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Book Review: Healing Without Hurting, by Jennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NNC

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Last year, I had the honor of reviewing Marcia Hind’s book, I know You’re in There. Since then, Marcia and I have talked frequently on Facebook. We share a common bond that most of us autism moms share. It’s easy to … Continue reading

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Seasonal Allergies and Our Non-Verbal Children

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For years, I tracked my son’s behaviors based upon data I got from our ABA therapists. It was my third spring of making a spreadsheet of his behaviors when I had lightbulb moment and I realized he tanked behaviorally every … Continue reading

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Thinking Moms’ Guide to Red Flags: Diarrhea

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This week in our Red Flag series we bring you diarrhea. My son had chronic diarrhea beginning at 13 months. When I first brought it up to our pediatrician, he dismissed this red flag, telling me it was only “toddler … Continue reading

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Outrage for Sale: Robyn O’Brien’s Peanut Post and the Unpopular Truth

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As a peanut allergy parent reading Robyn O’Brien’s recent post Science for Sale: the Funding Behind the Latest Study on Peanut Allergy, I found it easy to get behind her outrage. Just a little too easy. Robyn describes the perceived … Continue reading

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Vaccines: The Myth of Medical Exemption

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In the current melee of medical rights versus government mandates, vaxtremists often exclaim in disgust, “Eh, just go get a medical exemption if your child is so sick!” As a vaccine safety advocate who wants to retain the right to … Continue reading

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Top 10 Lies Told During the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Hearing

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Tuesday, February 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee held a Hearing on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. The hearing was one long propaganda session devoted to getting those who are questioning vaccines to stop doing so. During the course of … Continue reading

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The Autism Stalker

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“One downside to being a Thinking Mom: every tiny health problem sets off alarms for huge health issues in our heads. Catch your kid giggling = OMG YEAST!!! Kid pitches a fit from nowhere = clostridia or strep?! Somebody gets … Continue reading

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Wishy-Washy on Vaccines? Thank You!

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To many people, I hold “extreme” views on vaccines. Unlike many who question the safety of the current vaccine program, I cannot say that I am aggressively, or even mildly, “pro-vaccine.” I have pored through what seems like mountains of … Continue reading

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Homeopathy at Home

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Can I tell you how excited I am about the upcoming TMR Homeopathy for Family Health eConference? Since my son’s regression into autism (thirteen years ago, at age three), connecting the dots to the causes, and bucking the system, homeopathy … Continue reading

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How to Go Non-GMO

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After attending the Thinking Moms’ Revolution’s food e-conference on October 7th, I am certain that many of you will be in a panic on how to eat a non-GMO diet — especially after listening to two brilliant presenters on the … Continue reading

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