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The Family First
Newsletter In this issue:
People's Chemist Warns: Antidepressants Slice and Dice Brain Facing Forty Teaching Your Kids About Money – 5 Simple Tips
Good morning!
If you really paid attention to the articles I choose each week, you'd know what's going on in my life!
I have a daughter who just turned 40. Hard to believe for both of us, and I thought this was a great article on the subject. Forty is definitely not the end of the world. In fact, for many it is just the beginning.
I also have two family members who have taken their own lives as a result of doctors putting them on antidepressants for pain. One of them was my 90 year old uncle who had survived war and cancer. I know how quick the doctors are to write those prescriptions, because I've dealt with it in my own life while caring for my own mother. One day she was dealing with the effects of moving to a new place here with me, and the next she had schizophrenic symptoms. Instead of allowing the doctors to treat symptoms that were created by an antidepressant, I had her committed to a hospital where they could monitor her. Two weeks later she was my mother again. These are nasty, dangerous drugs. If you're not convinced, a good book to read is "Your Drug Could be Your Problem," by Peter R. Breggin. http://www.amazon.com/Your-Drug-May-Problem-Psychiatric/dp/0738203483
I am grateful for all of the blessings in my life, and I appreciate you! Please forward this issue to someone who may benefit from it!
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People's Chemist Warns: Antidepressants Slice and Dice Brain by Shane Ellison, M.Sc. Imagine a lobotomy...A saw cracking your skull, followed by a surgical knife slicing and dicing a large portion of your brain - the portion responsible for helping you cope with all the nastiness in the world. You know, things like the exorbitant income tax which makes you work four months out of every year just to pay Uncle Sam. Or that invisible tax called inflation that ensures a lifetime of capitalistic slavery for you and your children. Or, the millions of helpless infants who are stabbed with vaccines and subsequently suffer from autism. Without the ability to cope, a lobotomy would surely open the doors to all kinds of craziness from the nastiness in the world...depression, suicide, and murder become a reality...And this is exactly what an SSRI (antidepressant) can potentially do at the molecular level - remove that portion of your brain that helps you cope...Maybe that is what happened to 81 year old Jordan Stone. Thirteen days after taking the SSRI Prozac, on April 28, 2003, Jordan's wife of 56 years, Kathy, found his lifeless body hanging from a beam in a back room of their shop. Not depressed at the time of his appointment, Jordan was given a free sample of the antidepressant for "chest pains!" Apparently, a pretty drug rep convinced Jordan's doctor that Prozac could be used for these types of "off-label" purposes. By FDA standards, this is totally illegal. But those standards are never enforced by the consumer watch dog turned Big Pharma lap dog. Regardless of what they are prescribed for, a chemical lobotomy is a real and present danger to SSRI users. SSRI's strive to increase the levels of a "coping" molecule known as serotonin in the brain. It helps us FIND happiness when it's covered in an avalanche of nastiness. SSRI's attempt to boost serotonin by "selectively" stopping the "reuptake" of it among brain cells. This is where the whole SSRI acronym came from - "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor." It's a slick name that seems to hypnotize medical doctors into prescribing submission, but it's a really stupid idea. Nothing is selective in the body. While trying to block the reuptake of serotonin, SSRI's can also prevent its release. The areas of the brain responsible for release and reuptake are so damn similar (after all, they work on the same molecule) that an SSRI isn't smart enough to understand which one it is supposed to work on. So it does what any dumb drug would do, it blocks both. The end result: no coping molecules in the brain. Deep sadness, fear or anger can set in. This was observed in the early studies performed on SSRI's, but test subjects were allowed to drop out or mask the pain that comes with a chemical lobotomy using pain killers and/or muscle relaxants. This served as an easy way for Big Pharma to hide the detrimental effects of SSRI's - FDA approval ensued, and so has the ripple effect of suicide. Truth doesn't stay hidden forever. FDA is proposing a "black box" warning to outline the risk of suicide among all antidepressant's such as Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft. If it were a nutritional supplement, jail time would result for manufacturers...But not for Big Pharma, they just get a "black box" warning on their products...Watch dog turned lap dog. SSRI's block another coping molecule in the brain, dopamine. It's the molecule that lets you FEEL happiness. When you make love to your wife, win a marathon, or tell your micro-managing boss at work to shove it, dopamine yields the feelings of love, accomplishment and victory. It's also the molecule that keeps you protected from Parkinson's disease. Aside from being a zombie, the Harvard School of Public Health recently warned that due to lack of dopamine, people taking antidepressants are nearly twice as likely to suffer from Parkinson's compared to those not taking them. By removing serotonin and dopamine from the brain, users can't FIND or FEEL happiness courtesy of a lobotomy - minus the saw and surgical knife. Instead, they become buried in the avalanche of nastiness...And if you can't find or feel happiness in life, what's the point? What's gonna stop you from snapping your neck or spraying bullets on your classmates? Thanks to pretty drug reps, off-label drug pushing and the FDA approval of antidepressants, chemical lobotomy and its ripple effect is here, but not here to stay... if the People's Chemist has anything to say about it. Use Mother Nature in place of dangerous drugs. Supplements that aid in a chemical process known as "methylation" help coping: folic acid, trimethylglycine and methylsulfonyl methane are among them. These vital substances can be obtained naturally from whey isolate protein, spinach, sunflower seeds, shellfish, and beets. For severe depression, the essential amino acid and natural serotonin booster L-tryptophan (not 5-HTP) is a much safer alternative than SSRI's. It is readily available and it won't accidentally remove your coping skills and throw you into suicide or rage. Exercise and minimizing sugar are of course vital lifestyle habits for ensuring proper state of mind. Send an email to healthmyths@getresponse.com for a free workout. Avoiding drugs and relying on Mother Nature to help us cope will ensure that we rise above the nastiness in the world and strive to and make it a better place . . . We can start by saying no to prescription drugs, especially SSRI's.
Shane holds a Master’s degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. He understands that Americans want and deserve education rather than prescriptions. His shocking e-book surrounding cholesterol-lowering drugs and HEART DISEASE can be downloaded for FREE at
www.health-fx.net . His life saving book Health Myths Exposed is available at Amazon or
www.healthmyths.net .
Shane Ellison, M.Sc. may be contacted at http://www.healthmyths.net or service@healthmyths.net
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Facing Forty "I'm turning 40 this year," I say out loud to my reflection in the bathroom mirror. Fortunately, the woman in the mirror shrugs her shoulders and laughs because for some reason it's just not a big deal. Sure there are a few things that do give me pause about entering into the Fortysomething zone. Like the fact that I'm older than Daniel Craig, the newest James Bond. While I fully comprehend that he is portraying a "younger" James Bond, there is just something so totally wrong with 007 being born in 1968, a full six years after Sean Connery first introduced himself on-screen as "Bond, James Bond." Nevertheless, thanks to the Boomers who have crossed this threshold before me, at least we now have all sorts of products, surgical procedures, diets and exercise regimes to maintain (or regain) youthful appearances. But, I like to think Mother Nature already had her own remedy to reduce the appearance of aging. Why else would we all need reading glasses? It's her way of preventing us from seeing the wrinkles and imperfections when we get up close to each other. (She is a woman, after all!) But there are the other tell-tale signs of aging that can't be helped by Botox or bad vision. Each year I discover a new food that doesn't agree with me, and my knees don't seem to work quite the same way they used to. Then there's the fact that my friends and I can't carry on a conversation without discussing mortgage rates and the housing market or referring to news anchors and presidential candidates as "hotties." On top of that, I had a shock the other day when I hopped into my car only to find that all the radio station buttons had been set to talk radio. When did I do that? There are, however, some things that I am truly thankful for as I turn 40, like not having a husband who will throw me a surprise birthday party. I'm sure having a husband would actually be quite nice, but I'm definitely not a fan of the surprise 40th birthday party. I don't know about the rest of you, but if I'm going to celebrate, I want to look spectacular, not surprised. And, unfortunately, "spectacular" takes a lot more work than it used to. One benefit of aging I truly enjoy is that my ability to embarrass myself continues to lessen each year as one gets either too tired, or too busy, to care what other people think. But at the same time, my ability to embarrass my son is on the upswing, and it's proving to be a rather useful behavioral management tool. I hear that in a few years, I'll be able to embarrass him simply by existing. More than anything, having a good sense of humor makes the whole aging process a lot easier. (They're called "laugh lines" for a reason.) Otherwise, I might not find funny the statement in a recent novel, The Starter Wife, about how men at age 41 are still considered young in business, but their female peers are "middle aged." Ironic, isn't it, especially when you look at life expectancies Or, perhaps I wouldn't see the comedy in the fact that the very same men who I consider too old for me to date, likewise consider me too old for them to date. That's o.k., too, because in a few more years, thanks again to Mother Nature, we'll all be having too many "senior moments" to remember we ever met in the first place. But perhaps the absolute best thing about turning 40 this year is to truly be able to understand the saying, "Success is getting what you want; but happiness is wanting what you get." Hmmmmm. Maybe that's the real secret to living "happily ever after." I'll let you know how it's going on my 50th.
Diane K. Danielson is the CEO of www.DowntownWomensClub.com a career website and social network for businesswomen. In addition, Diane is the co-author of Table Talk: The Savvy Girl’s Alternative to Networking (2003) and the upcoming Clicks & Mix Networking (or What Would Jane Austen Do?) (Spring 2007). She is a blogger for the Boston Globe and www.womensDISH.com.
Diane Danielson may be contacted at http://www.womensDISH.com or Diane@DowntownWomensClub.com
Give your kids more! Teaching Your Kids About Money – 5 Simple Tips
You may get a surprise answer when you tell your kids that you have no money to buy something, they probably will tell you to charge on your credit card. For most of kids, money is for spending. Kids have this miss interpretation about money because most of us do not start talking about money with our children early enough. Kids need to understand more about money, they need to learn up the value of saving and investing, and it's not just for spending.
So, how to get start to teach your kids about the value of money? It is never too early for your kids to learn about the value of money and how to budget and save. To make thing simple, here are 10 simple ways which will help you to educate your children about personal finance and managing money:
1. As soon as children can count, introduce them to money.
Take an active role in providing them with information about money. Take whatever opportunities come up to teach kids about money. Take them grocery shopping and encourage them to read the prices and explain to them why you want to buy things on sales and why you shop at a discount store & etc. Observation and repetition are two important ways children learn. So, you take whatever opportunities come to teach you kids about money and let them learn over and over again.
2. Learning by example Teaching children about money does not mean sitting them down every Saturday morning to a lecture on the vagaries of stock markets. In the main it means including them in the daily running of the household. This includes involving them in planning the household budget, explaining the differences between needs and wants, telling them why you have life assurance, and why you need a retirement plan. You also need to set a good example by creating a spending plan with your family. Show to your kids that setting up a budget doesn't have to be complicated.
3. Give Your Kids Allowance Most experts agree that giving kids an allowance helps them to build money awareness. It's better to make mistakes at 13 with $30 than at 33 with $30,000. The experts recommend giving a dollar amount to match their ages. So a 10-year-old kid would get $10 and so one. This is money just for being part of the family and taking care of basics, such as picking up toys, making beds and not leaving towels on the bathroom floor. Give kids total control over how they spend their allowance. The whole point is to let them learn from their mistakes.
4. Create opportunities for your kid to earn money
Create opportunities for older children to earn additional money with jobs such as washing the car and mowing the lawn. This is the time to instill appreciation for a job well done and getting paid for your efforts. Teach them that they can get what they want through hard work, not because they are entitled to it.
5. Teach them about budgeting & credit card
Before your teenagers heads off for college, they need to learn before hand on budgeting and credit card which will help them to avoid plastic problems. College's teenagers are the most favorite market for credit card companies. College's teenagers will start to get preapproved credit card applications in mail and email. You may want your kids to go off to school with a debt card intead of credit card. So that they can't spend more than what they go in their account.
In Summary Kids need to understand about money and how you get it into your hands as adults. Take whatever opportunities come up to teach your kids about money so that they understand that money is not just for spending and the consequences of over uses of money by withdrawing cash advance and charge everything to credit card can lead them to trap into financial crisis.
Cornie Herring is the Author from StudyKiosk.com. "StudyKiosk-Credit Basics" is an informational website on credit basics and debt consolidation. Visit "StudyKiosk-Credit Basics" to get more information on "Debt Relief & Debt Consolidation"
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