Healthy
Child E-Newsletter Issue #43
June
10, 2006
In
this issue:
An
Inconvenient Truth
Sunburn
Prevention: Are Sunscreens Safe?
No-Compromise
Baby Mattress is Now Available in Organic
Cotton
Problems
With Baby Mattresses
Healing
Acne with Natural, Holistic Treatment
Are
You Worried About Your Child Getting Sick?
Music
Helps Children Achieve Their Extraordinary
And Unique Potential
An Inconvenient Truth -
Please Go See It
You
absolutely must see the new film, An Inconvenient
Truth, for the sake of your children. This
film is true, enlightening, terrifying and
the most important documentary of the century.
If
you think global warming is just a theory
and a controversial topic that may not really
be an issue, then you have been deceived by
the people who have been hired to spread lies
about global warming. The vast majority of
scientists agree that global warming is real,
it's already happening and that it is the
result of our activities and not a natural
occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and
undeniable. Of the 925 recent articles about
climate change in peer-reviewed scientific
journals, not one of them refutes global
warming and its consequences.
I've
not really been paying attention to this issue
since I've been spending my time focusing
on other "inconvenient truths" threatening
our children. I had no idea how huge of an
issue this is and how little time we have
left to deal with it.
We
now have a moral obligation to solve this
problem and there is no doubt that we can.
Small changes to your daily routine can add
up to big differences in helping to stop global
warming. The time to come together to solve
this problem is now.
Please,
when you see this film, don't start thinking
and visualizing doom and gloom. Let's not
tackle this from a place of worry, fear and
dread. Instead, let's take the necessary action
from a viewpoint of knowing that all is well
on our planet. Let's spread the word from
a state of mind that knows that the majority
of people are waking up, and by working
together and individually to make small differences,
we are reversing the damage to our
beloved Earth.
We
have everything we need to shrink and even
reverse carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
The question is do we have the personal willingness
to change our own habits and behaviors? If
we don't take action now, our children will
be asking us in as little as ten years from
now, why didn't we do something when we had
the chance?
Please
go to see this movie. Tell your friends and
family to see it too. If there is no theater
showing it in your neighborhood, call the
theaters and ask for it.
For
more information, go to:
www.climatecrisis.net
"In
39 years, I have never written these words
in a movie review, but here they are: You
owe it to yourself to see this film. If you
do not, and you have grandchildren, you should
explain to them why you decided not to."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Sunburn
Prevention: Are Sunscreens Safe?
Another
school year has gone by, and it's hard to
believe that this was the last week of school
for my daughter. Summer is upon us, along
with warm, sunny days and the possibility
of sunburn. With fair skin and freckles, my
daughter and I have to be vigilant about preventing
sunburn.
While
too much sun can cause sunburn and skin damage,
moderate sunshine is necessary and beneficial
to health. We all need adequate amounts of
sunlight to stay healthy. Sunshine is the
main source of vitamin D, which reduces the
risk of certain cancers and other diseases.
The light from the sun is very healing. How
much is too much depends on the individual
child. Some children, in the beginning of
the season, can only take about 10 to 20 minutes
at a time before burning. Others can go longer.
If your child will be in the sun for a long
period of time, they need to be protected.
The least toxic form of protection is wearing
a wide-brimmed hat and natural fiber clothing
that covers the skin. You can also minimize
their exposure to the sun from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. (in the northern hemisphere) when the
sun is at its strongest.
Parents
are now in the habit of generously applying
sunscreen to their kids on a daily basis in
the summer months. This is not a good idea
since sunscreen can be very toxic and certainly
not something you want to rub into your child's
body every day if not necessary. Read
more...
The No-Compromise Baby
Mattress is Now Available in Organic Cotton
Twin and Adult-Size No-Compromise Mattresses
Coming Soon
Healthy
Child Online has partnered with NaturePedic
to offer parents The No-Compromise Baby Mattress,
featuring a natural, healthy, non-toxic design.
This mattress is now available in both natural
"green" cotton and in organic cotton
and is truly a no-compromise mattress. It
is waterproof, fire-safe, firm, and eliminates
harmful chemicals from your child's crib.
It will provide your child with a more natural,
healthy and comfortable sleep environment.
Best of all, you can get it now at Healthy
Child Online for the lowest price I've
seen anywhere for a non-toxic mattress
of this quality.
NaturePedic
is in the process of making adult beds in
the same non-toxic design. The twin mattress
will be available soon. We will let our newsletter
subscribers know as soon as the adult mattresses
are available.
Problems
With Baby Mattresses
The
report, Five Problems with Baby Mattresses,
written by environmental engineer Barry A.
Cik, highlights the potential dangers of using
baby mattresses composed of vinyl (polyvinyl
chloride or PVC), phthalates, polyurethane
foam, harsh chemical fire retardants, and
other chemical additives. Read
more...
Read
about Toxic
Mattresses and SIDS
Healing
Acne with Natural, Holistic Treatment
Many
teens are dealing with the dread of pimples.
Some are traumatized from severe acne, which
can have long-term damaging effects on the
mind and body. As the article below explains,
acne is not just a problem at the surface
of the skin. There is a lot going on internally
in a person who has acne. I suffered from
severe acne as a teen. Unfortunately, I was
prescribed long-term antibiotics and other
harsh treatments that damaged my immunity
and overall health for many years. A part
of my mission with Healthy Child is to help
acne-prone teens to recover without the use
of damaging treatments. I'm happy to announce
that I have found a natural product that is
designed to treat the problem at its source.
This herbal cleansing system uses the best
herbs for healing acne by working to regulate
hormone levels, cleanse the body, detoxify
and strengthen the liver, and relax the nervous
system.
Read
More About Acne
Discover
how the Derma Cleanse System from ZENMED™
works to treat Acne
Are You Worried About Your
Child Getting Sick?
Picture
your child exceptionally healthy and vibrant
with exuberant energy and vitality. There
is a lot you can do, inexpensively at home,
to improve your children's health and resistance
to disease. Now is the time to strengthen
their immune systems!
Super
Healthy Kids is a comprehensive e-book (you
can get a printed paperback version as well)
about what you can do to strengthen your child's
immune system to prevent disease and create
increased vibrant health and vitality.
Get
your copy now and stop worrying:
http://www.healthychild.com/kids-health-immune-system.htm
Music
Helps Children Achieve Their Extraordinary
And Unique Potential
Music
is a beautiful way to enhance your child's
brain development while providing a calm,
relaxing environment that provides a sense
of safety, security and comfort.
Advanced Brain Technologies has combined extensive
clinical experience with the latest neuroscience
and music research to create the Music for
Babies™ CD series. Created through a
collaboration of experts across a broad range
of scientific and artistic disciplines, each
volume helps children achieve their extraordinary
and unique potential.
Just
as food nourishes a baby's growing body, the
elements of music - melody, tone and harmony
- foster the brain growth crucial to healthy
young minds. A primary objective for this
project was to help prevent auditory-based
learning, attention, and developmental problems
in young children. The Music for Babies development
team included experts from the fields of neurodevelopment,
child development, education, music, music
therapy, sound engineering, and recording.
Babies
feel emotionally secure, peaceful, and safe
being held while you gently dance around a
room or rock in a rocking chair. Playing Music
for Babies in the background enhances this
experience. Incorporating the Sleepy Baby
CD into a bedtime ritual can help children
to calm down and make the transition into
sleep.
Music
for Babies is also a perfect remedy for stressed
and tired mothers. Simply having this music
playing in the background throughout the day
can profoundly change the way you feel.
Music
for Babies CDs make a great and unique baby
shower gift!
Order
Music
for Babies CDs
Read
the Fascinating Story of How these Unique
CDs were Created:
http://www.healthychild.com/music-for-babies-creating.htm
Thank
you for subscribing to Healthy Child Newsletter!
Peace
and Blessings,
Jane
Sheppard
Future Generations
Healthy Child Online
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