Are Schools Pushing Drugs?Another Reason for Home Schooling Your Children I’ve heard this story for years from others.  A niece of ours felt she had to put her son on some ADHD drug.  A tiny bit of background.  She will feed him Fruit Loops cereal for breakfast.  Fruit Loops: Additives: Natural Flavours: When unspecified this is usually something like MSG which can be very damaging. Red 40:  synthetic food dye, very toxic and linked to

Guns, Drugs, and Big Pharma - Common Threads Every time I’m around police of any sort and have a chance to ask a certain question, I do.  I’ve asked this question of SWAT teams in Toronto, Canada and Sheriffs in small towns in the US of A.  And the answer is pretty consistent. Almost word for word, really. The Question First time this came up was at a small trade show I was working in

The Importance of Play I’ve read recently a number of books on home schooling, education and also some references on exercise.  With these and other references, there is a definite stress on the subject of ‘Play’.  And the importance of just having fun in what you are doing.  I just finished reading The 5 Hour School Week by Aleena Amuchastegui.  A pretty good sales pitch on home schooling.  Already sold on the subject long since,

Observation - Looking - A Lost Art The majority of people just don’t look. This is a bit of a rant.  I know way too many people that will only ‘see’ things through the filter of the media.  Whatever science the media claims to be so, then that is so, no matter what they see in from of them.  I’ve noticed this quite dramatically over the last three years.  A friend’s daughter who I chat

ADHD and Marijuana Recently on our travels across the country we found a good friend recently prescribed ADHD medication.  For various symptoms such as inability to concentrate, memory issues, etc.  Not the first time I’ve come across this phenomenon.  The medical ‘profession’ and the pharmaceutical industry are, in this day and age, completely focused on symptoms.  Rarely, anymore, does one find a doctor with the inclination or the time to look to find causes.  Easier,