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Magnesium and Autism

Linda’s comments:  This is a great newsletter to subscribe to.  I’m posting this one here today as it has information that is vital to all and I don’t want anyone to miss it.  Too many people don’t take enough magnesium in their daily diet, especially children.  Magnesium is vital to those children of the Autistic spectrum…..please read and enjoy, but make sure you take notes.
 
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Linda

Full article: http://magnesiumforlife.com/medical-application/magnesium-and-autism/#arrive

Excerpt:

Research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 2002 shows that when the diets of 2,566 children ages 11-19 were studied, less than 14 percent of boys and 12 percent of girls had adequate intakes of magnesium and low magnesium intake was associated with lower measures of several lung functions (including lung capacity and airway flow).[2] Continued

Genetically Modified Ingredients Overview

Here is a summary of what crops, foods and food ingredients have been genetically modified as of July, 2007:

Currently Commercialized GM Crops in the U.S.:
(Number in parentheses represents the estimated percent that is genetically modified.)

Soy (91%)
Cotton (88%)
Canola (80-85%)
Corn (85%)
Hawaiian papaya (more than 50%)
Alfalfa, zucchini and yellow squash (small amount)
Tobacco (Quest® brand) Continued