Dr. David Ayoub is a radiologist and a physician, and has become a specialist on the additives and preservatives used in vaccines. He was a presenter at the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) Conference in Washington D.C. last year.
Here he discusses the practice of using aluminum as an adjuvant, and why he believes aluminum may be far more toxic than thimerosal in vaccines.
Dr Mercola’s Comments
Dr. Ayoub was, as many of you are, very concerned about mercury (thimerosal) in vaccines...
While not all children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are overly hyperactive, the ones that are can be a handful. Just ask any parent with a hyperactivity ADHD child to describe their experience and they would like say something along the lines of “I love my child but he/she has endless energy and seems to be driven by an internal motor that never stops”. Shortly after the explanation...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or hbot, has delivered clear and positive results for many patients with brain injuries, internal wounds, cerebral palsy, and many other ailments. It has been proven that this method really works to heal brain conditions, whatever they may be. So there is no reason that the therapy would not work for a disorder like autism, which has stumped so many doctors before now.
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We all use non-verbal communication, sometimes without realizing that we are doing so, for example the way we stand or sit our posture, our facial expression, our mannerisms; we may nod or wink etc all forms of non-verbal communication.
As typically developing individuals we learn naturally how to detect and read other peoples non-verbal communication.
A baby learns that its mother will come when they cry....
Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. The result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many...
‘I think I might have ADHD’ a colleague called Silvana once told me. We were sitting in the office and she confessed that she was an incurable multi-tasker. Now in the adult world, multi tasking is almost a positive trait in some working environments and is even encouraged. The only problem is that multi tasking may well be a convenient cover up for ADHD because it can sometimes mean that the...
One of the major issues reported by parents of children with autism is their child’s communication deficits. Autism is a developmental disorder affecting the brain of all autistic individuals.
All autistic individuals will have autistic social skills deficits in social, communication both verbal and non-verbal, plus interaction and imagination skills. The degree of autistic social skills deficits will...
Parents of children with autism are acutely aware of what vaccines could mean for their sons and daughters. Many are concerned about routine vaccinations, but you should also be aware of the possible dangers of the swine flu, or Influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, in particular. This vaccine has been rushed to market, so to speak, in order to meet the public and government demand for protection from the swine flu....
Asperger’s disease is not actually a disease but it is an outcome of modernization. Life has become hectic these days and there is a lot of pressure on parents and even on children. It becomes hard for a child to match up with their parents and society expectations.
Being socially active is the main problem of Asperger’s patients. Aspergeric Patients are not able to communicate properly with the people...
Pronounced ah-SAH-ee the grape-like acai berry grows on tall palm trees in the Brazilian rainforest of the Amazon jungle. Viewed on the tree, they look like gigantic grape vines clumped together high above the ground. Ounce for ounce, the acai has the highest antioxidant activity known to man. Antioxidant activity is measured by the ORAC value which tells a food’s effectiveness in fighting free radicals....
It is hard to read a magazine, newspaper or watch a television news show without some story about Autism. Autism is the leading disorder in the category of mentally challenging disorders effecting children today. Autism is usually described as a condition in children that causes developmental disorders; such as impaired communication skills, emotional detachment and excessive rigidity.
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Lots of people, including adults and children, that have autism also have food allergies. Because just about all of the time, there is an abnormal condition in the child’s digestive system, the person gets food allergies. Since the digestive system runs abnormally, the immune system is also stricken. An allergic reaction happens from the body, because the immune system is unable to know the foods...
ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It’s symptoms are difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities, organizational difficulties, forgetfulness, a lack of interest toward activities that require a lot of attention and/or concentration, and inability to listen when directly spoken to. However, those are only a fraction of the symptoms. It has been said that there is...
Teens with autism can sometimes be faced with behaviors – such as autism anger – which are beyond their control. Anger can occur in many forms but often takes the shape of violence or tantrums.
When it comes to handling uncontrolled anger, it is typically recommended that whenever possible, you should not look at the person, not talk to them, and not touch them (unless it is for your own or...
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