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Chemical medicines are most harmful. Granted, it may seem convenient just to dissolve a few tablets in a glass of water, drink the solution, and see the fever obediently oblige and subside. The illness seems to fade away so harmlessly without ever reaching its climax. However, it is usually disregarded that the toxins will not have been eliminated from the body and are therefore still able to wreak damage somewhere, for example by provoking carditis, rheumatic fever, etc.

without doing anything about it,’ an overzealous nurse may object. Of course not. There is, however, a great difference between suppressing a fever and doing everything possible to encourage this internal fire. Let us always support the ‘fire’ and see to it that all the ‘flues’ are open so that it does not merely smoulder in the stove, the body, but that it really burns at full blast. All burnable wastes will then be eliminated faster, and the system will be cleansed and soon return to normal. Feverish children respond very well to the simple remedy Ferrum phosphoricum 12x; the tried and proven Aconitwn 4x also helps to eliminate the toxins through the skin. If you do not yet know what course an infectious disease will take, try alternating Aconitwn 4x and Belladonna 4x.

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Children’s dermatitis or infantile eczema is a distressing condition, since it is not only a strain on the child, but also on the parents, due to the constant extra care and attention the child has to receive.

In 1964, at the Convention of the German Society for Child Therapy held in Munich, Dr Holt, an American paediatrician at New York University, presented the viewpoint that the ‘tar therapy’ was still the best method for the treatment of infantile eczema and that using tar extract of 5 per cent was also more economical than treating with steroid ointments. Also of considerable interest was Dr Holt’s concession that infantile eczema is much easier to suppress than it is to cure.

With the help of the ‘tar therapy’ it is relatively easy to reduce the severity of the condition from degree IV to degree I, but Dr Holt admitted that this therapy is not enough to effect a complete cure. What was not mentioned was the fact that once the tar therapy is discontinued the little patient will quickly experience a worsening of the condition. Neither was there any mention that tar, with its eleven hydrocarbons, including napthalene, has been recognised as a carcinogenic – cancer-producing – substance.

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For normal development and effective resistance to disease in the years to come, the foundation laid by breast-feeding is of the greatest importance to the baby. Experience and medical statistics prove that breast-fed babies recover from children’s diseases much more easily and with fewer complications than bottle-fed children of a similar constitution.

Young mothers are sometimes unhappy and nervous when the flow of milk does not appear on the very first day. But it should be remembered that this would be quite unnatural as the baby should not receive any food during the first twenty-four hours of life. At the beginning, the breasts produce only the highly nutritious colostrum; the actual milk does not appear before the third, and sometimes on the fourth to the sixth, day. So, young mothers, do not despair when things do not immediately turn out in the way you may have expected. Later, if your milk supply is not enough to satisfy the baby, a few drops of Urtica every day, or a few tablets of calcium complex with Urtica (Urticalcin) will help the flow.

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Breast milk, especially the very first secretion called colostrum, contains enzyme-like substances, nutritive salts and vitamins, some of which are known to us but others unknown; these cannot be found in any other food in the same quality and proportions. Moreover, breast milk is the source of immunising agents and alexins that protect the baby from diseases. Herein lies one of the greatest secrets of why very young breast-fed babies are immune to certain infections.

The argument that suckling a baby damages a mother’s health and beauty can be refuted as unfounded because there is sufficient evidence to the contrary. A mother who is reasonably healthy actually benefits from breast-feeding, since during the time of nursing, under normal circumstances, the glands with internal and external secretions will function more efficiently and abundantly. The absorption of food and its vitamins is at its best at this time. The womb returns to normal much more easily in nursing mothers than in those who renounce their natural privilege and bottle-feed their offspring. Also, there is no doubt that a lasting psychological rapport and harmony are established between the mother and her breast-fed baby. In this way both mother and child profit by this natural relationship, as is always evident when we refrain from interfering with the Creator’s natural laws.

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Fennel (or anise if no fennel is available) belongs to the most common group of household remedies. Fennel, anise, caraway and dill are the so-called ‘warming teas’. Whenever there is anything wrong with your baby’s digestion, a weak fennel infusion will be of great benefit and will help the mother to remedy a temporary indisposition.

Yarrow, given as a very weak infusion, is good for diarrhoea and loss of appetite. If this fails to stop the discharge, add a small pinch of tormentil and give teaspoonfuls of this weak infusion throughout the day.

Goldenrod is a reliable remedy when the kidneys are out of order. The fresh plant extract from this herb, either as Solidago or as an ingredient in Nephrosolid, is one of the best and most effective medicines for the kidneys and the bladder. If you cannot obtain any goldenrod, a weak rose hip or horsetail infusion can be used instead.

Whey concentrate {Molkosan) is a good antiseptic for minor injuries. This is a natural lactic acid product which can be used in the same way as iodine, although it is certainly less harmful than iodine.

Hypericum can also be used as an antiseptic, and dabbed on externally. Dr Joseph Schier and other well-known paediatricians have recommended this simple remedy made from St John’s wort even for the prevention of tetanus.

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Household remedies and other medicines should be chosen with the greatest care. Babies react quickly to even the smallest dose and can tolerate only very light stimulants without suffering ill effects. This is especially true of teas (herbal infusions) and great care must be taken because an apparently harmless herbal tea can trigger serious upsets.

Homoeopathic remedies are ideal for the treatment of children. In fact, babies should only be given such remedies and it is lamentable that paediatricians do not prescribe them more frequently. Many allopathic drugs do more harm than good even for adults, so how much less would a young child be able to cope with their adverse effects? The amazing results achieved by homoeopathy should convince many doubters; they cannot be explained away as being ‘imaginary’ or ‘psychological’ effects, as some opponents try to do, for it can hardly be expected that babies and young

children imagine these things.    

It should be stressed again that infusions of herbs (teas) for small children should be very weak indeed, barely coloured. The herbs listed below have been found to be effective.

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Frequent baths are absolutely essential for a baby, not only for hygienic reasons but also because of their importance in maintaining proper skin activity. Bathing removes congestions and stimulates the functions of internal organs and the endocrine glands. We must not forget that the baby had been in the warm, even temperature of the mother’s womb for nine months, protected from the discomforts of the outside world and hidden under the mother’s heart. The newborn baby is suddenly introduced into a much cooler environment to which its little body has to adapt. For this reason the baby’s first baths should never be hotter than blood temperature, that is, not more than 37 °C (98-6°F). In summer the water may even be a little cooler, especially if the water has been warmed by the sun. The lively splashing and joyful shouts bear witness to the pleasures babies derive from their baths. This can also be seen in their frequent protests at being taken out of the bath when they evidently think they should be allowed to stay longer.

Any medicinal additions to a baby’s bath should be chosen with the greatest care, since they can do much harm. It is impossible to stop babies from sucking their wet fingers and swallowing some of the bath water.

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Experience being a good teacher, no doubt many of our parents’ methods in caring for their children were very good. Some of their ways, however, were quite wrong, since they were based on old customs that do not meet the demands of modern hygiene. Just think of the almost superstitious fear of water which led them to believe that bathing, especially if frequent, was bad for the health. There are still some older people who have never sat in a bath tub and, what is more, who actually boast about it! When you read that in days gone by children were carefully protected from exposure to light, air, sun and water, so that they would not catch cold, you may smile for knowing better, thinking it was a story from the ancient past. But not so; it was the custom in our parents’ or grandparents’ time. Again, it was also feared that children would develop crooked limbs unless they were so tightly wrapped that they were rendered practically immobile. Even today in some parts of Italy we find evidence of babies so bandaged up that they look like mummies. It is, therefore, not surprising that infant mortality was once much greater than it is today.

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Infertility – the Pros and Cons of Hormone Treatment Women who would love to have children but remain childless often do everything in their power to fulfil their natural desire. This is understandable, since an unfulfilled yearning for children may lead to severe mental and emotional suffering. There are, of course, some women who have little or no desire at all for a child. Although they do not suffer by not having children, they do miss out on the joys of motherhood and the many natural pleasures which children bring to the home.

Some, however, immediately resort to the alternative course to overcome infertility since it may possibly assure quicker results, that of hormone treatment, especially treatment with gonadotropins. There are, however, certain risks involved. The degree of sensitivity of the female body varies greatly from one individual to the next and it is not easy for a doctor to find the right dose. Most people will be aware of the unpredictable results that an overdose of hormones can have. It is possible that a number of eggs become ready to be fertilised, resulting in twins, triplets or an even greater number of children. This would certainly be too much of a good thing, even for the woman who may have suffered previously on account of her childlessness. It is therefore preferable to try out the first solution, stimulating the hormone-producing glands in a natural way. Only if these efforts fail should one contemplate hormone treatment as a last resort.

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Vitamin D is also essential, for if it is lacking, calcium will not be fully assimilated and utilised by the body. Oranges, cod-liver oil, various emulsions containing cod-liver oil, and all natural products and nutriments containing vitamin D are indicated for this purpose. Vitaforce is a very good and balanced formula incorporating some of these substances.

Another important factor to consider is the efficiency of the kidneys and the skin. If these excretory organs are in any way obstructed, accumulations of uric acid and other metabolic waste matter will cause metabolic disorders and may prevent the assimilation of calcium.

Special attention must be given to the way you eat, that is, you should eat slowly, chewing the food thoroughly so that it becomes well mixed with saliva.

Returning to calcium for a moment, it has been observed that lack of calcium causes disturbances in the glands with internal secretions; the lymph glands can also be impaired. This can lead to flatulence, internal fermentation and putrefaction in the bowels, thus poisoning the system.

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