This week-long course is designed to train parents to help their own children with conditions like Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Down syndrome. The course is unique, empowering and life-changing. The days are long with homework most nights, but parents leave with an action plan to put into place with their own child.

During the course, IAHP staff work with each parent to help them devise the most suitable program to help their child improve in all areas of development. Programs such as these have been used by parents to help all of the children featured on the Grow Foundation website.

Click here to watch two short videos about our son’s progress on this program.

The venue is located in inner Melbourne. If you would like more information about the course, please visit the IAHP website. For information about costs, enrolment procedure, etc please send an email to Grow Foundation and you will receive a prompt reply with all the details you need.

There is an A4 poster you can now download if you would like to help us promote this event. Click here to see the poster.

Please share if you know someone who may need this help.

Thank you,

Kristen x

I just want to thank you for sharing Gryffin’s video. I sat mesmerised, I have never seen a 6 year old child with DS come even close to such amazing speech, and I’m not talking parroting sounds, he has real conversations with imagination, something that is just missing in most kids with DS. I watched with my mouth wide open in utter adoration.

My 5 year old son has DS and I have been working hard to try and give him the best possible start in life too, and your Video was very motivating.

However, I also found your video quite confronting and I actually panic when I watch it (around 4 times now), you see there are times when I am doing my ND (Neurodevelopmental)* activities and I’m crawling around the floor with my son and I try to direct him and he just doesn’t listen and I think “what’s the point? Is it going to work? Am I kidding myself?”, my knees hurt, my son isn’t listening to me, ohh look – I then see some fluff on the floorboards and start vacuuming.

I always have good intentions, I write the programs up, I try to do too much and then I give up weeks later, which always follows with periods of guilt. There are some days that I wish I never read your book! (Please don’t be offended, but the guilt eats me up).

Do you know what? I don’t think I have your boundless energy and motivation, so days go by, then years (Crap- yes years) disappear and I have done very little. Because I convince myself that what you do makes no difference. I find I am always making excuses for Gryffin’s success, maybe he was born bright, maybe he has mosaic, maybe he doesn’t suffer health issues like my son does, it’s different for my son, you were the lucky one, my kid is always sick!

I guess I always knew deep down that I was wrong and I needed to keep going. You have shown that the work does pay off and it is ok to have such high expectations, as Gryffin is evidence that they can be met!

It was actually my husband that made me accept the truth. I called him over to watch your video, like I do with hundreds of other things I see on DS. He usually watches impatiently- trying to break free from my time consuming demands, but this time he sat down and watched, and smiled, and HOPED! (I’m crying as I type this) He said “Right let’s get the ND* up and running again, Chris is going to be like Gryffin”.

Whilst I know I can never do what you have done, I can try and do more of what you have done, even if it’s only 50 or 60% more. So I guess I’m writing to ask for your advice on what we should do now, I realise you are probably very busy and this letter is very long, but any advice would be deeply appreciated. ~ Anon

In reply, I have to say, first – I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE OVERWHELM!

Gryffin does not have Mosaic DS – as much as I wished he did at the start. Unlike some others’ suspicions, he is not secretly taking smart drugs (!) – what you see is what you get with us! (as you can probably tell from the condition of my house in some of the videos I post!)

If I could offer just a few pieces of advice, I’ll tell you this.

1. Take a deep breath, knowing that you can handle what lies ahead (honestly, you can.)

2. Hold your child’s hands in yours, look into his eyes and have ‘the chat’ – speak to him like an equal, like an adult. Tell him that you want to help him to be the best that he can be. That you’ll have to work together to achieve that goal and – if you dare to – ask him if he will help you to help him? I’d be surprised if he doesn’t give you some kind of affirmative answer, even if it’s just a slight smile. (And even if he doesn’t, assume that he is willing. What else can you do?). I had this chat with Gryffin when he first arrived. Joseph – my husband – has been telling Gryffin since he was very small, that he ‘will grow up to be big and strong, fit and fast, healthy and very very smart!’ – this is like their bedtime ritual with lots of smiles and a happy drifting off to sleep.

3. Add a supplement. Is he taking a multi-vitamin? Probiotic? If not, add one of these and build from there.

4. Go back to your ND program and start with just one thing on your to-do list each day – and do it everyday.

And lastly, consider doing the IAHP parent course coming up in Melbourne this June (and in other parts of the world too). (For the record, I have no financial interest in this course, but it will help you – and your son.)

I know it’s hard, believe me! I’ve had my crappy days (you may have read this post from May 2011?!) But the results are there to be had – for all our kids.

Thanks so much for your refreshing honesty. Onward and Upward xx

*Neurodevelopment (ND) is a phrase describing neurological programs based on IAHP’s therapy method which trains parents to help their own children to optimise their development.

My presentation covered the approaches we have taken with our son to help him achieve his best. Nutrition, Osteopathy, NAET/EBT and IAHP to name a few – and I don’t mean just one session of each method, I mean intense, targetted work to achieve exceptional outcomes – in each case. (It’s all covered in Naturally Better)

To illustrate the progress from birth to 6 years, I presented a series of videos. I’m sharing two of these videos now because 1. We are very overdue for an update about Mr G! and 2. Gryffin’s progress is in no small part due to The Institutes’ program for children with neurological conditions.

This June, The Institutes are coming to Melbourne for the first time ever to present their course for parents to learn how to help their own special needs children at home.

This is the course we did to help Gryffin and we cannot rave about it enough.

Grow Foundation is bringing this course to Melbourne in the week of June 17th, 2013 – Venue to be announced in the coming days. For more information, visit www.GrowFoundationForKids.org

GRYFFIN – 4 – 5 YEARS OLD

GRYFFIN – 6 YEARS OLD

When this mother welcomed baby #3 in early January, she and her partner were shocked to discover that their newborn baby had a heart defect, and Down syndrome. Having read Naturally Better, they made contact with me within the first few days and asked what I would do first. One of my first suggestions was of course supplementation – most particularly glyconutrients, and urgently, because the baby was in ICU awaiting possible surgery. I had read stories about children whose heart conditions improved with supplementation, especially with glyconutrients. That together with our experience with Gryffin’s heart had me convinced this was important for baby Jacinta.

Reviewing the book, Jacinta’s parents also decided they needed to get pro-active with NAET – quickly. And they did.

Jacinta’s parents generously share this story today – another of so many success stories of children following this natural therapy path. Well done team xxx kristen

“Jacinta is three weeks old today. At birth, due to her Down’s Syndrome she had a heart defect and when the specialist cardiologist gave her a scan he also found her aorta was narrowed in a couple of places. He started talking about immediate surgery if it got worse. Needless to say, we were not keen to have our 2-3 week old given major surgery!!
We got Maria to address this straight away and she came to the hospital (what a saint!) and did NAET with her. After a few treatments, they did another scan and found no blockage….surgery not quite off the table, but a win so far. The next week after a few more treatments, the consultant did a scan and had trouble finding anything wrong with the aorta! (She has one more scan to make sure then that’s ticked off the list!)

2nd win, ever since the first NAET treatment, Jacinta has been more alert, like our other daughters were as newborns. Yesterday, the neonatal nurse looking after her said she’s never seen a baby so alert and interested in what’s going on! High praise for a regular baby but even more so for one with Jacinta’s physical challenges!!” ~ PH

Disclaimer.

Since our last complete getaway, our family has had an extraordinary 6 years. But boy has it been empowering! As I caught up on sleep, sun and R & R, I realised once again what a blessing it is that human beings can so quickly forget the bad stuff when things are going well. I mused over past anguish as I watched my son jump off sand dunes, climb trees and rock faces, chase the surf and master a powerwing scooter on his first try! My son – born with Down syndrome – whose health and development prospects were presented to us as limited, weak and anything but robust. On the eve of Gryffin’s 6th birthday, the relief for where we are at is real and palpable.

Spending time with our group of friends and families, I realised that I’d forgotten about the sceptics in our midst, who view natural therapies as a waste of time – my family’s experiences are simply nature playing a generous hand, or so they would have us believe.

In stark contrast, one other parent said he couldn’t believe Gryffin hadn’t hurt himself once during our 10 days away, considering his reckless attacks on the environment! The boy next door said on our last day that he didn’t even know Gryffin had Down syndrome until one of the other kids told him! I managed to hold myself back from hugging our other island neighbour – a surgeon in fact – who commented that our work with Gryffin was obviously extensive and well worth it because of Gryffin’s development and social engagement. I’d told him nothing about our journey, letting Gryffin speak for himself.

And then came the remark which I’ll never forget:
“Gryffin is who he is because you guys had the imagination to see things differently and the guts to dream of a different life for your child.”

Imagination and courage! I’d honestly never thought of it that way before, but how true it is – and how hard new parents have to work at it to achieve confidence if they choose to swim against the current.

Personally, I feel blessed to be in direct contact with countless parents who feel the same way as I do. Some of them are public about their expectations, others feel threatened and keep it to themselves, sometimes not even confiding in their partners.

But for anyone new to this most unusual parenting journey, here’s the thing: for every person who doubts you, there are a dozen somewhere in the world who agree with you – your child with Down syndrome doesn’t have to be the way the traditional ‘experts’ predict!

There is plenty you can do which will make a difference! And in my experience, parents who believe they can make a difference have children who are living proof that optimal health and wellness is a true possibility! I am not the only one with a brimming alive and thriving child with Down syndrome – a child who has never been to hospital, has no health issues of any kind and hasn’t ever had more than a cold in his entire life!

After returning home, I spoke with a friend of mine – a friend under attack for her brimming courage and imagination, a mother on a mission to help her child and those in her community. In the face of attack, this brave mother is starting a blog. This is her first entry – thank you Lianne for letting me share it xx

The first Mothers group I ever attended was the first time I had met a child with DS (other than my 5 week newborn). The memory that will stay with me forever was a group of lovely mothers sitting in a circle discussing their children’s health – these little babies and toddlers were experiencing chronic constipation, sleep apnea, GERD, they wouldn’t eat, wouldn’t sleep, they slept too much, suffered from flu, hypothyroidism, hypotonia, breathing difficulties, respiratory issues. I watched from the milk stained couch – horrified – and fought the tears in my eyes, no this can’t be right, I wanted to disappear into the couch but I also desperately wanted to know why their children were suffering so much, so I found the courage to ask” What do the doctors do about all this, is this typical?” all eyes spun around to me and many of the mums laughed and said “Ohh don’t worry, you get use to it, you end up being best friends with the receptionists at the doctors surgery” and everyone giggled. I couldn’t even pretend to smile at that. I wondered how can these Mums be so accepting of all these ailments? I tried to find some place in my head that made me accept this new found information, shouldn’t I find solace in the fact that everyone here was happy to accept these health issues? That they spoke about them with acceptance and ease? But no, I couldn’t, I just couldn’t fight the tears anymore, I made an excuse to leave, scurried out the door, scrambled to the car, strapped my newborn baby in and slumped into the driver’s seat. I then cried, I cried for my son’s health. By the time I had turned the corner, I’d wiped my tears and promised my son that I will find a way to stop all these awful things happening to him.

Here’s the pivotal moment for any parent in our position – the moment when we can choose to be courageous and dream big for our kids – or not.

We’ve spent Down syndrome Awareness Month raising awareness through Grow Foundation – we’ve walked the Melbourne Marathon and raised funds at our Trivia Night last weekend. Through these events, we’ve hoped to open people eyes whilst raising funds to help parents to more easily access the help we have had for our son.

Parents need to know what’s possible and they need to meet others on this path to share the ride.

Choosing this alternative path provides hope, it takes imagination and the courage to dream.

And dream we most definitely should.

If you would like more information about our forthcoming MELBOURNE EVENT for parents of children with neurological special needs, visit the Grow Foundation website.

August 7th, 2012

Dear parents and friends of Grow Foundation,

We are excited to write to you about a wonderful development involving The Institutes For The Achievement of Human Potential helping families here in Australia.

You are more than likely aware of IAHP’s parent course “What To Do About Your Brain Injured Child.” This week-long course is designed to train parents to help their own children with conditions like Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Down syndrome. This unique, empowering and life-changing course is delivered in centres around the world, but has never before been held here in Australia.
Grow Foundation is proud to announce that there is a possibility we might bring the “What To Do About Your Brain Injured Child” course to Melbourne, Australia in March 2013.

We write to you seeking expressions of interest from parents who would like to attend the course. Clearly, the event being brought closer to home will bring this invaluable training within reach for many families for whom the distance has been too great. But this is no small production and in order to make it possible we have a minimum number of seats we would have to fill.

If you and/or your partner would be interested in attending, please do let us know ASAP. If someone you know would be interested in attending, please feel free to share this email with them. If you need to read more about this course or about some of the results children are achieving through this approach, visit – www.growfoundationforkids.org or www.iahp.org

We very much look forward to hearing from you. And if you are interested in helping us in any way, please do get in touch.

Yours in health,
Kristen Morrison
Co-founder
Grow Foundation Ltd

*If you are interested in attending, please send an email to GrowFoundation@gmail.com, indicating the names of interested parents. Course price will be the same as it is in every other country, plus a modest contribution to staff travel.

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This is Macie. Macie is 11 years old and as you can see from her picture, she is a bright, healthy and happy child. She just graduated from the 5th grade and will be attending Jr. High School as a 6th grader in the fall. She is an extremely bright kid, who was at the top of her class in all subjects, excelling in reading and writing. She is artistic and loves to draw and create stories.Her teachers have all told me that her writing style is superb, and none would be surprised if she becomes a writer someday. She has a funny sense of humor and a quick wit. She ran for Student Council, Vice-President, is a Bronze Award winner in Brownies and has played on various soccer and softball teams. She is self-taught on the piano and has perfect pitch. She has taken acting and modeling and was scouted by several talent agencies in Los Angeles. She has dozens of friends and was voted Best Smile by her peers. She loves cats, Radio Disney, Starbucks soy hot cocoa and fights with her little sister, but defends her to the end. She is, to all who meet her, just a normal kid.

Macie was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Delay, Not-Otherwise specified) which is an Autistic Spectrum Disorder,  just before her 3rd birthday. She had developed normally, hitting every milestone until her shots at around 13 months. She got a 5/1 combo, the MMR and shortly after, a flu shot. The doctor told me I might as well get them over with and save myself an extra trip. For a long time, I felt so much guilt about her diagnosis, but I just wasn’t educated about vaccines. She was my first, and I was just doing what my doctor told me to do.

Almost immediately, we started to “lose” her;  loss of eye contact, loss of words, tantrums. She went from being a truly happy baby, to one who developed rashes on her face, body, diarrhea, and would only eat certain foods. She cried constantly. She would spend hours spinning in circles in the corner of a room, playing with her fingers and babbling. She rarely responded to her name, other kids, her pets and had no expressive or receptive language. Echolalia ensued, repeating some single words over and over. She became extremely over-sensitive to sounds, like the toilet flushing and had inappropriate behavior, such as laughing when someone was crying or hurt themselves. She rarely smiled, but just had a constant blank stare about her. She really was in her own little world. It was a daily struggle and I began to hate going to the park each day, watching the other children run around and play and listening to the other moms talk about their child’s newest accomplishment. Those were tough times, and looking back now, I realize how utterly helpless I felt.

Macie had persistent rashes on her face

Upon diagnosis, we were told that we should prepare ourselves emotionally and financially for the possibility of having to find someone look after her when John and I passed away. That was hard enough to hear, but later, when a doctor told us that Macie might never have friends, I lost it! It was that statement that sent me on a quest to find a way to heal her. I remember telling the doctor that he was simply “NOT allowed to ever say that to another parent” and walked out.

I called my dad, crying, venting, not knowing what to do and he told me he knew of someone that might be able to help. 3 days later, my stepmom flew out to watch our new 3 month old and John and I boarded a plane with Macie to Texas to go visit Dr. Mary Ann Block of the Block Center. She lectures around the world, has written several books and follows the DAN! (Defeat Autism Now)  protocol, among other therapies.

I am so thankful we took those first steps to meet Dr. Block. Turns out, Macie was LOADED with metals, had various food allergies, was deficient in all kinds of vitamins and minerals, and was full of yeast and bacteria. Her gut was a mess. For the first time, I felt like I at least had some answers and a place to start. After feeling helpless for so long, now I could finally do something to help my child feel better.

I dove into research. I spent countless hours, night after night till 3am, sometimes staying up all night. I read everything I could on autism, gut dysfunction, food allergies, supplementation, chelation, HBOT – anything and everything I could find. I joined chat groups and started asking questions of others who were already on “the journey”. I was empowered. We began implementing the G/F C/F diet and giving Macie some supplementation. It wasn’t easy. Macie only wanted to eat cheese, pasta, goldfish crackers and eggs – all the things she was actually allergic to. There were tears and tantrums (from both of us), but I knew that I couldn’t give up, no matter how heartbreaking her cries. She didn’t eat for several days and I wanted so much just to give her the macaroni and cheese that she was screaming for. I made a GF/CF version that I must admit, tasted like crap, but it was the best I could do. The problem was, not only did I have to change her diet to new things that didn’t taste the same, but I had to add supplements to the food as well, which only made the taste worse. Macie eventually began to eat some, but then I never knew how much of the vitamins and minerals I had hidden in the food, she actually had eaten. It was a vicious cycle and I truly began hating meal time. My kitchen looked like a chemistry lab and I was constantly running around trying to get her to take bites of this or that just to help heal her gut. After just a few weeks I noticed the rashes had disappeared and Macie’s eyes seemed more focused, clearer. Even her sounds were becoming clearer, easier to understand.

When her vitamin/mineral levels were better, we started chelation, which is a form of heavy metal detox. Again, this was not easy. Macie was still not potty trained and we had to use suppositories. Here we were trying to teach her to push her poop out of her bum and yet, we were putting things into it. It took 2 people just to hold her down and I cried every time we had to do it, but I couldn’t give up on her, I wouldn’t. Rather quickly, her sound sensitivity decreased, the tantrums became fewer and her words increased. At this point, she actually looked like a healthy kid and friends and family noticed improvements.

We tried all of the then latest therapies, TTFD, secretin, natural chelators, digestive enzymes, herbs, daily methyl B-12 injections, small changes ensued. Her teachers at school, who had been so skeptical of what I was doing with her, began to see marked improvements. I became the local “autism mom”. I could barely keep up with all of the phone calls, emails and chat groups. I joined Generationrescue.org as a “rescue angel,” sharing my story and giving others hope. I never promised that other children would respond in the same way as Macie, but I did let people know that there were things they could try with their child, that autism wasn’t untreatable, that there was hope.

We kept with treatments to drain her heavy metals (chelation) and with each session, Macie “woke up” more and more. It’s the only way I can describe it. We would chelate for a few weeks and then take a blood/urine and fecal tests to register the amount of metals she was pulling out of her body. After a couple of months we took a test and the mercury literally was off the page. She pulled so much, the test couldn’t measure it all! She was pulling mercury, lead, aluminum, nickel, tungsten, uranium, thallium and others. It was insane! Where did this stuff come from and why was it in my daughter’s body? We kept at it. Taking breaks to “beef up” her vitamin and mineral levels so we weren’t detoxing her too quickly or overloading her system. She was doing much better, but we still had a ways to go.

At this point, Macie was in kindergarten. She had some words and could communicate, but there wasn’t “conversation”. She had a hard time staying on topic and our “chats” were more like statements about a particular thing, if that makes sense. But she looked healthy. No more dark circles under the eyes, no more diarrhea. She even knew how to monitor her own food and knew what she was allowed to eat, and what wasn’t good for her. She knew if there was a birthday party that the teachers had special cupcakes that the school allowed me to keep in the teachers freezer. She never felt left out. She put up with everything we asked her to try because at this point, it was part of her daily life and she instinctively knew, it made her feel better.

The summer before 1st grade we tried HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber). Five days a week, I would drive 40 minutes, climb in the chamber with her for 1 hour and drive home. It was grueling, and expensive, but it was the newest therapy and there were some promising stories of other kids doing quite well with it. After our first week or so of almost daily HBOT, we were driving home on the freeway, and Macie said, “Hey mom, see that big crane over there? What do you think they are building?” I nearly ran off the road. Literally, I had to pull over on the freeway. Cars were speeding by and I just sat there, bawling my eyes out. I pulled myself together enough to tell her I had no idea and asked her what she thought they were building. She responded, “I don’t know, but it looks big”. It was at that moment, I knew Macie would be okay. I knew she would have friends, lead a normal life.

We moved onto intravenous chelation and grabbed more metals until our pulls were smaller and smaller. We purchased an infrared sauna, and now and again, Macie will detox here and there, but for the most part, we are done with all therapies. In fact, Macie has lost ALL of her food allergies, and no longer needs to prescribe to a special diet. We watch her sugar intake, as she is susceptible to yeast and we feed her organic as much as possible. She still takes supplements daily, but aside from that, Macie is recovered.

Macie has often described that time in her life to us as, “being lost”. One day I was watching a documentary on autism. I walked away and I guess Macie continued watching. When I came back she told me a little bit about each child’s story and said she wanted to write a letter to the President of the United States and tell him “not to make kids get shots anymore because it makes them get lost like I was.” It breaks my heart to know that she felt that way and it makes me wonder if other autistic children sense or feel “lost” too? Macie worked very hard to come back to us. She rarely complained, but simply followed along and did whatever we asked of her even when some of the things were difficult for a young child, like blood draws and IV’s. It’s hard to believe all the things we went through as a family, but at the end of the day, it made us much stronger and much more appreciative of what we have. Macie taught me about faith, perseverance and acceptance. We never gave up and she never stopped trying. She is a strong, determined little girl, who has endured more than most her age, and we are so proud of everything she has accomplished.

Macie’s life and future are no longer uncertain. We now know that she will be able to achieve whatever she sets her mind to and that she will have all of the opportunities that “normal” kids have. Because of her, my life is forever changed and she will always be my hero and the person who has most influenced my life in the most surprising of ways.

Autism is basically considered “untreatable” and yet Macie is a shining example of what autistic kids are capable of. And she has proven, like so many others, that autism is treatable and that recovery is possible.

Autism affects 1 in 88 U.S. kids and 1 in 54 boys and the numbers continue to rise. Those are staggering numbers and we need to all be aware that this is an epidemic that needs our support and attention. We are sharing Macie’s story to show others that there is hope for these children. With the proper interventions, nutritional support and therapies, these kids can go on to realize their dreams and potential.

Kristen Wiseman has worked with a Supplement company to develop Mit-A-Mins, a range of supplements for children on the Autism Spectrum and continues to help families who call and write, working as a Rescue Angel for Generationrescue.org. Most recently Kristen has joined us as a member of our team for Natural Parenting Tips and has launched a new online business, www.familynutritionals.com, offering quality supplements along the lines of the Mit-A-Mins product, for both adults and kids.

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On Immunisation
What a very controversial subject this is.

When Bronte was a tiny baby, I asked a parent friend of mine, whose opinion I valued, whether he had immunised his daughter.  He said that he wouldn’t tell me, that I needed to make up my own mind but that I shouldn’t tell anyone what I had decided – end of conversation.  I found this answer strange and unnecessarily secretive, but of course this made me think I should really do some research.

At the time, we were living above my retail store in St Kilda, a part of Melbourne with a colourful population.  I had Bronte in my shop and workroom with me most of the time and people were in and out all day.  Because of Bronte’s exposure to so many people, I decided to immunise her.  I left the shots until later than is usually advised, to let her body get stronger before giving her these horrible injections.  When Pelé came along, soon after, I was still unsure about the issue and so she had her first round of shots; by the time her second ones were due I had decided not to continue with either of the girls.  We were moving out of St Kilda by then and I had found out that homeopathic immunisation was an option to replace the injections I now knew to contain poisons.  I discussed this with many friends, some of whom as adults were fit and healthy having never had immunisation.

Our girls were rarely sick.  We went to the Naturopath periodically to make sure everything was tracking along OK, but apart from the odd cold, our little girls were strong as the rest of our clan.

Then Gryffin arrived, with his ‘manifest weak immune system’ and barrage of advices from just about everyone I spoke to.  My mothering confidence out the window, I thought that I should probably immunise him for protection.  Our Naturopath was adamantly against it when I told her.   She told me that there was evidence to suggest a link between immunisation and Autism… that she had seen many patients whose bodies and brains had been very badly affected by the heavy metals contained in the vaccines and she had helped them to undo some of the damage but why take the risk with a little guy who is already compromised?  People with Down syndrome are often on the Autism spectrum anyway… immunisation might trigger something which may not be presenting?  She gave me some literature to read, including the following:

• Vaccines contain formaldehyde. ‘There is no safe amount of formaldehyde if being injected into a living human body.  It is a toxic substance and should be avoided at all costs’. Poisons Information Centre, Qld.
• Vaccines contain mercury, a known brain poison which has been linked with many forms of brain damage and which is believed to be partly responsible for the 1300% increase in Autism (in developed countries) over the last 10 years (as of 2001).  Whilst the (Australian) government has licensed mercury-free and mercury-reduced vaccines, unless a parent specifically requests these newer vaccines, they will not be used until the old stocks are used up.
• Vaccines do not guarantee protection from disease, furthermore vaccines such as polio, measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox are carried in the body for up to 90 days after vaccination and can be transmitted.  The only cause of polio in Australia for the last 30 years has been the polio vaccine.
  -      www.avn.org.au

So the decision was made; no vaccines for Gryffin.  And as I have explained, his health is excellent.

When Gryffin was 3 months old, the Paediatrician wrote to our family GP and included the following comment:

‘One area where I guess philosophically there is a difference of opinion is that of immunisation.  His mum is keen not to have him normally immunised and we have basically come to a compromise in saying that we know we have different perspectives.’

There is a school of thought that to not vaccinate a child is to put the rest of the population at risk; that those of us who choose not to immunise have the luxury of doing so only because of those who do; that if everyone on the planet were immunised there would be no polio, no diphtheria, no whooping cough, etc.  This is probably all true, but with all of our modern advances, could we not find a more humane way to protect our race than injecting known poisons into a baby at just a few weeks old?  I absolutely respect a doctor’s or parent’s decision to vaccinate, but as an untrained idealistic parent, I can’t help feeling that to  inject poison into a tiny baby’s body is more like a Human Rights violation than responsible parenting.

‘Homeopathic immunisation is effective against poliomyelitis, chickenpox, meningococcal disease, hepatitis (all types), Japanese encephalitis, Hib, influenza, measles, pneumococcal disease, cholera, smallpox, typhoid, typhus, whooping cough, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, malaria, tetanus, yellow fever, dysentery, and many other epidemic diseases. Communities around the world have used its protective effect for over two hundred years.

Homeopathic immunisation is safe for all ages. It protects babies through to the elderly and can even be used during pregnancy. It has none of the adverse reactions or side-effects associated with vaccines. ‘

-      www.homeopathyplus.com.au

Homeopathic immunisation is definitely worth looking at.  Some other sources of information on the subject are:
www.welladjustedbabies.com
www.avn.org.au
www.pilgrimsmovie.com

If your child has been immunised, there are things which can be done to help remove some of the heavy metals from their bodies.  A good place to start is to have a hair analysis test done, from which a report will be provided showing any areas which need attention.  A Naturopath can then help with these areas and strategies for improving health.

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Click here to watch an interview with Dr Isaac Golden, PHD in childhood homeopathic immunisation.

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