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Eric Bakker Naturopath » Articles » Children's Health

We often hear about the importance of teaching our children critical thinking, responsibility, self-respect, and consideration of the long-term consequences of their actions. One of the best opportunities to help them develop these skills is by demonstrating how we, as their primary caregivers, make decisions about what we eat and how we care for our health and respect our bodies. We lead by example, so let's strive to make our example truly exemplary.

Calming Herbal Medicines and Kids

When it comes to calming kids, there’s no doubt that effective herbal medicines exist. I have four children and use herbs and homeopathic medicines frequently at home as well as in the clinic. These six herbs are some of my...

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Childhood Stress Increases Inflammatory Proteins

Is Your Child Stressing Out Too Much? An amazing finding: People who were physically or sexually abused as children are twice as likely to have inflammatory proteins in their blood, according to a study. The findings could explain why children...

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Asthma Treatment

Asthma Treatment Plan Asthma and the Buteyko method go hand in hand. Welcome back to part 2 in the asthma series. In Asthma part 1  we looked at some of the likely causes which present conventional treatment. Let’s look at some...

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Childhood Cancer

According to the NZ Child Cancer Foundation, each week on average in New Zealand four children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer. If you live in America or the UK, you will probably find statistics to be similar. When we...

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Celiac Disease Treatment

What Is Celiac Disease? This article will explain going gluten free and the show you the eight best tips if you have been diagnosed as a celiac. We also mentioned that celiac disease (CD) is actually not quite as rare...

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Eczema

What is Eczema? Eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis) is a skin condition that causes dry, red, itchy, and rough skin. It's one of numerous varieties of dermatitis. The skin barrier function is damaged by eczema. Because of the lack...

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