It can be challenging when it comes to
helping our children and infants if we wish to avoid pharmaceutical medications
and take a more natural approach to their health. In the first year of babyhood
children often endure their first immune challenge and for me, it represents a
"turning on of the immune system". It is the biological system waking up to the
new environment. Naturally, breast feeding is important for both mom and baby in
creating a bonding for both, and supplying baby with a powerful immunity boost
in the breast milk itself. A runny nose, cough and even a mild fever are all a
sign of appropriate immune responses'. With professional guidance such events
should pose no long term negative effects. Any illness that last for more then a
few days or progressively worsens should immediately be addressed by a health
care professional. No one, especially parents, wants to see children suffer
needlessly and alleviating symptoms is important for the comfort of the child
and the parent. We strive to strike a balance between suppression of symptoms and
the healthy expression of an immune response.
There are many good reasons to use
natural whole food supplements and homeopathic remedies with children. With
infants and young children homeopathic are effective, safe and easy to
administer. Some encouraging facts with homeopathics and children is that there
are no known side effects to homeopathic remedies. Side effects--this term
always makes me laugh. Side effects of medications are still effects just
unwanted ones.
Tylenol may take away your headache and
reduce fever yet stress the liver in the process, a relatively unknown yet
unwanted effect. Homeopathics don't stress organs because they don't force or
suppress, rather they support and allow. Another great thing about using
homeopathy is we can't overdose on it. The best effect with homeopathy is a
complete recovery through the supporting of the body's natural ability to heal.
In truth, homeopathy may be best understood as giving the body correct
information (through plants) so the system becomes aware of the issue and
responds appropriately. Homeopathy for children and adults has been used with
great success throughout Europe as the primary go to medicine for
centuries.
Some homeopathics that mom and dad can
have on hand and use for those babyhood challenges are:
Engystol: This
is a fever reducer and powerful for viral type conditions.
Flu Plus: is great for flu and cold like
symptoms.
Mucosa
Compositum: Very good in helping congestion and
the rebuilding and supporting of the mucosa lining. This can help with digestive
discomfort or sinus issues.
Pulsatilla
Compositum: Powerful for infection,
inflammation and especially great with separation anxiety.
Cough: both dry and wet coughs due to colds and
flu.
Body Pure: Works well on rashes, headaches and nausea.
SanCom: SanCom
is not a homeopathic it is a Pleomorphic remedy very good for children to give
them the substance or the "building blocks" for producing strong cellular
membrane thus supporting the body on a cellular level. It is an isopathic
remedy, similar to homeopathic in the effectiveness and safety, different in the
base substance it is creating from.
Whole food supplements are another great
way to support children beyond babyhood. Giving nutritional support to our
children is more critical today then ever. Much of the food children get is
highly processed and lacks usable nutrition. Standard Process in a company that
has a long track record of producing high quality whole food supplements. A few
simple whole food supplements that support the needs of our active growing kids
are:
Chewable
Catalyn: This is a multi vitamin and trace
mineral product with enzyme. Catalyn contains twelve raw foods, cold processed
and blended. Catalyn supports the activation of enzyme systems and supports the
entire body.
Chewable
Congaplex: Great for congestion and viral
infections, colds, flu, immune deficiency and fever.
Chewable Tuna
Oil: This is a good source of DHA and
EPA essential fatty acids and supports brain function, cardiovascular
function and visual health.
These are a few of the essentials that
one may want to have and use at home in your "medicine cabinet". As with any
remedy, children's dosage is generally less then that for adults. Children tend
to respond well and quickly to homeopathy. As with anything concerning our kids,
be sure to work with someone who has been trained and whom you feel confident
about working with. I hope this helps in mom's and dad's ability to support
their children at the first sign of the sniffles or gut distress. If we can be
of service, please let us know.
