It’s appalling to even imagine this and yet it’s actually true.

According to The Sun, a mother admits to giving her 8-year old daughter botox injections as well as “virgin waxes” in order to increase her chances of becoming a “star”. The young child, Britney, is quite active in the beauty pageant circuit and her mother thinks that this is one way of helping her win crowns and opportunities.

The mom, a beautician by profession, said — “I know one day she will be a model, actress, or singer, and having these treatments now will ensure she stays looking younger and baby-faced for longer.” If you haven’t yet passed out from shock, she then said this: “She is a lucky little girl and is going to be famous because of the benefits I am giving her so early.”

The mother has different botox vials on stack, which is why she can afford to do this to her daughter. She gets this from a local beauty dealer. The virgin wax, she adds, is to prevent her daughter from growing hair in the future.

It’s sad to imagine and also very disturbing to think about it but there are actually a lot of mothers addicted to this whole kiddie pageant circuits. It’s also very unhealthy, not only physically, but mentally. On top of this, her daughter seems to have no qualms about what her mother is doing and even hopes to get a nose job.

What do you think about this?

Today, the attention has been on the growing problems of Swine Flu and the H1N1 virus. But some months back, you may recall the massive recalls made on baby products that carried heavy doses of lead content, something that has surprising died down.

But that doesn’t mean that this issue has been covered completely. You just cannot take the issue for granted. And as parents, you have to determine if your child has already been contaminated or has been exposed to so much lead already. So how do you find out?

Well, there is an oral-based lead testing product that can aid you in this area. It is LeadConfirm Saliva Lead Test. This is a good way to determine and pry your child away from potential lead poisoning, a deadly and treacherous ordeal that you may eventually have to deal with.

LeadConfirm Professional is a testing product that checks if the body is affected by lead contamination and by how much. The testing is done using saliva collected through an FDA-approved device. The saliva is then placed in vials and sent to the Confirm BioSciences laboratories in a prepaid envelope included in the testing kit.

To test for lead contamination in the body using saliva samples, Confirm BioSciences utilizes advanced technology in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass Spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS). The results are available within five to six business days. The patient can get these results online or through telephone.

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