Non Fiction / Body, Mind, Spirit / Inspiration & Personal Growth
Date Published: November 5th 2019
Publisher : Acorn Publishing
Our children are our hope, our future, our everything. Yet, we are often very unaware of the consequences of our actions, and the impact they have on our children’s future. The dangers of our lack of awareness are real. For the first time in history, our children’s life expectancy is shorter than ours. It is our duty as parents to educate ourselves and help our children thrive. This book is:
· An invitation to take a deeper look at the cultural influence on our children’s health.
· A helpful resource for parents who wish to take an active role in preserving their children’s health in today’s toxic environment.
· An empowering guide with life-changing information that most of us don’t have.
Once you know, you can make changes. NOW is the time to act.
Excerpt
What is happening right now
As participants in modern society, our bodies
are exposed to startling numbers of chemicals from the food we eat, the water
we drink, the air we breathe and the products we consume. For instance, did you
know that many pregnant women and their children are exposed to far more
chemical toxins today than a few decades ago? Most newborns today have chemical
contaminants in their blood right from birth. Did you know that much of the
food sold in the U.S. is far inferior in quality compared to the same foods
sold in other nations? Or that some food dyes used in the U.S., if not banned
outside the U.S., require a warning notice because they have been shown to
cause hyperactivity and cancer? Or did you know that GMOs need to be labeled in
many countries but not in the U.S.?
The combination of excessive amounts of
toxicity, coupled with a deficit in nutritious and immune boosting foods, is
devastating for the physical and mental development of our children.
Furthermore, our minds are exposed to an
overwhelming amount of information, resulting in a kind of information overload
that includes a lot of negative images. In emergency situations, staying aware
of what is happening is indeed a good thing, but in our day-to-day lives, constant
negative input can and will influence our thoughts, our happiness, and our
health.
Our mental health is an increasing concern in
this day and age. It’s especially important to analyze the way we treat it. For
example, in the U.S., ADHD is considered a biological disorder and is treated
with medications such as Ritalin. In other countries, the causes of ADHD are
believed to be psycho-social and situational. Therefore the treatment is
focusing on improving the child’s social context rather than prescribing a
drug. In the U.S., we use more antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs than any
other country, even starting treatment in patients as young as 2 or 3 years
old.
The use of these drugs validates the gut-brain
connection. If we are using oral drugs like antidepressants to influence the
mood, why not use this connection and positively affect our mental health with
the right foods? In the same way, why not provide a positive environment and
use our media-infused culture to feed our mind happy and uplifting information?
In today’s society, our souls do not get much
attention, time or space anymore, even though studies show that spirituality
has a clear impact on our mental health and wellness. Spirituality is
associated with significantly lower rates of depression, substance abuse,
risk-taking, or thrill seeking. Nothing else known to science and medicine has
such a broad-reaching and powerful preventative influence on the daily
decisions that make or break health and wellness.
About the Author
Agnes Deglon is a biochemist, oriental medicine practitioner, and the mother of two young boys. She is a passionate children’s health advocate. In the few years she spent in the acupuncture clinic, she came to the conclusion that it is easier to preserve health than to cure disease.
Aside from ONCE YOU KNOW A Guide to Preserving Your Child’s Health, Agnes is the author of the children’s book series, Kids’ Questions About Life, an educational book series written in simple language for parents, teachers, and kids who are pondering the deeper, more complex yet so essential issues of life. Book two in the series, Wait for me! Would you Mind?, won first place in the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award. Book three, The Little Souls, was a finalist.
You can visit her online at WWW.AGNESDEGLONBLOG.COM
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