by Katherine Smith | 22 Jul, 2015 | Education, Training and Professional Development, News, Women's Health
The Promise is a well researched and authoritative documentary that examines the benefits and risks of mass mammographic screening, and looks at alternative screening methods that address its shortcomings. The film’s title comes from the ‘promise’ that screening mammography will reduce the incidence of late stage breast cancer and cancer deaths by detecting breast cancer early; however, after 25... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 21 Jul, 2015 | News
This website has previously covered the concerns of health professionals about how the “Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement” (TPPA) could adversely affected New Zealanders’ access to health care by making pharmaceutical drugs more expensive. (See: https://naturalmedicine.net.nz/news/doctor-speaks-out-on-how-tppa-could-affect-new-zealanders-health/)
In addition to members of the medical... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 19 Jul, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, News, Vaccination
A new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that within three days of being vaccinated, low birth weight babies are more likely to require breathing support and they are also more likely to need to be checked to see whether they have developed an infection.
You can read the abstract for the study at this link:
http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2300376
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by Katherine Smith | 24 Jun, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Health Freedom Reports, News, Vaccination
On June 21, thousands of Australians came together to express their opposition to the proposed “No Jab No Pay” scheme. This scheme essentially aims to use financial blackmail to force parents to agree to their babies and young children having all of the vaccinations on the specified by the legislation or lose up to $15,000 per child per year in childcare subsidies and a family tax credit.
NB: Details... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 23 Jun, 2015 | News
MMS (an acronym which stands for Master Mineral Solution) is made by mixing a solution containing sodium chlorite with a weak acid. This forms an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide gas (pictured). This solution has long been used as a water purification agent and also as an antimicrobial agent in the food industry.
The efficacy of MMS as a treatment for malaria was discovered serendipitously by inventor Jim... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 22 Jun, 2015 | Health Freedom Reports, News, Vaccination
On June 21, 2015 Australians concerned about freedom of choice came together to express their opposition to the proposed “No Jab No Pay” policy* which could see Australian families in which children do not receive all the vaccinations currently on the national schedule (for babies and young children) lose up to $15,000 per child per year in lost childcare subsidies and a family tax credit.
You can see... Read More | Share it now!
The Brisbane rally will be held at the following venue:
Queens Park (next to Treasury Bld) cnr George & Elizabeth0 Sts from 11 am.
For more information about the rally and details of the other rallies, please see this link: https://naturalmedicine.net.nz/news/rallies-in-australia-against-the-proposed-no-jab-no-pay-policy/
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by Katherine Smith | 16 Jun, 2015 | News, Vaccination
The Brisbane rally will be held at the following venue:
Queens Park (next to Treasury Bld) cnr George & Elizabeth0 Sts from 11 am.
For more information about the rally and details of the other rallies, please see this link: https://naturalmedicine.net.nz/news/rallies-in-australia-against-the-proposed-no-jab-no-pay-policy/
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by Katherine Smith | 15 Jun, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, Environmental Health, Events, News
Join in the action if you live in Wellington!
The Safe Food Campaign is raising awareness of the importance of organic food to health, especially for children. During the week of 15 June, there will be several food workshops, a public meeting and free tasting of organic fruit in Commonsense Organics stores in Kilbirnie, Wellington city and Lower Hutt. Click here for the full programme.
The week, focusing on... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 13 Jun, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Events, News
Concerned Australians who support parents’ rights to make decisions about their children’s vaccinations without coercion have organised rallies in many Australian cities against the proposed “No Jab, No Pay” policy.
The “No Jab, No Pay” proposals, would if instituted, mean that families who choose not to vaccinate (or choose for their children to have some vaccines, but not... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 13 Jun, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, News
Earlier in 2015, three great international speakers toured NZ to lecture on children’s health, including Zen Honeycutt who features in the excellent film Bought. Their presentations were videoed and are now available about the link below:
http://www.foodmattersnz.com/children-food-and-health/
About the Speakers
Dr Michelle Perro (pictured) – In her 30 years work as a paediatrician in the USA Dr... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 11 Jun, 2015 | Events, News
The Peasant Film Club is running a special (free or koha) community screening of the award winning smart meter Take Back Your Power documentary in West Auckland on June 11.
The address is the WEST offices, 9 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson. Click map for more details. Limited off-street parking, front and back.
The film starts at 7.30 PM.
NB: if you are not in Auckland you can purchase or stream Take... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 14 May, 2015 | Education, Training and Professional Development, News
Erika Harvey, who is an Independent Business Owner for Q Sciences products is going to give a presentation about a Q Sciences product called Q96 (formerly known as EmpowerPlus) in Auckland on Saturday May 23.
Erika’s daughter Piper, who has an autism spectrum disorder has benefited from Q96 and Erika’s talk will explain how Q96 works to support and enhance memory, concentration, stress, depression,... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 14 May, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Environmental Health, News, Vaccination
Yes, it has happened again!
The producer of the fantastic new documentary Bought which discusses corporate influence on government health policy (including vaccination policy and genetically engineered foods) has made the documentary FREE to view online. (This is a limited-time offer which will last about two weeks (beginning around May 14.)
The documentary begins with an interview with a mother whose now... Read More | Share it now!
To access the first 20 pages of issue 17 of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine for free, please click on the link below:
The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine issue 17 free peek inside
If you enjoy this issue and would like to buy it, it is for sale at the following link www.naturalmedicine.net.nz/product/the-new-zealand-journal-of-natural-medicine-issue-17/ (print edition)
or this link... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 2 May, 2015 | News
To access the first 20 pages of issue 17 of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine for free, please click on the link below:
The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine issue 17 free peek inside
If you enjoy this issue and would like to buy it, it is for sale at the following link www.naturalmedicine.net.nz/product/the-new-zealand-journal-of-natural-medicine-issue-17/ (print edition)
or this link... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 1 May, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, Environmental Health, Homeopathy, News, Vaccination
CEASE Therapy
(Complete Elimination of Autistic Spectrum Expression)
By Lee-Anne Mccall Dip. Hom. (NZ)
I recently had the privilege of attending a recent training in Auckland on CEASE Therapy. This is a post-graduate course that had previously been held only in the Northern Hemisphere. CEASE Therapy is a powerful homeopathic protocol for deeply treating and clearing toxicity in the body that may be... Read More | Share it now!
The following document was contributed by a reader from Australia following Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s recent announcement that the government planned to end “conscientious objection” exemptions from the national children’s vaccination programme. (See http://www.pm.gov.au/media/2015-04-12/no-jab-no-play-and-no-pay-child-care-0)
Loss of the exemption could cost families who choose not to... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 30 Apr, 2015 | Children's Health and Development, News, Vaccination
The following document was contributed by a reader from Australia following Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s recent announcement that the government planned to end “conscientious objection” exemptions from the national children’s vaccination programme. (See http://www.pm.gov.au/media/2015-04-12/no-jab-no-play-and-no-pay-child-care-0)
Loss of the exemption could cost families who choose not to... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 27 Apr, 2015 | News
Issue 17 of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine will be in stores in NZ in the first week of May and will reach Australian stores about four weeks later.
This issue of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine covers the “hot button” issue of vaccination.
In Australia, Tony Abbott’s recent announcement that families who have “conscientious objector” exemptions from vaccinating their children will lose these... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 26 Apr, 2015 | News, Vaccination
In this interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jnr. the lawyer explains how he became interested in the subject of mercury in vaccines and what he found out about how vested interests in the United States have influenced which vaccines end up recommended by the government.
If you are a New Zealand parent, please note that in general, the mercury-based preservative thimerosal has been phased out of vaccines that are on... Read More | Share it now!