Childhood Health and Nutrition
Ever wondered whether Junior's common cold is nutritionally induced? Or that rash that Missy is having trouble getting rid of is related to all the tomatoes that she is fed?
As custodians of our children's health to me the biggest responsibility for us as parents is to be sure that we are nourishing properly and establishing nutritional lifestyle behaviors that will carry them well throughout their lives
Let's talk about the common cold This occurs primarily during the winter and from an energy science nutritional view a Kapha imbalance
Since childhood is a Kapha time in a person's life due to growth which is part of the energy pattern of Kapha, feeding children Kapha provoking foods during this period of a child's life will produce physiologic Kapha imbalancing dis-ease
What are those symptoms of Kapha imbalance? Congestion, runny nose, and productive cough are all symptoms of Kapha imbalance Sounds like the common cold
What are common foods that increase the Kapha energy pattern?
Dairy, including cheese, milk(skim 2% or whole), yogurt, and butter
Nuts including peanut butter
Meats such as beef, lamb, and pork but not white chicken or turkey
Seafood(better freshwater fish)
Carbonated drinks
Condiments such as ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce
Sour and salty in general to include fruits and drinks AND the BANANA
So what about Missy and her skin rash? This occurs usually during the spring and summer when Pitta is prominent in Nature's physiology and so it is in our children's physiology(and adults as well)
What provoking inflammatory foods are involved?
Tomatoes, corn chips = salsa and pizza Oh no, not the mainstay of the American family diet!
Nuts including peanut butter Oh, oh
Meats such as beef, lamb, and pork
Seafood
Carbonated drinks
Chocolate
Sour and salty in general
So what's a concerned parent to do? I think the first thing to do is familiarize yourself with the nutritional information at foodsheal.com
Use it yourself because chances are that the energy nutritional format that mom and pop use will the be the same for Junior and Missy Then when imbalances show up pay exta attention to the nutrition
Watch for poor food combining that can cause provocation eg fruit with any other food
Pay attention to strengthening your child's digestive fire
And then say goodbye to the sneezing and congestion and skin rashes for good
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
