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Pharmaca’s Natural Baby Shower turns spotlight
on children’s health
Parents to get free help and advice from
experts at special events in March
Boulder , Colo.
In 2006, the 300 millionth
American will be born. But carrying, bearing, raising and caring for a child is
still a daunting prospect for most new parents. With so many products on the
market, it’s hard to know which products to trust, which are essential and which
are not. For example, most mothers know they should take folic acid during
pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects, but how much and for how
long? Should they take over-the-counter medicines? Vitamins? Herbs? And how
should they treat diaper rash or protect children from the sun?
Pharmaca’s fun-filled Natural Baby
Shower events will answer these questions and more, giving new and expectant
parents the opportunity to sample products that will promote their child’s
health. With a mission to be the trusted source for integrative health and
wellness solutions, Pharmaca’s staff can advise consumers on everything from
baby shampoos and diapers to prenatal vitamins and
probiotics.
The need for advice on natural
skin care for mothers, babies and children has never been more important. Web
sites such as the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep project have
highlighted that dangerous and untested chemicals — some of them cancer hazards
— can be found in seemingly innocuous products such as baby lotions and body
washes.[1]
Not surprisingly, with more consumers looking for natural body care
alternatives, the sector has increased 12.2 percent from 2004, according to
The Natural Foods
Merchandiser’s June 2005 Market Overview.
“Pharmaca’s Natural Baby Shower
events will help parents to make informed choices about their child’s health and
well-being,” said Don Summerfield, vice president of integrative medicine at
Pharmaca. “We’re dedicated to helping both mom and baby maintain their natural
beauty from the inside-out. Our pharmacists and naturopaths can offer
traditional and alternative solutions to a wide range of concerns, from
compounding medicines to complement a child’s exact size to normalizing oily
skin during pregnancy,” Summerfield added.
Details about Natural Baby
Shower events at stores can be found at www.pharmaca.com. Pharmaca will host
events on the following dates:
Colorado
Thursday,
March 9, 11 a.m. -3 p.m.
Friday, March
10, 11 a.m. -3 p.m.
2700 Broadway,
Saturday,
March 11, 3-7 p.m.
Saturday,
March 11, 2-6 p.m.
5150 W. Sunset Blvd., Pacific
Sunday March
12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday,
March 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
230
East Blithedale,
Sunday March
19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday,
March 11, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
530 W. Cordova, Suite B, Santa Fe,
Saturday,
March 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday,
March 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
4130 E. Madison,
About Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
Pharmaca, founded in June 2000 as the first integrative
pharmacy in the
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CHILDREN’S HEALTH: 10 SOBERING FACTS
“You are your baby’s soil. When you first meet your baby face-to-face, you’ll be looking at cheeks and toes built from the food you have eaten.” — Alan Greene, M.D., author of From First Kicks to First Steps
1.
According to
the World Health Organization, 300 chemical residues are present in the bodies
of children born today that weren’t present in their
grandparents.
2. Of the 287 chemicals detected in umbilical cord blood in an Environmental Working Group study, 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests. The dangers of pre- or postnatal exposure to this mixture of chemicals has not been studied.
3. According to the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition, children are more exposed to air and water pollution and pesticides than adults because, pound for pound, they breathe more air, drink more water and eat more food than adults.
4. The government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics. According to the Skin Deep project, only 11 percent of the 10,500 ingredients the Food and Drug Administration has documented in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry’s review panel.
5.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control, women who take the recommended daily dose of folic acid one
month before conception and throughout the first trimester reduce their baby’s
risk of birth defects such as spina bifida by up to 70
percent.
6. The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance suggests that $1.3 billion in medical costs would be saved if an additional 10.5 million American women of childbearing age took 400 mcg of folic acid daily, resulting in approximately 600 fewer babies born with neural tube defects.
7.
Essential
fatty acids are necessary for the development of the baby’s eyes, brain, nerves
and cellular membranes. Studies have also shown that EFAs can lower the chance
of depression for pregnant and postpartum moms. Most prenatal multivitamins
don’t have EFAs in their formulation.
8. Children require essential vitamins to assure their healthy growth. Vitamin A, in particular, is crucial for vision, bone growth and normal body development. A lack of this vitamin can be devastating for a child. Every year, 100 million to 140 million children are affected by vitamin A deficiency around the world. Of these children, 250,000-500,000 go blind.
9.
Women who
take aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, etc.) or naproxen (Aleve) during or just
before pregnancy may have an 80 percent increased risk of miscarriage.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) use did not appear to affect the miscarriage risk,
according to the British Medical
Journal (Aug. 16, 2003).
10. By the age of 18, a person has received almost 50 percent of the sun that he or she will receive throughout their life.