Ding Dong the Autism Doc is….not dead, but let’s say defrocked. Not a legal term, but the religious, moral, ethical undertones do justice to the atrocious escapades and subsequent come-uppance of the former Doctor Andrew Wakefield so well. Now that Britain has stripped the vaccines-cause-autism auteur of his medical license, I can’t help but wonder… Who will play …
Just when I thought we’d made it through annual Family Dinner Day (September 28) without nary a big-media mention of the purported benefits of family meals, I sat down with my guilty pleasure, the New York Time’s Sunday Style section, to find this lead story -“The Guilt-Trip Casserole: The stress …
Is organic food really all that better for kids? Yes according to a recent article (Why Organic Especially for Children?) on WebMd. Why? Two reasons: One, children are overexposed to pesticides even if their exposure is within legal limits. Two, children are developing organs to last a lifetime. Due to …
Young children and pregnant women should avoid fish because of unsafe mercury levels. Young women and pregnant women should eat fish because of the supposed effect of fatty-acids on brain development. Yes, government officials are reconsidering these two statements above..with the FDA saying the risks from mercury might not be …
Do we want kids to think that fatty and sugary foods will kill them? Do we really want them to fear food? These questions rumbled around in my head after reading Sandy at Junk Food Science who took on the issue of kids and diets, in this case, Eat Smart …