Scientific research has identified stress as a causative factor for many modern day illnesses. When the body is stuck in a ‘fight or flight’ mode, especially following a traumatic incident, the cortisol released through the adrenal glands can cause serious physical damage [2]. Considering the type and amount of traumatic incidents that our servicemen and women are subjected to as they battle terrorism around the world, it is no wonder about 30% of service men and women who have spent time in war zones, come home with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS) [3].

According to the Academy of Pediatrics, 20% to 40% of healthy young people are seen by some type of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner and for those with chronic illnesses, that number is closer to 50% (Kokman, 2008). In 2012, a National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a comprehensive survey on the use of complementary health approaches, was sent to nearly 45,000 Americans, including more than 10,000 children aged 4 to 17. Survey results showed that 11.6 percent of children had used or been given some form of complementary health product or practice, during the prior year ("Children and the use of complementary health approaches," 2017).

It's normal for parents to worry about kids with behavioral problems. But why are we, as a society, so ready to label a child with a disorder because they fail to respond to our requests like little robots? Why are we, as parents, so quick to look for something wrong with our child, instead of taking responsibility for what’s going on around our child that may have led to what we perceive as inappropriate behavior?

Are "disobedient" behaviors really all they seem to be? Or are kids' behavior linked to something else?

What’s behind sugar cravings? To answer that question, we first have to look at why the body craves in the first place. The body was created to identify the nutrients it needs to function at its optimum level based on the taste/flavor of what you eat. The problem is – so many food products are created with everything but the kitchen sink. Of course, if you look at list of the heavy metals and chemical toxins in most products on the grocery store shelves, maybe the kitchen sink would be a better option.