Longevity in the business of health has allowed me to witness the unfortunate decline of the public’s health and most alarming, the increase in children being prescribed pharmaceuticals at younger and younger ages. Talk about tragic but a blatant example when it comes to creating new customers for more profit, pharma has no shame and knows no boundaries.

Yesterday another baby was brought to us that was prescribed antacids; she was only ten months old. This is the third baby in one month all under one year old…prescribed antacids. I respect the parents for seeking a safe approach that made sense to them other than insulting their children with a drug clearly known to have dangerous side effects. Thank goodness for mindful independent thinking people.

Millions of babies are suffering gut/brain/immune issues and when one understands that back in the 60’s, Moms were convinced not to nurse their babies (thanks western medicine) but rather give them soy formula, it’s easy to see why. It certainly was brilliant marketing for the soy industry but devastating for human health because without that precious flora being passed from Mother to child, every generation since has a decline in good bacteria and babies are now paying the price. Probiotics will always be the answer, simple, imperative and powerful for human health. One has to wonder how those of us in health food stores have understood this for decades but the “experts” can’t seem to figure it out. Nutrition first, drugs last should be the rule, especially when it comes to babies. God Bless the babies. Peace.