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Remedies for Infant Congestion
So I'm left with food and herbal remedies for a baby who's never eaten ..... I still go to my Chinese doctors and accupuncturists for joint problems and ...
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- Try putting a humidifier in her room. If you are in a desert, the dry air won't help her get over it. We have one always (we live in Las Vegas, NV). Also, my friend us...
- R., I too am raising my child with more of an alternative appraoch. We are in the minority and this is a wonderful webiste but I have learned it isn't one where alter...
- Doctors said she had a cold right? If this doesn't go away soon go back to make sure it hasn't developed into something more. Find out more about homeopathic medic...
Cold Medicine During Early Pregnancy
Another little trick I used was to go the local chinese food restaurant and oreder .... Also, make yourself some tea with honey....preferably herbal tea. ...
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- I had two rounds of pretty bad colds while I was pregnant. My OB said the plain Sudafed as was okay, as well as Tylonol and plain cough drops. I did try to take as lit...
- I had terrilbe allergies when I was first pregnant. I did have a previous miscarriage, so they wanted me to be extra careful, but did say that sudafed and benadryl we...
- When I was pregnany wuth my son, my doctor said I could take over the counter Claratin, but she said to only take it fir short peiods of time when needed.
Infertility
My mother-in-law is a certified teacher (it's the only thing we've ever used) and my husband practices Chinese herbal medicine. ...
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- Hi J., wow~ I cannot believe I'm just seeing this message that you wrote in July. I have a story too (here is the VERY short version)...6 doctors and over 3 years of ...
- Hi Jenn - I know you probably have enough responses, but I just wanted to let you know that you are NOT alone. I was diagnosed with PCOS and went through clomid and d...
- This may sound strange, but I picked up a book at a garage sale one day. It was about an old New England Doc and he was giving advice to a couple trying to concieve. H...
Is Echinacea Safe for My Toddler?
Check out Keeping your Kids Healthy with Chinese Medicine by Bob Flaws. You'll find some other great food based and herb based ideas that will make your ...
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- while echinacea is safe for small children, it will do no good at this point in the game! Echinacea is an immune booster that works optimally at the beginning of an up...
- Hi J., Our dd was sick a lot from 8 months to 2 years old. She had over 14 ear infections and 2 sets of tubes. She would be sick for 2 weeks, better for maybe a wee...
- J., I find it to be very safe. I learned about eachinacea when my daughter was young also. I find that when I give her a dose on a regular basis once a day through ...
Teenage Acne
I went to a Chinese herbal store that sold pills containing milk thistle ..... a very holistic/eastern medicine approach called NAET (www.naet.com) i was ...
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- Has your doctor had her on an oral antibiotic? If I remember correctly, they have to have all their permanent teeth before they do this, as the antibiotic they use ca...
- skin is your largest excretory organ and you are trying to topically fix a problem that could very well be internal toxins that the body is trying to get rid of. Try ...
- My daughter is 14 and doesn't have real bad acne problem I'm 34 and was getting pimples WAY to often I bought some products and they did'nt work. Now we use witchhaze...
Extremely Worn Out/tired During Period
I would like to recommend that you try Chinese medicine. You could receive acupuncture treatments and the practitioner would prescribe an herbal formula for ...
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- It sounds like you may be anemic. I would go in to see your OBGYN and s/he can probably recommend iron supplements. In the mean time, take care of yourself--if you n...
- Hi K., I suffer the same kind of fatigue. It was worse before I had my partial hysterectomy. I had my blood checked for iron deficiency since that is common when there...
- If you try iron pills, make sure it is ferrous sulfate. Couple that with fiber-rich foods and lots of water. ;-)
Natural Products to Relieve Chronic Constipation in Kids
Mar 20, 2009 ... we tried it all! the best medicine we've found is pear nectar...second .... There are two good Chinese med. blends.. Run chen and Ma Zi Ren. ...
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- Prune juice or prune w/apple combo will work, and the baby versions are usually lower in sugar. Also, Benefiber has a children't version out now, which is more gentle...
- try pure pumpkin in can, I buy Libby's. I use it for myself to address both constipation and diarrhea. Do not use baking pumpkin with sugar, or any other add ons. F...
- It looks like everyone has their own little cure. I'm a healthcare practitioner, and I tell people to use Magnesium Malate. Or there is Natural Calm (at the healthfo...
I Have an UTI, Can I Get Rid of It Without Going to the Doctor?
You can also take herbal remedies to fight the infection and soothe and repair .... to a Chinese Medicine practitioner and taking the herbs they prescribed. ...
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- Look it up on webmd.com and see what there is available for home remedies. I think you may need to go to the doc, they will want to rule any other complications out be...
- People may tell you to drink cranberry juice. That is right, however, drinking cranberry juice is not enough. You need to go to the store and buy the cranberry pills i...
- Cranberry juice can actually make a UTI worse because of the sugar in most juices. So be careful with that. There are cranberry pills that can be taken instead and LOT...
Post-partum Headaches
Oct 5, 2009 ... to see an acupuncturist who is experienced in Chinese medicine (that is, .... taking herbal remedies without doing thorough research on the substance. ...
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- Did she have an epiadural? she could be having a "spinal" headache from that. If so, she should call her doc ASAP. They can help.
- I *think* these occur because of the dramatic shift in blood volume and pressure post-partum. (Our blood volume morethan doubles during a pregnancy) SO, I would take a...
- Definitely tell her to GO TO THE CHIROPRACTOR! Has helped me EVERY time I've gone. And I've gotten the really tough migraine ones (where you fell so bad you can'...
Anyone Have Experience with Lupron (Sp?) for Endomitriosis?
Oct 8, 2009 ... If she is open to Chinese medicine, there is a doctor who has a product ... one of the herbal remedies is a good thing to consider as well. ...
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- I had severe Endo and was told that I would not be able to conceive if I didn't take Lupron. I had surgery to remove six cysts that were due to the Endo. When my doc...
- Have her contact Dr. Bruce West immediately- there is another alternative. Hurry- this can be fixed, and the medical doctor is missing the real cause and therefore th...
- Hi, N.. I haven't had any experience with Lupron, but my gut tells me that if her ultimate goal is to have children, and if it would devastate her to cancel any plans ...
