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Drugging Our Kids#Family#Android#iPad

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For the past four months, the Bay Area News Group has been documenting the alarming use of psychiatric medications in California’s foster care system — and the impact on thousands of vulnerable kids who suffer the consequences.

Here, in Part 5 of our investigative series “Drugging Our Kids,” we present a documentary video that gives voice to many of these young people, who say they were silenced during their youth by the powerful drugs.

From Los Angeles to the Bay Area to Humboldt County, reporter Karen de Sá and photographer Dai Sugano interviewed more than 175 people, including dozens of current and former foster youth who were frequently moved and heavily medicated by a system that struggled to manage their complicated childhoods.

Now, there’s a growing call for change among former foster youth, psychiatrists, public health nurses and youth advocates. The stories of lost childhoods and remarkable resilience provide compelling lessons on how California can better address their trauma and stop “Drugging Our Kids.”

http://webspecial.mercurynews.com/druggedkids/

Is the Flu Vaccine the Solution or the Problem?#Flu#Superbowl#Vaccines

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  by Kelly Brogan MD

Flu Vaccine the Solution or the Problem

The idea behind vitalism and holistic healthcare is that an environment for wellness can be cultivated once we recognize the body’s inherent complexity, wisdom, and its inextricable connection to the world it inhabits. While it is powerful to see studies like the one I am about to describe, supporting immunity is so much more than throwing a supplement at a problem. It goes without saying that we will never “win the war on microbes”. Not with antibiotics. Not with vaccines. Not with bleach and hand sanitizers. The dawn of the our awareness of the microbiome has changed medicine for good. Somehow, despite the face of every other field being rechiseled by science supporting the role of inflammation and the gut microbiome, infectious disease and vaccinology is still living in the early 1900s when the idea of rubbing the pus of a milkmaid onto a little boy seemed compelling…

Continue to the Article Here

www.kellybroganmd.com

You Won’t Believe Which Big-Name Groups are Opposed to Flu Vaccine Mandates#cdcwhistleblower#Family#iBelieve

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Labor unions representing professionals and skilled workers from many fields have publicly opposed mandatory vaccination in written statements to a government organization. Doctors, nurses, surgeons, skilled laborers, teachers, flight attendants, manufacturing employees, energy workers, and members of many more professions have spoken out against mandatory vaccines to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).

This news is not new, but you probably didn’t know that so many labor unions and trade groups are collectively against mandatory vaccination. These groups, representing millions of workers, include names that may surprise you.

Over two years ago, the NVAC recommended that facilities providing health care services should consider implementing mandatory flu vaccine policies as a condition of employment. Numerous labor unions and professional organizations protested against this proposal, but mainstream media failed to publicize their comments…

Read the Entire Article Here

www.vactruth.com/

Managing Mitochondrial Dysfunction#autoimmune#cdcwhistleblower#asd

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I am pleased to share this recent article written by one of our Featured Doctors, Dr. Jodie Dashore.  A doctor that is leading the way in accurate diagnosis and in treating the root cause of illness. You can read a short segment below. 

The “powerhouse” of the cell and its implications for children with autism and other chronic conditions.

Managing Mitochondrial Dysfunction

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Dr. Jodie A. Dashore OTD, MS (Neurology), OTR/L, SIC, NDTC, TLPC, BOMC

Board Certified Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Member International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society

Clinical Director

11 Burlington Drive, Marlboro, NJ 07746

Phone: 732 772 1989; Fax 732 333 4526

While Mitochondrial Disorders (MD) are known

to be genetic in origin, over the last few years

research has also looked into identifying epi-genetic

triggers like vaccination, emotional trauma, etc.

Studies show that MD can be a predominant genetic

complication in many children diagnosed with autism

spectrum disorders (ASD).

On the other hand, there has been increasing evidence and recognition of “acquired” mitochondrial dysfunction

(not a full-blown disorder) in children with chronic and/or autoimmune conditions like autism, ADHD, ADD,

SPD, Lyme Disease and PANDAS with several environmental, immunological, infectious, and inflammatory

factors playing a role. Studies show that substantial percentages of these patients dis-play several peripheral

markers of mitochondrial energy metabolism dysfunction…What are Mitochondria…

Managing Mitochondrial Dysfunction

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Dr. Jodie A. Dashore OTD, MS(Pediatric Neurology),HHP.

Clinical Director

Integrative Neuro-Sensory Associates, LLC

Marlboro, New Jersey. USA.

Member International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)

Member North American Association of Homeopaths

Member American Association of Drugless Physicians

Office 732 772-1989

Dr. Dashore completed her specialization in Neurology in 1991 from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Medical school in Bombay, India.  In 1992, she went on to complete research collaboration on Stroke and Cognitive deficits and working as a consultant for the NHS in London. Subsequently she immigrated to the United States to earn her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy- Evidence Based Medicine and Neurology from Rocky Mountain University in 2004. She went on to complete her Post- Doctoral dissertation in Sensory Integration from University of Southern California.

Dr. Dashore is currently a Board Certified Doctor of Occupational Therapy, specializing in Neurology. Dr. Dashore is also Board Certified in Sensory Integration, Holistic and Energy Medicine and Homotoxicology. She has obtained additional training in the areas of Tick Borne Diseases, Nutrigenomics, Herbalism, and Neuro -Immune Syndromes. She is currently training to be a Board Certified Herbalist.

She is an esteemed member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), and The North American Association of Homeopaths (NASH). She has trained intensively and continues to stay current and mentored by Dr. Charles Ray Jones, MD, and Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD. Dr. Dashore is the founder and Medical Director of Integrative Neuro-Sensory Associates, LLC , a functional medicine and Sensory Integration practice in Marlboro, NJ. She works with children and adults from across the country with  Autism, Lyme Disease, PANDAS, Methylation Dysfunction, Mitochondrial Disorders, IBS, chronic fatigue, Neuro- Degenerative Diseases, Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, and more.

 

Gut bacteria may play a role in eating disorders#iBelieve#Health#Eatingdisorder

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By Dr Flannery

Eating disorders affect an estimated 5 to 10 percent of the population and are generally thought to be a psychological disorder. However, new research from France shows gut bacteria can also play a role in causing eating disorders. The study showed eating disorders developed in mice who had an immune reaction to a protein made by gut bacteria. Basically they reacted to these proteins as if they had an allergy or sensitivity to them. The protein made by the gut bacteria is very similar in structure to a satiety hormone called alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (a-MSH). When the immune system reacts to the protein it reacts to the a-MSH too because they are so similar. This reaction causes the immune system to attack a-MSH, which regulates feeding, energy usage, and anxiety.

Mistaken identity and friendly fire by the immune system

When a pathogen, such as infectious bacteria, is similar to a tissue or hormone in the body and the immune system can’t distinguish between the two and attacks both, this is called cross-reactivity. It is a very common cause of autoimmune reactions. For instance, gluten, the protein in wheat, cross-reacts with tissue in the brain. Many people with gluten sensitivity develop neurological disorders because when the immune system attacks ingested gluten it attacks the brain too, confusing it with gluten. The same holds true for dairy and some cases of type 1 diabetes, and other foods and autoimmune diseases. This study opens the door to the possibility that eating disorders may have an immune component at their root driving the psychological disorder.

Ways to address an unhealthy relationship with eating nutritionally

Although serious eating disorders are complex and require intensive therapy, certain nutritional strategies can help you obtain a more balanced approach to eating and food. The key is to follow a diet that fosters healthy brain chemistry.

Eliminate processed carbohydrates from your diet as they are addictive and skew brain chemistry in the way other addictive substances do. This can foster an unhealthy relationship with food.

Eating to keep blood sugar stable is a vital component to curbing cravings, obsessions with food, and a constant feeling of hunger. Avoid sweet, starchy foods, coffee drinks and energy drinks, going too long without eating, and relying on coffee for breakfast. Many people need to eat small, protein-dense meals frequently in the beginning to stabilize blood sugar.

It’s also important to base your diet on plenty of vegetables — research shows a plant-based diet affects the composition of gut bacteria and affects energy usage and fat storage in a way that promotes being slender naturally — without having to obsess over it.

Supporting your neurotransmitters, brain chemicals that affect mood and brain function, can also help you stabilize your approach to eating. Your brain may need serotonin or dopamine support. Serotonin is important to feel joy and ward off depression, while dopamine support may be helpful to feel motivation and ward off cravings. Both have been shown to play a role in eating disorders.

Ask my office for more advice on how to support a healthier approach to balanced, obsession-free eating.

Post in it’s entirety, is compliments of www.drflannery.com/

 

Healthy or Just a Pretty Name? How to Make Sense About Sugar#family#android#follow

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I get a lot of questions from readers and at conferences about sugar. It can be confusing to make sense of the numerous names for sugar or to determine what a serving size is, but hopefully my answers will help clarify things just like my email did for this reader…

Manufacturers craftily disguise sugar in many forms. Some of them sound healthy, and others you’d have no idea they were actually sugar. Don’t believe me? Take a look at these 50 – yes, 50! – alternate names for sugar.

  1. Barley malt
  2. Beet sugar
  3. Brown sugar
  4. Buttered syrup
  5. Cane juice crystals…

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http://jjvirgin.com

BOUGHT#iBelieve#Family#ASD

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Why does Congress PROHIBIT us from suing certain drug companies?
They can poison your kids… but Congress says you CAN’T sue them???
“Drug companies allowed to poison your kids,” says Congress (???)

Imagine an electrician fixed your house and assured you everything was perfectly safe and up to code…

But then he demanded you sign away your legal rights to sue him if something bad happened.

(Even if your child brushed against an exposed wire and got shocked.)

Wouldn’t that seem a bit odd?

Yet this is exactly what all the big drug companies are doing…

On one hand they tell us that their vaccines are 100% safe and effective… and there are absolutely no risks.

But, on the other hand…

They bribe members of Congress to pass laws that make it IMPOSSIBLE for you to sue them or get fair compensation…

Even if something “accidentally” goes wrong…

Even if there are dangerous and deadly side effects…

Your child could have a severe reaction… and the drug companies would (legally) owe you NOTHING!

But here’s where it gets crazy…

In recent years, over 13,000 parents have reported vaccine related injuries like seizures, brain damage, and even death.

One mom paid over $2.1 million in medical costs to care for her son after one such “accident.”

What’s all this about?

Bought

Exposed in this startling new documentary, Bought. Including…

– How a drug company “edited” away proof that their anti-depressant drug made people “suicidal” and “emotionally unstable”… and got the study published in the most respected journal in science!

Before you (or your child) get another pill or shot, you have to watch this…

– Former GSK sales rep got FIRED when he refused to sell unapproved, off-label drugs to kids. (See his full story here… and realize… he’s not the only one.)

– Are flu shots really safe? See what caused a massive spike in deaths to unborn babies during recent influenza seasons (hint… it wasn’t the flu). And, how drug companies completely BURIED this data.

Now, you may already have a haunting suspicion that something’s up with Big Food, Big Pharma and the Health Industry. After all, you’ve heard of GMOs, lawsuits against drug companies and the like…

But if you’re at all like I was… you’ll be blown away by how deep this rabbit hole really goes.

Bought

Well, my friend, Jeff Hays is an award winning filmmaker who’s been short-listed for an Academy Award. And for the last 12 months, he’s been flying across the U.S. and examining the ugly truth about Big Food and Big Pharma.

He interviewed whistleblowers, former sales agents, doctors, scientists and professors.

A documentary for every American to watch.