tech gadgets in our pockets and purses to quickly communicate, ordering take out dinner, learning the professor’s lecture via web cam, paying sympathy respects via drive through funeral wakes, checking in at airport kiosks [...]

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Start the School Year in Good Health – “Simple Tips to Supports Kids’s Attention”

Start the School Year in Good Health – “Simple Tips to Supports Kids’s Attention”

In continuation of our “Back to School” good health interests and building healthy habits for our children, we came across another newsy study on the August 19, 2010 * Healthnotes Newswire that is worth repeating (and repeating…). The study in Pediatrics suggests that exposure to certain pesticides may increase the risk of ADHD, attention deficit-hyperactivity [...]

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