Don't fall prey to fear. Take charge of your health! Just today, I saw about 10 different signs advertising the flu vaccine. Have you noticed over the last few years, the ads are becoming more fear based? I’ll never know why, the CDC and the AMA refuse to acknowledge and promote the role of immune boosting herbs and healthy diet and lifestyle tips for preventing colds and flu ..and instead ...
Read MoreA Pediatric RN Shares Practical Tips for Minimizing the Inherent Risks in Vaccines Maureen McDonnell, BS, RN “Risks?” you may ask. “I thought the science was conclusive?” I’m sorry to report that this statement is far from the truth. All one has to do is pick up a package insert for any of the 26 vaccines required in the first year of life (52 before the age of 5, & 72 before ...
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By Maureen McDonnell, RN Many adjectives have been used to describe the work those of us in the naturally-oriented health care fields do, and how it differs from the western medicine or mainstream approach. A few decades ago it was referred to as “alternative”, then to be more inclusive, the term “complimentary” emerged. At some point “holistic” was popular and now the more modern terminology is “integrative”. Regardless of the name ...
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Emerging Science and Common Sense Gives Parents Options for Treating and Preventing Autism
by Maureen McDonnell, BS, RN No one has all the answers as to why so many children are developing autism. Genetic predisposition plus environmental factors? The increase in the number of vaccines given to a child before the age of 5? Some even explain the increase by saying it’s due to better diagnosis. The real problem is, while we wait for the experts whom we’ve placed in charge of our children’s ...
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ADD/ADHD , Autism , Healthy Kids , Prevention
Children’s Health…An Inconvenient Truth….what moms can do NOW!
Remember when you first saw Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth” that depicted the dire state of our environment due to global warming? It wasn’t easy to watch, but it did help many of us awaken to the facts and realize that as a result of the industrialization of our world – most notably the creation of 87,000 new chemicals in the past 100 years - our planet was changing… ...
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Just today, I saw about 10 different signs advertising the flu vaccine. I’ll never know why, instead of this massive ad campaign, physicians don’t just encourage the use of immune boosting herbs such as Echinacea, and Elderberry or recommend fresh-made vegetable juice, essential oils, miso soup, Omega 3’s and Vitamin D. Actually, I do know why...except for a few docs who have broken from the pack, physicians are not trained ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Eating , Healthy Kids , Mental Illness , Pregnancy , Prevention
Super Foods for a Healthy Family
I know the names Acai (pronounced ahh Sigh Eee), Cacao (pronounced Ca Cow) and Goji sound like exotic, foreign substances, but the truth is these are nutrient-dense “superfoods” that are rapidly gaining in popularity. And my prediction is, as more of us focus on ways to live longer, healthier lives, these strange sounding powders and berries will soon become household words. The term “superfood” was coined in 2004 by Dr. Steven Pratt ...
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ADD/ADHD , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Eating , Healthy Kids , Pregnancy , Prevention
Raising Happy, Healthy Kids in a Toxic World
I don’t usually pull the “age card” (especially in our youth-oriented society), but I’m going to just put it out there and tell you that I am a grandmother of 7 kids (2 are in the photo) and I have been a pediatric registered nurse for 36 years! Now, neither of these admissions alone, or in combination, makes me a wise old sage who has all the answers. However, the ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Kids , Healthy Living , Pregnancy , Prevention
One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Give Your Child (& Yourself)
Get Healthy BEFORE You Get Pregnant... by Maureen McDonnell, RN We all know there are many factors at play in the days and weeks following conception that are crucial for the survival and healthy development of a fetus such as diet, stress, infection, tobacco use, environmental toxins, alcohol, drugs etc. But what we don’t often consider (and yet it may be of equal, if not greater significance) is the health status ...
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I know what you are thinking: “aren’t those two ideas mutually exclusive?” Actually, after 35 years of advocating healthy eating (and at the same time having to watch our family’s food budget), I can honestly say, “they are not!” Here’s why: When you take a portion of your hard earned money & invest it wisely in foods that provide superior nutrition, you are sick less often which translates into spending less ...
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