alternative approaches for prevention and health
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Alternative Approachesfor Prevention and Health
Michelle Bender, MDPediatrician
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Definition of Health
• Not just absence of disease
• Sense of overall vitality and well being
• Feeling energetic and fulfilled
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Rx for Health• Food• Activity• Rest• Nature• Mindfulness• Creativity• Connection
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Diet
• Variety!!!! Eat the rainbow• Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants• Shop the periphery of the supermarket
or farmer's markets when possible• Minimize processed foods, avoid
GMO's
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Supplements• Multivitamins - not a fruit and vegetable
replacement• B Vitamins, including folate and B12• Vitamin D3• Minerals (zinc, magnesium, trace
minerals)• Essential fatty acids• Probiotics
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EnvironmentalWorking Group
Get the most bang for thebuck when
buying organic
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Resources• What the Fork Are You Eating by Stefanie
Sacks (helpful in decoding food labels and gives practical substitutions for healthier versions of foods that kids like)
• Anything by Michael Pollan• Watch the movie Fed Up (hidden sugars and
not fat are the major cause of health issues and obesity)
• Treatment Alternatives for Children by Lawrence Rosen
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Activity
• Exercise 30 min- 1 hour per day, 5 hours per week
• Does not have to be killer but moving your body decreases risk of heart disease, obesity, and improves concentration
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Rest
• Americans to not get enough sleep• Many kids and adults complain of poor
quality sleep, including difficulty falling asleep or night wakening
• Poor sleep may contribute to behavior problems and obesity
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Improving Sleep
• ROUTINE!!! sleep hygiene
• Avoid electronics before bed
• Use bed for sleep only
• Avoid caffeine (including chocolate) in the afternoon
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Natural Sleep Enhancers
• Melatonin 1- 10 mg
• Valerian 20 mg/kg
• Lavender essential oil (not fake scent)
• Mind body techniques
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Nature
• Sunlight and Vitamin D production
• Connection to the earth and our surroundings
• Get outdoors as much as possible
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Mindfulness
• Improves concentration
• Yoga, meditation, music
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Creativity
• Leave time for boredom
• Gives a sense of pride
• Innovation
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Connection
• Family
• Friends
• Community
• Humanity
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Breast Feeding
• Continue to take prenatal vitamin• Essential fatty acid supplement (most
prenatals now have)• Probiotics (especially if you have had
antibiotics or your baby has fussiness or colic)
• Extra Vitamin D may be beneficial
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Colic• Dr Harvey Karp "5 S's" swaddling, side
or stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking
• Infant massage with olive oil or lavender essential oil
• Out door excursion• “Gripe Water" with some combination of
chamomile tea, fennel, lemon balm
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Abdominal Symptoms
• May be the key connection to overall health and sense of well being
• Healthy diet and lifestyle most important
• Gut permeability theory and gut brain connection are a common thread for alternative therapies
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Probiotics• Important for absorption of nutrients, and
prevention of growth of harmful bacteria, viruses and yeast
• Variety of bacteria species, bifido bacteria and lactobacilli
• May help with conditions that we do not usually think of as "gut" such as allergies, asthma, eczema, autoimmune diseases
• Aim to decrease overall body inflammation
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Constipation
• Lifestyle is a big factor, times of transition tend to trigger (potty training, summer vacation, starting school, any change in schedule)
• Diet with fruits, vegetables, and water
• Flax seed
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome• Also known as chronic abdominal pain, with
or without constipation (some people also have intermittent loose BM's)
• Lifestyle modification, removing stressors if possible like over scheduling
• Mind body techniques can be learned and very effective (meditation, yogic breathing, acupuncture)
• Enteric coated peppermint capsules
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Nausea
• Acupressure/Sea bands
• Herbs such as ginger used in teas or sucking candies
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Allergies• Improving gut health with probiotics and
possible dietary changes with the help of a professional
• Quercitin-product D-Hist Jr, company name is Ortho Molecular, also with stinging nettle, N-acetyl cysteine, bromelain
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Asthma
• Vitamin C 500-2000 mg daily
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 200 mg daily
• Magnesium glycinate up to 400 mg daily
• Zinc 5-15 mg daily
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Colds – Prevention
• Echinacea – was used as treatment, but may be more effective at prevention
• Decreases secondary infections
• Sambucol – combined with Elderberry, which boosts the immune system
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Colds – Treatment(especially cough)
• Same as prevention: Vitamin C, Zinc, Echinacea preparations
• Eucalyptus or peppermint essential oil vaporized
• Vapo rub is acceptable but not in the nares• Umka (Umckaloabo/Pelargonium)• Astragalus• Honey
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Honey• Coats throat and helps with cough• Local honey may have small amounts
of allergens – small frequent exposures may desensitize the immune system
• May be used topically to treat local skin infections and eczema
• Dark Manuka honey may be best
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Tea Tree Oil
• Topical treatment of acne, ringworm, warts, molluscum
• May be helpful in prevention of lice
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