January 2010

Do you need the Flu Shot?

All your questions answered
Sources:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/22/AR2005102200042.html
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/flu/deaths.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm
http://www.vran.org/vaccines/flu/flu-ingredients.htm
http://www.medicalconsumers.org/pages/FluVaccineisRarelyEffective.html
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/15/flu.vaccine/index.html
http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/1677/0
http://www.vaclib.org/basic/fluindex.htm#adverse
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitaminDToxicity.shtml

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/51913.php
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health/autism/role-of-sunlight.shtml
On the epidemiology of influenza.
Cannell JJ, Zasloff M, Garland CF, Scragg R, Giovannucci E.
Virol J. 2008 Feb 25;5:29. Review.
Epidemic influenza and vitamin D.
Cannell JJ, Vieth R, Umhau JC, Holick MF, Grant WB, Madronich S, Garland CF, Giovannucci E.
Epidemiol Infect. 2006 Dec;134(6):1129-40. Epub 2006 Sep 7. Review
The statistics regarding mitochondrial disorder, the CDC [...]

Breastfeeding advice, facts and tips

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Breastfeeding: Episode 1 of 16

Breastfeeding: Why-To on Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/nfZLD This is the first Episode in the Breastfeeding series. This Breastfeeding series is based off of Vida Health Communications’ award winning Breastfeeding: Why – To and Breastfeeding: How – To videos. This series was produced in partnership with the Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), [...]

Breastfeeding without Tears – Health & Fitness programmes

Breastfeeding is not always as easy as they say. Statistics show that many mothers find it so difficult and painful that almost 50 per cent give up within the first six weeks.
Conflicting advice and a lack of sound practical help that actually works is usually the biggest hurdle facing new mothers.
In this programme Clare Byam-Cook [...]

Breastfeeding slideshow – my 3 children getting the best start in life

EDITED TO ADD: some of the comments show a serious lack of knowledge, understanding and acceptance of breastfeeding.
I direct you to websites such as: http://www.breastfeeding.com/
Please look up the FACTS about the benefits of breastfeeding for the sake of your childrens health rather than spreading these myths which only benefit the formula manufacturers bank accounts.
I [...]

Breast Is No Longer Best

The shocking news for most people is not that breast is no longer best, but that formula is not benign.
http://tiny.cc/Suckonit
The risks of formula break down into the product itself, the absence of breastfeeding, and the making of the formula.
Formula is made from modified cow’s milk. On contact with the gut, formula [...]