THE FINAL PARAGRAPH I enjoy reading the New York Times, whose motto is: All The News That's Fit to Print Often times, today's NY Times articles become headline news in hundreds of other American newspapers one day after the original publication. NY Times stories have a special style, and I sometimes find that the juiciest material can be contained within the final few paragraphs. Reading a NY Times story to the very end is like looking for buried treasure. What gems I've discovered! Writers take greater latitude at the end of their stories, often editorializing, often saving the very best quotes for last. The Sunday, August 19, 2001 page one headline: Schools Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire by Kate Zernike and Melody Petersen SUMMARY The story reports the use of Ritalin and other mood and mind-altering drugs used to treat kids diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Many pharmaceutical companies work closely with school systems, exerting unfair pressure and intimidation upon parents. Some states (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Arizona, Wisconsin and Utah) have introduced bills assuring That such discussions come only from doctors. The front page story, continued on Page 30, contains 37 paragraphs. The final four paragraphs tell the most incredible story. Patricia Weathers of Millbrook, New York, was told by her son's school to put him on Ritalin when the child was in the first grade. Four years of medication produced severe anxiety, and the mother took her son off of the drug. The school called the New York State Office of Protective Services, accusing that mother of medical neglect. THE FINAL PARAGRAPH Mrs. Weathers will now be home schooling her child. It's summer, and here are her comments: You can't tell me they all have this brain disorder during the school year, when during the summer they're fine. Mrs. Weathers has actually observed the most critical evidence regarding her son's ADD, but both she and the NY Times are clueless. WHY IS THE CHILD OK OVER THE SUMMER, AND ADD IN SCHOOL? No thanks to USDA's forced bovine body fluid agenda. During the school year when a child is in school, he or she gets milk for breakfast, chocolate milk for snack, macaroni and cheese or pizza for lunch, and more chocolate milk before going home from school. During the summer, this healthier child and millions more like him no longer have attention deficit disorder. It's only when they get back to school and back to the state- mandated dairy diet that ADD returns. This unfortunate child and millions more like him are overdosed on bovine hormones during the school year. Dairy products take away this child's ability to learn. The NY Times article revealed that in the year 2000, doctors wrote almost 20 million prescriptions per month for Ritalin and other ADD medications. SCIENTIFIC PROOF: MILK CAUSES AUTISM & ADD Florida researcher, Robert Cade, M.D., and his colleagues have identified a milk protein, casomorphin, as the probable cause of attention deficit disorder and autism. They found Beta- casomorphin-7 in high concentrations in the blood and urine of patients with either schizophrenia or autism. (AUTISM, 1999, 3) Eighty percent of cow's milk protein is casein. It has been documented that casein breaks down in the stomach to produce a peptide casomorphine, an opiate. Another researcher observed that casomorphin aggravated symptoms of autism. (Panksepp, J. Trends in Neuroscience, 1979, 2) A third scientist produced evidence of elevated levels of endorphin-like substances in the cerebro-spinal fluid of people with autism. (Gillberg, C. (1988) Aspects of Autism: Biological Research Gaskell: London, pp. 31-37) For children with autism, milk may very well be the major factor. One out of five American children have been diagnosed with ADD. One out of five American children take Ritalin. An alternative therapy? NOTMILK! __________________________________________________ Robert Cohen author of: MILK A-Z Executive Director (notmilkman@notmilk.com) Dairy Education Board http://www.notmilk.com This file: http://www.notmilk.com/forum/661.txt Do you know of a friend or family member with one or more of these milk-related problems? Do them a huge favor and forward the URL or this entire file to them. Do you know of someone who should read these newsletters? If so, have them send a empty Email to: notmilk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and they will receive it (automatically)!