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Medical Genetic Engineering and Our Children’s Safety
As a pediatrician and advocate for children's health, I recognize that gene therapies for rare conditions like spinal muscular atrophy or Duchenne muscular dystrophy are often held up as evidence of the promise of genetic engineering. While some of these therapies have shown potential in some rare clinical conditions, they do not justify the uncontrolled expansion of genetic manipulation across medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. These technologies remain largely experimental, with...
Synthetic Milk and Our Children: A Pediatrician’s Cautionary Tale
Article 7 in the Got REAL Milk Series Why Synthetic Milks May Be a Bad Idea for Children:A Pediatrician’s Perspective A summary for busy parents: Synthetic milks lack key bioavailable nutrients found in organic dairy, including healthy fats, essential amino acids, and fat-soluble vitamins which are necessary for brain development and immune function. These products are new to the market and have no long-term safety data in children whose developing systems may be more vulnerable to novel...
Project Highlight: Northeast Grass-Fed Beef Initiative
The Northeast Grass-Fed Beef Initiative partners with farmers to support transitions to regenerative, cattle-based systems that help restore ecosystem health and revitalize rural economies. Regenerative Methods Regenerative grazing and pasture management practices can...
With 1 in 5 Kids Now Obese, Pharma Sets Sights on $50B Market for Weight-Loss Drugs
Originally published on Children's Health Defense Twenty-two percent of U.S. children between the ages of 2-5 and 12-19 are obese compared with 18% a decade ago, according to a new analysis of nationwide health survey data. That means 1 in 5 kids are now obese. The...
Regeneration Revolution – The Formation of Regeneration International and Regeneration Health International
Originally published in Masters of Health Magazine Hardly anyone had heard of regenerative agriculture before 2014. Now it is in the news every day all around the world. A small group of leaders of the organic, agroecology, holistic management, environment, and...
Transforming the Food System
Many Factors Fuel Demand for Transformation of Our Food System by Melissa Diane Smith At-A-Glance A convergence of factors is fueling increasing demand for regenerative change in our food system. There is recognition and acceptance that we have a problem with...
Many Factors Fuel Demand for Transformation of Our Food System
Originally published on GMOScience By Melissa Diane Smith At-A-Glance •A convergence of factors is fueling increasing demand for regenerative change in our food system. •There is recognition and acceptance that we have a problem with poor soil health. •Improving soil...
What’s Making our Children Sick?
Regenerating Our Health and Food So many ill children reveal the ways we have outgrown our medical model and our predominant food production systems. The problems our kids suffer from most persistently today are complex, arising from a multisystem dysfunctional...