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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 'Being different is not an illness'

William Sutcliffe
The Independent
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:45 UTC
ADHD
© Life Images / GettyProblem child: Ritalin has become the default solution for hyperactivity, and ADHD a scapegoat for poor classroom performance
When William Sutcliffe was researching a novel in which children are given behaviour-modifying drugs, he discovered truths even more alarming than fiction. Thousands of young people are being medicated for ADHD - when the condition may not even exist.

Most epidemics are the result of a contagious disease. ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - is not contagious, and it may not even be a genuine malady, but it has acquired the characteristics of an epidemic. New data has revealed that UK prescriptions for Ritalin and other similar ADHD medications have more than doubled in the last decade, from 359,100 in 2004 to 922,200 last year. In America, the disorder is now the second most frequent long-term diagnosis made in children, narrowly trailing asthma. It generates pharmaceutical sales worth $9bn (£5.7bn) per year. Yet clinical proof of ADHD as a genuine illness has never been found.

Comment: The author makes an important point: "We must also question not just the behaviour of the children in question, but the behaviour of adults towards those children, and how that may be exacerbating the problem".
What is happening to children, how are we being manipulated by industry to interpret it, and how can awareness be raised around better solutions other than ADHD medications for kids?

A candid and uncharacteristically provocative piece entitled the Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder ran in the NY Times, as part of an effort to raise this awareness. The article discusses the making of an epidemic, much as Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic and host of Mad in America, has in his efforts to expose the manufacturing of a profit-driven machine into which our children are being fed. The Times article begins with a bird's eye view of the alarming statistics:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the diagnosis had been made in 15 percent of high school-age children, and that the number of children on medication for the disorder had soared to 3.5 million from 600,000 in 1990.
And goes on to state that,
Behind that growth has been drug company marketing that has stretched the image of classic A.D.H.D. to include relatively normal behavior like carelessness and impatience, and has often overstated the pills' benefits.


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Top Secret

Coca-Cola: Dark secrets


Anti Media
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:21 UTC
cokewine
Coca-Cola is increasingly criticized for its use of unhealthy ingredients and poor business practices. In spite of its increasingly bad reputation, some details of its operations remain little-known.

Coca-Cola was originally called Pemberton's French Wine Coca and contained a mixture of Peruvian coca leaves, kola nut, damiana, and cocaethylene (cocaine mixed with alcohol). Druggist John Stith Pemberton invented his French Wine Coca in Atlanta, Georgia and it became very popular across the southeastern United States.

Once Atlanta introduced prohibition in 1886, Pemberton responded by creating a non-alcoholic version of his already popular beverage. The wine ingredient was replaced with sugar syrup and the new concoction was called Coca-Cola. The soda was marketed for its medicinal effects and became very popular among high-class white society. It was referred to by many as an "intellectual beverage."

Comment: Coca-Cola: Pollution in a Bottle?

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Red Flag

Trans-Pacific Partnership: A disaster for natural health


Natural Health Allaince
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:50 UTC
Transpacific partnership
Details of the long-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership are public at last: it will undermine the safety of our food supply, make medicine more expensive, and give power to the biotech monopoly.

A few weeks ago, the full textof the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was finally released after many years of closed-door negotiations between officials from the US and eleven other countries, all of whom border the Pacific Ocean. Its provisions were apparently kept secret from all but the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Comment: Corporate fascism: Trans-Pacific Partnership is the most criminal and secret treaty in history

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Inaccurate diagnostic tests lead to misdiagnosis & death

Crystal Shepeard
TruthOut
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:25 UTC
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There is a certain vulnerability when going to the doctor. When people have the option, they seek recommendations in order to find someone with whom they can build a trusting relationship. Yet, even if you can find a doctor you trust to literally have your life in her hands, there are many individuals involved that impact the quality of medical care for which there is no way to research. Now, the Federal Drug Administration is seeking to increase oversight in one crucial area that has come under increased scrutiny.

Advances in research have led to the development of medical tests that can detect thousands of conditions. Tests that would take days, if not weeks, to get results just a few decades ago can now give health care providers answers in mere hours or even minutes. From glucose testing to HIV tests, doctors and hospitals rely heavily on these tests in order to diagnose patients. Some tests, like pregnancy indicators, can be done in the doctor's office. Others are sent to labs which have their own rapid tests that can provide information quickly. Yet for several years now these tests, and the laboratories and technicians that administer them, have come under greater scrutiny due to errors that have led to misdiagnosis and even death.

Comment: The Silence Surrounding Diagnostic Errors

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Sun

The healing power of far infrared therapy

Dr. Marc Sircus
Dr.Sircus.com
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
far infrared heating
Orthodox oncologist's have it wrong in their choice of the type of rays they use for radiation therapy to treat cancer. They picked the dangerous killing type of radiation that causes cancer as opposed to far infrared life generating rays that offer healing and dramatically increased immune system strength. In the future oncologists, hopefully, instead of using dangerous radiation will come to their senses and start using positive forms of radiation that add to life instead of destroying it. There is nothing more helpful, medically speaking, than an infrared heating pad. Alone it can bring comfort, support and hope and a quicker recovery from whatever one is suffering from.

Scientists have found more than enough evidence that elevated body temperature helps certain types of immune cells to work better.[1] This research was reported in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. John Wherry, Ph.D., Deputy Editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology says, "This research report and several others are showing that having a fever is part of an effective immune response. "An increase in body temperature has been known since ancient times to be associated with infection and inflammation," said Elizabeth A. Repasky, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Immunology at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.

Low body temperature and low immune system strength go hand in hand. It is almost impossible to recover from chronic disease and cancer if one's body temperature is too low. Increasing temperature increases the activity of the immune system and there is no better way of doing that than with infrared mattresses one can sleep on and use during the day.

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Arrow Up

Scientist who published study showing GMOs cause tumors in rats wins second defamation lawsuit

Nick Meyer
March Against Monsanto
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
Gilles-Eric Séralini
© GMOSeralini.orgSeralini and his team in Normandie, France in 2013.
Was French Prof. Gilles-Eric Séralini correct when he discovered that scientific feeding experiments past 90 days with GMO food and rats can cause serious health problems including tumors?

The answer to that question has been debated ever since the initial publication of his study, culminating in a republication of the study in another peer-reviewed journal that wasn't nearly as well covered as the initial retraction was by the mainstream media.

Now, Prof. Séralini is in the news again - this time for winning a major court victory in a libel trial that represents the second court victory for Séralini and his team in less than a month.

On November 25, the High Court in Paris indicted Marc Fallous, the former chairman of France's Biomolecular Engineering Commission, for "forgery" and the "use of forgery." The details of the case have not been officially released.

Comment: The evidence showing the serious health and environmental consequences of genetically modified foods cannot be denied, thus those who seek to hide the truth must resort to underhanded techniques to protect the industry.

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Health

Brain development might be influenced by cesarean vs normal birth

Stephanie Pappas
BrainDecoder
Mon, 16 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
newborn baby
Birth is an important event for the nervous system, according to an emerging line of research.

Years of research have shown that time in the womb is crucial for brain development; so is early childhood, when experiences and nutrition alike can shape the growing nervous system.

But what about the day that separates the two?

Birth may play a larger role in brain development than previously believed, a new and ongoing study reveals. The long-term implications for humans are still fuzzy, but if the findings hold, they'll position the brain as one of many organs influenced by the birth experience.

"We know these major organs — the heart, the lungs — are being prepared prenatally for life outside the mother," said Alexandra Castillo-Ruiz, a postdoctoral researcher at Georgia State University. "We know little about the brain."

And we don't know whether changing the method of birth will affect how the brain develops — and if so, how. The research is still in its early stages, but scientists are finding evidence that cesarean delivery may influence health in the long run by, for example, increasing the child's risk for juvenile arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, among other autoimmune conditions. Is there a similar effect for the brain as well?

Comment: Also see

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Attention

GMO foods: Turning your intestines into an insecticide factory?

Marie Be
Wake Up World
Sat, 28 Nov 2015 00:12 UTC
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The rise of GMOs in our food supplies raises a variety of issues, from environmental degradation to nutrient depletion, dependency on toxic agro-chemicals and government corruption — many topics with lots of well sourced information. Often falling into the cracks is the effect of GM foods on intestinal health. Why does it matter? Because intestinal health is directly linked to genetics, immunity and our overall health and well-being.

The History of GMOs

The GMO revolution was fueled by oil subsidies, government corruption and university funding (1). GMOs were engineered after WW2, based on a surplus military product. There was extra bomb making material that was found to work as fertilizer, so the synthetic fertilizer industry was created. There was excess nerve gas that could be used as an insecticide, and the insecticidal industry was created.

The primary reason GM crops are engineered is to allow them to drink poison (pesticides), and survive. They are inserted with foreign genes that allow them to what would otherwise be deadly doses of poisonous herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. These crops can be sprayed at extremely high doses, killing everything around them but leaving the crop intact. (2)

Comment: While it is not surprising that GMO foods cause major disturbances in gut flora, research into the specific bacteria present in products like glyphosate/RoundUp, that lead to gut imbalances/toxicity, is really frightening!

Read the following articles:

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Info

Fascia: Fascinating connective tissue

Laci Mosier & Charles Maclnerney
Yoga Journal
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:20 UTC
Fascia
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While "fascia" is a topic frequently tossed around in sports arenas and on massage tables, it's only recently made its way into the yoga world. I had the pleasure of sitting down with world-class yogi and fascia guru, Charles Maclnerney, to chat about the fascinating world of fascia and how it affects our bodies, brains, and beyond.

Let's start with the basics: What is fascia?

At its most basic definition: Fascia is connective tissue. It's kind of like a pomegranate—your skin is the outer shell, while your organs, muscles, and bones are the juicy seeds—all the white parts and pockets are fascia.
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Tamiflu poses long-term neuro-psychiatric risks

Abby Campbell
NaturalHealth365
Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
tamiflu
Come flu season, antiviral drugs like oseltamivir (marketed under the trade name "Tamiflu") become very popular to treat the symptoms of influenza A and influenza B. It has also been recommended to take Tamiflu to prevent the flu after being exposed to it.

Tamiflu is highly recommended to be taken within the first 48 hours of being presented with flu symptoms by the Infectious Disease Society of America, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies Tamiflu as an "essential" medicine that has been "selected with due regard to public health relevance, evidence on efficacy and safety, and comparative cost-effectiveness."

However, studies are proving that Tamiflu may not be as effective or safe as presented by these large government bodies. In fact, evidence is showing just the opposite - because, let's face it, negative side effects are reasonable to expect with any medication.

However, Tamiflu presents itself with millions of reported side effects which include long-term neuropsychiatric adverse reactions - especially in boys aged 10 to 19 years old.

Comment: The fact that this drug is still on the market, despite years of evidence showing that it not only has little effect but that it poses such significant risks underlies the power of the medical-pharmaceutical cartel and their obvious disregard of the public's well-being.

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