The New Parenting Club

Hemp Packs in Powerful Source of Preconception Nutrition

By Jeffrey L. Fine, Ph.D.

It may come to no surprise that nourishing the body with excellent nutrition is essential for moms-to-be during pregnancy. However, it is just as important for her to eat a healthy diet before conception occurs. In addition, the same is true for dads-to-be. This will greatly assist in increasing fertility and laying down the foundation for a happy, healthy baby. One of the best foods to include on the preconception menu is hemp! Yes, that’s right, I said Hemp. Look it up on line.

Essential Fatty Acids EFAs for Super Mammas:
Reproductive hormones are synthesized from healthy fats. A balanced hormonal profile lends to healthy conception. In addition, building up the stores of essential fatty acids before conception is critical for a mother to-be because the baby will pull from the mother’s reserves during pregnancy. Not only will this affect the health of the baby, but a mother who is lacking EFAs will often experience post-partum depression, emotional imbalances, chronic fatigue, and inflammatory conditions.

Men Need Them Too:
Obtaining adequate levels of EFAs is especially important for men because they affect the quality of semen. In fact, studies show that 26% of infertility incidents are from the man. Semen is rich in prostaglandins, which are produced from EFAs. When the man is lacking in EFAs, his semen will have a lower sperm count and or poor motility.

Baby Fats:
The fetus experiences the most growth during the first 3 months of pregnancy. This is why it is so important to have that foundation of EFAs in place before pregnancy even begins. The developing fetus needs these precious fats for every system of the body. The brain alone is over 60% fat and is rich in both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. In addition, deficiencies in EFAs are linked with low birth rates, and learning and emotional disorders later in life.

Healthy Family with Hemp:
Considering that 90% of Americans are deficient in Essential Fatty Acids, and the critical role they play in the health of mom and dad to-be and baby, a good source of EFAs is critical. The good news – Hemp contains naturally occurring EFAs in the exact ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 that the human body requires. Taking two tablespoons of hemp oil every day is a wonderful way for couples to get the EFAs required for prime preconception nutrition, as well as overall good health.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Can the Oil Slick Disaster Prevent Your Kids from Becoming Disasters? Asks Parenting Expert

MIAMI, May 10, 2010 — During the 2008 U.S. election, the slogan “drill, baby, drill” was a favorite chant. But now that “spill, baby, spill” is the new mantra, perhaps it’s time to find a better way? Or so says award-winning author Dr. Jeffrey Fine, who sees a connection between this ecological disaster and the harsh birthing and parenting techniques that have been a disaster for us all.

Recently rewarded with the prestigious national Nautilus Gold Award (which honors authors who promote spiritual growth, green values, and positive social change) as well as a Living Now Book Award (which rewards those who “help readers learn about enriching their lives in wholesome, Earth-friendly ways”), this renowned psychologist (http://tinyurl.com/28ote3x) contends that the mindset that’s favored fossil fuels over renewable energy is identical to the one that’s led to cold and sterile hospital births, bottle feeding and other practices that foster separation rather than attachment.

Saying that we intuitively understand that systems that call for dominion and control are opposed to what God and nature intends, he points to a gaping disconnect between the way people should be living and the way they actually live.

“Decade after decade, Americans overwhelmingly respond to the idea that everything is connected, by patronizing movies like Star Wars, Dances with Wolves and AVATAR,” says Dr. Fine, “yet then continue to support TV propagandists, and put their babies in day care. They respond to green ideas, but readily tune them out, in favor of outmoded ways of living.”

This disconnect, he believes, is at the root of the woes in the Gulf, the classroom and American cities. Saying that the very fabric of our culture and country is at stake if we don’t alter our ways, this former student of the famed Joseph Chilton Pearce advocates green energy, as well as green parenting techniques. New moms and dads can do their part, he advises, by connecting with nature, sleeping with their babies, and engaging in simple low-teach creative play.

Other techniques are featured in his book, THE ART OF CONCIOUS PARENTING: The Natural Way to Give Birth, Bond with, and Raise Healthy Children (which he wrote with his wife, Dalit Fine, M.S.), which, in addition to winning two prestigious national awards, has been heralded by noted author Thom Hartman as possibly “one of the most important books you read this year.”

Contact:

Dr. Jeffrey Fine
American Foundation for Conscious Parenting
newparenting@gmail.com

http://www.theNewParenting.com

Tel. 1-877-667-7609 – Best Time: 8 AM – 12 Noon EDT

What is the Emotional Freedom Technique?
The Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, is the psychological acupressure technique I routinely use in my practice and most highly recommend to optimize your emotional health. Although it is still often overlooked, emotional health is absolutely essential to your physical health and healing – no matter how devoted you are to the proper diet and lifestyle, you will not activate your body’s ideal healing powers if emotional barriers stand in your way.
The science of epigenetics is now beginning to explain scenarios like placebo effect and spontaneous healing, which lacked a scientific basis until now.
Epigenetic literally means “above the genes.” And what is above the genes?
Your mind!
One of the scientists on the forefront of mind-body biology is Bruce Lipton. Thanks to Dr. Lipton and other leading voices, the power of your mind is finally gaining the attention it deserves.
Your mind has the power to create or cure disease because your thoughts affect the activation of your genes. Today’s “New Biology” is overlapping with consciousness science and quantum physics, and it’s showing us that we have masterful control over our own lives, including how we feel pain, depression, anxiety and even our ability to overcome diseases like cancer.
EFT is a form of psychological acupressure, based on the same energy meridians used in traditional acupuncture to treat physical and emotional ailments for over five thousand years, but without the invasiveness of needles. Instead, simple tapping with the fingertips is used to input kinetic energy onto specific meridians on the head and chest while you think about your specific problem – whether it is a traumatic event, an addiction, pain, etc. – and while you voice positive affirmations.
This combination of tapping the energy meridians and voicing positive affirmation works to clear the “short-circuit” – the emotional block — from your body’s bioenergy system, thus restoring your mind and body’s balance, which is essential for optimal health and the healing of both physical and mental/emotional disease.
Some people are initially wary of these principles that EFT is based on – the electromagnetic energy that flows through the body and regulates our health is only recently becoming recognized in the West.
But keep in mind that, more than any traditional or alternative method I have used (and I’ve used many in 30 years of practice) or researched, EFT works best. I have witnessed the results in my patients since deciding to use EFT in March of 2009. Indeed, because of its very high rate of success, the use of EFT has spread rapidly, and medical practitioners employing EFT can now be found in every corner of the country and the world.
But there is one caveat: you must resolve any emotional blocks that are standing in your way first.
For example, this could be disbelief that the pain or illness will go away, resentment that you have the pain, or even an unconscious desire to keep the pain or disease because of the extra attention you gain from it. It’s called secondary gain.
“A lot of people use the energy psychology just like a drug. ‘Oh, you’ve got a pain here. If I do this, you can get rid of the pain.’ But here’s the problem. A symptom is not generally the problem. A symptom is a reflection of a problem.” – Dr. Bruce Lipton
So the pain or symptoms are not what you should focus on relieving. Instead, you must get to the root of the problem, which started in your mind. If you simply relieve your pain without addressing the related emotional conflict, your body will manifest another ache, pain or illness to tell you that there’s still a problem within your system. For this you will need a professional Psychologist to help you to sort through all your emotional clutter and identify the root causes of your symptoms.
This is a new way of thinking about healing for most people. But if you look at it in terms of energy — pain is energy, and your mind is also energy — you can see how one directly influences the other.
Emotional Freedom Technique/Meridian Tapping Technique (EFT/MTT) is an extremely powerful tool that can be used to get to the root of your emotional conflicts, and to release them.
I highly suggest that you explore this healing modality for yourself, and if you have an especially traumatic, complex or deep-seated emotional challenge to overcome that you find an EFT therapist to guide you.
I am a practicing EFT psychologist and I do this in person and over the telephone. E-mail drjfine@gmail.com to set up an appointment.
I thank Dr. Bruce Lipton and Dr Joseph Mercola for their efforts to bring these important New Biological, Consciousness and Energy Psychology practices to the ailing and suffering public.
This Blog Post from Dr. Jeffrey Fine www.theNewParentingClub.com

PRESS RELEASE: FOR AVATAR THE MOVIE
Why Avatar Didn’t Win the Oscar: Psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Fine Asserts: The Corporate World is Bulldozing America
When Katherine Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker won for “Best Picture,” many believed that James Cameron’s Avatar had been robbed. Speculation focused on Oscar politics and the directors’ ill-fated marriage. But noted psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Fine says the reason is simpler: Avatar didn’t win because the Academy missed the movie’s deeper meaning and chose a “real-life” film instead.
Those who’ve argued that Avatar mimics Dances With Wolves or Pocahontas prove Dr. Fine’s point. “The message in Avatar is not a simplistic return to nature or to a previous evolutionary stage,” he argues, adding, “It may be the next leap in the evolution of consciousness, and the only one that may hold the promise of survival.”
Pointing to the greed and cynicism that not only mark much of American culture, but have hardened American hearts, he says that unless we wake up to Avatar’s message, humanity will be lost. “This film should be seen by every man, woman and child” he says, suggesting that parents should take their teens and tweens to see it and discuss hidden meanings. “I see you,” for example, comes from the Sanskrit Namaste, which translates to: “The God in me sees the God in you” or “I see myself in your eyes.”
Like Star Wars, Avatar also appeals to our collective unconscious, or world soul. The Na’vi experience of unity of consciousness with other beings, all of which (themselves included) are really just manifestations of One Awa, or Yahweh — echoing our ancestors’ belief in an interconnected, ever changing intelligent web of life, symbolized by the World Tree.
Unfortunately, says Dr. Fine; Avatar’s “everything is connected” message lies in glaring contrast with the culture of separation most Americans experience. Focusing on a rise of the feminine, and the importance of bonding, this movie offers a blissful alternative to a world where mothers are devalued, and babies sent to day care at the ripe old age of six weeks.
In the end, Dr. Fine concludes; this film is about standing at a crossroads: What do we choose for our children; commercial materialism or reconnection with all life? “Sadly,” says Dr Fine, “the bulldozers in Avatar represent what corporate, modern life have done to us — steamrolling our soul and consciousness.”
A former student of the famed Joseph Chilton Pearce, and a member of the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health, Dr. Fine says we can help combat this separation by engaging in conscious child-centered parenting. He suggests that new mother’s breastfeed, sleep with their babies, connect with nature, and engage in simple low-tech creative play.
His book, THE ART OF CONCIOUS PARENTING: The Natural Way to Give Birth, Bond With, And Raise Healthy Children (which he wrote with his wife, Dalit Fine, M.S.) has been praised by child development experts worldwide. For information: www.thenewparenting.com Contact: newparenting@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE: FOR AVATAR THE MOVIE
Why Avatar Didn’t Win the Oscar: Psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Fine Asserts: The Corporate World is Bulldozing America
When Katherine Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker won for “Best Picture,” many believed that James Cameron’s Avatar had been robbed. Speculation focused on Oscar politics and the directors’ ill-fated marriage. But noted psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Fine says the reason is simpler: Avatar didn’t win because the Academy missed the movie’s deeper meaning and chose a “real-life” film instead.
Those who’ve argued that Avatar mimics Dances With Wolves or Pocahontas prove Dr. Fine’s point. “The message in Avatar is not a simplistic return to nature or to a previous evolutionary stage,” he argues, adding, “It may be the next leap in the evolution of consciousness, and the only one that may hold the promise of survival.”
Pointing to the greed and cynicism that not only mark much of American culture, but have hardened American hearts, he says that unless we wake up to Avatar’s message, humanity will be lost. “This film should be seen by every man, woman and child” he says, suggesting that parents should take their teens and tweens to see it and discuss hidden meanings. “I see you,” for example, comes from the Sanskrit Namaste, which translates to: “The God in me sees the God in you” or “I see myself in your eyes.”
Like Star Wars, Avatar also appeals to our collective unconscious, or world soul. The Na’vi experience of unity of consciousness with other beings, all of which (themselves included) are really just manifestations of One Awa, or Yahweh — echoing our ancestors’ belief in an interconnected, ever changing intelligent web of life, symbolized by the World Tree.
Unfortunately, says Dr. Fine; Avatar’s “everything is connected” message lies in glaring contrast with the culture of separation most Americans experience. Focusing on a rise of the feminine, and the importance of bonding, this movie offers a blissful alternative to a world where mothers are devalued, and babies sent to day care at the ripe old age of six weeks.
In the end, Dr. Fine concludes; this film is about standing at a crossroads: What do we choose for our children; commercial materialism or reconnection with all life? “Sadly,” says Dr Fine, “the bulldozers in Avatar represent what corporate, modern life have done to us — steamrolling our soul and consciousness.”
A former student of the famed Joseph Chilton Pearce, and a member of the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health, Dr. Fine says we can help combat this separation by engaging in conscious child-centered parenting. He suggests that new mother’s breastfeed, sleep with their babies, connect with nature, and engage in simple low-tech creative play.
His book, THE ART OF CONCIOUS PARENTING: The Natural Way to Give Birth, Bond With, And Raise Healthy Children (which he wrote with his wife, Dalit Fine, M.S.) has been praised by child development experts worldwide. For information: www.thenewparenting.com Contact: newparenting@gmail.com
Phone: 1-877-667-7609; Best Time: 8 AM – 12 Noon EST

Daylight-Saving Time: Preparing Baby
From the new Parenting.com dr Jeffrey Fine
THANKS TO ANGELIQUE MILLETTE FOR THIS SHORT AND IMPORTANT ARTICLE.
On Sunday, March 14, clocks will be set forward one hour. With the time change quickly approaching, you may be wondering how to transition baby or toddler without upsetting their sleep routine.
Help your child spring forward beginning Tuesday, March 9, by putting them to sleep 10 minutes earlier each night. Make it easier by comforting, singing or reading, and/or starting your bedtime routine sooner. By Sunday, your child will have slowly adjusted to the new time.
If your baby or toddler’s bedtime is 7 p.m., it will look like this:
Tuesday: 6:50 p.m. bedtime
Wednesday: 6:40 p.m. bedtime
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. bedtime
Friday: 6:20 p.m. bedtime
Saturday 6:10 p.m. bedtime
Sunday: 7 p.m. bedtime (accounting for the time change)
It takes about a week for babies and toddlers to adjust to a new time schedule. Your little one may be a bit cranky, or seem more tired than usual. Stick to your routine and keep naps at the same time. Once you’ve both adjusted, enjoy the increased daylight (which means more playtimes!).

OUR NEW SERIES: “OUR FATHERS”
We live in an era of absent fathers. The father is either physically or psychologically absent from our homes and family life, and the philosophers are saying he is gone from our mythic and religious lives as well.
The love unit most damaged by the Industrial Revolution has been the father-son bond. It presented us a new situation, never existing before. In earlier times a boy and his father lived closely together with each other, especially in the work-world after the age of 12. The Industrial Revolution not only took the men out of family life but it was the start of public schooling as we know it, thus taking the children out of family life as well.
This can be considered the beginning of the gradual destruction of the family as a unit. This dilemma continues today with fathers in offices and sons not able to grasp exactly what it is that the father is doing. Even brought to the office what can he show him? How he moves papers? How he works on his computer? How can he explain that what he is doing is important or how it differs from what other men are doing? The German psychologist Alexander Mitcherich writes about this in his very fine book “Society Without the Father.” His main point is that if the son does not understand, clearly physically what his father is doing all year, all day; a hole will appear in the son’s perception of his father. Children take things in physically not mentally; how can the son comprehend his father?
As a result many boys today are being ‘single-parented by the mother even though the father is still with the family.
The great psychiatrist Carl Jung made a very insightful observation: he said that if a male is brought up mainly with the mother, he will take a feminine attitude toward his father. He will see his father through his mother’s eyes. Since the father and the mother are in competition, consciously or unconsciously for the affection of the son, you’re not going to get a straight picture of your father out of your mother. Instead, all the inadequacies of the father are well pointed out. The mother tends to give the ‘sense’ that civilization, culture, feeling and relationship are things that the mother and the son and the daughter have together. Whereas, what the father has may be brutal, unfeeling, obsessed, too rational, uncompassionate or too focused on money-making.
So the young male often grows up with a wounded image of his father – not necessarily caused by his father’s actions, but based on the mother’s interpretation of these actions.
If the son accepts his mother’s view of his father, he will look at his own masculinity from a feminine point of view. But eventually the male must throw off this view and begin to discover for himself what the father is, and what masculinity is.
Of course, it would be much better for the son to have a close relationship with his father from the beginning of his life. One of the main reasons that we favor and applaud the ‘family-bed’ or what today is called ‘co-sleeping’ is that this beautifully compensates for much of the absence of the father and mother in today’s busy and separated life-style. It allows ‘night-time-parenting’ to occur, that is, a time to cuddle, joke and talk with each other when the day’s activities prevent the connection. In this way a father sees his son every morning, getting up with him, and listening to his dreams. To have his son come into the bathroom to watch his father shave and ready himself for the day. Eventually naturally imitating this by himself and learning how to get ready.
More in this series: – “OUR FATHERS” will be presented in the next several Blogs.

Champagne Keeps Heart Disease at Bay
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:55 AM
From Newsmax

When you toast the New Year with a glass of bubbly, you’ll be starting 2010 right, say top British scientists: they have discovered that drinking champagne every day—just like red wine—helps keep strokes and heart attacks away.
Research has shown that two daily glasses of red wine help stave off circulation and heart problems. The health-boosting ingredients are thought to be polyphenol antioxidants, which occur naturally in fairly high levels in red wine but not in white. Polyphenols slow the removal of nitric oxide from the blood, which reduces blood pressure, thereby lowering the risks of strokes and heart attacks.
But what about red wine’s rich cousin champagne, which is made with three varieties of grapes, two black and one white? “The question was: would champagne have the same impact as red wine or would it have the limited impact of white wine?” Dr. Jeremy Spencer of Reading University asked the Daily Mail.
Lovers of champagne can let out a sigh of relief. “We have found that a couple of glasses a day has a beneficial effect on the walls of blood vessels—which suggests champagne has the potential to reduce strokes and heart disease,” Spencer said. “It is very exciting news.”
The research team determined that champagne had a much bigger effect on blood levels of nitric oxide than a plain mixture of alcohol and carbonated water which contained no polyphenols. In the paper detailing the study, the team said, “Our data suggests that a daily moderate consumption of champagne wine may improve vascular performance via the delivery of phenolic constituents.”
But what about people who want to improve their health but cannot afford champagne every day? The researchers said there was “no reason” other types of sparkling wines should not perform just as well.
And what about teetotalers? The research team also found high levels of polyphenols in cocoa beans, suggesting that a mug of hot cocoa will achieve the same healthful results. However, Spencer said, “The benefit is certainly the same but it doesn’t seem as much fun somehow.”

HEALTH ALERT: Men Smokers Risk Rheumatoid Arthritis

Smoking is a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new analysis of 16 studies confirms.
The effect is especially strong in men and heavy smokers, the researchers found. And men who tested positive for rheumatoid factor (RF), a self-attacking antibody found in about 80 percent of RA patients, were at even higher risk if they smoked.
Research over the past two decades has linked smoking to RA, especially in men, Dr. S. Kumagai of Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine in Kobe, Japan and his colleagues write. But findings on smoking and RA in women have been “inconsistent.”
The researchers conducted the first systematic analysis of research on RA risk and smoking, looking at 16 studies in all.
Men who were current smokers were at nearly double the risk of RA, Kumagai and colleagues found, and the effect was roughly the same in ever- and past smokers. When the researchers looked at RF-positive RA, they found male smokers were at nearly four-fold risk of the disease, while risk was tripled in ever-smokers and about 2.5 times greater for past smokers.
Smoking also increased RA risk in women, but to a lesser degree. Female current, ever- and ex-smokers had a 1.2 to 1.3 times greater likelihood of developing RA, whether or not they were RF-positive.
The men who had logged at least 20 pack years—meaning they had smoked at least 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years—were 2.3 times more likely to develop RA, while for women risk was increased 1.75-fold.
Smoking has been linked to RF production, the researchers note. The relationship among RF, RA, and smoking may be different for women, they add, due to hormonal factors.
“Any type of smoking constitutes a significant risk factor for the development of RA,” Kumagai and colleagues write. “Because RA is associated with a poor quality of life and life prognosis, we recommend cessation of smoking for current smokers, especially heavy smokers to prevent or reduce the risk of developing RA.

BABY PRODUCT REVIEW
By Dalit Fine, MS.
Name of the Product: Ergo baby carrier
Description of Product: This is a piece of baby equipment I would not do without. There comes a point with the sling, when baby is so heavy he pulls on your neck and shoulders.
It’s time to switch to an ERGO baby carrier.
It is a lightweight carrier made out of denim that buckles around the hips allowing you to carry a baby or older child (up to 5 years old) on your back or in the front. An additional buckle around the chest provides additional safety. A flap behind baby’s back can be velcroed through two loops to support the head if baby falls asleep. ERGO carriers come in a variety of colors and currently sell for around $100.00. They are worth every penny.
The ERGO Baby Carrier’s ergonomic design supports a correct sitting position for the baby’s hip, pelvis and spine growth. It disperses most of the baby’s weight between the hips and thighs, which help to eliminate any pressure points and hip strain which other carriers can cause. The ERGO also balances the baby’s weight to parents’ hips and shoulders, and alleviates physical stress for the parent.
You can also get ant Infant Insert- The design encourages healthy maturation of the spine by supporting the pelvis, hip joint, and leg position rather than putting a baby in a compromising sitting position before the spine is ready. The ERGO baby Infant Insert also supports the safety of the baby’s head and neck in this critical stage of development.
What do you like about the product? ERGO carriers are designed to put the baby’s weight squarely on the mother or father’s hips. This relieves back and shoulder strain and makes the baby feel light. There is no backpack frames, so the carrier is compact and can be easily packed in a bag for travel or just thrown into the car. The material is incredibly sturdy so there is no question about it being able to hold a heavier baby. My ERGO carrier has been a lifesaver for me when running errands with my child as he got older and heavier and still wanted at times to be on mommy. Around the house I can hold my son on my back when he wants to be held while I must be doing something else. It’s washable and dries overnight on a line.
What do you dislike about it (if applicable)? It’s important to make sure baby is all the way inside the carrier or he’s not as stable on my back. Sometimes that is difficult for whatever reason. I jiggle the baby around to make sure he’s in and that does the trick, but this is a concern to be aware of each time baby is put in the carrier.
I use the carrier mostly as a front carrier because I like to make eye contact. The important thing for front carrying is to buckle low around the hips. Baby can even nurse in that position. Also, you can buy an infant insert for carrying a really young baby, but I’ve just stuck with a sling for that.
The only thing I don’t like about my ERGO carrier is that it doesn’t come equipped with an alarm to keep me from forgetting it as I’m packing up to run errands. I’ve forgotten it a few times when I’ve had several places to stop and I sure have missed it. Can product be purchased online? Yes. Where? www.ergocarrier.com .