Help me support Ivy Rose Summers! Her family is working hard to raise around $200,000 via a JustGiving Campaign to give Ivy the opportunity to be a part of a groundbreaking Stem Cell Clinical Trial at Duke University and to engage in an intensive Cerebral Palsy treatment program. I traveled to Cord Blood World Europe in May of 2017 along with a good friend and colleague, Dr. Nicolas Chronos. ...

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Originally Posted:  April 2007 by: Hulet Smith, OTR/L In April of 2007, I traveled to Pune, India to meet with Dr. Gunvant Oswal and observe the effects of G-Therapy (Gunvant-Therapy) www.g-therapy.org , a pioneering treatment for neurological disorders. G-therapy is a homeopathic supplement made from a unique combination of herbals extracts in potentiated (homeopathic) form. The extracts ar...

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Patterning is a technique developed and taught by Dr. Glen Doman, founder of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential.   Patterning involves placing a child in prone (tummy position) over a treatment table. Alternately, a standard rectangular dinner table may be used.  Patterning utilizes the principle of moving the head, arms and legs of a child in a&nb...

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   Even though it is thought of as a "man's disease," 315,930 women in the US died from coronary heart disease in 2006, making it the leading cause of death in women of all ethnic backgrounds and income levels. More women than men die within the first year after their first heart attack, and almost two-thirds of them showed no symptoms prior to the fatal event, with no idea that they...

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  For people in developed nations, vision care is a matter of putting on glasses or slipping in contact lenses upon awakening. These devices are relatively easy to purchase through a local optometrist's office. That being done, one can go through the day seeing clearly. These simple acts vastly improve one's ability to see and read immediately.   Now imagine the day beginning f...

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Parents know that kids love smoothies. While parents may like that their kids are getting good ingredients like fruit and yogurt into their bodies, they may not enjoy the time and the mess that go along with smoothie making. A relatively new product on the market, Odwalla Smoothie Refreshers, gives kids the smoothie taste they enjoy and provides the nutrition and convenience that parents want...

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Allergies and Children Allergies do not affect everyone. While heredity seems to be part of the reason for the development of allergies, parents with allergies do not always produce children with allergies, nor do all children with allergies have parents who have these problems.  Breast feeding seems to offer an advantage over bottle feeding because some of the mother's antibodies are tr...

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Nutrition for Children - From the Fetus to Fast Food Prevention is the key to health.  Preventative medicine is practiced in many different cultures and societies.  The Asian cultures emphasize staying well and healthy more than treating the symptoms of an illness.  It involves keeping the body in optimum health through nutrition, exercise, rest and natural supplements.  B...

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Three Great Authors:  Essential Reads for all Parents Who Wish to Promote Brain Development with their At-Risk, Autistic, Developmentally Delayed, Brain-Injured Children. 1.  Dr. Bob Sears is an internationally renowned pediatrician who instructs parents on how to safely vaccinate their children: http://www.askdrsears.com/default.asp The Vaccine book: http://www.amazon.com/Vac...

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Omega 3, 6, and 9 fish oils versus Vegan seed based Omega 3 oils - Which is better?   Mark Hyman, MD recommends a huge increase in Omega 3 fish oils to grow the brain.  He has a New York Times bestselling book called the "Ultramind Solution: How to Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First".  I high recommend you read this book.  It will dramatically enhance the way yo...

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