| • Unsolicited Testimonial:
IMAGINE OUR GORGEOUS SON IN 12 MONTHS
After
12 yrs of working long hours as a hairdresser my husband Peter and I
decided it was time to start a family. Our hearts just burst with pride
and joy as our son Riley was handed to us in the delivery room, never
had there been a baby born that was so loved and cherished as our son.
During
my pregnancy I had eaten all the right foods , taken all the folic acid
and iron tablets, read every conceivable book on pregnancy and
childbirth, exercised and stayed away from second hand smoke,
everything that had gone in to my body was for the benefit of my baby.
What more
was there to know or do, I was prepared. My child would be born with
every advantage in life? Or so I thought; After a 4 hr drug free labor
I gazed into the deepest most soulful eyes I had ever seen, I promised
to give him the best in life and thought we were of to a great start!
When all
other babies were sleeping through the night Riley was still waking 4-5
times and breast feeding back to sleep. At nine months the sleep
depravation had gotten to me, so we called in the professionals .After
several weeks of controlled crying some sort of normality started to
kick in.
Then the fussy eating began, he had a strong gagging reflex from early on even to not taking a dummy (and believe me we tried)
He was
always moody, easily bored, frustrated, demanding and always on the go.
Some days just seemed like a continuous battle and he wasn't even three
yet.
Other
mothers kids sat quietly and played, interacted with others, and
laughed a lot, I was continually on guard at these occasions. We were
always the first to leave mothers-groups as any attempt to resolve an
argument between Riley and another child would end up in an all in
brawl.
And I was in the middle!
Some would
say a good smack would solve the problem. Tried it...ended up with a
very angry young man who's first line of defence was to bite anyone
insight and hang on for dear life.
Others said
hold him firmly and try and control the rages, let him know there are
boundaries and yet he'll feel secure and loved...
Tried
it...Would be bear hugging him in his room for up to 2 hrs until we
were both exhausted, he would be in a lather of sweat or had thrown up?
We would
see glimpses of a little boy who was intelligent, calm, in control of
his emotions and had a good attention span and an amazing eye for
detail.
But where was he hiding the rest of the time?
Nobody told me that being a hairdresser could pose a risk to my unborn child.
That the
chemicals I had been using over the past 12 yrs would have been
absorbed into my body through my skin and these chemicals were TOXIC, MUTAGENIC and in both of us.
That led us to look at his diet as nobody seemed to have any answers.
He was
different , but now we had an idea why , so where do we go from here..A
company that talked about dangers in our home from preservatives and
colours in our foods to what we wash our hair in and how that can
effect our kids, especially their moods .
When I got
home I realised one chemical in particular which can cause
hyperactivity and aggression was present in his toothpaste, bubble
bath, and some of his favourite treats. Which meant every day Riley was getting a hit from somewhere.
After
changing his diet (he’s still fussy and won’t eat his veggies) trying
to be careful with food colours, and including good nutritional
supplements we are finally starting to have more good days then bad.
He's not an angel by any means but what four and a half year old is.
He will
still get cross but the intensity isn't there and we can finally reason
with him and resolve the issue quickly. He's interacting with other
kids better and has a more placid nature, I've also finally been able
to leave him at kinder as he isn't as insecure...we're half way through
term 3.
We've only
been using these products for 3 months and people are starting to
comment and notice the difference. Imagine our gorgeous boy in 12
months, How much more self esteem he'll have, how many more friends
he'll have and how much happier and healthy we'll all be.
There is finally peace in our household...sleep baby sleep...
Your loving parents Honnie & Peter Cameron and baby sister Cleo
xoxoxo Oct 2003 | 
