So maybe the allergic reaction had more to do with exposure to bug spray than the terrible losses of my two of my favorite UFC fighters. Nevertheless it was a big disappointment followed up by a miserable episode of allergy hell.
I’m new to the Maryland area, to the Northeast in general, and I had no idea how terrible the summer was going to be. This coming from someone who has spent most of my adult life in Southern Arizona and Florida, not exactly known for mild weather.
Well the dreary, rainy, stormy spring turned into a steamy heat bath overnight - something that I’m guessing is very amiable for bug reproduction. Lets put it this way, in Florida I lived on a lake, and bugs were not really a problem. But here in beautiful Maryland, the proliferation of bugs is definitely a big problem. So much so that my daughter informs me that most of the kids in her high school carry their own insect repellent and every class has it’s own bottle of bug killer. So much for teaching about environmental awareness. Read the rest of this entry »
Does breast-feeding boost children’s IQ?
A new study has just been released showing that breast-feeding may improve your child’s IQ. This latest study is supposed to further confirm researchers belief that breast-feeding can actually make kids smarter. The test groups were chosen randomly in an effort to address the commonly held belief that mothers who chose to breast feed were those who were more attentive mothers in general, which would account for their children’s intellectual advantages.
Reading this story reminds of how easily we can be manipulated by blanketed statements of ’scientific findings’. The most susceptible to this type of manipulation are intelligent, responsible individuals who want to do the right things to live as good a life as possible. Now mix children into the issue and these conscientious people will perk right up and pay close attention to any advise that purports to benefit their children. Of course, these people are also time starved and overextended because they are so concerned about doing the right thing, that they won’t really have the time or inclination to dispute what scientists and researchers are telling them is the preferred course of action. Read the rest of this entry »
