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Treat for Mineral Imbalance and Blood Sugar for Children With Incontinence

Dena (Florida) on 07/09/2021
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In the ABC Herbal by Stephen Horne, he says, “one of the greatest problems with nutrition is lack of trace minerals in our food.” And then goes on saying, “we found that giving half a teaspoon of herbal minerals along with a half a teaspoon of licorice root TincTrack just before bedtime to solved a bedwetting problem with both of our sons. It said, “many people have tried all sorts of kidney herbs for this problem with no success but when we heard Dr. Lendon Smith say that Bedwetting can be a blood sugar problem with a mineral imbalance we decided to try this approach. It worked well for us and has since worked well for others.” Lots of people are deficient in minerals these days! Best of luck!
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Help! White Hair on a Three Year Old!

Janeysilva (Fort Worth, Texas) on 04/15/2015

My son is 3 1/2. This morning, dropping him off at school, I found a white hair in the midst of his very thick chestnut brown hair. My son was born with lots of hair and it grows very fast. I'm trying to figure out if this could be related to stress or nutrition. Any thoughts? Thanks for any answers I can get.
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Seeking Homemade Baby Food Formulas

Markc (Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico) on 01/13/2015

Hi, sorry, I'm not sure where to put this request, so here I landed.

Anyway, we need a heading under CHILDREN like "Make your own baby food" - "Formula" or something like that.

My daughter has been giving formula to the baby, against my protest, you must understand. She's been using the brand "Good Start" which causes rashes all over the babies bodies of some babies (maybe a lot - who knows).

LIVINGSTRONG says it's because it contains unhydrolyzed proteins. Now the family wants to give him a hydrolyzed formula, yuk! They just want to jump from the frying pan into the fire, poor baby.

We need ideas from you good folks out there that have the real deal, that truly is good for the baby, like raw goats milk (organic non-GMO goats that is). Often times that can not be had.

So what's a poor soul to do? Help everybody! What's your super solutions?

Thanks a lot

Grandpa MarkC

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Is Frequent Urination Normal for a 15 Month Old Toddler?

Nathan (Troy, Michigan) on 12/12/2014

I would like to ask if frequent urination is normal for a 15-months old toddler drinking milk formula? If not, how to remedy the condition?
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Remedies Needed For Jaundice In Newborn

Oly (Sarasota, Florida ) on 09/27/2014

How do you naturally cure jaundice on Newborn baby. That increases everyday.
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Questions About Vitamin K Shot in Infants

Holisticmom624 (New York, NY) on 09/08/2014

The Synthetic Vitamin K shot is given to infants all over America, I happen to live in a state where it is mandatory and I already know of the side effects and am dreading having to give this again to another child [as I am pregnant]. One of the side effects being jaundice. My question what are ways to detox this out of the body, for instance I have a friend whose baby developed jaundice...I am aware that breast feeding can help but is there anything the mother can give or take that will help baby remove this out of body. any information will be helpful as there are many babies suffering form this vaccine and unfortunately the govt has made it so that we no longer have a choice in whether or not we want this to be administered to our children.
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Help Needed for Child Who Eats Fabric

Jassy (Florida, US) on 08/13/2014

My 6 year old niece eats fabric, fabric brom her clothes, fabric from garbage, mattress, anything fabric. Her doctor just gave her some multivitamins and said there is nothing wrong with her. She started eating fabric/rugs/sweater when she was about 3! This is very serious because she continues to eat and has no signs of stopping. Does anyone know what could be the cause? Maybe she is lacking something in her body? please help! I don't know how to help this child.
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Re: Help Requested from Mama Regarding Overweight Daughter

Saniya (India) on 06/28/2014

Respected Mama,

U are doing a very fabulous job for humanity! I often visit ur site, and learn a lot. Today I want to discuss about my 7yrs old daughter.

Actually mam, she born by c-section with weight 3.5kg and with a small problem of heart hole i.e. she had VSD of 3.5mm which had decreased to 1.76mm after 3 months of birth by itself.

We never needed any type of treatment for this untill now but doctor always advised to protect her from infection and always gave her fast treatment for cold, cough or fever, she had been given antibiotic injections for all these problems many times and she has a little weak immune system. But her over weight has always been an issue!

She is an active baby. Now at age of 7, her weight is 36kgs! Her food intake is also very good but often she has stomach ache and her motions are normal but frequency is 2-3 times a day.

Please suggest remedies for overweight. Can I give her ACV?

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Re: Toddler Whining

Elaine (Edmond,oklahoma) on 05/21/2014

My 15 month old grandson is miserable. He's not in any pain he just cries/whines a lot. He had a rough start in life. Premature, had NEC and had to have some of his intestine removed. Need I say he's had a lot of antibiotics. Not to mention he's had some ear infections. Anyone have any ideas?
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Re: Pillow for Children - Yes or No? Opinions wanted.

Shonni (Switzerland) on 03/10/2014

Pillow for Children - Yes or No? Opinions wanted.

Hi, my husband and I are a bit losted at what is the right thing to do. When our daughter was about 3 we asked a lady at the baby shop at what age and what type of pillow should we give to our daughter. She told us that her daughter is now 20 and still does not use a pillow. She advised against it. She did say that if we ever see our daughter using her stuffed toy as a pillow (putting it under her neck) then it would be time to buy her one. She is now 5 and we have never seen her using her stuffed toy. She did mention it maybe twice that she wanted a pillow, when we asked why she said because we have one. What do you think ... should she be using a pillow or not?

PS: She has never complained about stiff neck or any other muscle problems, is very healthy, only be sick twice and has sooo much energy. Opinions much appreciated. Thanks Shonni

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Re: Encopresis Remedies Needed for Children

Ann (Springfield, Missouri) on 03/06/2014

Re: encopresis (a type of constipation) in children:

Both my children, 12 and 8, have had severe bowel problems for several years. They cannot have bowel movements without Miralax. Even with the Miralax, they soil their underwear daily. We have tried several diets, probiotics, etc. Nothing has resolved these issues. My oldest has had problems 6 years. We feel so hopeless. Any suggestions?

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Food Allergies in Infant

Sonja (Haines City, Fl) on 02/25/2014

My 1 year old nephew is allergic to fish and wheat. He will also be tested more, but until then he also cannot have dairy. Any suggestions on what to feed him?
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Vitamin K Injection Safe For Infant?

Lucena (London) on 01/10/2014

Hi Ted or anyone else .. Please I am in need of some wisdom whether to let a pediatrician administer Vit K injection to a new born baby. There are many pros and cons on line that really confuses me. Any information or knowledge will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
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Children With Chronic Colds

Norm (Asheville, Nc) on 12/23/2013

Dear Mama to Many, what is your recommendation to help with kids ages 4 - 6 years old who are having difficulty getting over colds and who get colds a lot? Thanks.
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Can a Newborn be Given Magnesium Chloride for Candida Fungi?

Humble (L.a., Ca.) on 11/19/2013

Can a newborn take magnesium chloride and iodine for candida fungi, and what are the pros and cons? thank u much.
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Chamomile Tea for Teething Baby

Jess (Nh) on 11/01/2013
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I started giving my son chamomile tea at night (he was about 14 months when we started, now he's almost 2) before bed for teething as well as chamomilla as a homeopathic treatment. He seemed to be soothed and we began to do this almost nightly.
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4 Month Old With Eczema

Ozi (Dallas, Texas) on 09/30/2013

This message is for Ted. I have a 4 month old who has been diagnosed with eczema. When he was born he was given glucose intravenously for 4 days. I suspect this is where the problem began. I suspect this opened his system to infection/infestation. I have been to dermatologists who have refused to do proper diagnosis through lab and or microscopic viewing of his skin. They were quick, however, to prescribe hydrocortisone, which I refuse to give. Here are his symptoms

Redness of scalp, neck, cheeks, skin folds, and anal area. Thick patches of skin where red. His has lost melanin all over his body. Round rashing, weeping patches. On scalp, his hair fell out around his face. He has swollen lymph behind his left ear for a month now. He itches terribly (worse at night) so I have mittens on his hands to prevent injury.

I suspect this is demodex but feel uneasy because I have not truely found out. So, I happened on this site and have been treating him with borax and H2O2 externally and borax internally. Vic is breastfed so I am taking the borax internally as well. (aside, his is a twin and his brother began to show redness but when I began dosing, his went away). We are now 2 weeks in. I have seen improvement on his scalp. Hair is growing back on his scalp. In other areas, the problem persists (redness, swelling) although, many red patches are now brownish. Since I began this, his rashes are like tiny craters in his skin and is weeping more. Is this a positive sign? He is very gassy also. His scalp and cheeks have many tiny translucent bumps filled with white "stuff".

I need help here. Please.


EC: Hi Ozi,

Ted is unavailable to answer questions at the moment, but perhaps another of EC's wonderful contributors will respond.

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Advice for Daughter who is Fussy Eater?

Vikram (Nashik, India) on 08/17/2013

Please can u suggest me any remedy my 2.5-year-old daughter is fussy about eating. She does not eat anything if we do not feed her forcefully. Awaiting an earliest reply.
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Infant Gerd or Silent Reflux

Amy (Mayflower, Ar) on 08/15/2013

My child has been on Prevacid since month 1..... She's 2 years old now and I can't wean her due to the horrible rebound acid. She needs off this medicine to develop correctly. Any ideas how I could get a 2 year old to drink ACV and/or baking soda? She's supposed to get diagnosed next month and I'd love to cancel that appointment because I'm sure they'll simply say she obviously still needs the Prevacid. Can you give me a recipe to try? The Prevacid does help for a little bit but she has breakthrough acid, constipation/bloating, indigestion and calcium leaching. Please help!
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Slow Speech Development in 20 Month Old

Itoro (USA) on 07/26/2013

My 20months old son started crawling 3 weeks ago. Though he can pull up and walk with support. He cannot stand without support and only makes vowel sounds like aahhh, ohhh, de without talking and he does not babble like other kids. what can I do to get him talking?
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