| One of the many ways parents can limit toxins being | | | | For an older child follow instructions on the packaging |
| ingested in their children is to use home remedies as | | | | or ask your pharmacist |
| toddler cold medicine. Professionals advise that | | | | Vitamin C: to boost immunity |
| parents minimize use of over-the-counter medicines | | | | Start with 500mg 2 times a day (reduce if child gets |
| for their children unless they are truly needed. | | | | diarrhea) |
| Here are a some natural remedies to use when your | | | | Magnesium: to ease tightness in the chest |
| children have a soar throat and cough due to a | | | | Or obtain by consuming more magnesium-rich foods |
| common cold or flu. | | | | such as almonds or |
| For Common Cold and Congestion | | | | From supervised supplementation if necessary |
| (Check with your nutritionist on dosage for a child | | | | (consult your nutritionist) |
| younger then toddler age) | | | | If you do use over counter medicines please try and |
| Avoid mucus producing foods | | | | also use the above suggestions. This will help limit the |
| (Dairy products, red meat, oats and gluten containing | | | | amount of over counter medicine you will have to |
| grains. Bananas and Soya products) | | | | give to your child per day until their cold symptoms |
| Ginger Lemon Tea: To soothe mucus membranes | | | | subside. For example: Save the over the counter |
| 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice in one cup of hot | | | | medicine for night time to get a good night sleep. |
| water. Add 1 teaspoon of juiced ginger. | | | | A Baby Lymphatic Massage |
| Let steep for 1-2 minutes then strain to remove | | | | The Benefits |
| ginger. Take as needed. | | | | A Lymphatic massage stimulates the lymphatic |
| Fresh ginger: To help decongest sinus cavities | | | | system, which runs through the entire body and is a |
| 1/2 teaspoon juiced ginger, given in a spoon with | | | | natural draining system that filters out unwelcome |
| Manuka raw honey. 2 times daily | | | | molecules and attacks microbes. During illness a |
| Propolis syrup or lozenges: Anti-viral. | | | | lymphatic massage assists in boosting a child's |
| Follow directions on the box | | | | immunity and speed up his recovery. |
| Echinacea syrup or tincture: Boosts immunity. | | | | How to Administer |
| 0.5ml 3 times a day until symptoms are better for a | | | | 1. Use a natural oil such as almond oil, or vitamin E oil |
| maximum of 10 days | | | | (especially good for children with Eczema) |
| Honey garlic vinegar mixture: anti-viral, anti-bacterial | | | | 2. Start at the feet and work up. Use short, firm |
| 1 teaspoon Manuka raw honey with a bit of crushed | | | | strokes. It is important to work upwards towards |
| garlic and apple cider vinegar. 2 times daily | | | | the heart, as this is what drains the lymph nodes. |
| Eucalyptus oil: To soothe mucus membranes. | | | | 3. Do twice a day, 20 minutes, working all the way |
| Put 2-3 drops on your child's pillow at bedtime, on his | | | | up to the throat. Just before bedtime is highly |
| t-shirt during the day or in a humidifier. | | | | recommended. If your child has a soar throat he may |
| Salt water nasal spray: to clear out the sinus | | | | complain at this time that it hurts him, like a scratchy |
| passages | | | | feeling. Use a more gentle stroke at this time, but try |
| Can be purchased from the pharmacy; administer as | | | | and complete the procedure for maximum benefit. |
| needed | | | | Giving your baby a lymphatic massage is a simple |
| Topical Vitamin E: for older children, to soften and | | | | task with high reward. Many parents continue to |
| heal the nose's mucous membranes and blood | | | | administer this massage even after their child is well |
| vessels Squeeze the contents of a vitamin E capsule | | | | because of it's comforting, relaxing effects for parent |
| into the nostrils at bedtime | | | | and child. It is also a great replacement for a bath |
| For Cough | | | | before before bedtime to help prepare your child for |
| Avoid mucus producing foods | | | | sleep mode. |
| (Dairy products, red meat, oats and gluten containing | | | | These home remedies are just as effective, if not |
| grains, bananas, soya products) | | | | more, then the average over the counter cold |
| Honey garlic vinegar mixture (as above) | | | | medicine. In conjunction with a lymphatic massage, |
| Eucalyptus oil (as above) | | | | make no mistake this combination has a very |
| Zinc lozenges: to boost immunity; 1/4 tablet for | | | | powerful effect. |
| toddler. | | | | |