Congratulations to our 2020 Civic Honours recipients: Betty Hooper, Terence Ward, John Shanks and Rosemary Sanderson.
In the words of Mayor Mai: “You have made our District a better place, one project at a time.”
These amazing people have given selflessly of their time and energy for most of their lives, benefiting their communities and making our District a better place for us all. For this, we thank them.
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Betty Hooper of Hikurangi featured on TV3’s STORY on Wednesday, November the 23rd and spoke about her beliefs regarding ADD/ADHD and more. Watch the show here:
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Know what food additives and cosmetic ingredients to avoid. The Chemical Maze was written to make it simpler and easier to recognise additives and ingredients in foods and cosmetics having the potential to cause discomfort and ill-health. With this recognition comes freedom of choice and for many a new lease on life. For information on the book, which was out of print at time of writing this update (in May 2023), go here: https://chemicalmaze.com/ 
What’s in your Food? What’s in your Cosmetics? Are you at risk?
The Chemical Maze – Shopping Companion App has been produced to make it simpler and easier to recognise food additives and cosmetic ingredients having the potential to cause discomfort and ill-health. With this recognition comes freedom of choice and for many a new lease on life.
This App is based on the international best-selling book The Chemical Maze with more than 15 years of ongoing research.
▼ Easy to Use:
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Easily browse through either Food Additives or Cosmetic Ingredients
Search for Additives/Ingredients by name
Search for Food Additives by INS number – Example 621 or E621 – MSG
User friendly rating codes (smiley, neutral and sad faces) for each Additive/Ingredient
Sort by name, number and risk level
More: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/chemical-maze-shopping-companion/id363470500?mt=8
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Naturalnews.com, March 11, 2016 by: J. D. Heyes
The condition known as ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – is largely treated with potentially harmful and addictive medications like Adderall, but it doesn’t have to be. In fact, according to a growing body of research, adjusting dietary intake can go a long way towards helping to control the condition naturally.
As reported by EcoWatch, ADHD is not caused by diet alone, but research indicates that certain diets or foods may actually worsen the condition. And for this reason, certain changes to the diet of an ADHD sufferer can help better manage the symptoms. In fact, one diet has been demonstrated to improve symptoms in 50-82 percent of kids diagnosed with ADHD.
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By Dr. Mercola
If you think it’s tough sorting truth from industry propaganda and lies, get ready for even tougher times ahead. More than 50 front groups, working on behalf of food and biotechnology trade groups―Monsanto being the most prominent―have formed a new coalition called Alliance to Feed the Future.
The alliance, which is being coordinated by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), was created to “balance the public dialogue” on modern agriculture and large-scale food production and technology, i.e. this group will aim to becomethe go-to source for “real” information about the junk being sold as “food.”
The groups comprising this new alliance represent multi-national food companies,biotech industry, and chemical companies that generate hundreds of billions of dollars worth of revenue from food related sales every year.
On the upside, this alliance and many other industry-sponsored front groups masquerading as non-profits and consumer protection organizations are becoming increasingly exposed for what they really are, and I will point out several of them in this article.
Michele Simon, JD, MPH, policy consultant with Center for Food Safety recently published a report titled: Best Public Relations Money Can Buy: A Guide to Food Industry Front Groups1 also reveals how the food and agricultural industryhide behind friendly-sounding organizations aimed at fooling the public, policymakers and media alike.
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This is the first part of Betty Hooper’s presentation of May the 1st, 2013 at the Old Library in Whangarei at the Pecha Kucha Event. She did not follow the usual Pecha Kucha format and spoke without slides for the first 6 or so minutes. She spoke about what she has learnt about ADHD, including her research in Cuba in late-2005. ADD/ADHD is not found in Cuba, where there are no fast food outlets, such as Burger King, McDonalds, or KFC. The food is organic and healthy. Children receive a free, freshly-cooked organic mid-day meal at school. In contrast, children in New Zealand are fed highly processed, sugar-rich food loaded with E number additives, such as food colouring and preservatives.
Ideally your children should be given water, well-diluted fruit juice or milk to drink, never fizzy drinks and meals should be made from fresh ingredients, low in sugar.
See “The Additive Code Breaker” by Maurice Hassen with Jill Marsden for more detailed information on E numbers.
Betty Hooper says “If it is in a packet, chuck it!”
The controversy regarding the risk of cardiac events associated with children taking medications for ADHD has not settled, and in fact is still a concern for many physicians, according to PediatricSupersite.com. In a report on a speaker at the 2010 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, PediatricsSupersite said:
“Approximately half of individuals who experienced sudden death had generally undetected pre-existing conditions and were using multiple drugs simultaneously. These results therefore underscored the importance of following AHA screening guidelines and conducting a good physical exam and obtaining a thorough family history.”
The FDA has directed ADHD drug manufacturers to develop patient medical guidelines to alert patients to possible cardiovascular risks and adverse psychiatric symptoms and advise them to take precautions. The guidelines are helpful, the report said – but they also “increase the fear factor” for those who are wary of using the drugs on children.
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This man tells it how it is. This is a must-hear.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011 by: Dr. David Jockers
(NaturalNews) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently surveyed 73,000 children and found one in 10 has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This is a 22% increase since 2003. Research has shown that toxic and deficient lifestyle patterns are the chief contributing factor for this disorder. Natural lifestyle solutions can prevent and reverse ADHD.
Many researchers consider chronic ADHD symptoms a sign of mild-moderate brain damage. When regions of the brain are chronically inflamed it signals the primitive regions of the brain to be on overdrive. This inhibits frontal lobe function which is the region responsible for concentration and emotional stability. The primitive regions on overdrive include the reticular activating system and limbic system. When this primitive brain is imbalanced it leads to poor concentration and emotional outbursts.
ADHD is commonly caused by an inflammatory based diet and toxic food additives. These food additive chemicals are mild-moderately neurotoxic. They also have a strong synergistic effect when combined with sugars such as fructose. A recent Lancet study concluded that food dyes along with the preservative sodium benzoate (found in many soft drinks, fruit juices, & salad dressings) cause many children to become significantly more hyperactive and distractible. This study also found that food additives and dyes can do as much damage to children’s brains as lead in gasoline.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/032275_ADHD_natural_remedies.html#ixzz1WSX1eC00
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Exploding The Myths Of ADD & ADHD 