78% increase in Autism. What pregnant women & new parents must know to protect their toddler?

One of 88 children has some form of autism. What is causing it? Can would-be parents prevent it? What are the symptoms that parents need to watch for? What treatment options are available to help families cope? Ten years ago autism was just 1 in 10,000.  Over the last 10 years there has been a rise of 78% in the USA.  Similar rise is seen globally in industrialized nations. In the UK 1 of 86 children exhibit some form of special needs. The cost of caring for a child with autism is mind boggling $72,000 a year for extreme cases. Are we going to see the same trajectory as we have witnessed with the rise in juvenile diabetes? These are just some of the hundreds of questions that are being posed since this statistics was announced this week. (more…)

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Prevent elder abuse and protect yourself as you age?

Faces lined with experience, gaits slowed by nature, thoughts rich with memories and hearts filled with love. They are our aged, our seniors our elders. Around our planet, in our…

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How can smokers stop smoking & prevent lung cancer & premature aging

1. 7 million in Canada blame tobacco companies for their addiction to smoking and are claiming 27$ billion today. They state that they cannot stop smoking.

Several points to be made here.
1. Smoking causes cancer and premature aging. The double edge sword of smoking is clear as day. When an action can ruin one’s beauty and cause disease is that enough motivation to stop the action? There are now more powerful methods to stop smoking. In the same vein there are powerful methods of treating and reversing the signs of premature aging that is seen in smokers. (more…)

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