As Always, We Could Not Agree More!
with Dr. Jay Gordon. We too have seen many cases of confirmed swine flu and many we think are swine flu and treated them all very effectively! Please read his response to a recent Peachhead2 post on the subject:
Flu Season
Don't forget to have your cold and flu remedies on hand or to come in if you get sick. Herbal remedies are very effective in treating you when you get colds and flus!
See the story below that we posted on one of recent flu patients who was also pregnant!
As always, I love to share the wealth of knowledge and experience that comes from the desk of our Western medicine pediatrician, Dr. Jay Gordon. Here is his latest letter:
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Tylenol
In case any of you missed it, tylenol was recently recalled for kids: http://tylenol.com/
We typically do not recommend the use of tylenol-restated actually, we never recommend it. We always recommend trying to use herbal therapy to ease any symptoms that parents would use for tylenol for in their children.
True story: the other night we went out to dinner and left the kids with a babysitter-my good friend who happens to be a physician assistant in the ER happened to be at our house. One of our children spike a really high fever so much so, she called to say we had to come home. We of course ran home, but we were a half an hour away. So, I told her what herbs to give my child until we could get to the house. The fever was gone by the time we got home and she was no longer like a wet rag laying on my friend's chest!
Often using tylenol can actually complicate your child's illness-so many options are available instead of tylenol.
The Flu, Tamiflu and Immunity
This letter came in this morning from the desk of Dr. Jay Gordon, our family's pediatrician. We treat our family, but have Dr. Gordon as our Western pediatrician and rely on his expertise and good judgement in child development and health.
We find his perspective to be refreshing and logical and consistent with our beliefs. The following is his comments on the flu and tamiflu this flu season. Using alternative medicine to keep the immune system as strong as possible is a very effective way to combat viral and bacterial infections and chronic illness. Having both a western pediatrician and an alternative one is a ery good idea for a complete family health plan.
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Will Your Pediatrician Listen To Your Concerns?
Here is a list of vaccine friendly docs in your area. If you are looking for a pediatrician who will listen to you and work out your feelings and concerns, this list may be helpful for you. Too many docs have the my way or high way attitude making it difficult to feel comfortable about your child's healthcare. Of course, using excellent preventive medicine, where clinics like ours come in is paramount, but having your western pediatrician on the same page as you is also!
Check out this list and if you know someone who is not on it, post a comment below!
http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/Vaccine_Friendly_Doctors.asp?ut...
Using Chinese Medicine May Be Part of a Helpful Program in Preventing and Treating Childhood diseases
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May of the children we treat at Bomamed are not vaccinated and are super healthy. This may be because of diet, awareness of the importance of keeping environmental toxins at a minimum, using herbal medicines and dietary supplements to support immune function, and perhaps even that they have not been overly vaccinated. The following is from Jay Gordon, M.D. on vaccines: Dr. Harvey Karp has just written an excellent blog beginning to discuss the role environmental toxins play in causing autism. I agree that the huge rise in autism is real, and not just related to better diagnosis or reclassification of mental illness. Autism is most likely caused by a genetic predisposition and an environmental "trigger." Studies showing that vaccines and their many constituents do notcontribute to this problem are flawed, filled with specious reasoning and, for the most part funded by the pharmaceutical industry. Even articles in reputable medical journals are often written by doctors with an economic interest in continuing the vaccination program'sstatus quo. This does not invalidate all of these studies but it certainly makes them suspect and a poor foundation for an argument excluding vaccines from the list of environmental influences on the increase in autism in America and elsewhere. |
Freedom Of Choice...Or, Not?
When it comes to the freedom to choose our healthcare, I am so grateful that we live in a country where we have access to information and choices. Or do we? This story is of a child who has cancer and is being forced by the court system to undergo chemotherapy!
We are not advocating against chemotherapy -but we do maintain that parents should have the right not only to their own healthcare choices, but the ones of their children. There is an increasing number of outstanding alternatives therapies for cancer that are being used as main treatments or adjunctive treatments. There are some tremendous things going on here, in our own country as well as other countries like Germany, Canada, and Mexico. And, the person having the cancer certainly should be the one to choose which route to go. After all, chemotherapy as we all know, is not always a way to cure cancer, it often may only prolong the fight.
I thought I would share this with everyone to remind us that our rights are immeasurable, and when they are taken away, well, it is concerning.
stay true
Especially today, with the economy as it is, flu scares, children, our work demands, friends and family issues - basically being pulled in so many different directions by so many different things and people at the same time, it is very important to remember who we are. Stop and take a deep breath and re-evaluate our purpose and journey in this life. Why are we here and what is it we need to fulfill or manifest? Are we being true to our souls and our hearts? Are we really aware and living life with our eyes open? Do we make decisions based on our internal fire or are we driven or paralyzed by fear?
An Old Fashioned Problem With A Modern Twist
Kids have been getting head lice since--forever! Medications for it can be harsh and can be ineffective. PArasites like Lice are now becoming resistant just as many bacteria are these days.
There are lots of natural remedies out there, the following article mentions a couple. Lice can keep your children miserable and out of school. Consider the alternatives when a situation like lice comes up for your child!
Super Disturbing Video-But Super Important To Know As A Parent
This is where you question whether standard methods of prevention are wise or whether alternative types of prevention are not more prudent. Preventive medicine keeps you healthy without the kinds of risks posed from other more common types of treatment.
If you are a parent, you need to see this video: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/02/19/Katie-Couric-Reports-on-Serious-Vaccine-Issues.aspx
