Vaccinations are DRUGS and they are POISONS

"A little baby is born and immediately given a set of vaccinations. These vaccinations; are drugs. They are poisons. They are diseased chemicals. You are injecting the little baby with viruses, drugs, chemicals, and disease. The baby's immune system begins to act in a totally unnatural way and becomes very susceptible to bacteria. Virtually every child, then, gets infections, primarily an ear infection. These infections were caused by the vaccines themselves. The doctor then prescribes more drugs in the form of antibiotics."
- Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/025595_vaccinations_vaccines.html#ixzz2yWG8m1KQ

Vaccinations & what they contain...

Candida / Yeast Infections Remedies

As a Lactation Counselor I am always asked, "what is the best way to get rid of a yeast infection?" Even expert moms' who have nursed many babies ask me this question.


I have decided to create this blog with what I have found to be the best way/ways to deal with this pesty problem.


The two most important things are this: Number One, make sure that both baby and mom are treated at the same time or the yeast will continue to thrive on one and then jump to the other. In other words, you will be passing that little sucker back and forth. Number Two, cut down or eliminate sweets and sugars.  Yeast thrives and grows in a sweet environment.  That is why you dissolve it in a little sugar and warm water during baking :)  Cutting down sugars means nothing WHITE - no white breads, pastries, pasta, rice, etc.  If baby is eating solids, cut down or eliminate fruits until this problem is under control.


Eating too many sugary foods / beverages, anti-biotics, and STRESS, yes, stress,  are the culprits for yeast infections because they throw off the natural flaura and fauna (good bacteria) in our internal system.


Once you have these two things done the treatment plan will be more successful.


Now, in order to fully combat yeast you have to deal with the external symptoms and with the internal imbalance.  If you treat the external with topical remedies and do nothing for restoring your internal balance then the cycle will continue to occur.


For the external part, I have several remedies and it all depends on whether or not you want a mainstream cure or a more holistic approach.  I will discuss both:


Mainstream Approach
Go to your doctor and baby's pediatrician to get an anti-fungal cream to be used in tandem.  The usual prescription is Nystatin and Triamcinolone and Diflucan.  Once you begin treatment remember to continue rules one and two that I have already discussed.  Along, with this external topical ointment there are several things that you must do in order to keep the yeast away and I will discuss these in the internal approach.


Holistic Approach


I have several holistic approaches.  Many of my moms swear by some and not so much by others, some swear by all of them, and vice versa.  I will list all the ones that I have gotten rave reviews about and you pick and choose the one you feel will work best for you and baby. 

• Yeast and Thrush Away Tea is a loose leaf tea that is very effective for cleansing candida growth both internally and externally. Steep the tea in hot water for 10 minutes and strain. For internal use, it tastes much better creamy and sweet.  However, you want to minimize the use of sugar as much as possible when fighting candida, so don't be a wimp and drink it straight up. One cup twice a day for adult use, and a few drops in the mouth is sufficient for babies under 6 months of age. Toddlers and children can take a tablespoon at a time according to their size and weight. The tea can also be used on a washcloth to cleanse any external candida in the mouth, on nipples, or on genitals, or poured into bath water for a soak. This is a dark tea which will make the bath water look yucky, but it's great for dealing with yeast infections.

• Baking soda can be an effective treatment for thrush. It changes the ph of the skin, inhibiting fungal growth. You can make a paste of baking soda and water and apply it to Mom’s nipples. Rinse off before feeding the baby. Baby can also take baths with a little baking soda sprinkled in the water, which will soothe any yeasty diaper rash (it looks bright red and hurts).

• 0.25 - 0.5 percent solution of Gentian Violet applied to mom's nipples twice a day for three days. Gentian violet is effective, but VERY messy. You and baby will probably look like Smurfs during this treatment. Also, apply a small amount once a day to baby's mouth.  WARNING: overuse of Gentian Violet may irritate the sensitive oral mucus membranes of baby's mouth. Apply an organic lip balm to baby's lips before using the gentian violet to avoid purple stains.
  WARNING: Gentian Violet has been used for many years to treat thrush. A recent study done in Australia has linked Gentian Violet to cancer of the mouth. However, many other professionals around the world believe that it is safe, and continue to recommend it. For this reason, I suggest you use this remedy sparingly, and for as little time as possible.

Okay now that we discussed the external remedies, remember that we must also treat the internal system or the yeast will come back or not linger around.  So once you have chosen an effective external remedy you must also do the following: 

1. Wash everything that has come in contact with the yeast infected areas in vinegar.  These include: bras, tank-tops, nursing shirts, nursing pads (washable kind), bibs, burps cloths, pacifiers, breast pump parts, toys, etc.  Let them soak for a good ten minutes (if you have an HE front load washer just press the pause button) and then rinse.  Your items will not smell like vinegar because it will evaporate.  Vinegar is actually a great and inexpensive natural fabric softener than can be used all the time in the wash. 
2. Take an organic and reputable source of pre and pro biotics like acidophilus supplements.  This should be done on a daily basis just like a multi vitamin. It is a healthy thing to do in general.  It should especially be done when on anti-biotics! You can also give this to baby.  Empty the capsule (1 teaspoon) into breastmilk, formula, or baby food.  Also, you can empty a capsule (1 teaspoon) into breastmilk or water to make a paste and rub on baby's mouth. 
3. Change your nutrition if you are not a healthy eater.  Increase your veggie intake, eat more healthy omegas like those found in nuts (if you are not allergic.  Do not give nuts to infants!), eat less processed foods, etc.  
4. Drink more water!  In general most people do not drink enough water.  You must be drinking half of your body weight in water!  Example:  If you weigh 140 lbs then you must drink 70 fluid ounces of water - even more if you are breastfeeding!  Don't explode your cells...lol...don't down all of that in one shot.  The healthiest way to drink water is to take the amount you need and divide it by the amount of hours you are awake.  Take the 70 fluid ounces as an example, if you are awake for 10 hours divide it by that and this means you have to drink 7 fluid ounces every hour.  
5. Hygiene is very important!  Make sure you are changing your bras and breast pads often.  Do not use a plastic lined breast pad or underwire bras.  Change baby's diaper as soon as they have a bowel movement and at least every two hours when urinated, more often if using cloth diapers.  Always thoroughly wash anything that comes in contact with baby's mouth and wash hands after every diaper change and bathroom run.  
6. Do not use anti-bacterial cleansers as this will also kill good bacteria.  Good ole water and soap for 30 seconds will get rid of the nasty germs.  

Hope these help.  And remember to always discuss any medical changes or treatments with your doctor.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask! 

You Knowingly Consume this Toxin Every Day...

By The Fluoride Action Network

The fact that fluoride can damage your bones, often quite seriously, is no longer in dispute. Just ask the millions of people throughout the world who currently suffer from skeletal fluorosis—a crippling bone disease caused by too much fluoride and marked by irregular bone growth and calcification of the joints.

Of course, it takes a high dose of fluoride to cause crippling fluorosis.

But fluoride accumulates over time, so the severity of skeletal fluorosis exists along a continuum, with the earlier stages produced by lower doses and marked by more subtle symptoms, such as joint pain and stiffness.

These early symptoms, which may not be accompanied by obvious bone changes, are often very hard to distinguish from common forms of arthritis. And, indeed, researchers over the years have repeatedly cautioned that the early stages of skeletal fluorosis may be misdiagnosed as a form of arthritis.

In 2006, skeletal fluorosis was identified by the US National Research Council (NRC) as an adverse effect that needs to be considered by the EPA when lowering the maximum safe level of fluoride in water.  While case studies in recent years have documented advanced skeletal fluorosis in the US among high-tea drinkers, the EPA has done no serious analysis of the extent to which the disease may be occurring throughout the country.

While fluoridation proponents and US health authorities claim that clinically obvious skeletal fluorosis will only develop at prolonged exposures to 10 milligrams (mg) of fluoride per day, virtually no attention—and even less research—has focused on the earlier, less obvious stages of the disease.

The fact that fluoride exposures in the U.S. are generally not high enough to cause crippling fluorosis is therefore of little comfort when taking into account that fluoride can cause non-diagnosable joint problems well before the crippling stage sets in—especially in a country where 60 million adults suffer from some form of arthritis. As noted by Dr. Phyllis Mullenix,

"If I was an arthritic individual, I would be eliminating every possible source of fluoride exposure that I could think of."

To read more go to Mercola.com or follow link: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/10/fluoride-can-damage-your-bones.aspx?e_cid=20110810_DNL_art_1

Is your meat GLUED together?

Chances are YES, unless you eat from a reputable organic source.  This video is not only disturbing, but it will outrage you!   It seems that money is more important than people's health.  Write to congress, so that our voices may be heard...

Danger of Excessive Fluoride Consumption

Skeletal Fluorosis—A Real Danger of Excessive Fluoride Consumption

The harmful effects of chronic fluoride exposure on bone are well established. Since the 1930s it has been known that fluoride intake causes excessive bone growth, which can result in joint pain, bone pain, and stiffness. These symptoms are difficult to distinguish from arthritis. Other symptoms indicative of early clinical stage skeletal fluorosis include:

To read the rest of this article, please visit Mercola.com or follow the link below
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/08/bone-fluorides-magnet-new-studies-halflife.aspx?e_cid=20110808_DNL_art_1

Improving the Air Quality in Your Home

Basic Steps for Improving the Air Quality in Your Home

By implementing the following strategies, you will greatly reduce your indoor air pollutants, thereby reducing your family's toxic load:

Increase ventilation by opening a few windows every day for 5 to 10 minutes, preferably on opposite sides of the house.

Get some houseplants. Even NASA has found that plants markedly improve the air! Click here for the 10 best pollution-busting houseplants.

Take your shoes off as soon as you enter the house, and leave them by the door to prevent tracking in of toxic particles.

Discourage tobacco smoking in or around your home.

Switch to non-toxic cleaning products (such as baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and vinegar) and safer personal care products.

Avoid aerosols. Look for VOC-free cleaners. Avoid commercial air fresheners and scented candles, which can degass literally thousands of different chemicals into your breathing space.

Don't hang dry cleaned clothing in your closet immediately. Hang them outside for a day or two. Better yet, see if there's an eco-friendly dry cleaner in your city that uses some of the newer dry cleaning technologies, such as liquid CO2.

Vacuum and shampoo/mop carpets, rugs, and floors regularly. Every time a person walks across the floor, a whirlwind of irritants is stirred up.

Upgrade your furnace filters. Today, there are more elaborate filters that trap more of the particulates. Have your furnace and air conditioning ductwork and chimney cleaned regularly.

Avoid storing paints, adhesives, solvents, and other harsh chemicals in your house or in an attached garage.

Avoid using nonstick cookware. I now carry my favorite alternative, ceramic cookware, in my store.

Ensure your combustion appliances are properly vented.

When building or remodeling, opt for safer and more eco-friendly materials. VOC-free paints are becoming easier to find.

Opt for sustainable hardwood flooring instead of carpet. Carpet traps a multitude of particles such as pet dander, heavy metals, and all sorts of allergens. If you choose to install carpet, look for one labeled "VOC-free" to avoid toxic outgassing.

Make sure your house has proper drainage and its foundation is sealed properly.

The same principles apply to ventilation inside your car—especially if your car is new—and chemicals from plastics, solvents, carpet and audio equipment add to the toxic mix in your car's cabin. That "new car smell" can contain up to 35 times the health limit for VOCs, "making its enjoyment akin to glue-sniffing," as this article reports.

If you are planning an outdoor activity, you might want to check the air quality forecast for the area at a website called Airnow.gov, especially if you have respiratory challenges.

Courtesy of Mercola.com

August 7-13: Fluoride Awareness Week!

It's Fluoride Awareness Week! Awareness of the dangers of fluoridation. In partnership with Fluoride Action Network, Dr. Mercola and other Naturalist have joined forces to make August 7-13 as being Fluoride Awareness Week. During this week, they will focus on the dangers of fluoridation and how your efforts can make a difference on this important issue affecting us all.

How a Physician Cured her Son of Autism...

My health

Many of you know, that I have been dealing with health issues on and off, for the past three years (maybe more). I am so sick of being told that I am young and "look healthy." Dang it, there is something wrong with me, why can't they find it? It's not normal to throw up after most of your meals, nor is it normal to have severe abdominal pain, debilitating hand swelling, headaches, and always feeling like you are on the verge of passing out. I have decided that I will cure myself. Yes, that is right! I have faith that with the right holistic foods, herbs, and exercise I can cure myself. I am planning on documenting everything I do, on a separate blog. Wish me luck. Today I embark a new journey, to wellness!

Soy Is NOT a Health Food

I've been saying this to my friends for years and they have not listened. Dr. Mercola explains it so eloquently. Please view this very short and informative video.

Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccine

I've been hearing buzz of this "mandatory" swine flu vaccination that's coming in the fall. It's made me severely nervous and thus, I've started to research it for myself. True enough, our government has spent over 77 million dollars on mapping every household and who is in it for possible FEMA and Homeland Security vaccination enforcement. This is SCARY and I urge everyone to conduct their own research.

I am actually contemplating creating a blog entirely on the dirty truth behind vaccines.

Stay tune for updates. Let me know what you think. And if you come across any good sources feel free to drop me a line.

300 Died from Swine Flu Vaccine

In 1976, the government brainwashed the public into believing that the swine flu was a pandemic. They scared the public into taking a swine flu vaccine in order to prevent death. What they didn't tell the public was that this vaccine was NEVER field tested. They also failed to tell the public of the risks involved when taking this shot. Many people became ill and many died due to the recommendations of the CDC. The government sunk as low as using the names of celebrities in their advertisement to try and lure the public into believing that the immunization was safe to take. These celebrities did not agree to the use of their names in this propaganda and most did NOT even take the shot!

Today we are being scared into believing that the swine flu is rapidly spreading and some governments, including our own are creating swine flu vaccinations that should be ready to be distributed this fall. Inform yourselves and your loved ones before injecting yourself with these lethal shots.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, see this CBS video on this vaccination, it will change your mind on how you feel about trusting what doctors, the government, and the media tell you about vaccinations...

Former Pharma Scientist Speaks out about Vaccines

This interview makes me cringe! If you want to know the truth about vaccines this is a MUST read!

http://www.vaclib.org/basic/manu.htm

Here is an excerpt from this interview:

Q: Are some vaccines more dangerous than others?

A: Yes. The DPT shot, for example. The MMR. But some lots of a vaccine are more dangerous than other lots of the same vaccine. As far as I'm concerned, all vaccines are dangerous.

Q: Why?

A: Several reasons. They involve the human immune system in a process that tends to compromise immunity. They can actually cause the disease they are supposed to prevent. They can cause other diseases than the ones they are supposed to prevent.

Q: Why are we quoted statistics which seem to prove that vaccines have been tremendously successful at wiping out diseases?

A: Why? To give the illusion that these vaccines are useful. If a vaccine suppresses visible symptoms of a disease like measles, everyone assumes that the vaccine is a success. But, under the surface, the vaccine can harm the immune system itself. And if it causes other diseases -- say, meningitis -- that fact is masked, because no one believes that the vaccine can do that. The connection is overlooked.

Q: It is said that the smallpox vaccine wiped out smallpox in England.

A: Yes. But when you study the available statistics, you get another picture.

Q: Which is?

A: There were cities in England where people who were not vaccinated did not get smallpox. There were places where people who were vaccinated experienced smallpox epidemics. And smallpox was already on the decline before the vaccine was introduced.

Q: So you're saying that we have been treated to a false history.

A: Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying. This is a history that has been cooked up to convince people that vaccines are invariably safe and effective.

Breastfeeding Just as Good as Formula? Whatever...

Being a Breastfeeding Counselor makes me pro-breastfeeding. However, I am an opened minded person and try my best not to come off as a Breastfeeding Nazi. I understand that everyone's situation is unique. However, there are times that I just want to jump out of my skin, but I bite my tongue and respect my client's wishes.

One thing that drives me ABSOLUTELY insane is ignorance. I had a client today tell me that formula "Is just as good as breastfeeding, ever since they added DHA and ARA to it." Are YOU KIDDING ME! Hello people, we are not COWS. We are not meant to digest cow protein! How can cow's milk be just as good as the milk GOD made specifically for our human babies? I had to take a deep breath and kindly explain the difference between the two, when all I wanted to do was rage about how dangerous formula actually is. I will most definitely be posting the dangers of formula later, right now I need to vent!

Actually, screw it (is that a bad word? I need to ask my priest about that one). Go to this link to read about some of the harmful ingredients found in baby formula. After reading them, you decide whether formula is JUST AS GOOD as BREAST MILK!

http://www.naba-breastfeeding.org/images/Contaminants.pdf

And this is just the tip of the iceberg...

The Truth About Gardasil Vaccine

Please watch this before you inject your daughters. Many girls are DYING after receiving this shot!

Do you know what's in a flu vaccine?

I am really big on educating myself before I put something into my body. We all need to be advocates for our own health.

Check out this video...it's food for thought.