TY Pennington - We love you and love what you do but please Wake Up and Get Some Facts

There is effective, non-drug help available for children and adults labelled with this diagnosis.FMI contact us.ADHD Fraud"The ADHD Fraud is vital reading for everyone. The information is factual, easy to read and debunks every lie that psychiatrists have spun about childhood 'mental disorders' and the drugs used to 'treat' them. It cannot be emphasized enough the urgency with which this book needs to be broadly distributed if we are truly going to safeguard our future generation."Dr. Baughman's long-awaited book is acclaimed for providing much needed, detailed and practical advice on how to prevent children from being labeled as victims of "ADHD" and other "mental disorders.""Read the book and weep—for the children, and for the intellectual dishonesty that now inhabits the core of American...

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Drug Gets New Warnings

First they tell you you have cancer, you accept the drugs, and wonder of wonders, look at your risk. Oh, did they explain the risk of the drug before you signed?If you are interested in more information about healthier optionsBy MATTHEW PERRONE Business WriterSept. 25, 2006 © 2006 The Associated PressWASHINGTON — Federal health officials have changed the labeling of a Genentech cancer drug to include warnings of a rare brain-bleeding condition and deterioration of nasal tissue.The Food and Drug Administration notes today on its Web site that the company's drug Avastin can possibly cause a rare brain-capillary leak syndrome that leads to headache, seizure, blindness and other visual and neurological problems. According to Genentech, less than 0.1 percent of the 60,000 patients treated with...

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So yo believe tort reform is necessary to keep health costs affordable?

Since 2000, health insurance premiums have gone up 87 percent; wages 20 percent.The 7.7 percent increase in 2006 was still more than twice the rate of inflation.Maybe you need to read this book: Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It by Mark Crispin Miller and Thom Hartmann Tort reform is always the battle cry of those who want to put profits above health and human need. At no time have I ever received a reply when I asked hospital administrators (I used to be one) and government officials about the impact of the insurance industry (layer upon layer)and Big Pharma on obscene increases in health care costs. and as the song goes, "no one's gettin' fat" except you guessed it! Health insurance is twice inflation rateBy KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press...

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ZINC

ZINC - Common use: Supports the immune system; maintains healthy vision; supports prostate health; essential mineral for proper insulin activity and wound healing.Zinc Improves Mental Performance in 7th GradersThe results of a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed seventh graders given 20mg Zinc, five days per week for 10-12 weeks, demonstrated improvement in mental performance, responded more quickly and accurately on memory tasks and with more sustained attention, than their classmates who received no additional Zinc.A risk of Zinc deficiency is particularly high in adolescents because they're undergoing rapid growth and often have poor eating habits. Previous studies have show that Zinc is needed for growth and immune function, and may be important for eye-hand coordination...

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Here You Have It in a Nutshell

If you do not understand why health care in the US is so expensive and so poor, please read this quote taken from Ms Arnst's article which follows.--As a share of total health expenditures, insurance administrative costs in the U.S. were more than three times the rate in countries with integrated payment systems.I work with very sick people ever day. Most of the reason they are sick is because of many of the issues cited below. From my perspective it is the lack ofqualified people in medicine who can really determine what is wrong with you.I don't know if medical education today is missing some of the key elements of diagnostics that I learned 30 plus years ago. I don't know either if it is lackingthe in-depth diagnostic skills taught at the time my father was a student at Tulane Medical...

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PRAY PEACE

Time to Declare Peace!Nationwide Events September 21-28:It is now the eve of the International Day of Peace, and Congress has failed to legislate a plan to bring troops home and support peace in Iraq -- it is time to take action to demand this plan!More than 500 national and local groups have endorsed The Declaration of Peace campaign. There are more than 360 events taking place this week and next in cities and towns across the United States and in Washington, DC!National Call-In Campaign to Congress:Thank you to everyone who made those calls to Congress! It really makes the difference. Mark your calendars for next week's call-in on Tuesday,...

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Studies Reveal Violent Side Effects of Psychiatric Drugs

One of the KEY components of SSRI drugs is that most of them are based in a fluoride compound of some type. Fluoride has been used for decades as a 'mind control' drug. Taken in areas with fluoridated water supplies the chance of problems is increased. The city that is home to the Columbine shootings and the Oregon town that witnessed a similar high school shooting both added fluoride to the water supply.Environmental impact of these drugs, unable to be removed at your sewage treatment plant, does much to alter the skeletons of fish and many show increased numbers of bone tumours.The connection grows when you think of all the other flouride based pharmaceuticals.Might this have played a part in the death of Anna Nicole Smith's young son?And what question are you asking?It is becoming more...

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Finally, They are Starting to Catch On.

For many of the past years mainstream medicine has wanted you to believe that herbs are just a waste of time and do nothing for your health. With autumn and winter looming this might just help you stay well.As a practicing medical herbalist for many decades now, my best suggestion is full spectrum and properly made herbal extracts. Standardized herbs do not offer the complete array of what nature intended to help your health.And you could consider avoiding any type of flu vaccine, but this might help the side effects if you are duped into getting one.Lots of vitamin C and garlic will come to your rescue along with good, wholesome nutrition.Echinacea cuts cold incidenceBy Martha KerrUse of echinacea, or extract of the purple coneflower,before the onset of full-blown symptoms of the common...

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Fluoride - Even Worse Than We Thought

By Andreas Schuld9-19-6In 1999 the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a glowing report on the fluoridation of public water supplies, citing the procedure as one of the century's great public health successes.1 Ironically, the same report hints that the alleged benefit from fluorides may not be due to ingestion: "Fluoride's caries-preventive properties initially were attributed to changes in enamel during tooth development because of the association between fluoride and cosmetic changes in enamel and a belief that fluoride incorporated into enamel during tooth development would result in a more acid-resistant mineral." The CDC report then acknowledges new studies which indicate that the effects are "topical" rather than "systemic." "However, laboratory and epidemiologic research suggests...

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Suspicious SOY

For quite a number of years I have been trying to educate people, mainly women, about the hazards of soy.This is not always a popular position, especially because so many people are hawking that soy is the wonder food. Problem is that back as far as the 1950s folks in the know warned about soy.So today, reading a fitness magazine for women I about fell off my office chair when I read this new report from the Journal of Nutrition.(I guess someone is either reading my books and articles or has attended one of my classes.)SOY PROTEIN SLOWS CALCIUM UPTAKE Calcium is essential for good bone health, muscle strength and normal cell function. Calcium helps build bone mass when you are young and helps maintain it as you age. It's important in the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures. Calcium...

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International Day of Peace - 21 September

Lakota Spiritual Leader On Wisconsin White Buffalo CalfBy Stephanie M. SchwartzFreelance Writer - Member, Native American Journalists Association© 2006 Stephanie M. SchwartzTo nearly all the American Indian Nations and Canadian First Nations, white buffalo calves are considered highly sacred. To the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Siouxan Nations, they play a primary role in their traditional beliefs and prophecies. Since the rare birth of the white buffalo calf, Miracle, on the Heider Family farm in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1994, numerous white buffalo calves have been born across the country. Interestingly, like Miracle, most of these calves have been born on farms owned by non-Native American people. Additionally, as a symbol of hope for peace, people from many cultures have come to know about...

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I Don't Know About You, but...

I am not so sure about the "school of what's happnin' now" other than it's a really crazy atmosphere these days.I grew up in the 1960s and I think it was a truly great time! I think a lot of what we fought for then are things we need to fight for now, especially PEACE.Things happen everyday that absolutely amaze me. I cannot believe that people are doing the things they are doing, and that their follys are "newsworthy".What really prompted my thinking on this was the 9-11 memorial fundraising effort. Here we are with thousands of people who are sick and ailing because they survived or they were involved in the clean-up effort. Little is being done to address this major health problem, yet building a memorial takes the top spot.I have some natural approaches I think will help but as you...

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Disney and Verizon need to read this

Mobile phones dangerous for children, Austrian doctors warnDoctors in Austria warned of the dangers of mobile phones to children and called for them to carry labels showing their radiation levels."When drugs are launched into the market the research on their effects is made public. With mobile telephony on the other hand, new technology is being distributed when its effects are still not known," warned Erik Huber, a doctor specialising in environmental issues, on the Austrian doctors' association website.He said Friday children should be specially protected against radiation emitted by mobile telephones."Our children should not be used as guinea pigs," warned Huber, adding that "mobile telephones are about as dangerous for children as sunbathing".The group advised that phones should be used...

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Antibiotic Warnings

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are FLUORIDE compounds that can cause many other problems beside tendon rupture. Several of my physician and pharmacist colleagues have discussed the issue of less than effective antibiotics contributing to overall lack of effectiveness when containing fluoride compounds. My CIPRO warning can be found here: http://www.leaflady.org/fluoride_feedback.htmYou be the judge.Public Citizen Urges Antibiotic WarningsPublic Citizen Tuesday urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration to place a black box warning of tendon rupture on fluoroquinolones.The consumer advocacy group also urged the FDA in a petition to require pharmacists to issued patient medication guides that carry the warning.Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined Public Citizen in calling for the black box...

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Here is another well thought out idea

No where do you read who paid for this study, but if you ask my opinion someone here forgot to let the cat out.You know they use this 'logic' when medical folks tell you that you need to take those liver destroying cholesterol lowering drugs to prevent all kinds of other diseases. Yes, they lowered the normal cholesterol levels to push these drugs on more people. And at the same time it was decided that normal blood pressure levels had to be lowered so you fell in a category called "pre-hypertention". Now why is that you ask, oh, so the docs can sign you up for a calcium channel blocker that can kill you on the spot from sudden cardiac failure, while trying to lower your blood pressure.And don't forget than new drug they are pushing on TV these days that blends the calcium channel blocker...

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Essential Fatty Acids and Your Health

As you read this article, the US Senate and House are poised to block you access to health promoting supplements, vitamin and minerals. S.3546 the Dietary Supplement and Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (the AER bill) is the latest bill impacting dietary supplements.There is a real danger that this bill could be voted on in the Senate this week or next, and that the Senate language could be introduced in a House bill that they could already have consponsors lined up for which could cause a House bill to move rapidly.If S. 3546 becomes law, it will amend the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require the reporting of “serious” adverse events for both over the counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.This dangerous bill fails to contain...

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Chocolate Works Better

Chocolate, in its natural powder form has been known to be an herb/food or great anti-oxidant value for centuries. Of course it is the Western maintream crowd that thiks they just discovered the benfits of these wonderful natural things.Of course you do know that it is the sugar and fat added to most chocolate that interfers with health. We know eating Snickers just won't cut it!But on the safe side you might want to consider the Leaflady's 'Enhance Romance' blend that has helped women and men to have a safer and healtheir sex life without the risk of death - yes, don't forget about all the deths associated with Viagra, but it still is on the market.Oh my, darn that FDA....Viagra may heat up one's sex drive, but chocolate can make it sizzle.So said Dr. Dora Akunyili, the director of Nigeria's...

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Safety Alert: Lead in soft vinyl lunchboxes

Choosing healthy foods to pack in your kid’s lunchbox apparently isn’t all you need to consider in providing a healthy lunch. A study by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has found many popular soft vinyl lunchboxes contain high levels of lead.Lead is known to be harmful to children, even in miniscule amounts. It can impair brain development and cause behavioral and developmental problems, including learning deficits and reduced IQ.Lead already is banned from gasoline, paint and other products. But it still is added to soft vinyl plastic (PVC) as a stabilizing agent or pigment.Independent lab tests commissioned by CEH found 17 lunchboxes with high lead levels — two to 25 times the legal limit for paint in children’s products.CEH says, “In most cases, the highest lead levels were found...

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SIMPLE APPROACHES FOR BONE HEALTH

A recent visitor to Natural Health News was looking for information about natural alternatives to Actonel.While each person is biochemically unique, here are some simple alternatives you might wish to consider -Make sure your thyroid is healthy and working well. Most doctors do not quite get the wholistic picture of how the thyroid works and what affects it. (FMI: leaflady@leaflady.org)Nutritional Status is critical.Hydration is critical, so no soda (especially diet types) and less or no caffeine or fluoridated water.Weight bearing exercise daily, like walking or others. High quality vitamin-mineral dailyEnzymes with meals, especially if over 35.Don't over do the calcium, and make sure you are using an absorbable kind.How is your magnesium intake? and what about vitamin C?Try dandelion...

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ASPARTAME AWARENESS WEEKEND

ASPARTAME AWARENESS WEEKEND/ 9/8-9/10What is NutraSweet (Aspartame/Equal/E951/Canderel) Made From?Is it Genetically Engineered? Aspartame Disease is now a global plague declared by H. J. Roberts, M.D., who wrote the 1038 page medical text - Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic, www.sunsentpress.com>Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D., wrote about aspartame and MSG, Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, www.russellblaylockmd.com>Today people are actually dropping dead from this addictive excitoneurotoxic carcinogenic drug http://www.wnho.net/aspartame_msg_scd.htmAspartame is a molecule composed of three ingredients, aspartic acid,40% (an Excitotoxin as an isolate, product that stimulates the neurons of the brain to death causing brain damage), a methyl ester that immediately converts...

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