Every Parents

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• Every Parents Guide to
• Naturally Supporting a
• Healthy Immune Response

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Fever

• Fever may be THE MOST IMPORTANT part of a healthy
  immune response.
• Regularly giving medications to kill a fever
  teaches your body not to mount a proper, full
  scale response.

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Fever

• New evidence suggests fevers are developmentally
  important

• Following fevers, researchers observe
• Growth spurts
• Increased maturity
• Improvements in cognitive reasoning

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Fever

• Normal, healthy body temperature
• 98.6F / 36.9C

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What is High Enough

• In order to be effective, a fever must reach
  AT LEAST 99.5F / 37.6C
• Most Bacteria Viruses cannot live at these
  temperatures!

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Generate a Good Fever

• Help that Healthy Fever Along!
• Hot drinks, soups
• Cayenne pepper foot bath
• Hot shower, steam, sauna
• Wool or down blankets

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Is A Fever Dangerous?
Danger Zone

• Infants (lt 2 mo.) 102F / 38.9CGO TO EMERGENCY
  ROOM ASAP
• Children 105F / 40.5CURGENT, SEE YOUR DOCTOR
• Adults 106.5F / 41.4CNEARING THE DANGER ZONE

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MEDICAL EMERGENCY

• 107F/41.6C or higher EMERGENCY - Brain damage
  may occur

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Febrile Convulsions

• Convulsions/seizures are NOT necessarily related
  to high fevers.
• Theyre related to RAPID CHANGES IN
  TEMPERATURE.
• Tend to run in families.

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Febrile Convulsions

• Really scary for parents!
• Should be evaluated by doctor but not necessarily
  emergency.
• Not particularly dangerous.
• No higher risk of brain damage.

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Supportive Treatments

• So if giving MEDICINE to kill the fever and
  manage other symptoms is out

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Monitor

• Monitor your sick child closely

• Moderate fevercheck temp every 30-45 min.
• High fevercheck temp every 15 min.
• If fever creeps toward Danger Zone monitor
  every 5 min. bring it down slowly.
• Watch for behavioural changes

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Supportive Treatments

• Manage High Fevers
• Warming socks treatment (click link above
  for hand-out)
• Cool compresses
• Lukewarm bath, sponge-bath with lukewarm
  peppermint tea
• Turn on a fan
• Cool drinks

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Supportive Treatments

• Manage other symptoms
• STAY HYDRATED!tea with honey, soup, water
• Neti pot for nasal/sinus congestion
• Steam inhalation
• Poultices

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Supportive Treatments

• Herbals from Home

• Garlic (antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal)

• Ginger (antibacterial, antifungal, helps
  prevent nausea and cramping)

• Onion (antibacterial, mild anti-viral)

• Essential oils (rosemary, eucalyptus, ginger,
  lavender, tea tree, and many more!)

Click here to launch recipe hand-out
for KID-FRIENDLY GARLIC ONION
SYRUP(anti-viral, anti-bacterial,
anti-fungal)Great for cough, cold, flu and so
much more!
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Health Store Remedies

• Sambucolor Sambuguard
• Echinacea Goldenseal

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Health Store Remedies

• Vitamin C D (antiviral, and more!)
• Zinc (immune support)
• Homeopathics

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Signs its a Medical Emergency

• So a loved one is under the weather...
• How do I know when to worry?

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Serious Lung or Heart Problem

• Difficulty breathing (when not coughing)
• Bloody mucus (spit)
• Chest pain

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Cyanosis(Poor oxygen exchange)

• Cyanosis is the first VISIBLE sign that the
  patient is not getting enough oxygen to
  cells/tissues/organs.
• Bluish or gray discoloration of the skin and
  mucous membranes.
• Usually first seen around the lips and in the
  mouth.
• Then on fingertips (under fingernails) and toes.

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Cyanosis(Poor oxygen exchange)
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Dehydration

• Serious danger with high fever, diarrhea and/or
  prolonged vomiting
• Check for Dehydration
• Pinch GENTLY to draw up a tent of skin on the
  back of the hand (older child/adult) or abdomen
  (infant/toddler)
• Hold for about 2 seconds, then let go
• Watch how long it takes for the skin to return to
  normal. Should take LESS THAN 1 SECOND (2
  seconds in seniors due to decreased skin
  elasticity)

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Dehydration
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Lethargy Prostration

• Your child is just not right.
• Extremely tired/fatigued
• Floppy wont stand up, cant hold head up,
  suddenly very dizzy
• Cannot concentrate or focus attention
• You know your child! And you know whats normal
  when your child is sick.

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Lethargy Prostration
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Last words

• Many of Grannys old remedies really do work!
• Trust your instincts.
• If ever in doubt CALL YOUR DOCTOR!

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And Remember

• Prevention is the best medicine

• WASH YOUR HANDS
• Eat a healthy diet rich in fruits veggies
• Exercise get enough sleep
• Love, laugh play OFTEN

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• Still have questions?
• Call, Email or Schedule a Visit with Dr.
  Eriksen, ND

Or go online to find a licensed Naturopathic
Doctor in your area www.cand.ca
(Canada) www.naturopathic.org (US)