Heart attacks waiting to happen...

A local freshman football player passed away from a heart defect that could have been prevented. He is not the only one that I know to have had this occur. One of my class mates passed out while running on the track and died later due to a tear in his heart that no one knew about. Often Ihear about these sad deaths that could have been prevented if the physicals they get only checked for these conditions. I want to start a petition to make these heart checks standard on physicals because I believe we can save these kids from heart failure before its too late. Wha t do you think the obsticles would be? My belief is that it would cost too much. I am going to research though because I strongly believe it is something that needs to be rectified now.

Hello!

My name is Rocheal and I am one of the hosts for this week. I figured I could start a new topic for those of you that are interested.
Ms. Chapman said we could talk about anything so I will post about something that I am very interested in which is natural living. For those of you that don't know what I mean when I say natural living, here is a definition I found on www.naturalfamilyboutique.com :

"A lifestyle choice that includes using products that are in as close to their natural state as possible; reducing or eliminating chemicals used in personal care and cleaning products; supporting healthful living through minimal chemical and medical intervention; reducing consumption of non-renewable resources; and raising children in a way that is biologically logical for humans as a species."

Natural living can mean various things for different people depending on how "crunchy" they are. The crunchiests of the crunchies, for example, recycle nearly everything, do not use any disposable products, and only buy 100% organic foods. I do not consider myself mega crunchy but I do try to recycle, eat healthy, and re-use products that can be re-used.

My three week old son is in cloth diapers http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=954, we breastfeed only (no formula), we use soaps with the least amount of chemicals in them as possible, we buy organic foods when possible (they're so expensive!), and we drink water, milk, juices, and rarely buy sodas. (but who can live without the occasional coke?!)

We, as a family, choose to do this because it's better for the environment, ourselves, and it's cheaper!!

What do you think of natural living and how far would/wouldn't you go?