Should you raise your child as a vegetarian? There is no reason why you shouldn’t, in fact there are many reasons why you actually should.  

Most peoples concerns about being vegetarian relate to getting the right nutrients without meat. That is because we are told meat gives us so many good things. But is this true? Or does it give us things which are in fact detrimental to our health and the health of our children?

First of all most meat eaters will tell you that it is natural for humans to eat meat and that we are built for it. However, if you compare humans to meat eating animals you will find that meat eating animals;

• Have sharp front teeth for tearing and no flat molars for grinding, completely the opposite to a human
• Have an intestinal tract only 3 times the length of their body, ours is 10-12 times. Thus, meat can stay in your intestine for up to 4 days. Put your meat in the sun for 4 days and see what happens to it! Your intestine is nice and warm…
• Have strong hydrochloric acid in the stomach to break up meat. The human beings is 20 times weaker
• Have acid saliva, we have alkaline. Alkaline saliva does not act properly on meat as meat is an acid substance.

Finally, wild animals eat their meat raw! That’s how they get all the nutrients out of it. No wild animal will ever eat cooked meat. We of course find this idea disgusting and cook it and cover it with sauces and seasonings.

In fact human beings have ingestive and digestive traits that are completely the same as animals who are herbivores.

Most of mankind for most of human history has lived on a Vegetarian or Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. It’s only since the invention of the refrigerator that the obsession with eating meat has begun.

The prominent Swedish scientist Karl von Linne states, “Man’s structure, external and internal, compared with that of the other animals, shows that fruit and succulent vegetables constitute his natural food.”

Nutrients

There is always the question of how can you ever get your protein and calcium without meat. This concerns most people, who believe that it is impossible without meat. This is especially important for parents when they consider their children. And probably the main reason parents start to give children meat so early on.

Protein

You should be aware that the protein in meat is actually of poor quality, incomplete and can hardly be utilized by the human body. It doesn’t have the correct combination of amino acids.

More usable protein is found in one tablespoon of tofu or soybeans than the average serving of meat!

Eating varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes will give you all the protein you need. In fact Soy and Quinoa are complete proteins; they have the right amino acids, in the right proportions.

Plus, when you eat meat you also get the goodies associated with it; growth hormones and the chemicals given to the animals!

Calcium

Many vegetables, especially green leafy ones are a great source of calcium. You get enough of your calcium requirement from these. It is well known that vegetarians suffer less from osteoporosis.

Cows, goats, gorillas, elephants, rhinoceroses are all vegetarians; they manage to get everything they need and are very strong and well built.

On the Plate

As a vegetarian you need to research and balance your diet, even if you eat meat you should do this. A diet based on Coca-Cola, pizza, and French fries is technically vegetarian, but not healthy.

The healthiest vegetarian diet will have a lot of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and legumes.

At meals, half of one’s plate should be devoted to nonstarchy, colorful vegetables. Whole grains also are important, but confine those to a quarter of your plate. The other quarter should contain lean, plant-based sources of protein, like tofu or beans.

Iron absorption is actually influenced by other components of the diet—coffee and tea inhibit absorption, while vitamin C enhances it. Good sources of iron: fortified cereal, oatmeal, lentils, beans, tofu, and spinach.

Vegetarians and Vegans are the healthiest people on the planet. It has now been scientifically proven that a balanced vegetarian diet is better than a diet that is taken with meat.

Meat, even in small doses, increases the incidence of certain diseases including diabetes, hypertension, colon cancer, heart disease and many others.

Conclusion

Eating a vegetarian diet is definitely good for you. And you need not worry about getting enough protein, calcium etc. if you do it correctly. Eating meat does not give you all the goodness that you are told it does. In fact it is more likely to cause illness later than give you any benefits.

Both our children eat what we eat and we are vegetarian. They are both very healthy and hardly ever sick. They lack nothing in their diet.

One interesting fact; it has been shown that aggression levels are much higher in meat eaters than non-meat eaters!

This cookbook has great recipe ideas for vegetarian children.

The HPV Cervical Cancer Vaccine is the vaccine that pharmaceutical companies and Governments want all young school girls, from the age of 11 to have. HPV (human papillomavirus) is a virus that is present in most cases of Cervical Cancer and is sexually transmitted.

However, the HPV Cervical Cancer Vaccine is not a cancer vaccine or a cure. It is just a preventative vaccine for a virus that may cause Cervical Cancer. It is only effective against 2 strains of HPV, which cause 70% of Cervical Cancers. There are about 130 types of HPV virus in total.

The biggest concern is that the vaccine is relatively new with no long term studies having been done. Add to that the horror stories coming out of the USA from parents whose daughters have been disabled or even died as a result of having the vaccine and you have some serious questions about whether this vaccine is in fact needed or indeed safe.

Just read the comments at the end of this “CDC Report Stirs Controversy For Merck’s Gardasil Vaccine” and you get a pretty good idea.

Cervical Cancer Rates

You would think that Cervical Cancer must be so common and prevalent and almost epidemic that such a vaccine is pushed upon us so strongly.  Wrong.

Cervical Cancer accounts for about 2% of all cancers worldwide. 80% of these (that’s 80% of 2%) are in low income countries. If you live in the USA, UK or Australia for instance, the incidence and death rate is almost 0%.

Pharmaceutical and Government Marketing will only quote you the worldwide figure as your local figure is not so convincing. There are 300,000 deaths a year, worldwide from Cervical Cancer.  That figure is not relevant to you, where you live, unless you are in the third world.

More people die worldwide from drowning, falling or in road traffic accidents than from Cervical Cancer. Leading Causes Of Mortality In The World

Since the introduction of the Pap Smear in 1941, Cervical Cancer mortality has decreased by 74%. The test is considered the most successful cancer screening technique ever discovered.

More than 90% of Cervical Cancer cases are curable if the disease is detected and treated early enough. Yet, up to 11% of American women still do not have a Pap Smear.

Extending the screening program would do the trick, not a vaccine.

Cost and Motives

The Gardasil HPV Cervical Cancer Vaccine will cost YOU more than any other vaccine in history to buy ($360).

When Merck introduced their vaccine they lobbied to have it made mandatory (forced on you). Now, what were their motives for this? Not to stop a raging epidemic that is for sure; to make money of course.

This has to be one of the most stupid moves a pharmaceutical company has ever made. They showed their hand and true motives in the process.

There was major backlash against their lobbying of course and they had to stop it. The only state to make it mandatory was Texas where it has been suggested the governor has links to big Pharma.

What THE expert says

Dr Diane Harper is a scientist, physician, professor and the director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire.

She was contracted by Merck (makers of the vaccine) to head the clinical trials for “Gardasil” because of her credentials; 20 years of HPV vaccine research and development.

She is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field, Harper has been studying HPV and a possible vaccine for several of the more than 100 strains of HPV for 20 years – most of her adult life. You don’t get a better authority than this and the drug company contracted her to be in charge of the trials.

Even she says;

• There is not enough evidence gathered on side effects to know that safety is not an issue.
• Giving it to 11 year olds is a great big public health experiment. All of her trials have been with subjects ages 15-25. In her own practice, Harper believes the ideal way of administering the new vaccine is to offer it to women ages 18 and up. At their first inoculation, they should be tested for the presence of HPV in their system.
• The idea is to inoculate them before they become sexually active, since HPV can be spread through sexual intercourse. But that idea no matter how good the intentions behind it, is not the right thinking, Harper said. The zealousness to inoculate all these younger girls may very well backfire at the very time they need protection most, she said. “This vaccine should not be for 11 year old girls”, she reiterated. “It’s not been tested in little girls for efficacy (effectiveness) at 11, these girls don’t get cervical cancer – they won’t know for 25 years if they will get cervical cancer.
• “Also the public needs to know that with vaccinated women and women who still get Pap smears (which test for abnormal cells that can lead to cancer), some of them will still get cervical cancer”. The reason she said, is because the vaccine does not protect against all HPV viruses that cause cancer – it’s only effective against two that cause about 70 percent of cervical cancers.
• For months, Harper said, she’s been trying to convince major television and print media to listen to her and tell the facts about this vaccine. “But no one will print it”, she said
• It is not a cancer vaccine or cure. It is a prophylactic – preventative – vaccine for a virus that can cause cancer
• It is not 100 percent effective against all HPVs. It is 100 percent effective against two types that cause 70 per cent of cervical cancers
• It is important to note that the vaccine has not been tested for efficacy (effectiveness) in younger girls, she said. Instead the effectiveness was “bridged” from the older girls to the younger ones – meaning that Merck assumed that because it proved effective in the older girls, it also would be effective in the younger ones.
• Merck was required to put together a database on the effectiveness in children before Gardasil was approved, Harper said. But instead, the company put together four studies that “are not necessarily representative, and may not even have enough numbers to determine what they need to know”.

Plus, the vaccine is only effective for 5-7 years! What’s the point of getting it when you’re 11, you need it most when you become sexually active.

It’s just not worth the risk of damage to take a vaccine that is not necessary in the first place.

They are testing this vaccine on our daughters; the research has not been done

If you are not sure, before you vaccinate ask your local GP, medical center / authority for research studies done on 11 year old girls with Gardasil; there aren’t any. Say no to the Gardasil HPV Cervical Cancer Vaccine!

If you find this subject interesting then read our 50 page report about Vaccinations. It is full of scientific proof that you never get to hear. But it has been backed up and shown to be correct, even in court. It will amaze you. Get it here “Disease v Vaccination – where does the risk really lie?” or by entering your details at the top right hand side of this article.

How to get pregnant? It’s a question many women are unfortunately having to ask themselves these days.

You only need to do a search on the internet for “how to get pregnant” to see how big the problem is. There are nearly 18 million results for this search term alone in Google!

There is a very good chance that your current lifestyle habits are making you infertile. Of course that’s not true in all cases, but up to 80% of the time the lifestyle is the issue.

1. First of all you will need to change your diet. Eating organically, more vegetables, more fruits etc. will start to cleanse your body of toxins. Unquestionably cut out all processed foods. There are even some foods that you would think are good for you but can actually decrease your fertility; for example Peas! So, you have to be extra careful, check out “Fertility Secrets”, this tells you all the foods to avoid.
2. Especially stop drinking, smoking and taking drugs, if any of these apply to you. The idea is to only introduce healthy things into your body from now on.
3. Exercising is great for your health and your mental state. Not only that, it has been established that being overweight or indeed underweight has a negative impact on your fertility.
4. Reduce stress in your life. It’s not easy but this also affects your fertility levels. See where you can help yourself in this regard.
5. For the complete all round technique use Yoga. It will help you reduce your stress levels and teach you to relax. Added to that it will help stimulate blood circulation to the organs necessary for getting pregnant. Check out this great book called “Yoga for conception” which is downloadable instantly.

Another thing is that women these days are trying to become pregnant later in life. It is not unusual for a woman in her mid to late thirties to have her first child nowadays. Even in her forties.

Such women should pay particular attention to all of the above factors. There is no reason that these women cannot get pregnant, naturally.

How to get pregnant is achievable, for almost everyone. If you plan correctly and make the changes that are required to your lifestyle then you can do it.

This is a huge subject and difficult to cover in detail here. If you want to save yourself the time of researching further through the internet then I recommend you get one of the 3 books listed below.

They’re all concise & detailed . In fact these books are so good that they offer you a 60 day, no questions asked, money back guarentee. Just give them a go, if you don’t like them, ask for your money back. They’re downloadable anyway so you don’t have to post anything back.

Pregnancy Miracle

Fertility Secrets

Yoga for Conception

Ensuring your child has a strong immune system is vital for his health and wellbeing. Making sure that he gets the right food intake and good exercise will benefit him in many ways. Not only will he be healthier and have more energy but he will also have the ability to fight any illnesses that may attack him.

With our busy lives it has become more and more difficult to ensure we and our children eat properly. There seems to be no time to prepare food properly, instead microwave ovens and pre-packaged foods are the order of the day. It is vitally important for your child to build their immune system up in order to live a healthy life. Vaccinations will not do that for them. Sweet snacks and white bread certainly won’t.

In our current society it is also too easy to turn to medicines to fix problems but you could save yourself much more time (and money) by ensuring that your child has a good immune system in the first place. Allowing the body to fight illness itself builds your immunity over a longer period of time.  Plus, with a good immune system you recover much quicker if you do get ill.

Taking medicines doesn’t allow the body to work the way it was intended. Inevitably it takes longer for your child to recover from the illness because you have interfered with the body by introducing medicines, which affect your immune system in a negative manner.

I live consciously regarding food and exercise and have not been to a doctor in 20 years. I have had the odd cold and the flu once in that time but did not take any medicines for them. In fact I have taken no medicines in the last 20 years. My body easily fights off any onslaught. Because of my food and lifestyle choices my immune system is very strong.

In raising our children we have used the same philosophies. Our 2 year old has only been sick twice. She had a fever once which she fought off without any medicines. She also had a stomach bug which she caught from my wife but she was the first to recover. She has a fantastic immune system and has never taken any medicines. She never catches a cold.

I put this down to simply watching food intake and ensuring the right nutrients are present in our children’s diet.

Here are some suggestions for strengthening your child’s immune system naturally:

• Avoid partially hydrogenated fats (contained in packaged snack foods) because they promote inflammation and prevent healthy fatty acids from being incorporated into cells. Read labels of prepared foods and you will find that these fats are everywhere: in crackers, chips, cookies, and desserts.
• Avoid French fries and other deep fried foods from fast food ‘restaurants’. The oils in these foods are rancid.
• Avoid foods with added sugar, (e.g. sugared breakfast cereals, sodas, cookies, and ice cream). The majority of cereals contain a lot of sugar. Sugar is a big problem and affects the immune system in a very negative way. See Sugar & Kids
• Corn syrup is especially difficult for the body to metabolize. Corn syrup is everywhere so read the labels.
• Use fruit spreads instead of jam. Ensure your child gets lots of fresh fruit. Dried fruit is also good but moderate it.
• Freshly squeezed juices, preferably vegetable. It’s best to eat your fruits and juice your vegetables. Our 2 year old has a large glass of fresh vegetable juice every day (Carrots, Beetroot & Red Pepper).
• Lots of water, your body needs hydration. People do not drink enough water.
• Use whole grains and whole wheat bread rather than products made with “wheat flour,” which means white flour.
• Use organic foods whenever possible, and your child will not be eating pesticides that injure the liver.
• Breastfeeding is the best protection you can provide for your child. The longer you breastfeed, the more your child will benefit. Breastfeeding prevents infections and the complications of childhood illness.
• Do not give antibiotics unless absolutely necessary.
• Avoid Decongestants, they suppress the body’s immune system and add more harmful chemicals to your child’s body, prolonging infections and causing hyperactivity.
• Do not give medicines without serious consideration, only if really necessary, not to save you time.
• Consider what, if any, vaccinations you give to your child. Check out Disease v Vaccination – where does the risk really lie

Traveling with kids can be quite challenging. But it needn’t be stressful and with the right planning and preparation it can be fun too. Air travel, in particular with kids requires a good plan of action and the ability to think on your feet.

Having just done a 27 hour flight to Europe with an unscheduled 7 hour bus ride on top for good measure, I think I am in a good position to shed some light on kids travel. We traveled with our two young ones; Isa (5 months) and Deva (2 years).

In fact it only took two things to make our trip successful; a kids suitcase and a magnetic sketch board.

Kids Suitcases

Before the trip I purchased a kids rolling suitcase for Deva called Trunki. It’s luggage for little people and has a superb design and great colors too. It is very strong so that your child can sit and ride on it. But it’s not big and goes on the plane as hand luggage.Deva had hours of fun packing this in preparation for the trip. And during the trip it was a life saver, as whenever she was tired she would just sit on it and I could pull her along.
 
She was very proud to have her own suitcase and her own things, and I’m sure your child will love this too. Check out the short video below.

Click here to get your own Kids Trunki Ride-On Luggage

Other Things To Do Before Your Trip

Other things we did before the trip was to talk lots about where we were going. We were lucky enough that in the months proceeding our trip we had lots of visitors, which meant trips to the airport. In this way Deva got accustomed to the idea of flying.

Not forgetting Isa, but a 5 month old is pretty easy. We did the same trip with Deva when she was 6 months old and she slept most of the time. Isa did the same on this trip.

We also tried to give Deva a tangible idea of where she was going. We regularly Skype with Grandma and Grandpa and we explained to her that that was where we were going. She understood this quite clearly. On the phone in the weeks before the trip she would say to grandma ‘Deva coming’.

Then the most important planning aspect, what games to take for the trip?

Travel Games For Kids

We got Deva to pack some of her favorite toys in Trunki but we also bought a few new ones that we knew she would like. We kept these aside in our bags without her knowing, for when they might be needed. It’s a good idea not to pack things that are small and can easily fall and be lost under a seat. This concerned me as Deva loves to draw with her coloring pencils. Fortunately I found the perfect solution to this in the shop; a magnetic sketcher board.

Magnetic Sketcher

A what? I hear you ask, well here’s a photo of one. It can also be called a Doodle pro. It reminds me of an Etcher Sketcher when I was young but they only had round knobs to draw with, these have a pencil. Anyway, we gave this to Deva at the first sign that she may be getting bored on the plane. And she loved it. And the real beauty is that nothing can fall and be lost, the pencil is attached by a thread and you don’t need any paper.

Other Toys

We also bought a ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’, as Deva likes toy trains. But this was still in my bag when we arrived in Europe.

The second most popular toy was the phone. She has this toy telephone that makes sounds and has flashing lights. She’s very good at imitating Mum and Dad on the phone! She used this throughout the trip to inform Grandma and Grandpa where we were.  It was very cute to see her pretend to call them and tell them we were late!

On The Plane

On the airplane I ensured that Deva had everything around her that she needed. I also allowed her to pack her own things into the little pockets around her seat. However, the most popular thing was the remote control for the television screen. She loved this, once I had eventually managed to show her how not to press the button for the stewardesses it was all good, and was able to leave her to play with it.

The other thing to remember was to ensure she constantly drank enough water and that we took regular walks around the plane.

Tips For The Parents Themselves

Undertaking such a long journey requires a lot of preparation for you too. I tried to get lots of sleep before traveling, but that didn’t really happen. I knew there was the possibility that I may not sleep much on this journey and just having that expectation made it somewhat easier during the trip.

But, I did sleep whenever the kids slept. Martine decided the choice of films was too good to waste on sleep. Something I think she probably regretted later!

I also made sure that we were prepared and there was no rushing or confusion. The most important thing I think was that it was an adventure for us too and we were both very relaxed. And I think as a result, both our children felt relaxed.

Travel With Kids

From my experience I can safely say that traveling with kids can be a pleasure. Knowing what your child likes and dislikes is all you need to know actually. Knowing how they react when they are tired or uncertain and seeing the signs early is the secret. Be aware that this is something they’ve never done before and although exciting, can be scary too. And most of all, always talk to them and explain what is happening. For instance; why trunki has to go in the x-ray machine!

Click here to get your own Kids Trunki Ride-On Luggage

The Emoto Peace project is the brainchild of Dr Masaru Emoto, the author of such books as Messages from Water, Hidden Messages from Water & The True Power of Water. He has now created a special children’s book to explain his principles and wants to distribute it to every child on the planet, for free.

Click on the link at the bottom of this article to visit his website and to get your free copy of his book.

Principle of Messages from Water

Dr Emoto, through his work, has been able to show what affect music, words and thought have on water. He has done this by photographing the resulting water crystals. His basic theory is that negative influences impact water in a negative way and positive influences impact water in a positive way. You can see this in the photographs as either beautiful crystals or ugly/misshaped ones.

He says that every structure in the evolution of nature is based on the hexagon. And you’ll notice this structure in the positive/beautiful crystals. However, in the negative/ugly ones it is not present and Dr Emoto says that anything lacking basic hexagonal structure is actually out of accord with the laws of nature, therefore holding a destructive vibration.

To see and read more about his work view my previous article via the link below;

Messages from Water – Dr Masaru Emoto

How we impact water

Dr Emoto’s work is extremely important for the world. It shows that everything we do impacts on water. Water has memory and is sensitive.  We are predominately composed of water and the planet is mostly water, thus we impact ourselves and the planet by our actions, thoughts and words.

Water and our physical and emotional health

His work has far reaching implications. It shows that water is affected by us and in turn has an impact on our health and the health of our children. It actually makes sense; the more negative the emotions you feel, the more likely you are to make yourself sick. But it also shows that if you expose your negativity to another then you impact them too.

Our children are too young to protect themselves from our negative emotions, so we have to take real care when we deal with them. It is easy to think that they have no idea what is going on outside of their little world. But if we work with the water principle then your energy is impacting them, regardless of whether what you are feeling has anything to do with them or not.

Not only that, what you expose them to is also affecting them; television, dvd’s, conflict situations and stressful environments to name a few.

So, with the knowledge you gain from Dr Emoto’s work you can begin to view your actions in a very different way. And in turn teach your child these same principles and hopefully they will then interact with others in a much more positive way. Dr Emoto’s book will help in this task.

Our current World Picture

Currently our world is one full of fear; this fear is used to justify all manner of things from war to the production of more vaccines. And it is not surprising there is so much fear, you have only to turn on the television or look at a newspaper.

Media is obsessed with negativity and fear mongering, the same goes for governments. It is hard to see how this situation will ever change, that is why it is so important that we educate our children in this respect.

Children are our future and if they can use some of the knowledge Dr Emoto presents then maybe there is a chance of creating a more positive world.

Rice Experiment – try it with your kids

At the end of the book you will see an experiment with rice. There are two jars of rice, one with the words ‘Thank You’ on it and the other with the words ‘You Fool’. Every day the girl doing the experiment said these words to each jar, for one month. After the month it could be seen that the jar that had ‘Thank You’ fermented and produced a good color but the one with ‘You Fool’ became rotten and turned black.

This is a great experiment for you to try at home with your child. There’s no better way to learn something than doing it. In case you’re not convinced then go to Youtube and do a search for ‘rice experiment emoto’ and you will see many examples. Here’s one for you to view;

Messages From Water Children’s Book

To get your free copy of Dr Emoto’s Children’s Book visit the link below and click on “Children’s Book” and proceed to view or download it.

Messages from Water Children’s Book 

Further Reading

Below are some important links for further information about the wonders of water.

Hadolife
Office Masaru Emoto
International Water For Life Foundation
Messages from Water – Dr Masaru Emoto

Three quarters of your body is made up of water and 70% of the earth is also water. That’s a lot of water and it plays a huge part in your life. But you probably do not realize how big a part, until you see the work of Dr Masaru Emoto.

Through his work he has proven that water responds to words, thoughts, feelings, music and emotions. Viewed in this way, everything we say, feel and think impacts not only on ourselves but those around us.

This is article one of two: In this first article I will explain Dr Emoto’s work itself and in the second article I wish to promote the “Emoto Peace Project” which aims to bring this knowledge to every child on earth.

Dr Masaru Emoto

Dr Masaru Emoto pioneered the concept of freezing water samples and then examining them under powerful microscopes, and photographing the resulting crystals. The pioneering part of his research was that he could show how water was ‘shaped’ by words, music and thought, just by the shape of the crystals formed.

He has gained worldwide recognition for his work and has published numerous books on the subject. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages and he tours the planet giving seminars and promoting his peace project. His work was also highlighted in the film ‘What the bleep do we know!?.

Music and Water  

To show the affect of music on water he played different tunes to the samples and photographed the resulting crystals. The results were amazing and you could see the difference between playing classical music to the water and for instance, heavy metal.

Words and Water

This must be his greatest discovery about water. Dr Emoto would take two samples of identical water and place them in containers; he would then write a word on a label and attach it to the containers. For instance one would have the word ‘love’ and the other the word ‘war’. He would then photograph the crystals from each, the result was truly astounding. The ‘love’ crystal was beautiful and the ‘war’ crystal ugly and misshaped.

His books show all the different types of words he used and every time the result was the same. A positive word gave a beautiful crystal and the negative one an ugly one. Even in different languages! And even names, such as Hitler, provoked a very distorted and ugly crystal.

Thoughts and Water

He has even shown that prayer works. He took samples from a polluted lake in Japan before and after a prayer was offered to it. You will not believe the results!

These are just a few examples of his life changing discoveries; you will need to look into his books to see them all.

Here’s a video showing real examples of the above.

What can we learn from Water?

So how does the water know? Is it intelligent, does it have a memory or does it pick up the energy from the person observing it? Whichever one it is, doesn’t really matter. The outcome is the same; we can influence the water to such a degree that it changes the crystal structure of the water. Just by the words we use, the emotions we project and the thoughts we have.

Can that explain certain illnesses in the world today? It makes sense that if we feel negative, depressed or angry that that will affect the water inside of us. Which can surely lead to sickness? Not only that, if we use ‘negative’ language and emotion towards another, that affects the other person too.

Our children and their future

This last point is particularly important when you think about how you raise your child. With the knowledge that you affect the water inside you but also the water inside your child, you become suddenly aware of everything you ‘emit’ into the world and towards your child. This alone can change the world we live in. And if you teach your child these same principles then your child can take that knowledge out into the world that he/she creates.

This is the principal behind the ‘Emoto Peace Project’, in which Dr Emoto wishes to give access to his special children’s book on Water, to every child on the planet, for free. For details read;

Emoto Peace Project

In the meanwhile here is a personal message from Dr Emoto himself.

Further Reading

Below are some important links for further information about the wonders of water.

Hadolife
Office Masaru Emoto
International Water For Life Foundation
Emoto Peace Project

Microwave ovens are a standard kitchen appliance in most homes these days. In fact the use of them has increased substantially in the last thirty years, not only in homes but commercially too, in restaurants and cafés.  

The microwave oven is marketed as safe, fast and energy efficient. But is it so safe and what does it actually do to the food that you consume or give to your child? Is there any chance we are harming our health and especially the health of our children by using a microwave oven?

The microwave oven is widely used these days and fits perfectly into the present day lifestyles of most families – it saves you time, when you have so little in the first place.

But in an age where illness and disease are still so prevalent and especially illnesses associated with nutrient deficiency and toxin overload, maybe we should be looking at the microwave. It may not be the cause of it all but there is every chance it is one piece of the jigsaw.

How does a microwave oven work?

Simply put, the microwave oven produces electromagnetic radiation of the right wavelength to make the food molecules vibrate rapidly.

All wave energy changes polarity (+ to -) with every cycle of a wave. In microwave ovens this happens billions of times per second. Food molecules, especially water have these same polarities. When the microwaves bombard the food they cause the food molecules to rotate at the same frequency, billions of times a second. All this agitation creates molecular friction, which in turn heats up the food.

The oven itself is basically an enclosed metal cavity (the door may be mostly plastic, but there’s a metal mesh in it that keeps the microwave radiation from escaping). A special type of vacuum tube, called a magnetron emits the microwave radiation, and a waveguide carries it into the cavity, where it bounces around until it’s absorbed by your food and converted to heat.

Safety

Manufacturers are subject to strict guidelines to ensure there is minimal leakage of radiation outside of the oven. This is the most studied and reported aspect of microwave ovens. However, if you ask most people they will say that they avoid standing in front of the microwave oven whilst it is heating something. What is the reason for this? Because people still believe it to be dangerous to do so.

Regardless, these same people are still quite happy to eat the food that has been exposed to the radiation inside the same microwave oven!

Studies

In America, neither universities nor the federal government have conducted any tests concerning the effects on the body from eating microwaved foods. They are more concerned with studies about what happens if the door on the microwave doesn’t close properly. This is rather strange; surely there should be studies on what happens to the food itself as well?

Swiss clinical study

Dr. Hans Ulrich Hertel (food scientist) and Dr Bernard H. Blanc (swiss federal institute of technology and the university institute for biochemistry) were the first scientists to conceive and carry out a quality clinical study on the effects microwaved nutrients have on the blood and physiology of the human body.

They showed that microwave cooking changed the nutrients in the food and that changes took place in the participants’ blood that could cause deterioration in the human system.

Their study took a group of volunteers and over a period of time, each received one food sample on an empty stomach. The samples being one of either milk or vegetables – raw, cooked normally or microwaved. Blood samples were taken immediately before eating and then at defined intervals after eating.

Significant changes were discovered in the blood samples from those eating the microwaved foods.

These changes included a decrease in all hemoglobin and cholesterol values, especially the ratio of HDL (good cholesterol) and LDL (bad cholesterol) values. White blood cells showed a more distinct short-term decrease following eating. Each of these indicators pointed to degeneration.

Leukocytes are signs of pathogenic effects on the living system, such as poisoning and cell damage. The increase of leukocytes in the participants who had microwaved foods showed that these increases were caused entirely by ingesting microwaved substances.

Reaction

Soon after these findings were published the authorities and industry reacted, strongly. There was a ‘gag order’ placed on the two scientists, stopping them from further publishing results. And Dr Hertel was convicted for ‘interfering with commerce’!  He fought this and five years later the European Court of Human Rights reversed both decisions. In addition Switzerland was ordered to pay Dr Hertel compensation.

This shows precisely how sensitive a subject this is.

Microwaved blood kills patient

In 1991 in Oklahoma, Norma Levitt (a hip surgery patient) died from a simple blood transfusion. Blood for transfusions is routinely warmed but not in microwave ovens. In this case however the nurse had done precisely that. The microwave irradiation had altered the blood causing death. This resulted in a law suit being filed because of the use of the microwave.

This makes it clear there’s more to heating with microwaves than you think or are led to believe. This form of ‘heating’ obviously does something to the substance it heats and by heating your food in a microwave oven you are ingesting these ‘unknowns’.

When is water not water

The anthroposophist A. Bohmert reported the following discovery in one of her presentations: water samples were heated, some in a microwave oven and others conventionally, and then left to cool down before use. These water samples were then used to bring grain to germination. The grain in contact with microwaved water was the only one that did not germinate.

Experiments have also been reported about watering plants with microwaved water and the plants not growing properly or in some cases actually dying. Here’s a link to an experiment showing the effects ;

Microwaved Water – See What It Does To Plants 

Think of your children

One microwaved meal won’t kill you but prolonged intake of such foods will surely cause damage. You might save time by using a microwave oven but how much time do you take off your life span by doing so? No long term studies have been done about the effects of consuming microwaved foods. Who is to say that the increase of cancer in the western world is not related to the use of microwaves?

You are of course free to make the choice for yourself but remember you are also making choices for your children. You are making decisions now that will affect the long term health of your child.

Before you pop that bottle of milk or jar of baby food in the microwave think about the consequences. What ‘unknowns’ are you introducing into your childs body? What nutrients in their food are you nuking and thus depriving them of? What long term illnesses are you exposing them to by altering their food by microwaving it? And what pressure are you putting on an immature body, yet to fully develop, by introducing potential toxins into it?

Can you be so sure it is ok to use a microwave that you risk your childs present and future health? Surely, taking that little extra time to heat conventually is worth the sure knowledge that you are not harming your child in the process.

White refined sugar – you’ll find it in sweets, cereals, tinned foods, drinks and in many more things and it is causing untold damage to your child. The power of sugar to harm should not be underestimated. Do you know how many of the foods you feed your child are laced with sugar? Do you know how much sugar your child intakes in a day? Do you know the long term health issues of consuming sugar?

Every parent should consider these questions seriously because your child’s future depends on it. Everyone ‘knows’ sugar is bad for them but most people do not take it seriously enough. Just knowing how white refined sugar reacts in your body should be enough to put you off.

What sugar does in your body

When you consume white refined sugar (in whatever form), it goes straight through the stomach wall without being digested. Your blood sugar level then rises way too high and your pancreas has to produce insulin in order to bring it down again. If your body didn’t rebalance your blood sugar level, you would die.

And because whatever you ate is an empty food, void of any nutrients, your blood sugar level then drops and you have the feeling you are hungry or dissatisfied. You inevitably then consume more sugar rocketing your blood sugar level again, and again overworking your pancreas.

There is no balance for your body whilst you are stuck in this cycle. Insulin is pumped into your blood stream more often than it should be, because of the sugar and this promotes the storage of fat, resulting in weight gain.

Energy Boost?

People believe that sugar actually gives them an energy boost, and food manufacturers would like you to believe that. But in fact the rush you feel when you eat sugar is in fact from the insulin pumping into your blood stream. This cycle is repeated whenever you consume sugar and the constant rising and falling of your blood sugar level is putting pressure on your body and mind.

It is obvious that regular consumption of sugar cannot be good for you. But people mistakenly believe that if they don’t add sugar to anything they eat or drink they are ok (for example not adding sugar to their coffee or tea). But sugar is in virtually every processed food that you consume. It is cheap and tasty and manufacturers use it for those very reasons.

Increase in use of sugar

Over the last thirty years the use of sugar, by food manufacturers, has increased substantially. For instance in 1978 Kellogg’s Special K had 9.6g of sugar per 100g, today it has 17g, about the same as you will find in vanilla ice cream! Tinned foods such as soups have also seen a large increase in sugar content. I won’t even mention the sugar levels in chocolates or sweets.

Sugar is addictive and makes you want to eat more. Also, we have a natural sweet tooth and food companies have increased their use of sugar in order to attract those ’sweet toothed’ customers. Some of the biggest increases in sugar levels over the last thirty years are in cereals, particularly cereals targeted at children.

Food companies targeting children

In fact you have to question all the marketing that you see for children’s foods. You’ll see on the television advertisements stating that such and such a product has so many grains, energy, protein etc. BUT, how much sugar does it have, they’ll never advertise that fact, of course not. I recently saw an advert for NUTELLA, with them stating how healthy it was. What nonsense, it is full of sugar! But yes, it has some milk in it and they focus on the calcium, they must really think people are stupid…

The real effects of Sugar

As a parent you need to be aware of these facts and keep an eye on how much sugar your child is consuming in a day. Not just ‘direct’ sugar but also through products with hidden quantities of sugar. If your child is consuming too many of these they are not getting the nutrients and minerals that they need. Instead, their bodies are being loaded with refined sugars and empty calories. Sugar actually robs your child’s body of vital nutrients and leaches minerals and B Vitamins.

Sugar also ;

• Suppresses the immune system, making us open to bacterial infections
• Increases inflammation
• Throws off the body’s ability to both absorb and maintain proper balance of essential minerals (i.e., calcium, magnesium, chromium, copper)
• Creates hormonal imbalances
• Creates mood, mental and behavior shifts such as depression, hyperactivity, anxiety, aggression, inability to concentrate or think clearly and drowsiness

Illnesses & Behavioral problems

With this knowledge in hand it is not too hard to realize that constant and regular consumption of white refined sugar is not good for your child, or you. Many illnesses and behavioral problems can be linked to sugar consumption. You will find numerous ’scientific’ studies categorically stating that sugar has no effect on, ADHD for instance. But these studies are normally on a small group, for a short period of time and in a controlled environment (hospital), never in normal environments such as school or home.

But, common sense tells you the answer. You know how your child reacts to sugar and if you don’t, start to pay attention and you will soon see. You do not need any studies or ‘experts’ to tell you what you can work out for yourself.

The one reason people to do not realize the effects of sugar is that they cannot remember how it was, not to have sugar in their body. Try the following and I guarantee you will change the way you think about sugar, forever.

Sugar Detox

For four weeks cut out ALL sugar from your diet. It’s not easy but if you can commit to it and see it through you will be amazed at the results. It’s much harder than you can ever imagine and you will go through drug like symptoms (withdrawal, mood swings, sleeping badly etc). The first week or two is the hardest but after that you’ll notice increased levels of energy and you’ll be feeling generally fantastic. See it through the whole four weeks and then do the following.

Make sure you’re somewhere you can sit down and observe yourself and your body. Now take a bar of chocolate and eat it. You will begin to feel some sensations building up in your body that will not feel good at all. You will actually feel the sugar and insulin pumping through your blood stream. You may feel dizzy, you may need to go to the toilet or you may feel sick. Take good notice of what is happening in your body now, this is what happens every time you or your child consume sugar.  

I did this about five years ago and it changed my view on sugar forever. When I had my bar of chocolate I nearly fainted. I haven’t cut out sugar completely and I don’t think that is realistic but I am very careful about allowing the build up of sugar in my diet. I am also aware of feeling run down, lethargic or moody and inevitably it is linked to my diet, in particular sugar.

Be informed

Just by knowing the effects of white refined sugar and being aware how many products have ‘hidden’ sugars in them, you are well on the way to helping your child live a healthier and happier life.

You don’t need to stop all sugar, you just need to control the amount your child consumes. Your child will sleep better, respond better, feel better, be healthier, be calmer, concentrate better and be happier. It’s simple really, look at those packet ingredients and avoid sugar loaded products.

In our ‘time restricted’ lives it is hard, but making your own foods instead of relying on processed and packaged foods will in the long run contribute to the overall health of your child. Not only physically but mentally too. And you’ll save on all those visits to the doctor as you’ll have a much healthier child, one who recovers much quicker when/if he is ill.