Raising Healthy

Kids Today

Challenges to Kids’ Health Today

Mercury contamination moves beyond fish; ‘Every link of the food chain affected’ —ABC News, September 18, 2006

Pediatricians say kids need

more vitamin DUSA Today, October 11, 2008

Baby care products: possible sources of infant phthalate exposure—Pediatrics, February 1, 2008

Carcinogen 1,4-dioxane found in

leading ‘organic’ brand personal care

products—Reuters, March 14, 2008

Bisphenol-A can build up in babies and infants—The Canadian Press, February 23, 2009

Too much junk food being put in children’s hands —World News, March 14, 2009

FACT: Asthma—On average, one out of every 13 school-aged children has asthma

FACT: Type 2 Diabetes—Incidence of type 2 diabetes is rising quickly among kids

FACT: Overweight Kids—The number of overweight children and teens has DOUBLED in the past 10 years

FACT: Immune System—Kids miss an average of eight school days per year because of health issues

FACT: Physical Development—Poor nutrition negatively impacts bone growth and overall physical development

Poor school performance can result from poor

nutrition

How’s Your Child’s Health?

FACT: Candy—69% of 19- to 24-month-olds eat candy or dessert on any given

day

FACT: French Fries—The most common vegetable source for kids today

What Are We Putting IN our Kids?

FACT: Soft Drinks—Most 8-year-olds drink soft drinks daily and each 12 oz. serving contains 9 tsp. of sugar; Phosphorous in soft drinks can leach calcium out of bones

FACT: Hot Dogs, Cookies, and Rolls—All among the Top 10 sources of food among infants and toddlers 4–24 months of age

FACT: Junk Food—25% of calories on a typical school day come from junk food

FACT: 287 Industrial Chemicals—Found in a test of the umbilical cord blood of 10 newborns: consumer- product ingredients, banned industrial chemicals, and pesticides

FACT: Bisphenol-A—Found in polycarbonate plastic containers, baby bottles, and toys—is an endocrine disrupter; newborns and infants may have up to

11X more in their bodies than adults

FACT: 1,4-Dioxane and Formaldehyde—Found in 61% of 28 children’s bath soaps, shampoos, lotions, and other personal care products tested; considered probable carcinogens by the EPA

FACT: Phthalates—Fragrance can contain phthalates— known endocrine disrupters—which are also known to be skin irritants with potentially negative impacts on the respiratory system, liver, and kidneys

What Are we Putting ON our Kids?

Babies’ skin is 5X thinner and more permeable than

adult skin, making babies more

susceptible to toxins

FACT: Asthma—Common household cleaners and appliances may give off fumes that can be triggers for asthma in children

FACT: Health Risks—Chemicals that can be found in everyday products that are probably under your kitchen sink or in your laundry room, basement, bathroom, and garage are

known to be harmful to children, particularly to their developing nervous systems and brains

FACT: Poisonings—Chlorine bleach is the chemical most frequently involved in household poisonings in the U.S.

Out of 81,000 CHEMICALS REGISTERED WITH THE EPA IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, fewer than 20% have been tested for toxicity!

What Chemicals Are we Using AROUND our Kids?

Get Educated• Read the Shaklee Health Science booklet: Raising Healthy Kids Today • Be sure to watch the Shaklee Woman to Woman DVD to learn about women’s and kids’ issues• Choose credible Web sites such as www.aap.org for additional information• Read labels—watch for high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, hydrogenated oils, and high sodium

Take Action • Eat well—Be sure that fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins are in your children’s diets• Supplement wisely• Banish soft drinks and junk food• Get active—Support your children and teens being involved in physical activities and get out there and shoot some hoops with them!• Use safe, nontoxic household cleaners

What Should you Be Doing?

Go to the National Institutes of Health’s Household Products Database to look up

cosmetic and household products you use

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm

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• Poor eating habits start early—25% of infants and toddlers ages 9 to 24 months do not eat any fruit or vegetables!

• Most vitamins and minerals are not stored in the body so they need to be supplied daily; without a steady supply, infants and toddlers cannot achieve optimal growth and development

• Public health experts are concerned about adequate vitamin D intake, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recently doubled its recommended daily intake for infants

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