Homeopathic Remedies For Babies Letter To Sneha

Simple Homeopathic Treatments For Colds, Flu, Fever.

Of course you should take your baby to a doctor if he or she is ill.  But you could consider visiting a Homeopath or Ayurvedic practitioner BEFORE your baby gets sick, so that you can learn about Homeopathic alternatives for antibiotics.  Homeopathic medicines can be used instead of vaccinations.  Vaccinations, I believe, and so do many doctors themselves, are very harmful to a growing baby’s immune system.  It is well worth looking into the option of using Homeopathic medicine as a solution for fighting childhood illnesses, as Homeopathic remedies do not pose the dangers to health which standard vaccinations or innoculations or antibiotics do.

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Dear Sneha,
It is really nice to hear from you.  I still have the flu.  I am sitting at the computer with the fan heater blowing on me, so I don’t get cold.  I am still not really feeling like talking much on the phone – mainly because I have to sit in a really cold place to talk.  But I should be able to talk to you on the phone sometime over the weekend.

Homeopathic arsen alb is helping me to recover quickly.  If you take it early enough, it will prevent the flu coming on.

Yes – wasn’t it a great weekend?  I feel like part of the family.  I do love coming to see you both, and you always spoil me so much with all that beautiful Indian food you cook.
No good that little Chris has gotten a bug too.  It may be the same thing which I have come down with.  I am sure he will be OK soon.
Personally, I never used antibiotics at all for my children, and I do not take them for myself either these days.  My children all got better with natural treatments such as extra Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Homeopathic remedies.

I also refused to vaccinate my children, after my first-born became ill from having immunization antibiotics at three months old, and again at six months old.  After that experience, I decided to use Homeopathy instead of vaccinations.  My three younger children did not have any immunization at all, not even for tetanus.  This was a good way of staying out of the doctor’s office.

And I believe that the usual childhood infectious diseases such as measles, mumps and chicken pox are important for the child to experience, as these infections make the child stronger by building up the immune system.  My children all had these infections which I treated with homeopathic remedies and vitamins C and A.

Immunization weakens the immune system, of that I am sure.  It is interesting to note that my one child who did have those first two vaccinations is the one who now most frequently needs to visit the doctor.

Homeopathic remedies are very good, and they are a favourite of all Ayurvedic practitioners.  I am sure you have heard of the  Indian Ayurvedic medicine.  I think it originates in your Kerala province, actually.
Anyway – Homeopathic remedies are the best way to go.

It is great that you are still feeding Chris breast-milk.  Your baby has a stronger immune system when you are feeding him yourself.  The natural antibodies in your milk help your baby to resist disease, and breast-fed babies do not generally get sick in the first six months of life. If your baby does get sick, then  Homeopathic remedies will usually work really well when your baby is breast-fed.

Antibiotics are weakening to the body in the long run, and may even set the stage for cancer and arthritis later on in life.
You really should avoid using them on your baby unless there is an emergency.  Anyway, it is good to see the doctor, especially if Chris’s throat is sore.  This can be a symptom of diphtheria, which is dangerous for children.  However,  it is most likely just a simple flu virus, or a cold.

Homeopathic remedies are sold at most health-food stores.  Belladonna and Aconite are two of the most used remedies for childhood illnesses.  Aconite is used when the illness comes on suddenly, especially after becoming chilled or wet in the rain.  Belladonna is generally very good for when there is restlessness with burning hot cheeks.  Bryonia is excellent where there is a persistent cough, as it helps to dry up the mucous.  Bryonia can be used alternately with Aconite, which make these two remedies very effective in clearing up flu, coughs, and fevers.

You can use Halibut liver oil capsules as well as the Homeopathic treatments.  I used to bite open two capsules and squirt the oil straight into the mouth of my baby.  Then eat the remaining capsules yourself.  Halibut liver oil is one of the best ways of fighting infection.

Apis 3x is a specific remedy for Diphtheria, and so is Phytol. and Lachesis.  However, I do not think that Chris has Diphtheria.  The timing of Chris’s sickness is concurrent with my getting this flu, so it is very likely to be the same thing.

Anyway – Hope you don’t mind my telling you these things.  You may decide you do not want to follow Homeopathic treatments, and stay with those antibiotics.  But I would surely recommend going to see a Homeopathic doctor, or an Ayurvedic practitioner, rather than using antibiotics.

Hope Chris gets well soon.

Thanks again for having me.
Much Love,
Merrilyn.

Sneha replied shortly afterward:

Hi Merrilyn
I was busy with Chris .I saw your message just now .Thanks for your suggestions and considerations .I don’t like to take the antibiotics in his infancy .ButI am worried about his fever .Its third time he has getting high temperature . Actually he has no flu and cough. However,temperature comes up and down.  So I went to the hospital . I thought if i neglect now it will worse after and I start the antibiotics.

I know about the Homeopathic medicine and its very good  for the children and adults . I thought its in India only .India is a famous place of the Ayurvedic medicines.I want to suggest about these Homeopathic medicines and Ayurvedic remedies  with B.  He knows about these more than me. Its really helpful you said everything from your experience . So I don’t want more clarification for that.

In India, we were using these Homeopathic medicines and everyone likes it. Children still using these remedies for fever and flu there . Thank you for reminding us about that .I heard last month , an Indian Homeopathic  Doctor is available in Auckland.  I don’t know about her details and address. I can contact her later after finish these course of antibiotics of Chris.

 

 

Korean Kimchi Is Rich In Lactobacteria And Easy To Make

Recipe For Korean Kimchi

The other day, my daughter sent me a yummy recipe for Kimchi, which is a Korean fermented food, a little similar to the German Sauerkraut. Korean food  is one of the most healthy cuisines in the world, partly because of the Kimchi which usually accompanies it.  I rate Korean food at the top of the list of my favourites, along with  yummy Indian food and its wonderful spices. 

Dining out at our favourite Korean restaurants is relished by our whole family because of several reasons –

First, our Korean hosts are so friendly and welcoming, and the environment so clean and hospitable.  And secondly, the food is just great.  The price is affordable – around $11 or $12 for each main dish, and there is always plenty of it.  The Korean immigrants in New Zealand have certainly contributed much to our Auckland ‘scene’, and made dining out such an affordable pleasure.   I am grateful to my sons for beginning a new family trend – meeting for ‘Korean’ on a Thursday or Friday night.

So – I was excited to get a nice recipe from my daughter, for the Kimchi which we love so much.

Kimchi  is a bit of an acquired taste.  I think I was less keen on the Kimchi when our family first began eating out at what were to become our favourite Korean restaurants in Auckland, at least ten years ago.  But these days, we all head for the Kimchi as soon as it is presented on its dainty little china plates.

At the Nol Bu Ne on Wellesley Street in Auckland, and also at the Ill Mee, which is in Upper Queen Street, you are given at least two varieties of Kimchi, and a host of other tasty treats.  Around six or seven little dishes of accompaniments are put on your table before the main meal arrives.  There is always a sea-weed dish, and sauced potatoes, as well as the Kimchi, and our hosts give us a second helping if they see we have eaten one dish up before the meal comes.

Kimchi is rich in Lactobacilli bacteria, which help the gut to stay healthy.  These friendly micro-organisms provide valuable enzymes aid in the digestion of food, and have lots of other healthful nutrients besides.  Constipation is a thing of the past if you regularly eat Kimchi with your meals.

Of course, if you are currently treating a bout of candida which has taken hold, then you should not eat Kimchi until you have fully recovered.  Some people who are prone to candida infection may not be able to tolerate Kimchi or other naturally fermented foods for some time.  But, generally speaking, once you have conquered the candida, then eating Kimchi on a regular basis should prevent candida infections from returning.  This is because the Lacto-bacilli in Kimchi are a natural anti-dote to harmful bacteria.  Kimchi bacteria have an antibiotic effect on unwanted organisms in the bowel.

For Home-Made Kimchi, you can use virtually any vegetables, but the gist of the recipe is the cabbage.  The following is a fairly standard recipe:

2 heads of Chinese cabbage, or Napa cabbage.  You can use ordinary cabbage if you don’t have Chinese cabbage.

2 Daikon radishes, peeled and sliced finely.

4 or 5 medium size carrots, peeled and grated or sliced finely.

1 bunch of spring onions, chopped finely.

A large chunk of fresh ginger, scraped and grated.

1 cup of chopped garlic

1/4 cup of thick soya sauce

1/4 cup of honey

1 teaspoon chilli powder

1 1/4 cups of sea salt.

Method:  Roughly tear up your cabbage into bite-size pieces.  Cover with water and stir in one cup of the sea salt.  Re-stir the mixture around again in an hour, before leaving to soak overnight.  Next morning, drain off the brine.

Next step – add all your chopped vegetables to your cabbage, as well as the honey, soya, and the remaining 1/4 cup of sea salt.

Mix everything together, making sure that the honey and the salt has dissolved.

Next step – Bruise the vegetables with a wooden rolling pin, conserving the juice to add to the fermentation jar.  Place all the bruised vegetables into a wide-necked  jar, and press everything down well into the jar.

The essence of making good Kimchi is that the liquid always covers the product.  So check your Kimchi daily to make sure that it is weighted down below the level of the liquid.  You may need to make up a little more brine so that there is enough liquid to cover.  Use one tablespoon of sea salt to one cup of water.  The extra brine will dilute the flavour slightly, so only use this if you need to.

Keep a weight on the Kimchi while it ferments in a warm place, such as by the stove in the kitchen, or the hot-water cupboard.  And keep a clean tea towel over the top to prevent fruit-flies and other insects getting into it.

Leave the Kimchi to ferment for  up to a week, then put in the fridge with a lid on.

Begin eating.

 

Homeopathic Remedies For Pleurisy As Recommended By Dr John Clarke, MD.

Get Professional Advice For That Lung Problem: 

Hi Devanshu.  Thankyou for your question on Homeopathic Remedies for Pleurisy. I would urge you to take your wife to see a health professional immediately.

You might like to look up my latest post entitled Homeopathic and Herbel Remedies For Sunstroke to see how I tackled the problem of pleurisy which followed the sunstroke.  But do see a doctor.

General Advice For People:  You need to promptly visit your health professonal if you have a lung condition, or any inflammation or infection in the lungs.  Consult with your Homeopath, Naturopath, Ayurvedic practitioner, Chinese Herbalist, or Doctor for a professional opinion on your condition, and whether or not Homeopathic remedies can be safely used at your stage of an illness.  Homeopathic remedies do work, but it is not a good idea to begin your homeopathic experimentations on such serious diseases as pleurisy.  If there is an emergency, it is very often a good idea to take an antibiotic rather than meddle with homeopathic remedies, unless you have the guidance of someone experienced in the science of Homeopathy, who is likely to  prescribe exactly the right remedy to reverse the condition.

Homeopathic Doctor John Clarke wrote a wonderful little hand-book of natural remedies, entitled ‘The Prescriber’.  This was first published in the 1950’s, and was reprinted in 1991.

‘The Prescriber’ is a valuable text-book for people who wish to learn to treat illness with homeopathic remedies.  It tells exactly what remedy to use for each stage of an illness, and for what particular symptoms, and how often the dose.  I recommend that you try to obtain this book if you want to become skilled in using homeopathy.

Dr John Clarke recommends a range of remedies for the treatment of Pleurisy of the lungs.  Only one remedy would be chosen at a time, to treat specific symptoms which accompany the pleurisy.  You would need to get advice from your Homeopath on which of these remedies would most suit your condition, or the condition of the person you are trying to help.

These remedies are:  Aconite, Sulphur, Cantharis, Bryonia, Hapar sulph, Belladonna, Arsen alb, Apis, and Asclepias tuberosa.

Aconite 3, 1h. can be used at the beginning of the pleurisy, when there is heat, restlessness and anxiety, but ‘before effusion has occurred’.

Sulph. 3, 1h can be used after the effusions have occurred, and when there are sharp pains which make all movement very painful.

Cantharis 3, 1h can be used when there is not much fever, but with fluid effusions.

Bryonia 2, 1h is good for the violent pains in the side of the ribs, and when there is excessive effusion and fever. Bryonia is recommended when the pain is worse from the slightest movement.  Bryonia is often  characterized by the pain being lessened when lying on the painful side.  If the pain gets better from lying on the sore side, then Bryonia is often a good remedy to use.  Personally, I have used Bryonia many times for distressing lung conditions.  It is a great remedy for helping to dry up mucous, or effusions.

Belladonna 3, 1h can be used when the pain becomes worse for lying on the sore side, ahd when there is a high fever with a very flushed face.

Sulphur 3x-30 can be used for persistent effusion.

Hepar sulph 6, 4h when the condition has become chronic, with the formation of pus.

Dr Clarke recommends tapping of the lungs when the fluid is excessive,  When the patient has not improved at all  from treatment, and there is a  ‘danger of fainting’ and of ‘threatening asphyxia’, then your doctor may have to tap the fluid from the lungs.  Sometimes people need this treatment even when they do not respond to antibiotics.

After the acute stage, Dr Clarke suggests Ars alb 3, 4h, if the fluid is slow to be absorbed.  Apis 3x, 2h is another remedy which can help to dry up the fluid near the end of the illness.

Asclepias tuberosa o is a very good and useful general remedy for Pleurisy according to Dr John Clarke.  The dose he recommends is 15 drops in a little water, taken every hour until improvement is noted.

An Onion Poultice Is A Powerful Natural Remedy for Treating Lung Conditions:  I have used this remedy successfully on many occasions.  It can be used in conjunction with the appropriate homeopathic remedy.

You cut up one whole onion, skin and all.  Cover the onion with water, and simmer for 20 minutes or so.  Even the fumes of this concoction will help congested lungs.  After the onion has simmered for 20 minutes, allow to cool so that the mixture is still hot, but comfortable to the touch.  Then soak a clean, dry tea-towel in the onion concoction.  Wring out and place over the chest while still hot.  Put over a plastic sheet to protect clothing and bedding, and cover again with womething warm, such as a piece of woollen flannel.

Put a hot water bottle over all of the coverings, pull up the blankets, and prepare to sweat out the congestion in the lungs.  You can heat up the onion water again in an hour, to reapply a fresh hot poultice.  Leaving the poultice on the chest increases the sweating, which decreases the infection.  Even when the poultice has cooled down, it will still have the effect of encouraging sweating.

But do none of this without visiting your doctor or homeopath or health professional first.

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Obesity Caused By Sugar Or Chemicals In Food And Environment?

Drink Water Instead of Sweetened Drinks Says New Zealand entrepreneur, Tony Fallkenstein.

Tony appeared on ‘Sunday’ Channel One, last night, 10 June, 2012,  hosted by Miriama Kamo.  He is campaigning for people to recognize that health will improve if water is used instead of all those sweetened drinks which children these days often drink too much of.  And he is right, of course.  Good water is good for you.  Commercial sugary drinks are not good for you.

However, the ‘Sunday’ people interviewed ALL failed to mention that chemicals in commercial drinks and food are also very harmful to the health. (And what about the effect of vaccinations?  Read Merrilyn’s later post from September 2012, entitled Link Between Obesity And Vaccinations New Study Suggests, BBC.

Commercial fizzy drinks are bad for you, because commercial sugary drinks contain not just sugar, but a host of very detrimental poisons which are equally as bad, if not worse, than the plain old sugar in those drinks.

Chemical additives can cause obesity, hyperactivity, depression, arthritis, cancer, and a lot more dreaded sicknesses.

Tony really is doing a great service to many families through his promotion of his ‘Just Water’ business.  By drinking his pure water instead of sweet drinks  which are laden with harmful preservatives and other chemicals, these families will run less of a risk of suffering obesity or degenerative disease later in life.  Their intake of chemical poisons will be dramatically reduced because of taking commercial sweet drinks out of the daily diet and switching to water instead.

And water is GOOD FOR YOU.

Tony has given out several million dollars worth of FREE water fountains to hundreds of families, so that they can begin to enjoy drinking water instead of heading for the fruit juices and fizzy drinks in the fridge.

His idea is a real hit.  Children just love to come home from school and pour themselves a nice cool water from the water fountain.

But in this latest attack on sugar, many ‘experts’ are conveniently leaving out chemical food additives as having anything at all to do with obesity.  Yet the effects of these chemical additives have been known for years.  These chemicals  WILL cause hormonal disfunction, which can lead to obesity, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and much else.

Just look at the chemical cocktail in that flavoured drink you like to consume.  Read the fine print on those drinks.  Even drinks which contain real fruit juice often have added chemicals to colour, preserve, and enhance the taste.  And these chemicals are mostly always bad for you.

No use buying artificially flavoured drinks with no calories – because most of these sugar substitutes are known carcenogens, and will change your hormone balance even more quickly than plain old sugar.

A medical specialist said on the programme last night that obesity is caused by something disrupting the body metabolism.  He said that the main reason for obesity today is sugar, because sugar disrupts the glandular and hormonal systems of the body.  He should have pointed out that chemicals in our food are ruining our health.  Chemicals in our food, as well as vaccinations and unnecessary mediactions of many kinds, are actually programming us for extinction.  Leaving out sugar from our diets is simply not going to save us from extermination.

I think that sugar is taking too much of the blame for the obesity and diabetes epidemics which are striking all countries in the so-called developed world.  Because all the chemicals – colourings, flavourings, and preservatives, which are in these sugared drinks, are probably more to blame than sugar.

While it is not good to have too much sugar, at least it is a food.  All the chemical additives which are put into fizzy drinks and other foods, are NOT foods.  Many of them are carcenogens.  And this is why I believe that to point the finger of blame to sugar alone is not addressing the real problem at all.

Pharmaceutical companies, and chemical manufacturers, love to blame foods as being the culprit for our maladies.  Because then they can say “Take this special medication of ours which  will counteract the bad effects of this food…… or ‘take this new formula to replace this food’…… or ‘we have found this brilliant new medication will bring relief to  these symptoms of…arthritis…..diabetes…..”etc, etc.   Which is not helping to solve the problem at all.  These medications are actually adding to the overload of chemicals already in our food, and in our bodies.

Because, the fact is, that even if sugar is taken out of our diets completely, all the chemical food additives such as preservatives, colourings, and flavourings, will all still be found in most processed food.

Slippery Elm and Marshmallow Root Gluten Free For Coeliac Disease

Slippery Elm and Marshmallow are  gluten-free foods which are very soothing to the digestive tract and mucous membranes.

Because these herbs are gluten-free, they are ideal for people with coeliac disease and with lupus.  They can also help relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and colitis.

They both can be used as a healing salve to settle the stomach and the bowels, and to help heal the mucous membranes.

Slippery Elm is high in mucilage, which gives it its healing qualities.  This is what makes it a great soothing food for any conditions of the digestive system.  It is of special value as a food for coeliacs, especially when the intestines have become inflamed.

Because it is so easily digested, slippery elm is  a great food  for convalescents, for babies, and  for old people whose digestive systems have become weak.

Slippery Elm food is a great restorative tonic which can help underweight people normalize their weight.

Slippery Elm is also used to help soothe the bronchial  and sinus passages in cases of colds, flu, bronchitis or pneumonia.

Slippery Elm can help some people who find milk difficult to digest.  The mucilagenous nature of slippery elm breaks up the protein particles in milk, distributing them about in suspension so that they are more readily digested in the intestines.  Some people, who otherwise cannot tolerate milk, find that using slippery elm daily gives them the ability to digest milk without any trouble.

Up to Six Cups of Slippery Elm Tea can be taken daily. Try and take a cup of slippery elm tea half an hour before you have your meals. This will help the digestion of the meal to come.  You can have another cup at morning and afternoon tea-time if you need to.

To make a cup of slippery elm tea to use as a food, simply put one or two teaspoons of slippery elm powder into a cup.  Mix in a little cold water to make a paste, then stir in boiling water to fill up the cup. Stir in the water carefully so that lumps do not form.  Let the mixture cool for ten minutes, then drink.