How My Birthday Invitation Can Improve Your Children's Health

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halcyon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:55:19 GMT

So, is Dr. Mercola gonna go to Adam's birthday party or not? LOL. ;)

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Andrea Dinovo — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:29:09 GMT

I find that at our local supermarket, the organic section is growing larger every week, even in the Health and Beauty Aids section. If you ask the management to offer more organic products, they certainly will, especially if they know you are a faithful customer. The best place for me to dispense 'free advice' is down any isle that has both good and bad products, like the Drinks isle. I preface my health statements with "Well, you know what Dr Mercola says about HFCS, right?" Most of the time I get answers like "Who is he?" Then comes my pitch about him being the most popular Internet health doctor. Then I ask the customer "what do you know about....". If they don't know much, I tell them the risks/benefits/etc. I show them the drinks that contain HFCS on the label, and the ones that don't. I have my facts straight and simple. I launch into the benefits of coconut oil as a second topic, and unprocessed foods as a third. Most have heard the benefits of raw fruits and vegetables, so it clinches it right there. If they begin asking me more questions, I tell them about raw milk vs pasteurized, dangers of rBST growth hormone in milk ( they now carry the 'rBST-free' kind by a major dairy for only .50cents more), and organic butter vs margerine. They always ask me where to find this info, and I pull out my small notebook and pen and write out Dr Mercola's website for them on the spot! They are so thankful and begin looking in their carts for objectionable items... it's kind of funny. Standing in the check-out line is great also, because my captive audience hears me ask them "Isn't it great Acme now carries more organic items, like ... (hold up item) and (hold up another item). My finish line is usually something like 'You are what you eat', and find something good in their cart to talk about, relating to obesity, diabetes or cancer, because everyone knows someone who has it. I make Colloidal Silver water and pass it out for free with my name and email on it!

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MsLainie — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:01:54 GMT

and i didn't realize that my first comment actually got posted. great.

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MsLainie — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:59:16 GMT

No one listens to me either. I may as well be a lunatic trying to give health advice! I am 21 and live a semi-"college lifestyle" so it is far from perfect, but I am doing my best to try and live healthier. Sometimes I'll feel comfortable sharing a tidbit of information with my friends on what it really means to eat healthy or that certain things harm our bodies but they simply don't want to hear it. Even my boyfriend, who is fairly open minded, took a stab at me the other day when i was talking about...flouride or something.....i can't quite remember what it was...

"Oh, did you hear that from Dr. Mercola??" (In a sarcastic tone.)

I guess I can't really blame him. I do sound a bit nutty sometimes. I like read ing the comments on here because it reminds me that I am not the only crazy one ;)

But my boyfriend also has Type 1 Diabetes and could benefit a lot from my lunacy, so I'm not going to give up trying...ever.

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MsLainie — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:55:52 GMT

No one listens to what I have to say either. I may as well be a lunatic trying to give health advice. I'm 21 and live a semi-"college" lifestyle so it's far from perfect but I'm trying really hard to change my ways. Sometimes I'll feel comfortable sharing a few tidbits with my friends on what it really means to eat healthy or how harmful drugs are but people simply don't want to hear it. It's very frustrating! Even my boyfirend, who is fairly open minded, took a stab at me the other day when I was talking up the benefits of...raw milk or something...I can't even rmember what it was.

"Oh where'd you hear that? Dr. Mercola??" in a sarcastic tone.

I guess I can't really blame him. I do sound a bit nutty sometimes. But he has type 1 diabetes and could really benefit from my advice so I'm not giving up. Ever.

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Young Health 4 Life — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:51:26 GMT

Love it! I was a preschooler teacher some years ago. I would allow only healthy foods ot be brought in for snacks and I did my best to take advantage of every available means (stories, songs, games, books) to constantly teach the importance of nutrition!! During that same time period I also had day care in my home. I supplied the after school snacks which were again, whole foods, fruits with nut butters and any number of creative combinations.

This was over 25 years ago and I may have been considered a "tree hugger" back then. Now, just 2 days ago, my grown daughter said to me "Mom, all of that you taught me so many years ago is now becoming mainstream"! She was surprised and I, of course, was just pleasantly grateful.

Children learn what they live and live what they learn! The younger healthy food choices become a way of life, the more ingrained it is by those challenging school years with the influence of others who see no cause and effect between what we do and how our bodies react1

Happy Birthday, Adam!! And truly, many more!!

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Halobeans — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:21:08 GMT

Yes its true,no one will listen to what I have to say. My family thinks Im being a crazy health nut. My eight yr. old recently said that her granchildren will eat healthy,and Im the one who started it all.She is only 8 and so smart (my babydoll). My mother takes 15 medications and is ready to keel over,but she will not listen. Almost as if you are talking to a wall. It is so painful to see when there is a clear solution! I also send articles to my sister and uncle even though I know it annoys them,Im still trying. May God bless you all on this journey.

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Badbill — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:04:50 GMT

Great article, Doc!

Ah yes, how greatly we are influenced by our nearest and dearest.

The "pill for every ill" issue came up for me recently. A friend was telling me with pride how her young children would ask for a specific homeopathic remedy for a cut, another for a headache, etc. As tactfully as possible (I'm not known for my tactfulness!), I suggested to her that it might not be the best idea to let her children get used to popping pills of any sort. And the habit of needing to take something every time a small health challenge comes along may not be a healthy one. She reacted strongly to say the least, defending the merits of bringing up her children in a homeopathic household.

No one remedy, drug, food, lifestyle, system has all the answers and health does not come from book or bottle or another person. I believe the most helpful belief I hold is that my body (and human bodies in general) is the most wonderful creation, taking care of 99.99% of my needs with the occasional bit of help. I try to pass this on to my children and those around me while remembering that there is a time for some tender care and attention.

Let's keep positive and give of our knowledge to those around us by example in a light-hearted way.

Cheers, Billy

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tans — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:55:41 GMT

I have a 5&half yr old step daughter who stays with us everyother weekend.

When she arrives on the friday she is hyper & over active and wont sleep untill way after most of the adults in the house are sleeping.

I try and feed her my diet of organic homemade home grown food, no diet cokes!! or cookies etc etc.

I try and teech her what is good and what is bad..

Then she goes back to her mothers home and passes on this information..

Much to her mothers annoyance..

I then get the phonecalls

How dare I feed her head with crap.. she's a young girl she can eat what she wants, when she wants....

Which consists of friday night pizza hut, 2 or more trips to Mcdonalds, then kfc or burger king etc etc etc

her mother is very over wieght and unfortunatly the little girl is going that way to..

she can eat more than any child ive ever known, but she's a spirtited bright pretty young girl, who'll suffer needlessly because of her diet..

Sometimes I feel like giving up, what difference does 2 days here and there make, but then I think that hopefully some of the knowledge will stick with her..

Or she'll just see me as the wicked step-mother!

Does anyone else have any simular stories....

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healthstar — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:55:35 GMT

I definitely agree that children should be taught by example. My eight year old, Emmanuel, sees that I am very avid about health issues and so is he. Just like me, he looks at labels. Everytime he is offered a drink by one of his friends, the first thing he does is look at the label. If it says "high fructose corn syrup", he refuses and says "It has high corn syrup. That's bad for you". His friends listen and are starting to check their labels as well, at least when he is around - LOL! Another thing Emmanuel does is that when someone gets hurts, he immediately asks that I put lavender oil on them. If someone has a migraine headache, he goes and gets the M-grain essential oil and gives it to the person so they can feel better. He knows we don't use drugs anymore in our house and he is very avid at using and recommending the essential oils we use. It's awesome to see how influenced he is by health issues! If he sees an advertisement on TV of sugar-loaded cereals, he says "Mommy - bad for you!". I know he will make good choices as he continues to grow up.

Kids listen and see what we do! Never underestimate the power of good living.

Mirdza

Helping people lead healthier lives

www.mirdzashealthsite.com

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Mercola Fan — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:02:18 GMT

Happy Birthday to Adam!!

What a great gift if you could have really gone to the party, Dr Mercola!

I am in North Carolina and have never heard of any events featuring you here in my part of the world (the southeast) I wonder if the same is true for Corey in Canada...?

I do not know when you leave for your winter retreat in Hawaii; But, might you consider some traveling so many of us can hear you speak in person?

Do you ever do book tours/signings? If you do, please post the schedule for us.

Thanks!

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Wedgirl — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:10:11 GMT

This past weekend, my husband and I went on an organized bike tour. My parents graciously watched our three children. My parents are aware of some of our lifestyle habits and think we are a bit "nutty". My children managed to argue about corn being a grain and not a vegetable when my mother insisted they eat up all their veggies (amongst many other food issues...microwave cooking etc) It was humorous to hear how the conversation went; however, I don't think that my folks will volunteer their services anytime soon. I have tried many times to share information with my parents (they could benefit greatly). They aren't ready to listen yet. I have sent them a couple of pertinent articles from this site with hopes that they would subscribe to the newsletter. We are just hoping that living "our nutty lifestlye" will set the example for them at some point.

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Elena_VP — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:06:30 GMT

Dr Mercola and the website are mentioned frequently at home too.

Thank you very much for adding the texts of the videos. I asked you for that some time ago, thanks! It is great for non-native English speakers like me that don't master spoken English but can understand written English perfectly.

Greetings from Spain.

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annapavlova42 — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:59:06 GMT

When my oldest was a very young child, Sesame Street was born. I viewed the program and had decided that this program was very educational. Back then, the program was live. Mistakes were funny.

Because of this wonderful program and my daughters home education, by the time she was pre-school age, she was ahead of the rest of the other children.

There were other very fine shows that were funny, educating and entertaining as well.

I allowed her to watch tv for 1 or 2 hours a day, other wise she had to use her eyes for reading, her imagination with her toys, her ears for childrens and classical music, fingers to play the piano, and throat for singing and speaking.

She was flurished with toys for the outdoors and had swimming lessons. Plus I taught her ballet . There is more.

Today, my grown-up daughter and my other two children are all very educated, self sufficient and appreciate many facets of life, including the alternative life style.

Today tv works in the opposite direction. What a terrible shame.

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Amanda Rose — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:20:33 GMT

I love it! That is such a great age to teach about health too.

I posted on here a couple of months ago about giving up my nightly glass of wine. I know there are various views on wine, but I do know that it's not a good idea for me. What really did it was the anti-drug talks I have been having with my son, which included excessive alcohol. It didn't take long for him to call me on it. I promised to give it up and, truth be told, I've had a few glasses since. He's called me on that as well "Mama, you said you were not going to drink that ever again!"

More: Alcohol and depression and the lessons we can learn from children.

And as a side note, five is not too young for these anti-drug talks. If you meet me IRL, offer drugs to my son and see what he says. :)

Amanda