Thursday, July 22, 2010

Why do kids and pets eat paint chips?




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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Lead in Juices and Baby Food



On June 9, 2010 the Environmental Law Foundation, a non-profit organization from Oakland, California, filed a Notice of Violation of California Proposition 65 alleging that lead was present in a variety of children’s and baby food. More specifically, lead was reported to be contained in apple and grape juices, packaged pears and peaches (including baby food), as well as various fruit cocktails. Lead has been found in conventionally prepared as well as organic products. The Environmental Law Foundation claimed that single servings of these foods contained amounts of lead exceeding the allowed lead levels as prescribed by Proposition 65; of 368 samples of tested products, 125 were above the limit of 0.5 micrograms of lead per single serving. For a complete list of products see the Environmental Law Foundation.

The Environmental Law Foundation purchased a large number of samples of assorted brands of juices and fruit products around California and tested them in an EPA-sponsored lab. The results showed that many individual servings of these products contained lead levels that are above the federal daily limit established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
It is hard to say with any certainty how the lead got into these foods but since it does not dissolve over time, once released, lead stays in the environment. It can be taken up by plants from the soil or it can be deposited on plants and fruits as airborne particles. It can also end up in these products as a contaminant from during processing.
This does not mean though that all foods contain lead. On the contrary, there are foods that are lead free. Ask for lead free products at your local grocers. Become informed and share what you know with others.




LEAD BABIES
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Authors: Joanna Cerazy M.Ed. and Sandra Cottingham Ph.D

Saturday, June 19, 2010


LEAD BABIES: A generation of children compromised by lead exposure

A pair of Canadian Special Educators implore us to read their book, follow their simple 3 step lead elimination plan, and prevent another generation of what they are calling, “lead babies.”

It is not a fad or a theory that lead causes damage to the human body and brain. It creates more types of damage, earlier and more often than was ever thought before. We now have more than a generation of children with seemingly invisible but nonetheless serious and real brain damage to show for our casual attitude toward lead.

We know that the specific brain damage that lead causes manifests itself as learning disabilities, ADHD, low IQ and delinquent behavior. As scientists emerge from their research silos and cross-reference their findings, there is a rapidly growing body of evidence that in partnership with mercury, lead is causing autism. The link between heavy metals and autoimmune disease has been established.

Two Canadian special education experts have compiled the research on lead and coined a term for the generation of children who have been born with an unprecedented amount of lead and mercury caused neurological damage: Lead Babies.

But they are not done there. Cerazy and Cottingham ave given us a blueprint for change; a family, wallet-friendly recipe for ending this trend. Its called, LEAD BABIES, How heavy metals are causing our children’s autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, low IQ and behavior problems.

For a free download of the 3 steps to get started, go to www.enoughlead.com

Request a copy at your neighborhood library, local bookstore, or The Lead Free Store.

LEAD BABIES, How heavy metals is causing our childrens' autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, low IQ and behavior problems
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