In the murky world of mold as a health risk, though, O’Connor’s quick decision is anything but simple.  While air quality specialists hailed the superintendent’s caution, others are angry that they were exposed to the risk for so long.  Teachers at the school have spent the last two weeks in turmoil about what harm they may have suffered during their careers at Jack Elementary, said Kathleen Casasa, president of the Portland Education Association, which represents most of Jack’s teachers.

Though plain water usually does the job, occasionally a small amount of soap may be required.  If so, use a mild soap containing olive, coconut, or palm oil and possibly herbal extracts such as calendula (all pediatricians recommend avoiding antibacterial soaps). After soaping, replenish the skin’s oils by using a soothing oil or lotion containing saturated oils such as coconut or sesame, with herbs such as calendula or arnica. Few babies are sensitive to these.

I’m 52, and this year started lifting weights for first time in my life.  Between ages 18-21, I was in the United States Marine Corps, a Vietnam combat vet.  Once out of the Corps and as age crept up, plus working at a sedentary job, I woke up at age 51 being 65 pounds overweight, as well as being under-muscled.

As the summer weather heats up, you get more thirsty.  Don’t get yourselves into a sugar crash from those sodas and juices this year.  Did you know that these sweets could cause more colds and flus, fatigue, depressions, or even aches and pains?  Even “natural” or fruit sugars can be a problem. Synthetic sweeteners like Aspartame or NutraSweet could add some strange nervous system complaints to anyone’s life, with allergies and headaches being very common.  Try some refreshing beverages that will help you avoid these problems through the hot weather months.

It is important for optimal healing and prevention of complications to have all of your bodily systems functioning as best they can.  For ideal repair of damaged tissue, it is essential that cellular nutritional status be at a maximum level. The following is a basic guide to help ensure that you are ready for surgery and the recovery process.  Try to begin as soon as you know you will be undergoing an operation.

Perhaps the greatest misunderstanding in the field of nutrition is the failure to understand and interpret the symptoms and changes which follow the beginning of a better nutritional program.  A remarkable thing happens when a person improves the quality of the food they consume, they get stronger and feel better — just not all at once.

Tell the Senate leadership to remove the funding for grants to implement the recommendations of the New Freedom Commission in Mental Health from the omnibus appropriations bill.Take action now and tell the Senate not to fund any programs that call for universal mental health screening of our children. Tell the Senate leadership to remove the funding for grants to implement the recommendations of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health from the omnibus appropriations bill.  Protect our children from being screened, stigmatized, categorized, and forcibly treated.

The anthrax vaccine is neither safe nor effective.  James Turner, a Washington, D.C. attorney, was part of a committee which drafted a citizens’ petition to rule the anthrax vaccine as a Class II dangerous drug, and to stop manufacture of the vaccine. This committee has been fighting the vaccine on behalf of active military personnel who are being required to take the vaccine even though the FDA has never approved it.  The Homeland Security force now wants to “make it available” to the entire population.  Let’s hope they don’t make it a requirement.

People are eating more meat to avoid the dire consequences of high-carbohydrate and low-fat “weight loss” diets.  Popular diets today advocate increased amounts of protein to avoid obesity, diabetes, and other chronic disorders of the blood sugar metabolism.

One evening in August of 1996, I sat down to watch TV, broke out in a soaking sweat, became nauseated and violently ill, and couldn’t breathe.  It felt as if someone had just dropped an anvil on my chest and left arm.  All my bodily functions had suddenly turned on me.

Eat the recommended diet above for 5 to 7 days.  Keep a diet diary and record any symptoms as you go.

Then introduce Food #1 for 5 or 6 meals, and eat it at each meal.  If there is a reaction to the food, do not eat that food again until the reaction stops. When the reaction to the first food has subsided, reintroduce Food #2 in the same way. These products are helpful in supporting a hypoallergenic diet safely and effectively.  They are not available in retail stores, so save time and money by ordering them online today!

Pollution of the environment and food supply by estrogenic chemicals is getting increased attention.  Early in the study of estrogens, it was noticed that soot, containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, was both estrogenic and carcinogenic.  Since then, it has been found that phenolics and chlorinated hydrocarbons are significantly estrogenic, and that many estrogenic herbicides, pesticides, and industrial by-products persist in the environment, causing infertility, deformed reproductive organs, tumors, and other biological defects, including immunodeficiency.

Even if you cannot afford the luxury of a day at a spa, you can create the perfect spa at home by following these simple instructions.  Bathing in water enriched with botanicals awakens and strengthens all aspects of your wellbeing — emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and physical.  You can soak away stress, inspire creativity, alter moods, restore vital energy, and maintain healthy, glowing skin.

Following World War II, the method by which food was manufactured for public consumption changed drastically.  We entered into an era of modern farming techniques that included the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and genetic engineering to increase yields.  The effect of this has been a gradual increase of such production methods until today.  Before World War II, all food was organic. Today, one must search the aisles and read labels carefully to find organic items.

Kettlebells have transformed me.  After 8 months, I’m leaner and meaner-looking than some of the guys who show up on Men’s Health covers, and I bet I could outstrip them all for general strength and endurance.  But now I’m sitting out because of an injury that I brought on myself, and because of it I might miss a meet that I’ve trained for for months.

Sulfur’s biochemical action enhances the effectiveness of antioxidants and other bioflavenoids, and combats the cross-linkage of collagen, which is associated with aging.In a mental capacity, sulfur users generally have reported increased alertness and ability to concentrate, as well as improved moods (acting more quickly than medications more typically prescribed for depression).

Organically grown maca root is considered by researchers to be a true ADAPTOGEN and is aggressively touted as the “superfood of the Andes” by the natural products industry. Working in tandem with the body’s natural rhythms, Maca helps to rebuild weak immune systems, re-mineralize poorly nourished bodies, and increase energy and endurance.

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are common neurobiological conditions affecting nearly 20 percent of Americans. The most common core features of Attention Deficit Disorders are distractibility (trouble paying attention and focusing on one task), hyperactivity (trouble sitting still for even a short time, squirming and fidgeting), and impulsivity (saying and acting before thinking). Attention Deficit Disorders occur in millions of children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. They affect people of all races and cultural backgrounds.

This OraSal protocol is safe and effective when followed as directed. Also it helps remove some expensive and confusing supplementation that would benefit other conditions and possibly prevent cancer, but would not assist or even lessen the effect of Orasal. The one month package we present here can be put into place with most home conditions.If you or a loved one face a cancer diagnosis, please do not consider this description a medical diagnosis or treatment advice.  Please work with the most skilled providers you have access to.

Do consider sharing this information with your treatment team and having you all consider a few months of this as an adjunct to what you are using. presently. I am available as a consultant for implementing this, but important decisions about your health care should be assisted with primary care physicians who know your case and the effects of these powerful natural medicines.

“Behind the fragrance of a violet and the frail beauty of a rose, lies the most tenacious life-force in the world:  the power of plants to survive.  From the momentous day, a billion or so years back, when the first speck of plant protoplasm puffed its first breath of oxygen into some primeval sea, the collective energy of plants has been directed at the colonization of the world.  The means of their success has been an almost limitless capacity to change, to assume so many shapes, colors, and sizes that some of them, somewhere, always succeed.