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Infant and Children's Remedies
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GRAY HAIR
02/04/2011: Raga from Kollam, India writes: "Hello ted,
My little daughter is 3 years old and she has been getting gray hairs from the past 1 year. It seems to be increasing in number... pls advice.."
02/04/2011: Lolo from Pikeville, Tennessee replies: "I read a long time ago that gray hair is from a copper deficiency. You might want to check it out. I would do some research. check it out."
02/04/2011: Sheri from Sacramento, Ca Usa replies: "My daugher would get an occasional gray hair. I have her a green drink made from powered barley grass. There are many available brands. I suspect if she had an abundance of green vegetables she would have not needed the green drink in the first place."
02/06/2011: Brooke from Montgomery, Tx, Usa replies: "I would get Formula 636 - it is available from many stores - search the internet and find the cheapest place. It is probably due to a circulation problem. I have a small cup shaped vibrator next to my bed and at night time I use that on my scalp. Along with some other stuff, but for your 3 year old, I would suggest to just do the formula and the vibrator - for 30 minutes a night."
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HAND BITING
06/07/2011: Codette from Bean Field / Corn Field, Il, Usa writes: "What can we use with children (autistic) ages 7-9 to help stop them from biting their little hands."
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HEADACHES IN CHILDREN
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[QUESTION] 07/20/2009: Sangeetha from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands writes: "My 6 1/2 year old daughter has started getting headaches from the past 2 months. I took her to the GP who couldn't find the cause. She wears glasses and I have recently got it checkes and her power hasn't changed. I am not able to figure what could be the cause of it. I or my husband never got headaches when we were young (we don't get it even now). I only get headaches very rarely when I have skipped a meal or when I have been too much in the sun. I thought these could be the reasons for my daughter to get it too. But from the past 2 days, I have avoided that for her and she still got the headache. Sometimes shortly after she wakes up, she has a slight headache. When it is slight, she is able to do her normal routine, play with her friends, etc. The headache is not accompanied with any nausea, vomitting, etc. A couple times she has got fever after the headache, but it goes off with 1 or 2 doses of over the counter fever/pain medication.
She is a little bit heavier than she should be, so I have been taking her for running on a field. Sometimes I have noticed that as soon as I mention that we have to go to the field, she gets a headache. And I know she is not lying. Could it be tension headache? I have told her this week I will not take her for running, instead just short walks on the street around the house (which she loves as we get to talk about all she likes to talk). I am going to check out this week by not taking her for running and if it continues, take her to padetrician next week.
What else could be the cause of her headache? And what are possible remedies. I don't think she would drink ACV or Cayenne pepper."
07/21/2009: Bharti from Doha, Qatar replies: "you can use safely 2 drops of lavender aromatherapy oil mix in 2 drops of almond oil mix it properly and put in on forehead temples and rest for 5-10 minutes, it works like magic and also safe for children .its good for migraine pain also.try and reply me if it works for you."
12/07/2009: Tracy from San Augustine, Texas, Usa replies: "An often-missed cause of headaches can be chocolate, including chocolate milk. When I was younger, I worked at a bank with a young lady who would often drink a small carton of chocolate milk for her breakfast before we opened. She would get severe migraines & have to sit or lie down for awhile. I had read about chocolate being a possible cause & as soon as she stopped drinking chocolate milk, she quit getting migraines.
Caffeine withdrawal can also cause severe migraines. I've quit drinking sodas a few times in the last few years when I've found myself drinking too many & I have suffered migraines so severe that I can barely stay on my feet. Some of them lasted for days on end. They eventually stopped.
Within the last few years, I've found myself occasionally suffering from sinus problems, including congestion & infection, usually a result of being out in adverse weather (cold, drizzly, bone-chilling). I don't always get congested, but I do get severe migraines that hurt so bad my eyes hurt as well. Using some of the remedies for sinus problems on this website have helped me."
03/26/2010: Pegster from Mt. Holly Springs, Pa replies: "My son suffered with headaches at a very young age and they started around 6 years old. As he got older they got worse. I did some research and I took him off of sugar, caffiene and chocolate, well the headaches got better and he began to do a lot better in school also. Now that he is older he has a sensitivity to red food dye for which is in alot of juices. His physician wanted to put him on a drug for ADHD and I said absolutely not. He also had allergies when he got older. So the combination of him staying away from the listed foods and the red food dye, he is now a very healthy 35 year old man and I am oh so glad that I read up on this and also refused the ADHD medication..............thanks......."
02/17/2011: Kaylin from Hampton, Il replies: "Chinese Herbs and Cranial Adjustments for headaches:
My 9yo son was getting headaches almost daily. He also started getting a pinching pain behind his right eye, a few times a week. I assumed it had something to do with his eyes since he wears glasses, so I called the eye doctor and she said his prescription was perfect and the eye pain was an opthalmic migraine. She recommended getting meds from the Dr.Since a headache is a sign that something is wrong, I was not about to give him toxins just to take the pain away without trying to figure out the problem. We took him to a naturopath. He noticed that one of his eyes looked bigger than the other, and recommended cranial adjustments. We started taking him to a chiropractor that specializes in cranials, and the butterfly-shaped bone behind his eyes was crooked. She gently "encouraged" it to go back in place, and his eye pain disappeared. Every time he gets it (maybe every couple of weeks) we take him back and sure enough, his cranium is out, so she puts it back in and his eye pain is gone again. His eye pain is getting less and less frequent as his cranium gets used to being in the right place.
As for the general headaches, the naturopath recommended a chinese herbal blend that brings up the "essence", which was low in my son. He also has other symptoms such as motion sickness, poor memory, short attention span, and mood swings. Since starting him on the Chinese herbs his headaches are extremely rare. He is more focused, less moody, and has a better memory. I am not telling you what the remedy is because Chinese remedies must be selected by a qualified practitioner who fully evaluates the patient. What works for my son will not be the correct remedy for everyone else. Frequent headaches are not something to ignore! Take your child to a qualified natural practitioner for help. There are soooo many causes for headaches, and it's the body's way of telling you that something is wrong. Give your child a gift that will last him/her a lifetime and get some help! "
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HIVES
05/31/2011: Diana from Jackson, New Jersey writes: "My son has chronic hives. He will be 4 years old in a few months. He is taking zytrec and zantac. He has been seen by many doctors/specialist. All kinds of blood work/ scratch test have been performed. Everything has come back negative. Wondering if anyone can help with some ideas? Thank you."
Replies05/31/2011: Janet from Kendal, England. replies: "I too had hives, added to which an acid reflux that affected my throat.I am sorry to hear your son of only 4years, is experiencine them, as they're awful.
After numerous things from the doctor, failing to impact them and side effects.
I discovered this site and started taking both apple cider vinegar and coconut oil, they have cleared at last but the relief as brought so much more with it. Bathing in vinegar helps too. It removes the itch and burn cycle. Hope this helps.
God bless.x"
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HOMEOPATHICS
10/28/2010: Nichole from Middletown, Oh writes: "My son has had an on and off toothache for a bit now, I have been waiting to try the eggshell calcium for him (prepared from chicken eggs consumed daily for two months and you will see tooth healing) but since he's 7 it's a little harder to get him to take it. Anyways, for his toothache, chamomilla has provided him instant relief, within a minute or two and he's back to bed. Other times belladonna and calcerea phosphorica has worked. Well, two days ago he had a toothache then woke up with a swollen cheek, it was so bad it looked like he had a giant gumball in there and the swelling was also making under his eye puffy. I got online immediately to look for a homeopathic remedy and try nux vomica and veretrum album but those didn't appear to be working after one day of use so I looked again and tried belladonna and mercurius vivus and after another day it was almost completely gone, the abscess started forming on his gum (so the infection has been localizing) now we are working to get rid of his abcsess with 4grams of vit c and regular doses of colloidal silver each day. I just wanted to share about how the homeopathic preparations work instantaneously and are even easy for babies too because they are little sweet pills that dissolve in your mouth."
Replies10/30/2010: Tom from Regina, Sk replies: "Thanks for that tip, Nicole! I looked it up and among other places, using organic eggshell calcium daily to heal cavities was discussed in this Health Ranger article this past summer:
http://www.naturalnews.com
Besides, regrowing your teeth is simple. You'll just need two things: comfrey root and organic eggshells. Eggshells are used because they contain 27 minerals and loads of calcium, so they contain the ideal building materials to regrow your teeth. In fact, the composition of eggshells is very similar to the composition of our teeth and bones. Comfrey root is used because it accelerates bone, teeth and tissue growth. In fact, another name for comfrey root is knitbone, primarily because of its ability to knit - or regrow - bone together so quickly.
It's not under this site category yet:
http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/tooth_enamel.html"
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HONEY
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[YEA] 08/15/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn writes: "To THeath from LA:
08/14/2008: THealth from Los Angeles, CA replies: "Hi, Even my daughter who is 21 months has food allergies. I am not sure whether I can give ACV or black strap molasses. I would really really appreciate if Ted can answer this. She is allergic to tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy. Is there any natural way in which i can eliminate her allergies. She had her entire face swollen when she ate some noodles. After reading the content i realized that it was made in a facility where they process peanuts and shell fish. I am really worried about her and am looking for some natural cure. She has mild eczema on her hands too. Ted, please help. Your reply will be much appreciated. Thanks."
At 2l months old you can give her l tsp. of honey once or twice a day, but be sure that the honey is produced within a 50 mile radius of where you live, so it will contain pollens in your local area. If this doesn't do the trick, Benadryl or its generic (diphenhydramine Hcl) is a usually safe antihistamine, available without prescription and found in most places that also sell vitamins, minerals and supplements. The generic is cheaper than brand name."
Replies[YEA] 08/15/2008: THealth from Los Angeles, CA replies: "Hi Joyce,I really appreciate your reply. Thanks a lot. Should I give honey to my daughter (21 months) everyday once or twice or whenever she has food allergy attack. Will honey cure my daughter's food allergies permanently . Should we give Benadrly everyday ? If we give benadrly everyday and her body gets used to it then what will happen when she gets food allergy attack (Swollen face ). Will her body respond in this case ?
She is allergic to all tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy. I am really worried about when she starts going to school or accidentally eats something from her friends in school which has any of the following things.
I would be really happy if honey can cure her food allergies. I will try to find anything produced within a 50 mile radius and am not sure if anything will be available in Los Angeles. How about some pure honey from wholefoods or some other organic stores?
Thanks again."
EC: Hi, THealth. Try one of the weekend farmer's markets in either Santa Monica, Venice, Beverly Hills or West Hollywood. I have bought locally-made honey at these markets many times before - yummy! Deirdre
08/16/2008: Joyce from Joelton, TN replies: "Hi, THealth:I think the l tsp. of honey works by desensitizing to allergens, so give it daily, not just when you think she needs it.
To answer the question about the benadryl or diphenhydramine, food allergies are year round, not seasonal. So I'll answer with statements from the head of a pediatric department at a work shop I attended in l979. In his lecture, he said to never give benadryl during an acute asthma attack, but after you break the asthma attack, start them on benadryl and keep them on it. At the time of the lecture he stated that had children who had been on it continuously for 4 years (at that time) without problems."
09/30/2008: Angela from Tonasket, WA. replies: "I've heard about the honey comb being really good for temporary and possibly permenant curing of an allergen, but I know from experience that another way is a lot quicker, cheaper, and effective; It is called allergy elimination. It is a technique done by many different practitioners around. Refered to as NAET also. Look for a practitioner in your area by searching for NAET practitioners. My family had bad allergies, leading to "incurable" eating disorders. They were healed by this technique in only one treatment per allergy. . .and if you find a good practitioner, he'll do them all in one pop. Just a suggestion."
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HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
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[QUESTION] 12/29/2010: Aleksandra from Mississauga, Ontario writes: "Do I have to dilute Hydrogen Peroxide for my 2 year old when treating ear infection?
Thanks"
12/29/2010: Aginto from Toronto, On replies: "When I put H2O2 in my son's ear (he's 3) I simply soak a q-tip with it and rub his ears with it. No diluting necessary."
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HYPERPIGMENTATION
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06/27/2011: Laura from Whitestone, Ny/usa writes: "My seven year old daughter has had a patch of hyperpigmentation on her right cheek since she was 2 and a half. It lightens and looks almost gone in the winter but once the summer arrives it is very noticeable throughout the season until fall. Is there anything natural I can do to help this?"
Replies[YEA] 10/10/2011: Milaine from Rochester, Usa replies: "My son had neo-natal lupus, so he had the butterful on his face and kept it a long time. The vitamin E helped us a lot (even if we are not faithful). My husband just took the vitamin E (softgel) broke one and put it on the baby's face."
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IMPETIGO
08/22/2008: Ritu from Wilmington, Delaware writes: "My 15 months old son was diagnosed with Imeptiago.He had 10days of sulfate antibiotic course . However it did not heal completely and there were few more outbursts. So now they gave clandymycin antibiotic..I wnat to try home remedies. i have applied turmeric powder on the infection and planning to give him turmeric in milk from tomorrow. I saw this on ur site.. Any other suggestions.Please help. URGENT"
Replies12/29/2008: Sarah from Monrovia, CA USA replies: "to Ritu from Wilmington, Delaware: I tried coconut oil for my daughter's impetigo. it worked wonders. you can check this site for impetigo cure."
03/26/2009: Dina from Toronto, Ontario replies: "Colloidal Silver is the answer! It is an amazing NATURAL antibiotic. There are many websites that speak of it's amazing properties. Don't believe the lies, they FDA doesn't want you to get it - it's CHEAP! They want you to spend money on their drugs. Anyway, remember that old saying "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" - silver was and is an amazing health promoting miracle."
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IODINE FOR ECZEMA
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[YEA] 11/27/2008: Lisa from Coto de Caza, Ca writes: "Paint on povidone iodine twice daily on eczema patches. Worked on my 3 year and it's cheaper than the prescription drugs. Don't use iodine tincture since it has alcohol and will sting...especially for young child who scratches the eczema until it bleeds. Since the iodine stains clothes, I put large bandaids over the areas on his legs and arms."
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JOYCE'S REMEDIES FOR INFANTS
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[YEA] 08/15/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn writes: "Response to AKR's post:
08/13/2008: AKR (akr@rungta.us) from Jersey City, New Jersey writes: "I am an avid fan of EarthClinic! I have a suggestion for a new Infant/kids health page.
Here's my motivation. I recenlty became a dad. Son is almost six months now. I have made a pledge to myself to keep myself as healthy as possible using all the knowledge from EarthClinic (and other sources). So, hopefully, I will never have to fall prey to a doctor and the traditional medical system again. I would like to do the same for my son. But I don't have much idea as to what you can do, or what you can feed an infant/child (aside from the obvious of course)to keep them super healthy, and build inpenetrable immunity.For eg, is it a good idea to give them a few drops of black strap molasses or bee pollen starting at a certain age? Omega 3 oils? My son has some allergies, which I suspect is due to HiB vaccination he got right at birth. I was not knowledgeable enough at that time to refuse that vaccine, but have postponed his schedule for the rest after much research. So, again, I am wondering, if I can give my son a few drops of ACV starting at say nine months of age to help clear his allergies?
Many thx!
AKR"
07/03/2011: Evelyn from New York, Ny replies: "Joyce sounds like a wonderful lady, but I feel there are many bits of advice here that are way off the mark, and that folks reading this should be pointed in other directions. Breastmilk, not any kind of formula, is the ONLY choice for babies, at least until one year of age, but preferably up to age three at least. Introduce foods if you wish starting at six months, but remember that these are only to develop babies' tastes. Until age one, breastmilk should be primary food. Formula is a "food" of last resort.Furthermore, the issue with milk and many other foods is far less about allergies to those foods in their natural forms, and much more about the modern practices used in raising those foods. Raw milk, butter and cream from raw milk and eggs from pastured chickens, as well as grass-fed meats, including organ meats, and the whole fish (including organs) is the healthiest food we can eat (alongside of the vegetables, fruits and occassional grains that work best with these foods). Mamas should not avoid these life-giving foods! They should seek them actively throughout the nursing years and beyond, and give them to their children to eat as well. I suggest reading Ramiel Nagel's book on tooth decay as an intro to the work of Weston Price and others in this field -- then you can get the cookbook, Nourishing Traditions, to help you learn how to cook in traditional ways, and you can check out the Weston Price Foundation on line. There are many excellent articles there."
07/04/2011: Carly from Seattle, Wa - Usa replies: "To Evelyn -If breast milk is the "only" nutrition for babies.... I would really like you to explain my two super healthy 27 and 32 year old "babies". One climbed Mt. Ranier last weekend, and the other does demolition work. They were both "formula" fed babies, and are healthy as can be.
I do realize what you were trying to say... but putting it as you did makes me feel like you are coming at me in a very harsh manner. You can catch more flies with honey (organic, to be sure! ) than you can with vinegar.
Just saying ~ I found your post a bit combative.
Carly"
07/04/2011: Francisca from Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France replies: "Hi Carly, my three daughters were formula babies because they all three were lactose intolerant but they are smashing young women now: 30, 26 and 22. Ok, maybe the youngest wouldn't have had chest infections as a baby if she had had breast milk, or the two youngest wouldn't have had eczema... Who knows but the bottom line is that they couldn't have had breast milk!Now they say that formula is no good but... They have had such a long time to develope a good formula, why didn't they do it? True, in my country women didn't give the breast anymore back then so I wouldn't be thinking about it although I was living in Holland when the children were born and there they did. Anyway, I have just read an article about breast milk and how contaminated it is with all kinds of nasty stuff, including chemicals from sun creams. That kind of articles has been around for decades.
I think that people have to stop attacking other people. Look at my daughters now (yesterday I showed a photo of the middle one in a shop as I wanted to buy a small photo album to house the photos of the children and the lady asked me if she modelled for Victoria Secrets, the oldest has just been the most wonderful bride and the youngest one has the most smashing eyes you have ever seen! ), look at your children and a lot others. Breast may be best or may have been best in certain circumstances but forcing it on people is not a good thing! Women have committed suicide because of all this nonsense, now that can't be good....."
07/04/2011: Carly from Seattle, Wa Usa replies: "Hi Francisca -This is all I was saying - there is no ONE "right" way.... to each his own, and live and let live. I see no need to make a woman who did not, or could not breast feed for ANY reason feel as if she had failed. Many people were raised on formula and did fine, and turned in to fine, healthy people.
I was just a little taken aback by the other poster who said the breast was the ONLY way to feed a baby. No, it isn't. It is a wonderful, and fine way... But not the ONLY way. (MO)
Your daughters sound awesome!
Carly :-)"
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KIDNEY STONES
07/09/2011: Dinesh from Gandhinagar, Gujarat writes: "My 7 month child has 6-7 kidney stones. Does this olive oil lemon juice treatment dissolve stones or it pass through urine? Is it safe give this to my child?
Please let me know, my child have lot of pain and we cant see him crying all time.
Thanks"
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04/06/2011: Ayman from Port Said, Egypt writes: "my child 4 years old has mudy kidney stones not deticted by X ray or US onlt by CT scan
urine high RBCS 100 - Ph 5
type of salts I s oxlate
he has sever pain for 4 days. please advice me what can I do for treatment. if you write treatment midical plz by chemical name to find like it in Egypt
thanks in advance, ayman makram"
Replies04/06/2011: Tara from Nowhere, Ohio replies: "Sea Salt... 1/4 tspn to 1 liter of water (adult dose- may want to try smaller for child but may depend on severity) - drink all day. Use fine Sea Salt and Let fully dissolve. Use this for a couple days for maintenance if needed. Eat whole cranberries or cook them low and dried. These are good to eat daily. If you can't find fresh, use dried.For pain, drink Alkaseltzer water. But Sea Salt should start breaking it up right away. I recommend a kidney liver cleanse. Hope this helps."
04/07/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "Hi AymanYour son's pH level is very low indicating that it is very acidic which may be why he has kidney stones. You need to add more foods into his diet which are more alkaline. Water and green vegetables among other things are very alkaline. You can purchase pH strips and check his levels every morning. Googling more info on alkaline vs acidic pH levels would help you.
Here is an article on pH levels.
http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2008/03/testing-urine-and-saliva-ph.html"
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LICHEN PLANUS, KERATOSIS PILARIS
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[QUESTION] 03/02/2009: Barbara from Cary, IL writes: "Which remedy is safe for a 12 year old boy? He was biopsied and has Lichen Planus on his feet (the worst) and legs and arms. He has Keratosis Pilaris on his trunk, chest and back. He also has 3 spots of Vitiligo on his waistband! Everything showed up at once in January! Steroid creams and oral prednisone were no help. Please does anyone havesome suggestions this is very hard for a child his age not just the itching but the appearance OF IT ALL!!"
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LOW MUSCLE TONE
07/15/2009: Sandra from Toronto, Ontario Canada writes: "my daughter is 3 with low muscle tone. I was wondering if there is a good supplement that would help the low tone. She can sit well and stand with support but is not walking or talking."
Replies07/20/2009: Kathy from Calgary, Alberta replies: "Dear Sandra, your baby might have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, an inherited disorder. Collagen in the body is more flexible than normal-not sick, just bendy! I have it and so do my 3 kids. Find a genetic clinic such as Medigen or Sick Kids, she will walk and talk and dance soon! Meanwhile good nutrition, gentle regular exercise and happy outlook help a lot! is anybody else bendy in your family?-also known as "loose-jointed""
08/02/2009: Vcanfield from San Antonio, Tx replies: "My daughter has a genetic disorder and in my research I found low muscle tone is very common in genetic disorders. Don't let it scare you though, genetic disorders are a lot more common than people think, many of them have few symptoms and do not affect a persons life very much. It is just something you might want to look into if it becomes a concern."
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MULTIPLE REMEDIES TRIED
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[YEA] 01/27/2011: Organickat from Cheltenham , Uk writes: "My almost 4 year old daughter has been very sick for two weeks with one of the above, she saw two different GPs who said different things and both prescribed antibiotics which I didn't want to use (and didn't), but surfing the net in desperation for my little girl who was in so much pain I could barely touch her.
I found this website. I gave her a tbsp of extra virgin coconut oil and made a warm drink with ACV and she was so much better when she woke up at 6am. She has had 2 tsp of coconut oil straight out of the jar this morning and her extremely swollen neck is nearly gone completely and all other symptoms have subsided. I must add that over two weeks there were no signs at all of improvement and I am so relieved and stunned and overjoyed. Thank you Earth Clinic and thank you to all who have contributed. I am now giving the same to hubby who has come down with symptoms this morning and PS901E will report back. I have also administered Echinacea, Vitamin C and Manuka honey 20 throughout and hubby is having these too."
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NAET
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[YEA] 08/14/2008: Angela from Tonasket, WA writes: "With more and more children being effected with an inherited defective gene causing allergies, one would be led to think that their case is hopeless. Oh contrair. . .there is great hope. In my family there have been huge struggles with allergies as on one side is EE a food intolerance disorder like celiac disease, and the other side is celiac disease. Both are intolerances, which are no different than an exaggerated allergy. well, we've found a new alternative therapy called NAET that many chiropractors and accupuncturists are doing. It eliminates allergies! Permenantly! It's basically saved my daughter from malnutrition and even death. Please give it a try. They use a very effective allergy testing technique using your own or a suragate's muscles. So it is possible to test for offending foods even before the baby has tasted them! That's what I did, knowing allergies run in our families. Then we treated them shortly after that. I believe the immunity being strong will keep our kids healthy, and if we treat allergies that are bringing us down (whether known or unknown) that will go a long way in making healthy kids."
Replies[YEA] 08/15/2008: THealth from Los Angeles, CA replies: "Hi Angela,Thank you for your wonderful reply. I am glad that there is something which can cure food allergies. I am very very happy to know that NAET can cure food allergies permanently. I am so happy and am sure even other parents reading this reply from you that there is cure to food allergies. I want my daughter to eat everything and that too worry free. I am happy to know that it cured your daughter's allergy permanently. Hurray and that too naturally. I have few questions regarding this: Is this NAET ok to give it to my daughter who is 21 months old.
Can you please suggest any chiropractor who knows NAET (I know we don't mention any products and doctors on earthclinic.com).
I stay in Los Angeles, CA and am sure there will be some good chiropractor who knows NAET. You don't know how happy I am right now after you mentioned that there is cure to food allergies and that too permanently. I thank you for replying to my email and on behalf of all those parents who desperately are seeking some cure to food allergies.Thanks a lot...."
08/16/2008: Grant from PV, Mexico replies: "Hi THealth,
I think the NAET Angela is referring to is in regards to a therapy, not a product. There are several muscle response techniques... Try googling Body Talk therapy for more information.
Good luck!"
08/16/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "To Thealth from LA: Just researched NAET on line. It is not something you give, but accupressure applied at accupuncture points along the spine. Knowing it is based on accupressure, and having a healthy respect for accupressure), I think it just might work. To find the one in LA (may be Nambudripad, herself, who developed this technique looking to cure her own allergies) just google "NAET Practitioners" where you will asked to type in your zip code. There will also be a map you click on. I clicked on Tennessee and found 2 clinics in Knoxville, l in Whitehouse and l in Nashville. Good luck and keep us posted."
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PACIFIERS AND RUINED TEETH
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[WARNING!] 10/21/2009: D. from NY, NY, USA writes: "Dear Ted,
How are you? I hope very well. I am writing just to let you know a bad thing that happened to my son. He will be 2 on November 7th. I was so fool to give him a pacifier since birth. I was trusting what everybody else was doing and industries and doctors. How foolish of me! I don't trust them in anything! How could I trust them on this one! So I gave him the pacifier up to 4 days ago when I checked on the internet to see up to what age it is considered safe for the children's teeth to use the pacifier. Many websites were saying it is safe until 2 years of age, some say between 2 and 3 or 4. The site of Colgate, very honest people, says that it is safe until 6 years of age (safe for them and for the dentists not for the children). Then I found a few sites warning about the use of that dibolical object beyond 1 year of age. A site of an independent Japanese dentist said that if you keep using it up to 1 1/2 year chances of getting dental maloclusions is 30 %; if you keep it up to 2 years it is 60% , up to 3 years it is 100%. His was the only honest site I think. So I rushed to check my son's bite and it is completely spoiled. I hadn't noticed before but there is a huge gap between the upper and inferor teeth. When he closes his bite completely he can still stick most of the tongue out of the teeth! His mouth looks exactly as the picture of the pacifier damages shown in the Japanse site. I am horrified. And I have let this happen. Now it is too late. He will have a lot of trouble eating (which can potentially make the problem even worse as the face muscles try to adapt) and when his permanent teeth will come out he will have to wear braces for years. Thank you Avent, Gerber and so on. I couldn't find a warning abut this on Earthclinic and I think it would be a good idea to post my message to help mothers take wise decision. By the way I didn't give a pacifier to my older daughter and she has a perfect bite.
Got to run! Thank you!
D."
10/22/2009: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Daniela:
I thought they did away with pacifiers since the late 1950s or early 1960s from a findings by dentists that it caused displaced teeth. I didn't know there is a comeback! I left U.S. in 1981 and thought the pacifier is no longer in use. In any case taking plenty of vitamin C and some magnesium will correct some of that damage. It must be noted that some of those may cause permanent damage. As to the experts, they get paid by the companies to say what the companies will like them to say. Check the documentary A Century of Self, which is a documentary of a Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, who hires teams of scientist to say what the company want them to say to get people to believe. It's been done for about a hundred years now. It's called Public Relations, which according to Edward Bernay's himself, the guy who coined the word Public Relation, is actually propaganda.Ted"
10/27/2009: D. from New York, NY replies: "Dear Ted,
Thank you so much for your answer. It is always great hearing from you! There is always something new to learn from you! I didn't know this Edward Bernay. I hate Sigmund Freud with all my heart! I can't believe his "philosophy" passed off as"science". The pacifier is strongly in use in the all the West. You see children use it up to 3 and 4 years of age. Virtually everybody uses it. The only exceptions are the children who actually refuse it despite the parents insistence. A friend of mine tried to tape it to the baby face! 3 is the average age children stop using it, by that time the damage affects nearly 100% of kids. They hook the children up in the hospital were they are born, and the doctor suggest putting them to sleep with a pacifier to avoid SIDS. The PR belief artfully widespread among people is that, sure, it affects teeth, but they are just the temporary teeth, not the definitive one. They don't understand that it is the shape of the palate that gets permanently distorted! After the first months the children grow so attached to it that it is a nightmare to wean them from their blinky. I feel so dumb for letting this happen. I can't believe I did it. Really! I was in a dream-like state about this particular thing. I guess this is what happens to people on so many health related things (and in all their "opinions"). They follow what everybody else does with a disconnected brain and a reassuring feeling of "normality". This happens also for the spiritual "diseases" of "civilization". I feel very guilty! I am already giving him vit. C. I will give more, and I will try to add magnesium, even if it will be difficult to make him drink it.Thank you again. I will try to find the documentary. . .
Do you have any news about the Codex Alimentarius. I am very worried about it, but everything looks "silent". With much gratitude,
D."
10/27/2009: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear D:A good link is http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/ She's currently also on youtube and you may find her talks on Nutricide, that relates to this on youtube.
Ted"
12/23/2011: Rika from Riverside, Ca replies: "I wanted to comment on the part that virtually all babies use pacifiers. La Leache league advises against its use. So I know many familes that don't use pacifiers, which is good. I sure hope this will increase."
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PERCOLATE IN BABY FORMULAS
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[WARNING!] 05/27/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn writes: "Good information to pass on about the toxins in powdered baby formulas - from the CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/perchlorate_factsheet.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/pdfs/Perchlorate_Table.pdf
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts162.pdf"
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RASHES: MULTIPLE REMEDIES
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[YEA] 10/15/2009: Choob from Johannesburg, South Africa writes: "Toddlers Body Rash Cured
I'd just like to extend a overdue but heartfelt thanks to Ted and all the other folks who have listed their cures and remedies. After spending many sleepless nights looking for a cure for my Vegan toddlers' aggressive growing rash - i stumbled accross very helpful info at Earth Clinic from Ted's Bicarb and ACV drink (which i still take cause i like it and it seemed to work for my candida), the tumeric paste, VCO, acidophilus to omega deficiency. The rash disappeared within a week from her entire body and hasn't returned. Truth is i now use this website as my first reference, and have passed on the word to the parents with other toddlers. Thanks Ted for taking your time and sharing your remedies - your extra long emails are EXTREMELY USEFUL AND HELPFUL."
EC: Hi Choob,
Can you please be more specific about the remedies you used to cure your child's rash, i.e., recipes, quantities, dosages, how often? Thank you!
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[WORKED TEMPORARILY] 05/20/2009: Gail from Alexandria, VA writes: "My nearly 4 year old daughter has had a itchy, sometimes painful rash on her bottom for nearly 3 months now. We have tried antifungal creams (prescription and over-the-counter, antibacterial creams, A & D, yogurt, baking soda, oatmeal baths, etc. nothing seems to help for long. Has anyone been through something similar? We are going back to the pediatrician next week. We have the first available dermatologist appointment at the end of July. We have also tried homeopathic sulpher."
Replies05/26/2009: Jack from Toledo, Ohio replies: "May I suggest the external application of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide and then apply "DMSO" ON TOP OF IT this puts the HP directly in contact with the bacteria or virus, also I've used "MMS" AND THEN DMSO ON TOP OF IT ALSO. The link for MMS is www.miraclemineral.org, And it does more than you can imagine.....GB.. JACK"
05/27/2009: Catherine from Seattle, WA replies: "response to Jack: I would not recommend giving a 4 year old MMS! Not sure about the DMSO either, that sounds way to strong."
03/05/2010: Kate from Abilene, Tx replies: "used on both my kids with great success within hours or overnight:
wash bottom with cetaphil lotion (lipid free soap substitute) and rinse. product will say rinsing is not necessary, but found works best for this if you do.
then, blow dry the bottom with a blow dryer on cool/warm until dry--less irritating on sensitive skin.
follow with Dr. Smith's ointment (sold in most stores in baby ointment section) it has thymol which is an antifungal."
07/06/2010: Pamela6000 from Cape Coral, Fl replies: "TO Gail from Virginia...Did you ever cure your child with this rash? My 6 year old has the exact same thing! Been there at least 3 months.. Itchy and red, cracks at times. We have been to 2 - 3 drs.. Tried all you have tried plus oral antibiotics in case of a strep infection there.. No results! I did start using straight ACV which helped but it burned badly so was hard to apply. It faded the red though.. We are at a loss! HELP!!!!Right now we are in Italy and cannot get DMSO and such...
Pamela"
07/06/2010: Gg from Willow Road, Usa replies: "Sounds like yeast on the skin. If you have access to extra virgin coconut oil, unrefined, cold pressed then you may try this on a very small area of the rash. Small area to be sure of no bad reaction. If no bad reaction try on entire rash. Be sure to try small area first. This was done for a family members baby of mine, after they had used stuff from the medical doctor that did not work. The coconut oil made the rash alot better and finally cleared it."
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REMEDIES NEEDED
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09/27/2011: Tiffany from Orange City, Florida, United States writes: "My daughter (Evelyn) turns 1 October 4th. I am a first time mom so maybe what I'm about to discuss is normal? I don't know. I do have some medical experience, and was actually in school to become a doctor before I had her. BUT it seems like doctors don't think any of her issues are worth looking into. So, I had Evelyn at 34 weeks gestation. She was in the nicu for 2 weeks. When she came home she choked ALL THE TIME. She would turn blue, it was terrible. My doctor didn't believe me so I went to a GI doctor and they did a barium test, and found she has acid reflux. Well she still suffers with it badly. She doesnt spit up near as much but she is constantly choking. When she was in the nicu they said she had a milk allergy so she was on soy. (I tried really hard to breast feed). The soy was even worse so we went to alimentum. Well she STILL had issues on that. So we tried a million different formulas. We switch over to similac organic and it seemed to help. But still has severe gas issues. She's on a thickened diet for the most part. For every ounce of formula we do a teaspoon of earths best rice cereal. She eats very little solids so her main intake is formula. But shes always constipated, always has gas, always has reflux, always sick, and now she has ear tubes because the constant infections. They didnt even help. She still screams and shoves her finger in her ears. I just have this feeling its the milk based formula. But soy was so bad it was INSTANT barf. I just dont know what to do anymore. She has never slept through the night. She wakes up crying and gets a total of maybe 8 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. Please give me some advice. I just am at a loss."
Replies09/27/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "Hi Tiffany, my son also had digestive issues. Your daughter needs to be on probiotics (the kind that are kept in the refrigerator) and also digestive enzymes. Stay away from soy milk it is very BAD and be careful of milk formulas because most have MSG added to them (which is very bad for children). Stay away from processed baby food it also contains MSG.There are some good remedies on this site for ear infections... Look at those.
At 1 year old, why is she not on cows milk? Raw milk would be better. Does she get any natural saturated fats? Butter? Yoghurt?
Does she eat pureed vegetables? Vegetables have enzymes in them for digestion. Organic is better. Juicing green vegetables is good for digestion as well not to mention a good way to get much need vitamins and minerals into her as well.
Google "youtube Dr Natasha McBride". She has a great book out but some very informative videos as well.
Dr McBride talk about making homemade chicken broth, which is full of vitamins and minerals. That would be excellent for your daughter to have."
09/27/2011: Ladyliza from Los Angeles, Ca replies: "I would try raw milk. Sprouts carries it or google for a farm or grocer near you. Allergies don't usually apply to raw milk.. That means not pasteurized nor homoginized. Have you tried renting a breast pump? Your milk is the best."
09/28/2011: Francisca from Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France replies: "Hi Tiffany, my oldest daughter cried all the time, many, many hours a day. I was living in a foreign country, no family or friends around me, it was a disaster! I cursed the day I decided to have children and gave up my very nice life! After going to many doctors, none of whom had a solution for her problem other than putting her on butter milk and other stuff which didn't help at all, I came across a doctor who felt so sorry for me that he decided to admit her into hospital. They discovered that she was lactose intolerant. She was 9 months old then and had lots of diarrhea. I think that she cried the whole time because she had cramps or something. She was put on lactose free milk and the problems stopped completely. She is now 30, married a few months ago and is a delightful, beautiful, young woman!But the problems didn't stop there! Second daughter, born at 36 weeks (first one full term), same problem with lactose. Doctor gave her soy milk which I now know was a terrible mistake but she also grew up to be a wonderful young woman and is currently, at 26 a model!
Third daughter, same problem, soy milk again but she also had other problems like bad reflux (was admitted to the hospital for it but they gave no solution) and maybe because of that had a lot of chest infections. She was permanently having terrible colds. During her first birthday party the doctor phoned to tell us that the infections had become chronic. For the reflux I went to a homeopathic doctor who gave her some granules which stopped it right way together with thicker food like your daughter is eating. For the infections and bad colds I devised a treatment myself of echinacea, an old-fashioned grandmother's syrop called Kindervital with orange peel extract and other extracts (it is sold in many countries) and within two weeks the color has got back to her cheeks and she grew up to be a very healthy young woman about to turn 23.
So you see..... A bad start doesn't mean a lot of problems through life. If you look at my daughters, especially Amy the youngest, you would say that they are all very healthy. You just have to go on searching for solutions. I never accepted no for an answer, never! It only made me search harder and we had no Internet back then! Maybe you should also do some research on Amazon for example and find some books that might give you some answer? I have reviews a lot of book on this site but I confess that not having little children my interest doesn't lie in that field. Still Adele Davis' book Let's Get Well is one I remember giving quite a bit of advice for children."
09/28/2011: Jen from Bozeman, Mt, Us replies: "Hello Tiffany, I am sorry to hear your poor baby has been through so much at such a young age. I agree that you should stay away from soy for sure. It is terrible for everyone. I had the same issues with one of my daughters who still has digestion issues (and I blame alot of it on the soy formula). She would not breastfeed after 4 months no matter how badly I wanted her to. Up to that point she had been absolutely healthy and growing wonderfully. But I decided to take a day away and go snowboarding without her. Grandma fed her bottles for the first time and walla..... She didn't like breast feeding anymore. I didn't have access to a good pump so I couldn't get enough milk for her with the hand held one I had. She got so sick on regular formula and we ended up swithching to soy. She became so unhealthy and stopped growing. They diagnosed her with failure to thrive. They tested her for everything from cistic fibrosis to thyroid disease to celiacs. Nothing. She is now the smallest of my five children and has had so many tests and procedures done to find out nothing. Recently we decided to try to give her enzymes (thanks to the wonderful people on this site) and she started growing like crazy. She is eating and illiminating normal for the first time in ages. She is 10 years old but is the size of a 7 year old stature and weight wise. We have been to so many specialists and doctors and none ever realized that she might not have the enzymes to digest the food. Duh.Your daughter is at an age where you can give her regular milk now. I would switch her to homegenized milk. I would also give her probiotics and make sure she eats organic yogurt. She may have a lactose problem but if you give her enzymes that should help. Obviously you cannot start making breast milk again since she is one. Stay away from giving her pediasure and other processed "vitamin drinks" since they are made with other things that will make her health worse. You could try to make green smoothie's. My kids love them and think they are treats. I put a handful of parsley, spinich, blueberries, 1 or 2 banana's, a tsp or two of coconut oil, 1/2 cup or so of greek yogurt, both the zest and juice of one orange, a cup or two of coconut milk or water in the blender. This is the perfect amount for my 5 kids and myself (Its purple not green). You could lower the amounts and make only one serving or put it in the fridge for later. Sometimes I freeze this in popcicle holders and they eat it without even knowing it's good for them. Other days I add a little spirolina and/or chlorella for a boost and to help detox them a little. They will drink it for breakfast most days.
Another great way to get her to eat might be to let her dip things. Kids love dipping anything. Try some rice cereal with a little melted cheese in it (for my kids I add chile pwdr to make it spicier and it has the feel of cheezy grits). She can dip crackers or chips in it. Apples and pears go great with peanut butter, nutella (hazlenut chocolate spread), Sunbutter (Sunflower seed butter). Hummus is a really great snack since it has chick peas, sesamee seed paste, olive oil, garlic and all of these are great for digestion and supply vitamins and minerals. Hummus goes good with any sliced veggies or crackers. Since she is probably still not eating alot of hard crunchy foods you could steam the veggies and fruits to soften just a little. Let them cool and let her dig in. I have 3 picky eaters so you learn to get very inventive:) I worked in a wonderful daycare for a long time. I learned so many great things about feeding kids with special needs and requests. Kids are all different. They will eat what they want. You just have to figure out what it is they want. I put at least four different things on the table for dinner. They have to take at least one spoonful of each. But they can have as many spoonfuls as they want. I just make sure that for the most part all of the choices are healthy:)
I hope she will get healthy soon. I can give you a link to where to get the liquid enzymes if you need it. You just put a few drops in each meal she eats or in her drinks. God bless and good health to both of you."
09/28/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "Good points Jen, re the Hummus I would make it fresh, don't buy it in a tin because it may have additives added. Also goats milk is better than cows milk if you can't buy raw milk.Also I read recently that MSG is added to cheese? Chips and crackers (processed ones) are also not helpful for young children as they have MSG added to them. We need to get back to cooking our own crackers and chips like grandma used to.
If you read the book "Excitotoxins, the Taste that Kills" you will read that MSG is called an Excitotoxins because the glutamate receptors in the body and the brain get excited and then die. Brain cells are being killed off with MSG unless you supplement the diet with certain foods. There are many other issues with MSG that are very bad for us. It is in all processed foods."
10/15/2011: Suzy from Dc, Usa replies: "Dear Tiffany... I just came across this site and read your post. My daughter has had the exact same problem and was found to have milk protein allergy. This kind of allergy usually goes away by age 3-5 according to her pediatrician. I had stopped eating milk and milk based food as I wanted to breastfeed her. I pumped and discarded my breast milk for a week and then started breatfeeding her. Additionally, gave her Nutramigen formula, which is lactose free. I could eat the store bought cereals, breads, even vitamin and calcium pills as they all contain some kind of milk or whey protein.
At seven months, we started her on home-made solids like puree of cooked carrots, green peas, green beans, peach, mango, oats.
We avoided giving her rice, banana, applesauce as these are supposed to cause constipation. She was sometimes constipated and we gave her apple juice and diluted prune juice and she was fine. This was all based on her doctors advice.
At age one, we started her on lactose free milk and stopped Nutramigen. At age two, we started her on regular organic milk and she tolerated it well.Now she is 3 and is just fine. Please take your doctor's advice and all will be fine with God's grace."
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05/18/2011: Omtree from Bedford, Ma, Usa writes: "My son, who is 18 months old, has conjunctivitis in both eyes and a congested chest cough. He first became sick about a month ago with these symptoms and a fever. He was treated with an antibiotic eye ointment, which did nothing for him. He was then treated with an oral antibiotic. His symptoms quickly subsided, but soon he had a yeast infection/thrush diaper rash. He has completed his antibiotic treatment, and now symptoms are recurring (specifically the chest cough and conjunctivitis in his eyes). I have simultaneously been sick with the same infection, was treated with antibiotics, got the yeast infection as a result, and felt run down. Like my son, after I was done with the antibiotics, I started to get sick again. Not wanting to go back on antibiotics, I turned to ACV, which has worked so quickly and well! I had terrible painful swollen glands yesterday, took a couple of shots of ACV (with honey as a chaser - I can't handle it on its own).
I REALLY do not want to put my son on antibiotics again. I plan to try breastmilk and diluted AVC on his eyes, however what can I do for the systemic problem? I'm worried that he also has this cough. Is he too young to take ACV orally? If not, is there a certain amount that is appropriate? Any other ideas? THANK YOU!"
Replies05/18/2011: Sheila from San Diego, Ca, Usa replies: "In your shoes, I would look for an integrative MD, someone who has gone the conventional route, but has also learned homeopathy and nutrition, also specifically, someone who treats families or children/iinfants as a speciality. Do a search of your area for "integrative medicine or MD" for listings, and interview the ones you might be interested in seeing."
05/18/2011: Sheila from San Diego, Ca, Usa replies: "An afterthought; my 5yo had bloodwork done for an extensive dental procedure, he was put on antibiotics before the procedure. We found out later that his Vit D levels were VERY low. His naturopath recommended a children's Vit D3 for him to get his immune system up. He continues to get a food-basedVit D3 as well as some time outside to soak in a bit of sunshine each day. I'm not saying that the Vit D3 will 'cure' your child's systemic problem, but it could boost his immunity."
05/18/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "Omtree, for the conjunctivitis you can try 1 tspn of sea salt (disolved) in 500 mls of water to wash the eye. I would not use diluted ACV in his eyes. ACV is very acidic until it is digested. If he has been on antibiotics he needs to also be having probiotics to repopulate the gut with good bacteria."
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11/09/2010: Tanya from Antelope, Ca writes: "Hello, my 10 month old daughter has lost her voice, when she tries to make a sound or cry almost nothing comes out except this very deep dry sound. It seems like she has a sore throat and may be developing some sort of an infection? If anyone knows any home remedies to try, could this be something serious? Thank-you so much for your advice."
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[QUESTION] 06/24/2009: Carrie writes: "I'm not sure as to who I need to address this letter to or the correct email. Please if this is not the right address can you let me know.
I have an 11 year old boy. He has had a very hard life just trying to live. he was born at 31 weeks. He has undergone 2 major surgeries the first at age 3 and the last at age 7. All for CP. He can walk now and had brain injury in the learning center which is rerouteing as they told me it would as he got older. Problem being now, He cant stay well long enough to enjoy a month of the year. He's always been a sick child but over the past 6 years its got totally out of hand. They say he has asthma, GERD, Migraines, chronic sinus infections and chronic constipation. He has had 2 sinus surgeries that have not helped at all. He takes allergy shots every week. He is on an antibiotic at least once a month but they don't seem to help, only long enough for the next month to roll around and for him to be sick again. He is so sick of taking pill and I'm sick of giving them to him. Oh yeah forgot to tell you, his immune system is way down. They say his really low but not low enough to give immunogobblin. His doctor did put him on a low dose long term antibiotic to try and straighten his immune system which seems ever bizarre to me. Antibiotic suppress the immune system i thought. I'd don't know. I'm sick of meds given by doctors and ready to try some thing that God actually put on the earth for us sick humans.
Can you give me guidance as to where i need to start? I know the constipation has got to probably be the first with the gerd but how do u have a diet for an 11 year old to cleanse the colon? Then respiratory"
Replies06/28/2009: Jane from Forth Worth, Texas replies: "I was looking through the recent posts on EC and one that stuck with me is about the 11 year old who has constipation and is on continuous antibiotics. His mother mentioned the constipation, which yes, must be alleviated. One thing that works for constipation in our home is to put castor oil on the body, topically. Sometimes we put it on the feet or hands or abdomen. It seems that within a few hours elimination is produced even if we were not using the castor oil for that purpose. So if this mom would put castor oil on her child, hopefully it will result in proper elimination for him.I expect this has been mentioned on EC, but maybe the mom did not see it.
Jane"
07/01/2009: Pam from Huntsville, Alabama replies: "Hi, Carrie. I just saw your post and wanted to add my two cents. sounds like your son may have candida over growth and possibly leaky gut syndrome. This can be caused by too much antibiotic. with leaky gut,whole pieces of food can leak from the gut into the blood causing all kinds of allergies,amoung other problems. Please do some research on leaky gut and candida over growth. You asked how to get an 11 year old to follow a diet? You gotta trick them,same way I get my 5 and 8 year old boys to do it. The best things for him are nutrient dense foods,you can look up nutrient info on the whole foods website. Cutting out wheat products and processed foods is a good idea. Almost anything pre-packaged is full of gluten,to which I am highly sensitive. When I cut out gluten my Graves disease symptoms improved dramatically. Next no artifical colors or flavors,no sugar. We use stevia, recipes can be found on the web. Does he like lemonade? Try giving him the juice of one lemon in a cup of warm water with natural honey before breakfast . Its a good energy booster and aids digestion. Also trying a rotation diet is a good idea in case he is allergic to dairy,and some people are highly allergic to things like corn and oranges. A reverse osmosis water system is good and not expensive to buy or complicated to install. He needs pure water equal to about half his body weight in ounces every day. If you want to detox him start slowly with castor oil packs. Good rule is on the abdomine one day ,liver one day, kidney area next day, repeat and the stop for 3 days before starting again. Preassure point foot massage after soaking his feet in water and epsome salt for 20 minutes or so is a good way to get things flowing. If you are in a situation to do so, take him to a natureopath,at least for his bowels and allergy treatments. Last, follow your instincts. You are his Mom and know him better than anyone.Please also let us know how he is doing. Sorry the post is so long. if you need any info you cant find on line, or moral support, feel free to e-mail. Pam"
09/25/2009: Anna from Denham Springs, Louisiana replies: "Carrie what I have notice from a low immune system, asthma, and allergies (my son has suffered also and once school starts is home because he catches everything..We have just gone through swine flu and another viral infection...the best thing I have seen for the sinus, nasal passage, is saline. the saline solution you buy in the store I don't think is that good. this is a bit extreme but I have seen it work wonders. I had a salt water pool (inground). I used Morton salt tablets when needed to keep pool clean, etc. I didn't have problems with him getting sick all the time till we moved. but I do strongly believe saline does wonders, of course proper diet, etc.. I hope this helps..."
02/14/2010: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hello Carrie with the 11 year old with multiple problems,
Sounds like your young fellow has already had more than his share of sickness. First off, if his immune system hasn't improved, let's work on that. You didn't mention what kind of eater he is, but I hope you have taken him off all carbonated beverages, and from what I have been reading on some parents' experiences and their children's allergies to milk, maybe you should see if anyone in your area is selling raw milk -you know that stuff that someone with a cow is willing to sell you (however the powers that be want to keep it illegal, but when I see multiple parents (and some who survived childhood and found the same problems returned after adulthood & a return to store bought (processed milk), I have to believe that there is something to it. I also do not advocate juice drinks or punches, but suggest water, fruit juices, and local, unprocessed milk if you can find it.
With all the antibiotics your little guy has had, you are lucky if he has any of the good guys left in his intestines, so you may want to think about Probiotics to replenish them. You are also lucky if he doesn't have some systemic candida albicans running rampant in his system. You can find many suggestions on alternative sites, but you can also pull up literature on SSKI (potassium iodide) or Lugol's solution which is pretty close to the SSKI formula. If you have trouble finding someone to write a prescription for it, when I was looking up Lugol's solution there was one aquarium supply house that offered the l5% Lugol's solution which is the original solution strength. For instructions on using it, if you can't find it anywhere else type potassium iodide in search window and look for reference mentioning Tahoma Clinic, this article is from Dr. Jonathan Wright and can be printed out for handy reference in the future. He not only tells you what it is used for but how much to use for what purpose. Of course if your little guy is allergic to shellfish, he might have a crossover allergy to iodine (this contraindicates use of iodine preparations). The only other thing likely to occur is it can suppress the thyroid gland (read one source that recommends checking temperature daily for drop in body temperature which would indicate suppression of the thyroid). If this occurs, you just stop the SSKI or Lugol's solution and the thyroid bounces back, especially if you give him some B complex vitamins to help it along. Sometimes you can develop a rash from the iodine, but this also disappears when you stop taking it.
I don't know where you live but if you aren't familiar with those lovely plants most people call weeds and work hard to get rid of, assuming that you live somewhere in the USA and that everybody knows what dandelion is, and if dandelion is growing in your area, most likely a few other good weeds like clover, sheep sorrel, dock, pepper grass,wild onions, or you can throw in a few thoroughy washed greens like spinach, turnip greens and such (even a few broccoli heads would be very nutritious) into a blender with some distilled water and puree them. When gathering from the weeds, stay away from the roadsides (exhaust fumes) and make sure the area hasn't been treated with pesticides or weed killers. Just a handfull or two of a mixture of these weeds in a pint of water should make all he'll need in 1 day & you want to make it fresh daily. You can also pitch in some mint leaves for flavor and add some local honey or stevia to sweeten for him if he rebels against drinking his green smoothies.
I hope most of his sweets are fruits (light syrup if canned) but hopefully fresh - especially apples and grapes, pear, etc. If constipation remains a problem, remember that plums when dehydrated are called prunes, and prune juice is much better than laxatives.
Fortunately another supplement he can probably use is magnesium. You can use transdermal methods of bringing this up (see Deirdre's recommendation on EC for this one - she even gives you a good source, but his price has gone up (from $l9/14 lbs. a few months ago to almost double that). ECers must have been ordering a lot of it so I guess supply and demand has gone into effect with him. If you have any Dollar Trees in your area (or their equivalents) a 2 lb. box of epsom salts costs $l there, but still reasonable at Walgreens and Walmart & such. When I am tired & achy after a day of yard work I put about 1 lb of epsom salts in my bath water & soak luxurously. You sure do come out of that bath feeling revitalized, probably because you have absorbed some of the magnesium transdermally. IMVA (Dr. Sircus) has some excellent articles on magnesium and sodium, and a few other things our bodies need to function properly.
If you haven't picked up on apple cider vinegar/honey for coughs and respiratory infections, it works better than just about everything else I've used except for the H202 inhalation. You will also find that Dr. Sircus at IMVA also has an excellent article on giving sodium, magnesium, H202 by nebulizer, which probably means it would be safe to put it in a bedside nebulizer at night if you use one with him.
The above should get your little guy looking and feeling better soon, probably sooner than you expect him too. If you have any specific questions its ok for EC to share my e mail with you, and if I don't have the answer, we'll try to find them for you."
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