How to combat post-viral wheeze in children
Does your little one suffer from a troublesome wheeze every time they catch a virus? It can be scary and distressing for parents when your…
Category: Immunity & Infections
Battling the 100-day cough: natural remedies for whooping cough relief
Who has been coughing for weeks or even months? There is a nasty, lingering cough that is doing the rounds affecting babies, children and adults…
How To Spot And Heal A Child’s Leaky Gut
If your child is facing puzzling and recurring health challenges that are not medically explained, and you are tearing your hair out, knowing that things…
What pale skin and pallor might be telling you
Skin colour is strongly genetic and pale skin can be totally normal for you and your family. Children are usually slightly paler-skinned than their parents,…
PoTS: Understanding why dizziness doesn’t go away in teenage and young people (part 1)
Do you get dizzy episodes, heart palpitations, trembling, or weakness when you stand up? Does this leave you feeling nauseous and exhausted? These are a…
Mouth ulcers: why we get them and how to alleviate them
Mouth ulcers can be very irritating and painful and make it really difficult to eat. They often kick in when you are run down and…
Reasons to avoid the ultra-processed “Free-From” aisle when you are gluten-free
If you or your child have been diagnosed with Coeliac disease or have a gluten sensitivity, then it is very easy to stock up on…
How to ride out a diarrhoea & vomiting gastric bug
It is a totally miserable experience when you or your children …or your whole family have a bout of diarrhoea and vomiting. Whether it’s caused…
Has your child developed tics or twitches since a Strep A infection?
Even though tics and twitches are normally quite common in children, there has been an upsurge of kids with tics and involuntary repetitive movements such…
What to do if you suspect you or your child has a Strep A infection
Strep A is a bacterial infection which is usually mild in children but can potentially become very serious. There have been some alarming deaths recently…
Nutrition tips to help support your asthma
You’ll certainly know how stressful asthma can be if you or a family member suffers from it. Watching someone close to you struggling to breathe…
How to win against winter bugs with Vitamin D
As we head towards the cold and flu season, I’m sure like me, you do everything you can to stay away from catching a nasty…
What is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis? …and 8 things you can do about raised thyroid antibodies
Did you know that every cell, tissue and organ in your body has thyroid receptors? This means that if your thyroid isn’t working optimally, chances…
How To Avoid A Hospital Trip With Croup
Hearing your little one struggling with a croup cough can be upsetting and distressing for both you and your child, especially if it leads to…
Everything you need to know about Scarlet Fever
You are happily dropping your kids off to school and you hear that “Scarlet fever” is doing the rounds. Your heart sinks, and you feel…
Has Covid turned your brain to mush?
I don’t know about you but many people around me are really struggling with their memory, word recall and concentration; and this has been more…
Alopecia & Hair Loss – The Link with Covid-19
Has your hair been falling out, thinning or have bald patches started appearing on your scalp over the past couple of years? If you need…
Five Chicken Pox Tips
Chicken Pox always seems to be doing the rounds. Thankfully, it’s one of the mildest childhood diseases and it is thought to be beneficial in…
Liz Earle Wellbeing Podcast – Friday Five Immunopsychiatry
This week, I had a catch-up with Liz Earle or her Friday Five Podcast! Has your child or teen (or even yourself!) developed anxiety, tics,…
Back to School – Your Top Twenty Questions
The new school year is always equally exciting and nerve wracking with the prospect of new beginnings. Many parents are worried about the long autumn…