The last 40 years have shown a global epidemic rise in
children suffering from poor health and chronic health conditions.
In just the past 15 to 25 years, chronic
conditions like ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) have increased by 400 percent,
autism by 300 percent(1), child allergies by 300 percent(2), asthma by 200
percent(3), and ear infections by 135 percent (with 69 percent of American
children experiencing at least one such infection)(4). Today, one in three children is overweight or
obese(5), and for the first time in history we are seeing children with high
blood pressure and type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes at levels reaching epidemic
proportions(6). These alarming facts
make it abundantly clear that today’s children are the sickest generation in
modern times.
The underlying causes of these chronic disorders include our
polluted environment, unhealthy food and diet, sedentary lifestyle, and
misguided allopathic/pharmaceutical medical treatments. It is crucial that you protect your child
from anything that can obstruct or compromise his or her growth and
development, while supporting and improving health from within.
Food is the biggest and most important external influence on a child’
health. The diet of the average
child has changed drastically in the past years and these changes have directly
contributed to epidemic increases in the number of children suffering from
ill-health. Poor food quality, poor diet
and food allergies weaken the immune system and make a child more susceptible
to colds, coughs, flu, ear infections, asthma and eczema. Food allergies and gluten sensitivity can
also lead directly to mood and learning disorders.
You must be vigilant about what your child is eating to
safeguard his or her health. Organic
foods, clean water and balanced meals ensure that the digestive system is
healthy and attend to any food allergies.
The importance of nutrition, diet and digestive health simply cannot be
overstated. Karolyn can assist in
guiding you to provide your child with the best possible nutrition to bring the
body back in balance, prevent disease, and support radiant and health.
Karolyn Boyd
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E. Isolauri, A. Hurrie, S., The allergy epidemic extends
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Kamal Elderirawi, MS, Victoria Persky, History of Ear
Infections and Prevalence of Asthma in a National Sample of Children anged 2 to
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Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988 to 1994.
Lamphear, BP,
Byrd, RS, et al. Increasing prevalence
of recurrent otitis media among children in the United States. Pediatrics 1997:99:E1.
Hedley, AA, Ogden, CL, Johnson, CL, Carroll, Curtin, LR,
Flegal, KM. “Overweight and obesity
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