It is a shame but people with limited access due to poorly administered insurance (ie medicaid) have nowhere else to turn now but the ER.  I believe that government should play a role in providing improved access to necessary healthcare services through lower cost avenues.  People in DC need to wake up as this troubled system is now costing taxpayers even more than ever.  ANSWER:  Pay pediatricians a fair amount (ie and NOT at current the reimbursement of 50% of adult docs who manage medicare patients) to manage and care for little patients in their offices instead of paying these nonsensical inflated costs to hospitals.  What am I missing here?  Who has rigged this system in favor of hospital networks?  You tell me!

http://newsroom.acep.org/2015-05-04-ER-Visits-Continue-to-Rise-Since-Implementation-of-Affordable-Care-Act

 
Consider “no dairy” as it has been shown through studies to contribute to blood vessel inflammation leading to heart attacks and strokes.  Milk is also a factor in the development of “brittle bone” disease, also known as osteoporosis seen in many women in the USA.

Dr Esselstyn empowering people through science to make healthy choices

http://www.choose-healthy-eating-for-life.com/heart-healthy-diet.html#.VTz_AreCOnM

Added sweeteners kill.  A can of soda packs 38 gms of sugar/12 ounce can and 130 calories. What’s more it contributes to diabetes and heart disease the number one cause of death.

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyEating/Sugar-101_UCM_306024_Article.jsp#mainContent

It is important to know that a person who is exposed to TB bacteria is not able to spread the bacteria to other people right away. Only persons with active TB disease can spread TB bacteria to others. Before you would be able to spread TB to others, you would have to breathe in TB bacteria and become infected. Then the active bacteria would have to multiply in your body and cause active TB disease. At this point, you could possibly spread TB bacteria to others. People with TB disease are most likely to spread the bacteria to people they spend time with every day, such as family members, friends, coworkers, or schoolmates.

http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/exposed.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm

The Good, Bad and Ugly About Oils

The following link provides an easy read article that can really save you from unnecessary weight gain.  Easing back on these high calorie dense foods will ease your hunger and at the same time allow you to lose unwanted weight.

http://www.forksoverknives.com/the-calorie-density-approach-to-nutrition-and-lifelong-weight-management/

Stay tuned as this evidence is changing expert views toward more plant-based nutrition and away from animal-based nutrition. As you know, we have been a proponent of these views and look to the data to validate our views.  The science to support these beliefs is solid and I am more hopeful that media coverage will follow this evolving and powerful information. I am very confident as we have seen in our office and heard from many of our families that these favorable outcomes will help your families to live healthier and longer!

http://www.turnto10.com/story/28792871/family-411-plant-based-diet-may-benefit-kids-most