Over the last few years, newborn babies have been overexposed to aluminum with potentially harmful consequences. Babies and particularly newborn babies are at increased risk of aluminum toxicity because of their immaturity.

MRSA stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and is a type of bacteria that causes infections in different parts of the body. MRSA first started to appear around 50 years ago following the introduction of antibiotics to which the bacteria have become increasingly resistant; making it difficult to treat.

Parental and media attention has been given to the notion that mercury or vaccines are contributing to the rise in ADHD and Autism; although there is still debate on this subject. What has not been making the media and not being discussed as widely in social circles is the role of lead and its link to both ADHD and Autism. 

Scientific studies and papers have been published supporting this link as well as a link to other illness such as colic, anorexia, slowed growth, sporadic vomiting, and pigmented gum lines. But how prevalent is elevated lead among children in the U.S.? According to a pamphlet published by the EPA, one in 22 children in the U.S. has high levels of lead in their blood.

For years physicians who treat children with autism and other DSM diagnosis have stated that there is a link between these conditions and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Diagnosis Associated with Streptococcal Infections). The patients they treat with biomedical interventions have experienced improvements and up until recently, mainstream medicine was not on board. This all changed when the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health stated that PANDAS is indeed a real medical illness.