Potato Pancakes

 

These potato pancakes are delicious. 

 

To Make:

boil potatoes and mash

add some sorghum flour using the ratio of 2 cups mashed potatoes to 3/4 cup flour

sea salt to taste

 

form into patties

place in pre-heated greased pan til golden brown, flip and brown other side

 

the original recipe is for potato wraps from Special Diets for Special Kids Two

by Dr. Lisa Lewis

Cucumber Sandwich

 

sauerkraut, homemade fries, turkey burger and broccoli

 

cucumber sandwich:

scoop out the seeds

stuff with quinoa and beans

 

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Mercury Poisoning and Autism

This link is to a chart comparing mercury poisoning symptoms and autism. Mercury was first added to vaccines in the 1930's.  Autism was first diagnosed in children who were born during that decade.  The comparison is startling.

Suffer the Children

 

The following is a portion of an article on ADHD.  The author gives an interesting look at the way ADHD is handled in France compared to the United States.  Please click the title for the link to the full article. 

Suffer the Children 

The case against labeling and medicating children, and effective alternatives for treating them

by Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D.

Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD

French children don't need medications to control their behavior.

Published on March 8, 2012 by Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. in

 

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/suffer-the-children/201203/why-french-kids-dont-have-adhd

 

 

"To the extent that French clinicians are successful at finding and repairing what has gone awry in the child's social context, fewer children qualify for the ADHD diagnosis. Moreover, the definition of ADHD is not as broad as in the American system, which, in my view, tends to "pathologize" much of what is normal childhood behavior. The DSM specifically does not consider underlying causes. It thus leads clinicians to give the ADHD diagnosis to a much larger number of symptomatic children, while also encouraging them to treat those children with pharmaceuticals."

"The French holistic, psychosocial approach also allows for considering nutritional causes for ADHD-type symptoms—specifically the fact that the behavior of some children is worsened after eating foods with artificial colors, certain preservatives, and/or allergens. Clinicians who work with troubled children in this country—not to mention parents of many ADHD kids—are well aware that dietary interventions can sometimes help a child's problem. In the United States, the strict focus on pharmaceutical treatment of ADHD, however, encourages clinicians to ignore the influence of dietary factors on children's behavior"

"French parents, Druckerman observes, love their children just as much as American parents. They give them piano lessons, take them to sports practice, and encourage them to make the most of their talents. But French parents have a different philosophy of discipline. Consistently enforced limits, in the French view, make children feel safe and secure. Clear limits, they believe, actually make a child feel happier and safer—something that is congruent with my own experience as both a therapist and a parent. Finally, French parents believe that hearing the word "no" rescues children from the "tyranny of their own desires." And spanking, when used judiciously, is not considered child abuse in France."


~From pictures on my blog you will notice that I don't agree with everything in the article.  I have yet to make Isaac cry it out and sleep on his own.  There are great benefits to co-sleeping. However, I do think the author makes an excellent point on the importance of clear limits and saying "no."

MMR Vaccine and Autism

Informative Article....

Courts quietly confirm MMR Vaccine causes Autism