Moms With A Mission

Dedicated To Informing The Community Of The Devastating Effects Of 
Subluxation On A Child’s Body

RISKS DURING PREGNANCY

The July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry published a study of women who smoked during their pregnancy.  The boys of these smoking mothers had a definite higher risk of “conduct disorder.”  This psychiatric disorder is noted to occur earlier in male offspring of smoking mothers (and severe manifestations) than the typical juvenile delinquency rate.  The study conducted by the University of Chicago concluded that women who smoked were four times as likely to give birth to children with this disorder.  Additionally, babies born to women who smoked during pregnancy are at an increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), when an apparently healthy infant, most commonly between the ages of 2 and 4 months, is put to bed and for no known reason is found dead.  Last but not least, mothers who both smoke and breast-feed expose their infants to both tobacco smoke in greater concentrations than those who do not smoke or those who smoke and bottle-feed.  The study concluded that health care providers need to be as diligent in encouraging mothers not to smoke before and after birth.

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES

Nutrition, as a science, is young.  Its “facts” are evolving still.  We do know enough, however, to see that the standard American diet is not exemplary.  A 1988 article in the American Journal of Public Health reported that on a typical day, 20% of Americans don’t eat a vegetable, 40%

WHAT ALLERGY DRUGS DO

Allergy medicines usually contain one or more of these types of drugs, which have very different effects on the body:

Decongestants: Nervous system stimulants; usually synthetic form of adrenaline; reduce swelling in nose, airways and lungs.
May cause: Agitation, difficulty sleeping, elevated blood pressure, difficulty urinating, worse allergy symptoms (if used as nasal spray more than three days).

Steroids: Nasal sprays and inhalers reduce inflammation of breathing passages.
May cause: Nose irritation, and burning.

Antihistamines: Counteract histamine, a chemical the body produces in an allergic reaction; stop secretions in nose, and throat; stop hives, sneezing and itching. 
May cause: Dry mouth and eyes, sleepiness, dizziness, poor coordination. 

Eye Drops: Lubricate and reduce discomfort of itchy eyes.
May cause: Eye irritation; don’t use with soft contact lenses.

“Turn on your child’s full potential with a chiropractic adjustment.”

Dr. Joseph Sheppard