A couple of years ago, scientists did a study. Maybe you heard about it. Maybe you didn't. But here it is again: For five days, one group of kids ate non-organic fruits and vegetables. The other group, nothing but organic produce.

Conventionally grown cotton uses more insecticides than any other single crop and epitomizes the worst effects of chemically dependent agriculture. Each year cotton producers around the world use nearly $2.6 billion worth of pesticides -- more than 10% of the world's pesticides and nearly 25% of the world's insecticides.

In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick, she had stomach spasms, she was having a hard time getting around, to walk was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed, she was in so much pain.  In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda, dying a slow death.

Because many of the crucial defense systems that help protect adults from disease are not fully developed in children‚ they are much more sensitive to carcinogens‚ lead and water-borne parasites than adults. Just as medications and other chemical compounds effect children differently than they do adults‚ so do contaminants in our air‚ drinking water and foods. Unfortunately there is little we can do about toxins in the air or chemicals in our foods‚ which only makes the purity of our water even more important.

Breastfeeding is the most important means of nourishing your baby with what he or she needs for proper growth and development. It is second in importance only to the healthy habits, nutrition, and supplements taken by his/her mother and father prior to and throughout the pregnancy. Unfortunately, breastfeeding is not always naturally learned. It is important for you to being preparations now.