Archive for April 20th, 2009

WATER POLLUTION: FEW QUESTION ABOUT FILTERS

Needless to say, the better filters are more expensive, but a high price is not an unfailing guide to quality, so you need to ask some searching questions:

Does it contain silver? (If not, then it is probably dangerous.)

Is the filter registered with the EPA? What is the registration number? If not EPA registered, then you [...]


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THE EXCLUSION PHASE OF THE ELIMINATION DIET

This is meant to be a very simple, basic diet, in which you consume nothing but your allowed foods. No herbs, no spices, no flavourings, nothing tinned and no packaged foods of any sort. It is not going to be a gastronomic delight, but the diet does not last long and it may make you [...]


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PREVENTING FOOD SENSITIVITY: KEEPING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE

None of these preventive measures is foolproof, unfortunately. Some children go on to develop allergies, come what may. So a philosophical outlook is essential – do what you can to protect the child from allergens and irritants but accept that it may sometimes be impossible. Above all, try not to get too anxious. A child [...]


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FOOD PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN: HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME: DAVID’S STORY

David was very restless as a baby and slept little. By the time he could toddle he was a constant worry to his mother, because he was ‘into everything’ and could not be left alone for a minute. Getting him to bed in the evening was almost impossible, and when he was forced to do [...]


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MYTHS ABOUT FOOD INTOLERANCE: DIGESTING THE FACTS

To add to the myths about food, there are some long-standing misconceptions about human digestion that fuel the arguments over food sensitivity. The most important one is that food is broken down into very small molecules before any of it is absorbed. Every school biology student is taught this: that the enzymes in the mouth, [...]


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