Monday, May 17, 2010

100. Unbelievable

I sat down to work on tonight's post. My working method is to first choose a photograph, work on it a bit in PhotoShop, and then name it with the number of the post. I really couldn't believe it when I typed 100. Unbelievable!

There was surprising news announced today about ADHD - our daughter Katie's diagnosis. A Harvard School of Public Health study discovered a correlation (not causational link) between ADHD and common pesticides.

"After accounting for factors such as gender, age and race, they found the odds of having ADHD rose with the level of pesticide breakdown products. For a 10-fold increase in one class of those compounds, the odds of ADHD increased by more than half. And for the most common breakdown product, called dimethyl triophosphate, the odds of ADHD almost doubled in kids with above-average levels compared to those without detectable levels." - ABC News

I heard this news and instantly found another thing to feel guilty about. If only I had scrubbed our apples, if only I had bought only organic fruits and vegetables, then Katie would be normal. Some might see this announcement as enlightening part of the puzzle they have been looking for, but it just makes me feel like crap. Of course, there isn't any useful information... is it reversible? Or has the damage been done? Is there some where to go from here? Whole Foods here I come.

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