How Food, Environment Can Affect Young Childdren

Dr. Martha Herbert, a Harvard pediatric neurologist, states “There is more and more published evidence that autism can involve many systems of the body beyond the brain, particularly the gut and the immune system. Because of this I no longer see autism as a disorder of the brain but as a disorder that affects the brain. It also affects the immune system and the gut. Many children with autism have food allergies or frequent infections, rashes or gut problems like diarrhea or constipation. Sometimes when these problems are overcome such children do a lot better.” Herbert’s review of autism research and treatment is covered in her soon-to-be released publication titled “The Autism Revolution: Whole Body Strategies For Making Life All It Can Be.” The strategies in this book cover things that are health-promoting not just for autism but for everyone.

Read more: Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project presentation focuses on how food, environment can affect young child – Wellesley, Massachusetts – The Wellesley Townsman http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/education/x950637099/Wellesley-Cancer-Prevention-Project-presentation-focuses-on-how-food-environment-can-affect-young-child#ixzz1lbwOcBFz

What Parents Should Know About Toxins

Environmental influences such as food, toxins, infections and stress can make things better or worse. This talk will cover optimal function, how to detect signs of problems across the dimensions of your child’s life, and how to improve the environment so your child can be resilient and flourish.

What parents should know about toxins

By Sara Frost Azzam Wicked Local Wellesley Posted Nov 07, 2011 @ 01:12 PM Wellesley — “We and our children are exposed to toxins invisibly, stealthily, without our knowledge. The U.S. now makes or imports 27 trillion pounds of chemicals per year, (a number that doesn’t even include pesticides, drugs, food additives or polymers).” (From [...]

Event Promotes Cancer Prevention Through Education

The Year of the Child Lecture Series 2011-2012

will include topics that may affect children’s health from prenatal & early childhood through the teenage years. This three-part lecture series will provide tools and information to promote the health and well-being of children as well as the reduction of behavioral, chronic health, and cancer risks. The following developmental stages will be discussed by experts [...]

Sara Frost Azzam Honored

For Immediate Release Wellesley Resident Sara Frost Azzam Honored by Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center – Named to ‘the one hundred’ for Cancer Philanthropy and Education Activities Wellesley, MA, May 6, 2010 – Wellesley resident Sara Frost Azzam has been honored for her cancer philanthropy and education activities by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer [...]

Prostate Cancer: Hype and Hope

When: Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: The Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Public Library Summary:

How Food, Stress, and Environment Can Affect Your Child’s Health

When: February 7, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: The Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Public Library Summary:

Column: Food matters, and so does your health

By Sara Frost Azzam/Guest coumnist WickedLocal Wellesley Posted Feb 02, 2011 @ 02:26 PM Read more: Column: Food matters, and so does your health – Wellesley, Massachusetts – The Wellesley Townsman http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/archive/x1779421001/Column-Food-matters-and-so-does-your-health#ixzz1ZCPMhDyN Wellesley — Food matters; indeed, it is one of the three basic human needs. In the United States, as well as many other [...]

Honoring two residents who seek the truth about cancer

December 16, 2010 ­ The Wellesley Townsman On Dec. 7, the Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project honored its founders, Wellesley residents Viola and Richard Morse, “for their diligence, philanthropy, and passion in raising awareness of the relationship between environmental issues and the incidence of cancer in our community,” as WCPP president Sara Frost Azzam put it. [...]

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