4 Mart 2012 Pazar

Homeopathy Proven Successful For ADHD


The number of children put on drugs for attention problems is staggering, and school authorities pressure parents to use dangerous stimulant medications and antidepressants to keep children behaving in specific desirable patterns in the classroom. The approach of holistic pediatrics offers an effective management system for attention problems (so-called ADD and ADHD). An important component of this system includes the prescription of constitutional homeopathic medicines according the principles of classical homeopathy.
Clinical Study Design

Now a carefully controlled clinical trial has shown that homeopathy does significantly improve attention. This study was published in the July 27, 2005 online edition of the European Journal of Pediatrics. The study, conducted in Switzerland, followed 62 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). All children were carefully diagnosed with a number of screening instruments to verify the diagnosis of ADHD, excluding other diagnoses. The study involved three phases. First the children were treated with a constitutional homeopathic medicine individualized to their case. Only the children who improved by at least 50 percent on an ADHD rating scale were included in the second phase of the study, a crossover trial with a placebo group. Following that crossover phase, the children were then treated again with their homeopathic medicine in an open label phase.

26 Şubat 2012 Pazar

Healthy Cooking on the Cheap: Latin-American Cuisine


Gather your family around the table this week and enjoy delicious meals together! Make the Arroz con Pollo on a Sunday afternoon, when you have some extra time to spend in the kitchen, and treat your loved ones to classic comfort food—Latin American style. The kids with love it, and you’ll be eating the leftovers all week long when cooking just isn’t an option. The noodle bowls and acorn squash are flavorful vegetarian dinners that open kids up to new tastes and cultures. Enjoy!

Grocery list
2 red bell peppers
1 small heads green cabbage
2 cucumbers
1 box rice noodles
3 green onions
one orange
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
4 garlic cloves
1 whole 4–4.5 lb. chicken
2 pints cherry tomatoes
2 green bell peppers
1 large onion
1 small jar pimento stuffed green olives
1 small bag frozen green peas
paprika
saffron
bay leaf
white rice
1 quart chicken broth
16 oz. extra firm tofu
roasted peanuts