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Eric Bakker Naturopath » Articles » Children’s Health

We hear so much about teaching our children how to be critical thinkers, to be responsible, to respect themselves and to consider the long-term consequences of their actions. In what area of life do we have more ample opportunity to help them develop those skills than in choosing how we as adults, their primary caregivers, decide what we will eat and how we care for the health and respect our own bodies. We tend to lead by example, so let’s try to make our example somewhat exemplary.

Diaper Rash Diet

Of all the foods in your diet or your baby’s, you will find that it will be the sweet and acidic foods that are most often to be the likely culprits when it comes to diaper rash. If your baby...

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Diaper Rash

Nobody likes to see a baby suffer with a diaper rash, and if you have had children like me you will have been familiar with this condition from time to time. I have changed countless diapers when my four children...

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Ringworm

Ringworm is caused by a microscopic fungus, not an actual worm or bacteria as some may think. Some people worry a great deal about the term “ringworm” because they actually believe they have a worm or parasite problem.

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Children And Caffeine

Caffeine is known to elevate blood pressure in youngsters and to disrupt their sleep patterns. Children may be less conscious of their own exhaustion as a result. It has the potential to alter their moods and exacerbate their anxiousness. They...

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Girls reaching Puberty At A Younger Age

According to the findings of a study conducted by Dr. Marcia Herman-Giddens, the typical age at which young women began experiencing signs of puberty in 1860 was 16.6 years. It was 14.6 in 1920, 13.1 in 1950, 12.5 in 1980,...

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Teflon Linked To High Cholesterol In Children

In nonstick cookware and water-resistant clothes, PFAS stands for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl compounds, a family of chemicals linked to cancer and other negative effects. These substances are manmade and do not occur naturally. This nonstick material was discovered in 1938...

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