The editor of Healthy-family.org has a master's degree in English from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor of science degree in special education. She has taught students from early elementary school through college freshman level. Today she enjoys reading and writing about both hot topics and those not so commonly discussed on other websites. Most of her days are spent playing all kinds of make-believe with her three very young and active sons..
A U. S. District federal judge has revoked a previous government ruling in favor of genetically altered sugar beets until regulators thoroughly review the effects of GM crops on other foods. Judge Jeffrey S. White ruled that sugar beet growers cannot use the GM seeds from over 1 million acres of biotechnology beets that have been planted across the western half of the United States this year. These scientific seeds make up over 95% of the current sugar beet crop. The judges ruling will greatly disrupt sugar production as over 50% of sugar manufactured in this country come from sugar beets. …read the rest of this entry »
I get a lot of emails these days from folks who are not diagnosed with Celiac but want to make food for their recently diagnosed loved one at an upcoming family party or special event. Many look for recipes such as the ones listed here at healthy-family.org.
I understand the need to make the gluten intolerant guest feel a part of things, as food is a natural way to bring folks together at holiday times and at parties. But it’s not practical, and no matter how good your intentions are, if you do not know the specific risks and pitfalls it can be dangerous for your visitor to eat what you’re serving. …read the rest of this entry »
You may think yourself crazy for even entertaining the idea. Do you really want to introduce your very young child, probably not yet potty trained, to the world of the internet and computers? Well, if you are you are not alone. It is a great way to help our littlest ones develop hand eye coordination, learn problem solving skills, gain shape and symbol recognition, and develop a life long love of learning. …read the rest of this entry »
A few years ago a scandalous report surfaced about the FDA stopping several shipments of contaminated fish imported from hatcheries in China. There were many environmental news reports that followed, all focused on the unsafe practices in aquaculture technologies and the unfair advantage importers may have over American fisheries due to differing standards in bringing seafood to the American table.
But a lot has happened since the 2007 report. China hosted the Beijing Olympics and in order to assuage fears of tourists, they enacted new safety standards and a top down approach to monitoring and testing fish. In a perfect world this would suffice, but we do not live in a perfect world. According to Linden Ellis of Business Forum China online, where there is government control and regulation there also lies corruption …read the rest of this entry »
Know the Cause with Doug Kaufmann: interview with Caryn Talty (Healthy-Family.org)
In this interview I talked candidly with Doug Kaufmann about the recovery process we went through with my son after he was diagnosed with a chronic multifocal tic disorder in January of 2007. At the beginning of the interview Doug Kaufmann referred to my previous article The Corn We Eat is Infested with Mycotoxic Fungi.
My son eventually made a full recovery but the process was long and slow. We didn’t know the cause initially and spent quite a bit of money testing and trying various alternative treatments. They improved his condition but did not cure it. An allergy test we did that spring gave us something to go on and after nine months on the specific diet and supplement regime he really started to improve. After about 1 1/2 years he became symptom free. …read the rest of this entry »
Is the overuse of antibiotics in animals leading to resistant strains of bacteria, called MRSA (methicillin resistant staph) in humans? Workers handling animals are routinely getting sick, and in some cases the results are life threatening. …read the rest of this entry »
A new report from the International Journal of Biological Sciences has found Monsanto’s three most popular varieties of GM corn (NK 603, MON 810, and MON 863) to cause organ damage in rats, contrary to an earlier study done by Monsanto that led to U.S. government approval of these GM seeds.
The French study completed by Joël Spiroux de Vendômois, François Roullier, Dominique Cellier, and Gilles-Eric Séralini from the universities of Rouen and Caen, was much more comprehensive and included six ‘reference’ groups, or control groups, which ate non GM corn. The test rats were fed for 90 days, and unlike the Monsanto study, were fed a much higher content of GM corn. (Monsanto’s study fed their animal subjects only 11% GM corn.) …read the rest of this entry »
A new report from the International Journal of Biological Sciences has found Monsanto’s three most popular varieties of GM corn (NK 603, MON 810, and MON 863) to cause organ damage in rats, contrary to an earlier study done by Monsanto that led to U.S. government approval of these GM seeds.