Susan Luck of the Earthrose Institute presented "Raising Healthy Children" at the 2011 WellBeingWell Conference in Miami.

2. STAYING HEALTHY THROUGHOUT THE LIFECYCLES

3. A Healthy Beginning: Good Nutrition

7. Our Modern Food Culture

13. British Medical Journal, Nov, 2010 Children who have a high body mass index (BMI) between 9 and 12 years of age are more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood insulin levels (all risk factors for developing heart disease) by the time they reach adolescence "Our findings highlight the need to shift the whole childhood population distribution of adiposity downwards and to develop interventions that safely and effectively reduce weight and improve cardiovascular risk factors in overweight/obese children." A high BMI in childhood linked to greater heart disease risk in adolescence

19. globalization of culinary culture OUR MODERN DIET

21. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveyed 73,000 children, they found one in 10 has ADHD -2003. The Lancet concluded that a variety of common food dyes, and the preservative sodium benzoate -- found in many soft drinks, fruit juices and salad dressings - cause some children to become measurably more hyperactive and distractible . Blue #1 and #2 food coloring Green #3 Orange B Red #3 and #40 Yellow #5 and #6 Sodium benzoate, a preservative

26. MAYAN MARKET

27. FOOD AS MEDICINE

28. BACK TO OUR ROOTS

29. OUR FOOD SUPPLY

36. Combating Environmental Causes of Cancer Harvard School of Public Health David C. Christiani, M.D., M.P.H. N Engl J Med March 3, 2011; 364:791-793 The knowledge that environmental factors play a role in carcinogenesis dates back centuries. Dr. Percival Pott described scrotal tumors in young chimney sweeps of 18th-century London, demonstrating that cancer could be caused by environmental factors. This discovery led to the passage of public health legislation regarding disease prevention. “ We need. . . a new national cancer-prevention strategy emphasizing primary prevention that redirects both research and policy agendas and sets tangible goals for reducing or eliminating environmental exposures implicated in cancer causation.”

39. CRITICAL WINDOWS OF DEVELOPMENT

43. Time Magazine, circa 1947

49. Gene expression profiles following exposure to a developmental neurotoxicant, Aroclor 1254: Pathway analysis for possible mode(s) of action Epidemiological studies indicate that low levels of polychlorinated bisphenyl (PCB) exposure can adversely affect neurocognitive development Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Volume231, Issue 2, 1 September 2008,Pages 179-196 Joyce E. Royland and Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti

53. PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS IN THEM?

56. BPA in Canned Foods

61. Phthalate Research Influence of environment on Insulin Sensitivity Latini G, Marcovecchio ML, Del Vecchio A, Gallo F, Bertino E, Chiarelli Environ Int. 2009 Aug;35(6):987-93. Epub 2009 Apr 23. Intereference of Pollutants with PPARS:Endocrine Disruption meets Metabolism . Casals-Casas C, Feige JN, Desvergne B. Int J Obes (2008 Dec;32 Suppl 6:S53-61. 19079281 Perturbed nuclear receptor signaling b y environmental obesogens as emerging factors in the obesity crisis Grün F, Blumberg B. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2007 Jun;8(2):161-71. Review.PMID: 17657605

66. “ WE DO NOT INHERIT THE EARTH FROM OUR ANCESTORS WE BORROW IT FROM OUR CHILDREN” Native American Proverb