HEALTHY CHILDREN
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Child Honoring: How to Turn This World Around

Foreword by the Dalai Lama
Edited by Raffi Cavoukian and Sharna Olfman



Sharna Olfman joins Raffi Cavoukian to introduce his original philosophy, Child Honouring—a compassionate revolution in values, a children-first approach to global restoration.

This remarkable anthology outlines the unprecedented threats to life at this defining moment in history, and offers a novel and systemic remedy for societal transformation based on honouring our youngest and “most valuable players.” Contributors from across many disciplines include renowned child development author Penelope Leach, Nobel Prize nominee Lloyd Axworthy, celebrated cultural historian Riane Eisler, bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver, and ecological economist Ron Colman.

Child Honoring is a corrective lens that, once we look through it, allows us to question everything from the way we measure economic progress to our stewardship of the planet; from our physical treatment of children to the corporate impact on their minds and bodies; from rampant consumerism to factory schooling. It offers a proactive developmental approach to creating sustainable societies.

As a creed that crosses all faiths and cultures, Child Honoring is a unifying idea: a central organizing principle for a culture of peace. This book will inspire thought - and provoke action - by all who read it.
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HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS

Earth Voice Food Choice

Todd Winant, coauthor of EarthSave's Healthy School Lunch Action Guide (now out of print) is the founder of Earth Voice Food Choice which has released a multimedia Manual and DVD concerned with the detrimental effects of America’s current National School Lunch Program and offers suggestions for its improvement.

“Global warming, forest and top soil depletion, water pollution, species extinction, obesity, cancer, heart attack – the effects of our individual food choices are far-reaching.

The chemicals that are added to our foods and natural resources have a direct effect on our planet, our lives and the health of future generations”, says Todd Winant, the founder of the Earth Voice Food Choice Project.

“Studies have shown”, says Winant, “that animal food production and chemical agriculture are major contributing factors to global warming. The media and numerous environmental organizations, however, are not informing the public of this connection. The animal and chemical agriculture industries, through the USDA, supply enormous volumes of chemical laden, animal foods to children in schools. The manner in which our children view food, the development of their eating habits, their health and the condition of the world they will inherit, are directly linked to the National School Lunch Program.”

Earth Voice Food Choice initiates a positive shift in awareness and inspires us to eat more whole, organically grown plant foods and fewer chemically processed animal and junk foods. The project informs us how to become part of the solution to major health and environmental issues with our everyday food choices and monetary purchases.

Todd Winant created and narrated the Earth Voice Food Choice DVD and is the author of the Earth Voice Food Choice Manual. He has been a health and environmental educator and public speaker since 1986. Todd has implemented educational projects about healthy food in schools across the United States and has motivated many people to achieve success with this project.

For more information, to see clips of the DVD or pages of the Manual, and to order, visit www.earthvoicefoodchoice.com

To schedule an interview with Todd Winant, or review these materials in your publication, please contact him at 928-301-4552 or email toddwinant@esedona.net or write to Earth Voice food Choice, PO Box 4315, Sedona, AZ 86340

The Food Studies Institute

The Food Studies Institute (FSI) is devoted to changing the health destinies of children through proper nutrition and education. This has been the life-long work of Dr. Antonia Demas whose groundbreaking curriculum, Food is Elementary, educates children about nutrition by providing a positive experience of food and food preparation that is fun, hands-on and sensory-based.

"Antonia's work is an example of disease prevention at its best, and is an example of how education can effectively deal with real life issues even at an early age. Only by starting young people off on a path of healthy eating will we ultimately cut the cost of health care in the United States."
—Harvey Zarren, M.D. F.A.C.C.
1999 Medical Director, Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation,
The Union Hospital North Shore Medical Center, Lynn, Massachusetts

The work of the Food Studies Institute enables a transition to life-long healthy eating in three key ways:

  • Through the introduction Dr Demas' dynamic curriculum Food is Elementary into schools and communities
  • By revolutionizing and improving the school lunch program
  • By promoting community outreach and helping parents support their children's healthy food choices

    • FEEDING KIDS RIGHT

    Disease-Proof Your Child

    In his private practice, Joel Fuhrman, M.D. has worked with many families to turn around their health and eating habits. He helps children with recurrent medical problems recover their health with nutritional interventions, avoiding the need for further drugs. Dr. Fuhrman has the solution for your frequentily ill child. Backed up by a multitude of scientific studies, he explains how eating particular foods and how avoiding others can have a

    significant impact on your child's resistance to dangerous infections, their intelligence and success in school. For example, a change in dietary habits can have a dramatic effect on reducing the occurences of illness like ear infections, asthma and allergies. The right foods introduced early in life can increase your child's IQ.

    Dr. Fuhrman presents the fascinating science which demonstrates that the current epidemic of adult cancers and other diseases are closely linked to what we eat. In the first quarter of our life, he explains how eating right in childhood is the most powerful weapon against the growing cancer epidemic. Also, he reveals how the seeds for future auto-immune diseases are sown in childhood, and how by eating right today, children can be healthy tomorrow.

    His nutrient-rich dietary recommendations give parents the information they need to ensure that their children are eating right to maintain a healthy mind and body. Moreover, he gives parents guidelines on how to get even the pickiest eater to learn to love healthy food. Also, he features his child tested recipes that are delicious, easy-to-prepare and great for the whole family. They make healthy eating child-friendly.

    Every parent needs this book so that they can make sure that they are doing everything they can for their children's health. Don't raise your children without it.