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American    Academy of Pediatrics says pesticides aren't bad for babies - Eat more! For the very first time, the  American Academy of Pediatrics  (AAP) has come forward with an official position on organic foods and their role in childhood health and development. But rather than encourage parents to avoid buying pesticide-laden conventional foods, the group, which openly admits that conventional produce is loaded with toxic pesticides, says parents should keep on feeding their children conventional produce despite the dangers involved. The duplicitous report by AAP, which reads as though it was written by the chemical industry, concedes that organic produce has significantly lower pesticide levels than conventional produce, and that this variance could be significant for childhood health outcomes. And yet in the same breath, the report concludes that since there is supposedly no "direct evidence" that consuming a solely organic diet leads to better health ou...

GMO babies now being engineered in labs under guise of preventing incurable  Life, whether human or otherwise, is no longer sacred to many of today's scientists, who actually believe that tampering with the genetic blueprints of living beings will somehow improve humanity and create a better world. And this disturbing reality became ever more apparent recently when genetic butchers at  Oregon Health & Sciences University  (OHSU) announced their discovery of a way to manipulate the DNA of human embryos to obstruct normal gene transfer and create genetically "superior" babies that are supposedly less prone to disease. According to the  Chicago Tribune , these genetically-modified (GM) embryos are not yet intended to actually produce real, living children -- although it is only a matter of time before this nightmare becomes a reality (remember the movie Gattaca?) -- but they will be used in the present to investigate how babies of the future might avoid cert...

Don't be misled about sharing your bed with your baby There is a concerted campaign to dissuade parents from sleeping with their babies. The latest study published in the American Journal of Public Health attempts to prove that sleeping with your baby can cause death. This was a survey of statistics concerning babies who died unexpectedly. The data reveal that significantly more babies who died unexpectedly of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) were sleeping in a parental bed than sleeping alone in a crib. These statistics were taken from data over a three-year period in nine states to assess where babies who died of SIDS were sleeping when found. However, this study proves nothing. A similar study could be done showing that more children develop asthma symptoms when outdoors. Should we then dissuade children from going outdoors or exercising? Or we could study low income families and discover that more of these children have asthma compared to children from more affluent...

Preventing obesity early (opinion) First and foremost I need to rectify something. In my previous article about reversing acne I presented some information on how to make drinking water safe from chlorine and fluoride. I was half right and half wrong. What I said works for chlorine but not for fluoride and I humbly apologize. For fluoride you can use a reverse osmosis filter or distill the water. Or you can ingest sulfur crystals because they remove toxins, heavy metals, radiation and parasites from your system. The existing problem is, even if you do one or all of the three mentioned, you are still getting about 10ppm in the foods you eat because of the fluoridated irrigation. Now for today's article: A question that has arisen is can babies be obese? While doctors worry that the seeds of childhood obesity are being planted earlier and earlier, the good news is that parents can do something about it. For ions, Americans have jumped for joy in celebrating chubby babies beca...

Best Baby Carriers 2017 Babies love being held close to mom or dad, feeling the warm comfort of their chest and the gentle rhythm of their breathing and heartbeat. But unless you're Ronda Rousey or Mark Wahlberg, your arms and shoulders are going to get very tired from lugging around a growing baby all day. That's where the soft-structured baby carrier comes in! Each year, there are several new entrants into the baby carrier market, making it harder to make an informed decision about which ones are best for you and your baby. We took 17 popular baby carriers, some having been around for over a decade (like the BabyBjorn and ERGO) and some being relative newcomers to the market (like the Mother Nest and Tula), and put them to the test. They ranged in price from about $35 to $150, and in general price tended to correlate with quality. All of the carriers were purchased by us, we did  not accept any freebies  to ensure our reviews were honest and unbiased. We evaluated ...

Best Baby Carriers 2017 3. Mo+M Classic Baby Carrier.  This is a great back-to-basics soft-structured carrier with some great versatility, especially given the price point. There are 3 carry options: rear-facing front, hip sling carry, and front-facing back. Notice how there is no forward-facing front position, and no infant position. Not only is there no infant (fetal tuck) position, the carrier is not suggested for use under 12 pounds. It does go up to 36 pounds, however, which is quite good. There are also some good additional features, like a zip-down flap to expose some mesh for higher breathability, much like the LILLEBaby. Also has storage pockets and a hood. Downfalls? Well, not anywhere near as comfy or padded as our premium options, and the cloth is nowhere near as soft and luxurious. Also cannot support infants, and has no infant insert. Overall, a great option if you're looking to save a ton and can deal with the limitations. Tends to go for about $35 online, y...

Best Baby Carriers 2017 With all that in mind, below are the best baby carriers of 2017. 1. LILLEBaby Complete All Season Baby Carrier.  This is a truly excellent carrier, and this is the first year the LILLEBaby carrier was tested for inclusion in our list, and it made it right into the first place position! The LILLE Baby series is relatively new to the baby carrier market , using beautiful and highly functional Scandanavian styling, and including some very comprehensive features. They make three categories of carriers: the COMPLETE series, CARRY-ON series, and ESSENTIALS series. As the name would suggest, the COMPLETE series is the most versatile, with six carry positions, a wide weight range that includes infants down to 7 pounds, and big kids up to 45 pounds. Within the COMPLETE series, they have the All Seasons, the Airflow, the Original, and the Embossed version . Unless you live in (and never travel outside of) s...