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“The Addiction Spectrum”: A Holistic Approach to Healing
This paragraph from The Addiction Spectrum: A Compassionate Holistic Approach to Recovery, by Paul Thomas, MD, and Jennifer Margulis, PhD, beautifully sums up the source of addiction: Being human is hard. Period. Which is why I agree with Thomas when he says that mainstream ideas about addiction, both causes and treatments, are outdated and in need of an overhaul, an overhaul that this book neatly provides.
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The Vaccine-Friendly Plan: A New Book that Will Mean Healthier Kids
If you listen to the mainstream media, you might be under the impression that United States parents are sharply divided between those who believe all children should be vaccinated according the CDC-recommended schedule and those who believe no children should receive any vaccine ever -- and that virtually all pediatricians are firmly in the first camp.
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Wishy-Washy on Vaccines? Thank You!
To many people, I hold “extreme” views on vaccines. Unlike many who question the safety of the current vaccine program, I cannot say that I am aggressively, or even mildly, “pro-vaccine.” I have pored through what seems like mountains of scientific and historical data, and my overall conclusion is that, while vaccines looked and seemed like a great idea, they have been undermining the overall health of the population from the start. It’s quite possible that individual vaccines may have prevented significant numbers of acute infections in the short-term, but at what cost?
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The Business of Baby — One Long Conflict of Interest Disclosure
The above is an excerpt from Jennifer Margulis’s book The Business of Baby: What Doctors Don’t Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You and How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth and Baby Before Their Bottom Line. Sounds like a Thinking Mom, doesn’t it? If you’re anything like me you breathed a gentle sigh of relief when you read, “though we need support and advice, we do not need to be bullied or intimidated.” As parents in our society, we find ourselves bullied and/or intimidated rather often, don’t we? It often starts the moment you walk in the obstetrician’s office after a positive pregnancy test.
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