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Latest News from The Children’s Naturopath

04 Jun

Lentils are often overlooked, even though they're an inexpensive way of getting a wide range of nutrients into your child's diet. They are packed with B vitamins, magnesium, zinc and potassium. Lentils are also high in fibre to support gut health by promoting the growth of friendly bacteria. They are also high in protein making them an excellent alternative to meat.  INGREDIENTS 250gm dried yellow or red lentils1 litre vegetable stock or bone broth for additional goodness400ml can coconut milk1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder or paste (or to taste)**1 lemon, zest and juice METHOD 🥥Add the lentils, stock and curry powder to a large pot...

09:21 / Recipes
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04 Jun

Try this super healthy delicious recipes - your kids will love it! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup popping corn1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter1/4 cup maple syrup or honey1 tablespoon olive oil1/4 teaspoon sea salt METHOD ✅Preheat oven to 180 degrees celius and line baking try with baking paper. ✅Heat a oil in medium sized saucepan, add the popcorn and cover the saucepan for a few minutes giving the saucepan a shake around to prevent the corn from burning until you hear the corn begin to pop.   ✅Add the peanut butter, maple syrup and sea salt to a bowl, mixing until well combined.  ✅Once the corn has all popped...

08:57 / Recipes
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03 Jun

There are many different immune-boosting vitamin, mineral and herbal remedies available.  The nutrients listed below play a key role to assist your child’s recovery from infection, or will help to support their immunity to stop them getting sick in the first place.  Next time your child feels unwell, this is our list of recommended supplements to have on hand and ready to use in your natural medicine toolkit. Natural Medicine to the Rescue Zinc When your child has a zinc deficiency the immune system cannot work at its optimal best, making it difficult to fight off common bacterial and viral infections.   Children with low levels of...

20:13 / Children's General Health / Gut Health / Immune Health / Probiotics
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01 Jun

You may have heard the terms probiotic and prebiotic, a dynamic duo critically important when it comes to caring for your child’s friendly bacteria living deep inside their gut. These friendly bacteria are the bed-rock for a robust immune system and optimal brain functions. Probiotic Probiotics are the actual live friendly bacteria organisms that reside inside the gut wall.  Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are the most common groups and these comprise of different species and each species has many strains.  Probiotics are also found naturally in fermented foods such as fermented vegetables, yoghurt with live cultures, apple cider vinegar, kombucha, miso and kefir. They are...

19:20 / Brain Health / Gut Health / Probiotics
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01 Jun

If you want to boost your child's immune system to help their body fight off illnesses. Follow these lifestyle and dietary changes to strengthen their immunity naturally. Plenty of sleep Not getting enough sleep is linked to a higher susceptibility of catching bacterial and viral infections. Adequate rest helps to strengthen the immune system naturally and if your child is sick they may need extra. If your child is having trouble sleeping ensure they have a regular nighttime routine such as warm bath, reading a book and are away from screens for 2 hours before bedtime. Eat more...

08:52 / Gut Health / Immune Health / Probiotics
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30 May

If you love the feeling of soft clothes and cuddly towels, using fabric softeners in your wash is one way to get your laundry fluffy and fragrant. Fabric softeners are traditionally applied to laundry during the rinse cycle and are designed to stay on your clothing, towels and sheets. This helps to explain why towels are less-absorbent, it's because of the chemical residue. When these fabrics come into contact with your child's skin, the chemicals are slowly absorbed into the layers of the skin where they not only can cause skin irritation but also enter Into the...

10:22 / Chemical-Free Home
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28 May

Gut healing bone broth is to enjoy from the age of 6+ months. It's super easy to make by simmering the bones and connective tissue of animals. This highly nutritious stock is commonly used in soups, sauces and gravies, but can also be added to veggie purees, smoothies, popsicles, scrambled eggs, or add a sneaky mouth full to their bottle. Bone broth can be made from all sorts of animal bones including pork, beef, lamb, chicken or fish. How to Store bone Broth Prepare bone broth regularly and always have it on hand in the...

10:31 / Children's General Health / Gut Health / Recipes
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28 May

Antibiotics hold a very important place in modern medicine.  They are life-saving when medically necessary, so if your doctor strongly advises your child needs them, they should be taken.  However, they can be over-prescribed. Antibiotics are ineffective to treat viruses and only work to fight bacterial infections.   The downside of antibiotics When your child takes antibiotics, they kill all bacteria – good or bad, including friendly bacteria such as the Lactobacilli and Bifidobacterium families.  Because your child’s friendly bacteria are delicate in numbers and still trying to establish themselves. If your child does have a course of antibiotics you will need to support the good bacteria's recovery by supplementing...

08:57 / Gut Health / Immune Health / Probiotics
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28 May

The amount of sugar consumed by children is at it's highest levels in history. This can mostly be attributed to the enormous increase in processed food and sugary drinks lining the supermarket shelves. Sugar is included as an ingredient in most pre-packaged, processed and junk food and drinks and it's insidious. As a result, as our children's sugar consumption has increased, so has their rates of common childhood illness, including obesity with 1 in 4 children now classified as overweight or obese. Sugar tantrums If you notice that your child’s temperament changes throughout the day, beginning with their adorable...

04:16 / Children's General Health / Healthy Eating
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27 May

The gut is a tube that resembles a long string of sausages, it begins at the mouth and ends at the anus.  But it’s not just a small straight tube: in an adult the surface area of the gut spans out to nearly the size of a tennis court and is around 8 metres (20 feet) long.  The gut is a complex system with its main organs being the stomach, small and large intestines. And it's far more than just a processing centre for food, this role takes up only a small portion of its function.  It works tirelessly to build optimal...

20:38 / Brain Health / Gut Health / Immune Health
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