The Labor and delivery room in the main government hospital in downtown Port Au Prince is a single room with 25 or so metal beds placed 5 feet apart all facing center. There are 2" thick pads on the bed that are wiped off with a towel in between patients. Nurses, six of them, stand [...]

Homeopathic medicines are wonderfully effective for hyperactive children (and hyperactive adults), though this doesn’t necessarily mean that a remedy will "cure" them.  Sometimes, the remedy will simply slow them down and help them feel more in control on their energy.
One study of 43 children with hyperactivity found a statistically significant benefit in those given an [...]

Homeopathy is magnificent for the treatment for childhood ear infections.  It is often as simply as ABC + P:  Aconitum, Belladonna, Chamomilla, & Pulsatilla…with less common use of Mercurius, Mercurius iodatus.flavus., Merc iodatus.ruber, Hepar sulphur, and Silicea.  Results are often rapid, but even when they aren’t, it seems as though these children still aren’t getting [...]

Antibiotics may have a place in treating ear infections but not necessarily as a treatment of first choice. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines for the use of antibiotics in acute ear infections in children is actually that they should be avoided for the first three months.  It may surprise some people to learn that [...]

Children respond extremely well to homeopathic remedies, even when the perfect medicine is not always prescribed.  It is as though the intelligence in their body is so high that their internal radar is scanning for any energetic medicine that is even close to being the best one.  Famed astromer Johann Kepler once said,   "Nature uses [...]

"First, do no harm" was Hippocrates’ most famous words, and they are particularly important in the care and treatment of infants and children.  Most people don’t know it, but most conventional drugs are tested on adults, and then, doctors estimate (or guess-imate) the appropriate dosage for children on such crude measures as a child’s weight.  [...]

In the world of germs and fears of flu epidemics that we live in, moms everywhere are doing their part to ward of icky bugs from infecting their homes. Stores are flooded with green alternative products, but how can you know which ones are gentle enough for our environment, but strong enough to do the [...]

All moms worry that their children will eat two bites of their lunch and then feed the rest to the trash can. But have you ever thought about how much packaging your kids throw away, even if they eat all the goodies in their lunchbox?
Lunch time is an easy way for moms and kids to [...]

Looking for great gift ideas for your like-minded eco-friendly pals on your Christmas list? Or maybe you need to create your own wish list for Santa. Either way, here are a few ideas for giving this season that won’t hurt your wallet or the environment.
Organic and natural skin care collections. This all-natural product line makes [...]

As the end of the year approaches, you may want to reflect on the areas in which you’ve succeeded and ways in which you’d like to improve in the upcoming 365 days. In the weeks ahead you may want to sit down with your family and decide how you can give Mother Earth a gift [...]