Autism Theory That Doesn't Include Vaccinations
Many people are blaming the countless childhood vaccinations for autism. While I have no doubt there is a connection for some cases, I am not convinced it is the root of this evil. I'm more inclined to blame Modern Autism on the chemical warefare being waged against our bodies in the name of convenience and safety.
Chemicals And Fat
http://www.autismfries.com/
The human brain is composed primarily of fat, specifically Omega-3 fatty acids which are commonly referred to as "good fat".
Many chemicals in our daily lives are found to be fat soluble. This means they are stored in our body's fat throughout our lives and even transferred to the baby as it develops in the womb. More is transferred through breast feeding, skin contact, and inhalation. This is a recipe for disaster.
This chemical deluge could also account for the almost exponential increases in ADD/ADHD as well as modern autism (is there a link between the two syndromes?). Our culture relies almost entirely on chemicals over natural substances for convenience and through the brainwashing of companies stating they are for our safety and well-being. If this chemical/ADD/ADHD/Modern Autism link is real, it is safe to assume there is a cumulative affect (through the fat soluble/stored chemicals). This is why the fat soluble transfer is the most troublesome.
Fire Retardents
www.thegreenguide.com/doc/26/home A century and a half since Thoreau built his little cabin on Walden Pond, our poet's ethic of simplicity and harmony with nature has been displaced by the typical American dream house: a multi-thousand-square-foot suburban palace with a three-car garage. If we took Thoreau on a tour, he'd be surprised to learn that today's building products and furnishings emit gaseous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as the known carcinogens formaldehyde and benzene, and trigger respiratory, allergic and neurological reactions. He'd see bulldozers mow down trees to make room for a house--built with scarce hardwoods from far-flung places--and construction crews filling dumpsters with enough scrap wood to build another Walden cottage.
Moving on, many chemicals that are used in the US are banned in most of the world - primarily fire retardents used on furniture and carpeting. The use of these chemicals is questionable anyway, since studies through fire safety organizations prove they do not inhibit the spread of fire, particularly when compared to untreated natural fibers (cotton, wool, silk, wood) - CNN ran a story in fall of 2007 regarding this. I'm still searching for it.
Many of these fire retardents are also used in the manufacture of childrens clothing.
Pthalates and BPA
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/mvoice/070502voices.html
BPA was originally used as a synthetic hormone. Today it is mostly used to make polycarbonate plastic, which is used in hard plastic products, including baby bottles and some of popular water bottles. Remarkably, BPA is also used to make coatings that line food cans.
More info - http://kermitsteam.blogspot.com/2007/08/chemical-bpa.html
There is mounting evidence of phthalates, found in baby hygiene products, causing hormonal disruption. Also, BPA is found in the plastics of baby bottles, water bottles, canned goods and hard plastic toys babies so love to teeth has questions being raised regarding hormonal disruption and brain development.
Disposable Diapers
http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/diapers/diaper-asthma.html
Harsh perfumes and chemical emissions have long been known to induce asthma-like symptoms in children and adults. Now, researchers have found that disposable diapers might be a trigger for asthma. A study published in the October, 1999 issue of the Archives of Environmental Health found that laboratory mice exposed to various brands of disposable diapers suffered increased eye, nose, and throat irritation, including bronchoconstriction similar to that of an asthma attack. Six leading cotton and disposable diaper brands were tested; cloth diapers were not found to cause respiratory problems among the lab mice.
http://diapersafari.com/diaperinfo/whyclothdiapers/
BABIES POORLY DEVELOPED OUTER SKIN LAYER ABSORBS ABOUT 48 CHEMICALS if you use disposable diapers & wipes and standard baby products. This can be greatly reduced by using cloth diapers and natural baby products.
Very few people discuss the use of disposable diapers when it comes to the developmental safety of infants and toddlers. Considering your baby will wear between 5000 and 6500 diapers 24/7/365, it's worth taking a look.
A Child's Brain
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs609w.htm
By the time a child is 3 years old, a baby's brain has formed about 1,000 trillion connections — about twice as many as adults have. A baby's brain is superdense and will stay that way throughout the first decade of life. Beginning at about age 11, a child's brain gets rid of extra connections in a process calling "pruning," gradually making order out of a thick tangle of "wires."
http://www.autismfries.com/
From birth to 24 months is the time period when most of the neural connections in the brain are made. This is when the brain is wired. Anything that interferes with the wiring of the brain will cause a "developmental disorder". Autism basically means that a brain which would otherwise be normal failed at some point AFTER childbirth in developing all the normal neural connections.
How can a child's brain not be affected by this deluge?
What Can You Do?
Dress your baby in only natural fibers - unbleached cotton is obviously the best choice, but that can be boring. You make the decision on how "natural" to be.
Make your baby's clothes. It's time consuming, but they won't have the fire retardents soaked into every thread.
Use cloth diapers. You can buy a bolt of good cotton flannel to make your own, or use a diaper service. The choice is yours.
Use glass feeding bottles when not breast feeding. If you breast feed, consider converting to a plastic-free environment during your pregnancy and time you are breast feeding your baby. Cover your funiture with cotton sheets, dress in only natural fibers, use no perfumes, use unscented everything to reduce your chemical exposure.
Air new furniture in a hot location for a few days to accelerate the out-gasing process. If you live in a new home - take a day or tow away and super heat the interior - with the furnace for 24-48 hours. Then air and clean every surface to remove the chemicals that were super out-gased.
Only let your baby lie on cotton blankets or quilts. This will avoid contact with chemical laden upholstery fabrics, regardless of your home or out socializing.
When bathing your baby, use natural soaps. Castille soap - made with olive oil, is a great choice. But again, you choose. The soap will work just fine for shampoo for at least the first year. There is no need for perfumed soaps/detergents or shampoos on your baby.
If you use a moisturizer on your baby, consider a natural oil like cocoa butter, olive oil, etc. I personally don't advocate soy oil due to the genetic engineering and phyto-estrogens natural occuring in the beans.
Wash all clothes/diapers/bedding with the mildest unscented detergent available. Double rinse to assure all residue is gone.
Chemicals And Fat
http://www.autismfries.com/
The human brain is composed primarily of fat, specifically Omega-3 fatty acids which are commonly referred to as "good fat".
Many chemicals in our daily lives are found to be fat soluble. This means they are stored in our body's fat throughout our lives and even transferred to the baby as it develops in the womb. More is transferred through breast feeding, skin contact, and inhalation. This is a recipe for disaster.
This chemical deluge could also account for the almost exponential increases in ADD/ADHD as well as modern autism (is there a link between the two syndromes?). Our culture relies almost entirely on chemicals over natural substances for convenience and through the brainwashing of companies stating they are for our safety and well-being. If this chemical/ADD/ADHD/Modern Autism link is real, it is safe to assume there is a cumulative affect (through the fat soluble/stored chemicals). This is why the fat soluble transfer is the most troublesome.
Fire Retardents
www.thegreenguide.com/doc/26/home A century and a half since Thoreau built his little cabin on Walden Pond, our poet's ethic of simplicity and harmony with nature has been displaced by the typical American dream house: a multi-thousand-square-foot suburban palace with a three-car garage. If we took Thoreau on a tour, he'd be surprised to learn that today's building products and furnishings emit gaseous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as the known carcinogens formaldehyde and benzene, and trigger respiratory, allergic and neurological reactions. He'd see bulldozers mow down trees to make room for a house--built with scarce hardwoods from far-flung places--and construction crews filling dumpsters with enough scrap wood to build another Walden cottage.
Moving on, many chemicals that are used in the US are banned in most of the world - primarily fire retardents used on furniture and carpeting. The use of these chemicals is questionable anyway, since studies through fire safety organizations prove they do not inhibit the spread of fire, particularly when compared to untreated natural fibers (cotton, wool, silk, wood) - CNN ran a story in fall of 2007 regarding this. I'm still searching for it.
Many of these fire retardents are also used in the manufacture of childrens clothing.
Pthalates and BPA
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/mvoice/070502voices.html
BPA was originally used as a synthetic hormone. Today it is mostly used to make polycarbonate plastic, which is used in hard plastic products, including baby bottles and some of popular water bottles. Remarkably, BPA is also used to make coatings that line food cans.
More info - http://kermitsteam.blogspot.com/2007/08/chemical-bpa.html
There is mounting evidence of phthalates, found in baby hygiene products, causing hormonal disruption. Also, BPA is found in the plastics of baby bottles, water bottles, canned goods and hard plastic toys babies so love to teeth has questions being raised regarding hormonal disruption and brain development.
Disposable Diapers
http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/diapers/diaper-asthma.html
Harsh perfumes and chemical emissions have long been known to induce asthma-like symptoms in children and adults. Now, researchers have found that disposable diapers might be a trigger for asthma. A study published in the October, 1999 issue of the Archives of Environmental Health found that laboratory mice exposed to various brands of disposable diapers suffered increased eye, nose, and throat irritation, including bronchoconstriction similar to that of an asthma attack. Six leading cotton and disposable diaper brands were tested; cloth diapers were not found to cause respiratory problems among the lab mice.
http://diapersafari.com/diaperinfo/whyclothdiapers/
BABIES POORLY DEVELOPED OUTER SKIN LAYER ABSORBS ABOUT 48 CHEMICALS if you use disposable diapers & wipes and standard baby products. This can be greatly reduced by using cloth diapers and natural baby products.
Very few people discuss the use of disposable diapers when it comes to the developmental safety of infants and toddlers. Considering your baby will wear between 5000 and 6500 diapers 24/7/365, it's worth taking a look.
A Child's Brain
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs609w.htm
By the time a child is 3 years old, a baby's brain has formed about 1,000 trillion connections — about twice as many as adults have. A baby's brain is superdense and will stay that way throughout the first decade of life. Beginning at about age 11, a child's brain gets rid of extra connections in a process calling "pruning," gradually making order out of a thick tangle of "wires."
http://www.autismfries.com/
From birth to 24 months is the time period when most of the neural connections in the brain are made. This is when the brain is wired. Anything that interferes with the wiring of the brain will cause a "developmental disorder". Autism basically means that a brain which would otherwise be normal failed at some point AFTER childbirth in developing all the normal neural connections.
How can a child's brain not be affected by this deluge?
What Can You Do?
Dress your baby in only natural fibers - unbleached cotton is obviously the best choice, but that can be boring. You make the decision on how "natural" to be.
Make your baby's clothes. It's time consuming, but they won't have the fire retardents soaked into every thread.
Use cloth diapers. You can buy a bolt of good cotton flannel to make your own, or use a diaper service. The choice is yours.
Use glass feeding bottles when not breast feeding. If you breast feed, consider converting to a plastic-free environment during your pregnancy and time you are breast feeding your baby. Cover your funiture with cotton sheets, dress in only natural fibers, use no perfumes, use unscented everything to reduce your chemical exposure.
Air new furniture in a hot location for a few days to accelerate the out-gasing process. If you live in a new home - take a day or tow away and super heat the interior - with the furnace for 24-48 hours. Then air and clean every surface to remove the chemicals that were super out-gased.
Only let your baby lie on cotton blankets or quilts. This will avoid contact with chemical laden upholstery fabrics, regardless of your home or out socializing.
When bathing your baby, use natural soaps. Castille soap - made with olive oil, is a great choice. But again, you choose. The soap will work just fine for shampoo for at least the first year. There is no need for perfumed soaps/detergents or shampoos on your baby.
If you use a moisturizer on your baby, consider a natural oil like cocoa butter, olive oil, etc. I personally don't advocate soy oil due to the genetic engineering and phyto-estrogens natural occuring in the beans.
Wash all clothes/diapers/bedding with the mildest unscented detergent available. Double rinse to assure all residue is gone.
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