Happy January!

HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope this newsletter finds you all up to amazing things in your lives and welcoming 2008 with open arms!  I know that there have been quite a few exciting changes for my family over the past year and I am anticipating an even bigger year to come.  I wish the same for all of you.                "On the other side of your greatest fears, lives your greatest life" -Robin Sharma A good friend of mine recently brought a very important website to my attention.  I have been suffering with allergy symptoms for some time, trying to figure it all out. She said you might want to check this out!  So I did and felt that this was incredibly important to share.  I have taken a few articles from www.chem-tox.com to share and I urge you to visit this site and educate yourself.  In addition to the articles I have added below there are many more articles to read on the site.

Child Mattress Emissions Child Mattress Emissions Generate Concern CHEM-TOX COMMENTS: Over the past 50 years there has been a steady rise in the incidence of children developing cancer and asthma.  Logic and common sense would suggest that such a trend would be the result of changes in environmental factors that are now affecting our children that were not present previously.  During this same 50 year period, consumer product manufacturers have found production costs can be substantially cut if natural materials are replaced with petroleum based alternatives made from synthetic chemicals.  Although, this change has occurred in nearly every aspect of human life from home construction to food production to cosmetic ingredients, we need to first research factors that are in closest proximity to the child if investigating child related diseases.  One such product would be the bedding materials used by a child. For example, some crib mattresses are constructed of polyurethane foam enclosed in vinyl covers.  These plastic products are made by combining highly toxic chemicals together to form the final material. During the sleep process, the child's every breath pulls in air that is literally inches away from the petroleum chemical materials used in the manufacturing of the bed itself.  This process begins at birth and continues day after day during the child's critical development periods.  With each breath, these chemical molecules are pulled across the child's airways and then transferred to the blood from deep within the lungs.  This process is repeated with each breath 365 nights a year.  Now that it is widely accepted that child cancer and asthma can be caused or worsened by some petroleum chemical products, it is important to identify to what extent various chemical emitting products in bedding materials could be affecting a child's health.   The paragraph below is the direct abstract of a report addressing this issue and published in the journal - Archives of Environmental Health, Jan/Feb, 2000. .

Do Vaccines Cause Injury to Children? Information compiled by Richard W. Pressinger (M.Ed) (also a father of a vaccine damaged child) There has been a considerable debate over the safety of childhood vaccines. While the medical community (who receive significant financial compensation for administering the shots) say they are safe, over the past several decades there has been increasing research showing that vaccines for some children, may infact result in a variety of negative side effects from neurological attrition to even death.  Although the death of a child resulting from vaccines is very rare, the risk of negative neurological effects are in fact much  higher.  Below (www.chem-tox.com) is just a touch of the research showing  harmful effects of vaccinations.  While the health risk information is not volunteered  by pediatritions and the medical community (for obvious reasons) it is information that parents need to know so that you, as a parent, can make a decision based on all the facts. My first son, Ryan, was vaccinated a number of times during the usual suggested time periods.  However, on one occasion, several hours following a diphtheria/measles shot in 1996, he immediately stopped his typical "cooing" (always common throughout the day) and also immediately stopped his normal rolling movements while in the crib. These daily behaviors never returned to their normal pre-vaccination levels.  Today, Ryan suffers from a language impairment and is receiving services for this from the local public school.  The fact that this began within hours after the vaccination, along with similar observations from other parents of vaccinated children, certainly suggests this is far more than a coincidence, and is in fact, a direct consequence of the vaccination ingredients.  It should be noted that some children may be more vulnerable to vaccination harm than others due to subtle inherent weaknesses in immune system processes and liver enzyme detoxification efficiency (which filter and metabolize vaccination ingredients). We strongly reccomend that individuals wishing to learn more about "the other side of the coin" regarding this serious public health issue contact Dr. Jeff Bradstreet to receive an informative packet of information on the links between vaccinations and adverse health effects.  Topics covered include - abnormal immune system parameters after vaccinations-increases in antibodies (which literally attack neurological tissue in the brain) and the other negative health consequences. 1663 Georgia Street suite 700  Palm Bay,  Florida 32907 On another note, My second son, has not had vaccinations and is by far the healthiest one our family. This information is very controversial and disturbing and I urge you to do your own research on this topic.  A site that I have found helpful is  www.vacinfo.org . .

Recipes Please visit www.NutritiousFamily.com for this months recipes Black Bean Burgers vegetarian split pea soup Udon Noodle stir fry Healthy Brownies (Really!!) .

End Notes I know that I have said it throughout this newsletter but, Please do your own research on the above topics.  I used these articles to bring awareness to some topics that are very important to me and hopefully are to you as well.  Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and I will do my best to steer you in  the right direction.  I have learned over the years that I cannot trust my health to anyone but ME!  After my daughters doctor prescribed an adult dose of medication to a 9 month old I took matters into  my own  hands! With all that is occuring in the medical system (accidental deaths, unexplained autism epidemic, misconduct, etc.) I think it is about time we start questioning things.  Until next time..... Have a wonderful January and keep the questions and comments coming (I enjoy hearing from you all!). Thank you Big Hugs, Staci Smith www.NutritioiusFamily.com StaciSmith7@yahoo.com