Dr. Ana-Maria Temple on Fever, Cough, and Snot, Oh My

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Katie: Hello and welcome to “The Wellness Mama Podcast.” I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com and wellnesse.com, that’s wellness with an E on the tip. And this episode is all about fevers, coughs, snot, ear infections, a number of the issues that we may be encountering in our youngsters this time of yr. I’m right here with Dr. Ana-Maria Temple who’s a board-certified pediatrician who’s been treating children for over 18 years, and he or she’s been transitioning to a holistic strategy and has modified 1000’s of kids’s lives.

She’s actually well-known for her intensive expertise within the remedy of eczema and autoimmune ailments, however on this episode, she shared some actually sensible ideas for coping with minor diseases at dwelling, issues from what to do concerning the flu, why to not fear a few fever normally, the distinction between inside and exterior warmth and impact on the physique, how honey generally is a superior treatment for cough, a few much less well-known therapies for issues like cough, congestion, and ear an infection, together with craniosacral remedy, the humidity consider getting over diseases rapidly, and her moist sock methodology. If you haven’t heard of this, it’s for getting over diseases rapidly, and I’m undoubtedly going to strive it with my children if anybody will get sick this winter. You will be taught all of that and much more on this episode. She is so enjoyable to speak to. I realized so much. I took notes. Those are all within the notes at wellnessmama.fm. Let’s be part of Dr. Temple.

Katie: Dr. Ana-Maria, welcome again.

Dr. Ana-Maria: I’m so excited to be right here.

Katie: I’m excited to talk with you. And we’re gonna go deep on some related subjects for this time of yr. But earlier than we leap into that, I’ve a word in my present notes that your first pet was a rooster and one thing uncommon occurred to him in your birthday. So, I’d love to listen to that story just a little bit.

Dr. Ana-Maria: When I used to be little, I grew up in Romania. And in Romania in 1975, you didn’t actually have, you recognize, pets, per se, however I bought a rooster and his title was George. And I assumed it was the best pet ever. Until my birthday, I’m sitting at my desk in my room and I’m wanting exterior my window, and I see my dad with an axe grabbing my rooster and he chopped his head off to which my mother responded like, “We’re making soup for your birthday party.” And that was my first expertise with my pet who turned soup on my birthday. Needless to say, I didn’t eat any soup that day.

Katie: Wow. Yeah. That appears like quite a lot of feelings all wrapped in a single.

Dr. Ana-Maria: It’s just a little tough. A bit tough in Romania.

Katie: Yeah. How was it rising up in Romania? And when did you come to the U.S.?

Dr. Ana-Maria: So, I used to be born in ’73 and we got here to the United States in 1984. So, we lived below full communism and we had the total immersion expertise. We didn’t know something higher or something completely different, so we simply lived our life. And once we got here to the U.S. we realized all of the issues that we didn’t have. For instance, while you went grocery buying, the grocery shops are…the cabinets are empty. And you go to the shop and perhaps they convey bread that day and it’s a must to go within the morning to get your quantity and also you come again within the afternoon together with your quantity and also you line up in your quantity, and that’s the way you get a loaf of bread. And it was like one loaf of bread rationed to every family. And they did the identical factor for meat, identical factor for butter, for cherry. So, I keep in mind sitting in strains for hours till we bought our two sticks of butter. When we got here to the U.S. and we went to the grocery retailer and there was, like, 4 sticks in a single container and there have been like a whole bunch of containers on a retailer shelf, my mother cried. She was, like, overcome by the quantity of meals that’s within the United States.

Katie: Wow. That undoubtedly places it in perspective for these of us that grew up right here. And I believe within the U.S., now we have the other drawback. There’s a lot availability of so many hyper-palatable meals that now we have to be extra aware of it. That’s unimaginable, although. Thank you for sharing that.

Dr. Ana-Maria: Sure.

Katie: Well, I do know now that you’ve a lot experience in so many various areas, however I assumed it might be actually related this time of yr to go deep on some sensible instruments for households, particularly dad and mom with children as we hit that point of yr when there simply tends to be extra diseases on the rise, particularly in kiddos, which I do know is a part of the event of their immune system and it’s going to occur, however there are issues we are able to do on the pure facet that helped make that course of just a little gentler on them. So, there’s quite a lot of instructions we are able to go. But I believe I’ve bought some notes on actually cool ones and concepts which might be perhaps exterior even the norm of holistic or integrative apply that folks can do at dwelling. And I’m excited to delve deep on these. So, I assume to start out broad, let’s type of delve into the concept of flu. I do know it’s a virus, so it’s not one thing we are able to completely keep away from. It’s clearly not one thing antibiotics are going to repair. But that mentioned, there are issues we are able to do to assist it’s extra snug or to run its course extra comfortably. So, let’s begin there.

Dr. Ana-Maria: Well, you recognize, when viruses come and invade our physique, they will trigger quite a lot of havoc. And one of many issues that we all know as we’ve skilled just lately with the completely different viruses is that our nostril begins working. And the explanation that occurs is as a result of the physique is producing quite a lot of fluid to principally wash out the viral particles. The wetter the within of the nostril, the tougher it’s for the virus to catch, maintain, and seize, and invade.

Then now we have our coughing mechanism. The coughing could be very protecting. It helps us throw out the invading particles as effectively. We typically go like, “Oh, my gosh, I have a cough and, therefore, I’m already sick.” I’m like, “No, actually, that’s in the beginning it helps our body get rid of it.” And then, you recognize, while you get teary eyes and your eyes are watering, that can also be additional fluid that the physique is placing out, to not point out the fever that comes, which might be a scariest a part of parenthood. We know once I had little children, I imply, the considered my children having a fever would ship me right into a coronary heart assault. But I knew even once I was working towards conventional drugs that fever is the physique’s approach of defending us. And if we perceive why fever protects us, we’re much less more likely to leap on the medicine prepare which, as a result of we’re panicked as dad and mom as a result of we predict, you recognize, febrile seizures and we predict mind injury. So, like, oh, my gosh, we bought to guard the youngsters. So, we attain for drugs.

But the way in which I normally inform dad and mom I’m like, “Listen, when we become exposed to a virus, so it’s sitting out there, somebody coughs in our face, the virus and his 50 friends try to invade our body. And they use our body as a photocopy machine because the virus cannot live on its own.” It can’t simply reside on the desk for days and months. It has to make use of a human physique as a bunch and makes use of us as a photocopy machine.

When our physique sees this taking place, it turns up the thermostat and will increase the fever. When we enhance the temperature within the physique, the immune system acts sooner, extra effectively and produces extra antibodies, that are the preventing cells to do away with these copies of the virus. And as I mentioned, it turns off the copying machine. So, let’s say mentioned virus and his 50 pals made 200 copies of themselves, you let your little one have a fever. Now the physique has mounted 1000’s of antibodies and is ready to overcome these virus particles in about 24, 48 hours, and your little one’s chilly, flu-like sickness lasts for 3 to 5 days. Now, we’re panicked,, so we attain for our fever reducers or we do all these different issues. What occurs is we cut back the thermostat. When we cut back the thermostat, the immune system slows down, it’s not as environment friendly, and it activates the photocopy machine, so now the virus is having a discipline day and it’s photocopying himself. It’s like going throughout the workplace Christmas get together after they’re photocopying their tushies.

So, it’s photocopying themselves. Now you might have tens of millions of particles. So, inside 48 hours, the physique has now been invaded by tens of millions of viral particles, and the individual’s immune system is poking alongside barely making an attempt to make a dent in it. Now your little one’s sickness lasts one week, two weeks, six weeks as a result of we haven’t given the physique the prospect to battle. So, that’s my primary tip, is when your little one has a fever, actually do nothing. Hydration, relaxation. But we’re at all times like, “Okay. Well, we won’t use traditional fever reducers. But let’s use something else that reduced the fever.” And I’m like simply make the kid snug and let it experience. The human physique is aware of the right way to battle for itself. We simply have to go away it alone as a result of we’re too hyperreactive to every little thing. Must do, should do, at all times, particularly relating to our youngsters as a result of there’s nothing tougher than watching our youngsters endure.

Katie: I undoubtedly agree with that. And I can perceive why dad and mom would wish to flip to the fever reducers as a result of they could be a pain-relieving as effectively. And while you’ve bought a child who’s bought achiness or no matter, it’s so uncomfortable for them. But it’s superb to me the way it’s, like, the extra we be taught in drugs, the extra it tends to return to what my grandmother at all times knew.

And it was, you recognize, eat some hen soup and let the children watch a film even when they don’t usually get screentime and wrap them in cozy blankets and simply give all of them the fluids and hydration. It will be so onerous as a father or mother to observe your child undergo that. But I believe that’s such an essential reminder, is the physique is aware of what it’s doing. And that was so useful to listen to you clarify the period that, like, regardless that short-term, they may be just a little extra uncomfortable with out these ache relievers, long run, they’re gonna recover from it way more rapidly. It looks as if particularly in children, are there occasions and locations once we do want to fret a few fever or is it… I do know it’s the overwhelming majority of instances, it’s higher to let it run its course. Are there any occasions once we do have to be extra alert or nervous a few fever?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Well, positive. We have… This recommendation is for youths that don’t have thermal regulation points, which is main neurological situations. Children that don’t have important seizure problems, these children, it’s essential converse with their physician. When your little one… The largest concern is individuals will say, “Well, the fever has been at 105 for 3 hours, therefore, we’re gonna have brain damage.” Here’s the factor, a traditional mind is not going to permit the physique to hold a fever that’s going to wreck itself. It simply doesn’t make sense. Why would the human physique injury itself? It doesn’t.

When you hear about individuals having mind injury from excessive temperatures is from being left in a automobile in the summertime or for being exterior on the seashore with out safety. It’s exterior warmth. Internally, the physique will shield itself. And in case your little one has had febrile seizures otherwise you’re panicked about febrile seizures, you truly… All many, many medical research have proven that irrespective of how a lot Tylenol Motrin you are taking or across the clock otherwise you rotate, it’s not gonna stop it. I normally, am okay with fever reducers at evening when the kid can’t relaxation comfortably. Sleep is so essential for the immune system. So, you’ve completed every little thing you possibly can, and now they’re a screaming mess and so they can’t calm down. I do permit for fever reducers at nighttime, and likewise in youngsters that simply refuse to drink something and so they’re at risk of dehydration as a result of we don’t wanna have that both. So, in these two particular cases, I work with the dad and mom to decrease the temperature and make the kid extra snug so they might relaxation higher and so they don’t get dehydrated.

Katie: And it looks as if children’ our bodies particularly are so good at figuring out and, like, spiking that fever early if we don’t intrude with. It looks as if if something adults don’t. We’re not pretty much as good at getting fevers regardless that they’re nice for us, it looks as if children are simply naturally nice at that and particularly I used to have Hashimotos and my physique temperature was naturally decrease. And so I knew if I sickness approaching, like, my fever wasn’t gonna spike as a lot as I’d have preferred it to. So, not that I’d suggest this for kids and I’m not medically recommending it in any respect. But I’ve typically, if I really feel an sickness approaching, will go get within the sauna to really assist my physique facilitate that warmth. Is that for adults solely? I do know I’m not gonna suggest that for youths. Is that truly useful for adults? If you increase your physique temperature just a little bit externally, can which have the identical impact?

Dr. Ana-Maria: I truly subscribe to the identical therapeutic administration that you simply simply mentioned, not for the youngsters, however for adults. If you possibly can go right into a sizzling tub that, clearly, is gonna be with low chlorine. If you go into your bathtub with Epsom salts, in case you have an infrared sauna or sauna, I completely suggest that. I do the identical factor. I am going prepare dinner myself as a result of I’m externally elevating my physique temperature. It works like magic on a regular basis. Always watch out in youngsters as a result of their physique floor ratio could be very completely different than us. They can dehydrate a lot rapidly. Now, that’s an exterior warmth that might doubtlessly hurt them, so that you don’t wanna do this. But sure, in adults and older teenagers, that may be a fabulous therapeutic choice.

Katie: And the Epsom salt baths, not even a brilliant sizzling one however only a regular Epsom salt bathtub, I really feel like is a good consolation measure for youths in the event that they’re having the achiness. When mine begin getting that, I’ll stick them within the bathtub with Epsom salt and a few natural tea and simply allow them to loosen up whereas that appears to assist them not less than be extra snug whereas they’re going by means of that fever course of.

Dr. Ana-Maria: Totally. And that’s the magnesium within the Epsom salts. The magnesium is a clean muscle relaxant and it helps the interior. That’s why it really works for constipation, it really works for migraine complications, and, sure, for the achiness that comes with chilly and flu with an natural tea. I imply, that’s simply magic.

Katie: What about relating to coughs as a result of that’s one other one which tends to make children fairly uncomfortable. And I do know as a mother, my coronary heart goes out to my children after they’re coughing or simply, like, so depressing and so they’re laying there like, and it’s so unhappy. What are some issues we are able to do naturally? I do know that there are all these over-the-counter cough medicines and, like, you attempt to keep away from these every time potential. We haven’t truly ever had to make use of them in our home. What are a number of the treatments you suggest for serving to calm the cough down or is that one other factor we let run its course?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Cough will be so distressing. Oh, my gosh. The nighttime cough, and the nighttime is normally when the coughing begins and nobody’s sleeping, so my dad and mom are available in, they’re like, “Please help us immediately.” So, some easy issues for cough for kids over the age of 1, honey is a superb, fabulous treatment. In truth, I used to be a part of a examine that recruited all these children to check honey versus frequent cough medicines from over-the-counter and confirmed that honey was far superior than some other issues over-the-counter, the bathtub that we talked about.

And one factor that, you recognize, comes out of the medical literature that lots of people don’t learn about, and enjoyable truth, quite a lot of research come out of Romania is definitely salt room remedy, which is named halotherapy. So, halo is Greek for salt. And it has been proven in those that have recurrent bronchial asthma, recurrent coughs, COPD, or different continual lung infections that while you go sit in a salt room for about 40 to 45 minutes, you might have a major enchancment in airway clearance and in loosening of the cough particles and higher respiratory. In truth, the examine was completed in youngsters that have been on low to medium dose inhaled steroids due to their bronchial asthma. And after they got the salt room remedy in parallel with their inhaled steroids, they confirmed that that they had much less coughs, much less sick days, and higher train endurance and higher airway stream than youngsters that simply had inhaled steroids and no salt room remedy. And that’s as a result of the salt particles that deposit on the airway lining and draw water out of the physique and into the airway which thins the mucus, which makes you cough it out. Coughing out the junk is one of the best ways to do away with all of the bacterial viral particles, lifeless cell tissues, and get them out of your system.

Katie: That’s so fascinating. Is there any technique to facilitate that at dwelling if somebody perhaps isn’t near a spot with the salt room? Can we use… I do know there’s salt inhalers now. I preserve salt blocks in my sauna for that purpose. But are there some other methods we are able to facilitate that at dwelling?

Dr. Ana-Maria: I scoured the literature with salt inhalers and the info is just not nice. The knowledge is significantly better for the salt rooms. The salt inhalers, use it with warning. Again, it’s some value to the entire thing. Can it harm you? Depending should you’re not utilizing it accurately could make you cough extra, however once more, that’s extruding extra of the… So, I’m just a little bit nervous as a result of I’m not getting… I don’t have as a lot knowledge as in a salt room the place the human physique can truly take up as a lot salt as wanted versus the salt that you simply’re truly spraying in any individual’s face.

Katie: Gotcha. What about… I do know I’ve seen quite a lot of the, like, saline nasal rinses advisable for youths fairly a bit. In truth, there’s even, I believe, one which has Xylitol that some dad and mom use for biofilms with the tonsils. I do know it’s not the identical factor, however can these be useful while you’ve bought that type of congestion stuff happening?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Oh, completely. A saltwater nostril spray is incredible as a result of now you’re getting the salt, you’re getting it deeper. You’re truly rinsing the sinuses as a result of as we mentioned, when the virus enters our nostril, the drier it’s, the extra seemingly it’s to penetrate and invade. When we are able to preserve it good and moist particularly with a saline spray. In truth, that’s one in all my preventive measures. I’m like, wash your palms and spray your nostril while you come dwelling from college and earlier than you go to high school to maintain every little thing transferring. Also, we normally get sinus an infection as a result of every little thing will get caught within the sinuses and a saltwater spray has a pleasant job of transferring stuff by means of. And the truth is, the nostril spray you’re mentioning has Xylitol and grapefruit seed extract. And they really have proven in scientific research in petri dishes to really decrease COVID invasion into the physique, which is fairly superior. And they’re making an attempt to get FDA approval for emergency. That’s not occurred but. But they’re working research to see the way it truly can stop viral invasion into our tissues.

Katie: That’s superior. I do know I’ve at all times…that’s at all times been one in all my strains of protection once I journey simply earlier than happening airplanes or in airports, locations I’m not usually, I’ll simply do this earlier than and after. And I’m but to, you recognize, knock on wooden but to get sick anytime I’ve completed that. Same factor with, you talked about honey. I’m additionally a giant fan of propolis. There’s like a throat spray with propolis for youths and it appears to appease their throat, however there’s additionally so many cool antibacterial properties in propolis. Are there some other, like, pure merchandise like that that you simply flip to as dwelling treatments?

Dr. Ana-Maria: I like propolis. I’ve it in my bag as effectively that’s, like, subsequent to my saline nostril spray. The two of them, my children suppose it’s incredible. And different issues with cough, I imply, I am going again to the immune system. I do suggest elderberry, vitamin D, zinc, vitamin C, and probiotics as immune system bundle to type of enhance up the immune system and do away with the stuff. But typically, I preserve it fairly easy.

Katie: Yeah. Especially with children, I really feel like we are able to overcomplicate it a lot. And their our bodies are so unimaginable. I believe that’s been a recurring theme with just about any pediatrician I’ve ever interviewed is, like, you recognize, 90 plus, typically 99% plus of issues with children will resolve on their very own. As dad and mom, we wish to assist them, however generally the issues we do truly sluggish them down as a result of their our bodies are so superb.

Dr. Ana-Maria: They’re so superb. I’ll let you know one of many issues that’s, like, a recurrent factor in our clinic is, like, the present of time. Somebody will name in on a Saturday morning in a state of panic and I give them a few issues that we talked about and I used to be like, “I’ll see you on Monday and we will tackle this horrible thing.” And by Monday, they’re like, “We’re amazing. We’re great.” And it’s just like the present of time. Just just a little bit. Don’t do an excessive amount of. I so agree. We attempt to do every little thing. We’re grabbing issues from over-the-counter. We’re getting the most recent treatment. We’re googling every little thing and making an attempt to throw it on to the children. And I’m like the children are identical to, “Just let me have my fever. Give me a little salt spray. Maybe put me in salt room. Give me some chicken noodle soup.” By the way in which, that’s truly studied within the medical literature. Chicken noodle soup has large immune system properties to assist lower the period of your frequent chilly. And retaining it easy and giving it time.

Katie: Yeah. I believe that’s actually the important thing to all of it’s… But, you recognize, my children don’t actually watch TV a lot. And after they’re sick is the one time that I’m like, “You know what? Here’s a list of movies. Let’s get you all cozy and a blanket and a hoodie and some warm socks and some tea and you can sit here and watch TV as much as you want.” And their our bodies heal so quick that usually that’s a really short-lived course of to start with.

What about congestion-specific? Because I do know this time of yr, quite a lot of children will simply have that runny nostril or be congested and that may intrude with sleep and positively with play. Are there any ideas particular to coughing or it’s not in congestion if perhaps even they don’t have a fever, so perhaps they’re not acutely uncomfortable, however they’ve simply bought that congestion happening?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Yeah. So, in congestion, clearly, the issues that we simply talked about for the cough, however one trick that lots of people don’t learn about is a moist sock methodology. And it sounds so weird, however the way in which you do it, and really my teenage children are… My children are previous. And they’re like, “Please, let’s do this wet sock method because I have a congestion.” So, the way in which it really works, you really want only a sizzling bathtub and also you want a bucket or a bowl of water with ice cubes, a pair of cotton socks, and a pair of wool socks. And the kid takes a shower or the grownup, you are taking a pleasant heat bathtub, you get the physique heated up ,not too sizzling, however you get it heated up. And then you definately take as you dry them after the bathtub and you are taking the present pair of socks. You go away it within the water with ice cubes so it’s tremendous chilly. You wring them out and you set the chilly socks onto the ft of the kid that simply got here out of the recent bathtub and you set these on and then you definately take wool socks which might be dry and you set them on high of that. Then the kid will get in jammies, you wrap them up in a blanket, and we’re going night-night. Leave a blanket…one other pair of jammies by the facet of the mattress in case they get away right into a sweat in the course of the evening. But what occurs is that I’ve been fascinated.

I’ve been utilizing this trick in my clinic for now three years. And all people is like, “But what is the method? How does this work?” Because it really works 90% of the time. It is unimaginable. And the explanation the way it works is definitely on the identical premise as, like, those that do the chilly plunge, which, by the way in which, I’d die. But as a substitute of doing the chilly plunge, you simply do it in your ft. When we go into a chilly plungey ice tub, what occurs is the physique vasoconstricts, which suggests we’re shutting down. And when the physique goes…it feels prefer it’s below assault, it begins making cytokines. And I do know in COVID, we’ve heard about cytokine storm and we’re all freaking out. Cytokines are our pals in a specific amount. So, while you get into this chilly state, the physique releases cytokines, that are potent inflammatory cells that we’d like, which stimulates the immune system, which will get the chilly out of there. You can do that simply together with your ft as a result of now we have all these nerve endings within the backside of our ft, which make our ft… In Chinese drugs, there’s an entire examine known as reflexology and all they do is they really use your ft with the intention to heal your organs. So, we use the ft as principally the door to the soul, if you’ll. And you possibly can simply put the ft in there to launch the cytokines.

Another factor that occurs is while you go from a really heat to a really chilly atmosphere, it creates like a pump as a result of in a heat atmosphere, the vessels dilate, which suggests open up, while you go chilly atmosphere, they shut down, which suggests they, like, squeeze tight. So, the opening and shutting factor truly causes our lymphatic system to maneuver higher as a result of our lymph nodes, we’re masking lymph nodes from our head to our toe, however there’s no pump to the lymphatic system. It simply drains in its personal approach. And when it will get clogged up, it takes us longer to recover from an sickness. When now we have this sizzling chilly state of affairs creates a pump that will get the physique transferring higher, it additionally hastens your coronary heart as a result of it’s making an attempt to…it’s below assault. And the extra blood that’s circulating, the extra we remove the toxins out of our physique and the extra oxygen we convey in every single place. So, this little tip is nice since you’re not gonna submerge a younger little one into a chilly bathtub, however you possibly can put their ft in chilly moist socks. And then by the morning time, all of the socks are dry each time.

Katie: That is a brand new one. I’ve not heard of that, nevertheless it makes a lot sense. And it strains up with a tip I inform individuals as a result of I do chilly remedy so much. I like the chilly plunge. But due to all these blood vessels in your ft and your palms, should you’re not sick, I discover that’s the factor that will get individuals particularly in the event that they’re new to the chilly is your ft and palms really feel a lot sooner. And so far as should you’re , like, you’re doing chilly plunge for weight reduction advantages, for example, and never for getting over an sickness, the palms and ft are simply additional painful. There’s probably not a lot fats in your palms and ft. So, you’re not getting the profit there. So, I discovered that carrying neoprene scuba socks lets me keep within the chilly plunge for a lot longer due to this very same factor. So, it’s type of the inverse of what you’re saying. If you wanna keep within the chilly plunge longer while you’re not sick, put on neoprene socks, however use that to your benefit with children. This is a superb tip. I’ve by no means heard this one. So, so excited that you simply simply shared that and hope my children don’t get sick anytime quickly, but when they do, I’ve a brand new factor in my toolkit to strive. That’s superior.

Another factor that appears to be actually frequent this time of yr is ear infections. And I’ve quite a lot of my very own theories about this, particularly when, you recognize, chilly and flu season, nevertheless it paradoxically at all times tends to start out proper after Halloween and extra sugar consumption after which this complete, like, cascade of consuming sugar for 3 months straight.

But that apart, there are many ear infections proper now. They appear to extend this time of yr. They’re additionally, it appears to be one of many issues the place antibiotics are most prescribed, regardless that not less than the literature I’ve learn says that the overwhelming majority of them will not be ones that want antibiotics. So, they’re additionally actually uncomfortable for youths. So, when our youngsters come dwelling with an ear an infection, what are a few of these first-line of protection issues we are able to do?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Ear infections are about to hit an all-time excessive this time of the yr. And you’re proper, it begins after Halloween, there’s a complete correlation with sugar. And enjoyable truth, when now we have about 100 grams of sugar in a single sitting which is one bottle of Coke or a slice of cake, your immune system slows down, nearly shuts down, if you’ll, for as much as 5 hours. This is why children get so sick after birthday events. And such as you mentioned, right here we go, it’s Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas, so, it’s a sugar extravaganza.

Other issues that we all know have an effect on us, processed meals and dairy, dairy being an inflammatory meals for lots of people thickens the mucus. When your little one comes dwelling and has the ear… Usually, the ear ache occurs at nighttime. And the explanation that’s, your little one is congested, has quite a lot of boogers, they lay down at evening, and all of the fluid from the face truly results in their eustachian tubes, which is the ear tubes, and that stress and that fluid causes quite a lot of ache in the course of the evening, so that they get up screaming.

Of course, fever occurs at evening. Fever occurs at evening as a result of that’s when the immune system is most awake. And when the immune system is most awake, that’s once we’re gonna generate our fever and our protection. Anyway. So, in the course of the evening after they get up, then we’re in an entire panic, so within the morning, we’re dashing to the physician. The physician says, “Oh, my gosh, the ear is red. And they have some fluid or pus. And now we need antibiotics.” And you’re like, “Oh, my gosh, absolutely.” Well, it seems that the American Academy of Pediatrics of their coverage assertion says that youngsters over six months of age have an 80% probability of getting over their ear an infection with none antibiotics. That doesn’t imply that we’re gonna let the youngsters be in ache, however what which means is, like, effectively, it doesn’t imply that we gotta take antibiotics straight away. This recommendation is just not for youths which might be tremendous sick or laying round, they’re excessive fever, they give the impression of being terrible. That’s not what we’re speaking about. We’re speaking concerning the teen who has 101 fever, is taking part in however sometimes complaining of an ear ache, or my favourite, the children that haven’t any signs, they’re simply actually stuffy, however on examination, we discover ear infections.

So, for ache, garlic oil drops, which truly I do know that you simply’ve blogged about and talked about, the garlic oil drops are a very nice treatment to assist ease the ache. The subsequent factor is a saltwater spray that we talked about within the nostril to clean the nostril and suction the boogers out. Other issues, threat elements for ear infections are gonna be our pacifiers, smoking, bottle-feeding, the way in which you maintain the bottle for the infant. Those issues are identified to be within the high class, in fact, daycare as a result of they’re uncovered to all this stuff.

But there’s one factor that not many individuals discuss within the remedy for ear an infection, and that’s cranial sacral remedy, which has been round for a very long time. This is nothing new. And it was developed, you recognize, within the 1800s by an osteopath and it didn’t catch a lot on then as a result of what he mentioned was like, “Oh, the reason we’re gonna do this therapy, because we can move the skull bones.” And that was like that’s loopy discuss. Once you’re mature, how was your cranium bone transferring? It’s not. Well, then one other 50, 75 years later, one other physician of osteopathic drugs was like, “No, no, no. There’s a way that we can do gentle pressure on the skull and the bones in the face and the spine and it helps increase the movement of the cerebral spinal fluid.” And the motion of the fluid truly helps transfer, shift stuff out as a result of in our physique, we’re created of water, of vitality, proper, of various chemical substances or completely different molecules, however every little thing is in movement. We’re at all times… Our physique is repeatedly in movement even while you sleep.

So, this fluid, and particularly if we consider our face, the place does the vast majority of the viruses and micro organism come into our physique from, our face? Everything is our nostril and our eyes and our mouth. Where does meals come? In our face. So, every little thing that we… Not every little thing. But quite a lot of stuff that we settle for into our physique is available in our face. And once we are… This is clogged up. Our sinuses are clogged up. Maybe your terminates, which is the issues inside your nostril, perhaps you might have nostril palates, perhaps your palate is just a little off, perhaps your tonsils are massive, your adenoids are massive. That causes an obstruction, which might result in ear infections.

And cranial sacral remedy, which I truly noticed it in motion with my daughter who two years in the past she was 18, horrible sinus an infection, like, the type, like, enamel harm, you lean ahead, and your face is falling off. And she was like two weeks in. She comes dwelling crying from college, she’s like, “Please give me antibiotics.” And I’m like, “No antibiotics for you.” So, we went to a cranial sacral therapist who did this particular manipulation and inside an hour, she felt her sinuses open up, she felt effervescent in her face, her ears have been much less stress, her headache bought higher. We had to return a few extra occasions. And she was in a position to overcome a very terrible sinus an infection with none antibiotics. And over time, I’ve seen so many sufferers in that course. And as a result of they’re in a position to open these station tubes, manipulate the areas in your face, we’re in a position to transfer the fluid, and now the micro organism can simply get out of there.

Katie: Is this the factor that’s obtainable in most areas now? Like what ought to somebody search for? Just Google craniosacral sacral remedy?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Yeah. Lots of occasions, you’re like, “I had no idea that was around us.” I’m like, “Yeah, because you never looked for it.” Because should you put like, “What are some remedies for ear infections?” that by no means comes up. Not that I’ve ever seen. But should you put craniosacral therapist, there’s quite a lot of of us that do it individually. And now, truly, now we have a number of areas, a number of bodily remedy corporations on the town who take insurance coverage who provide cranial sacral remedy.

Katie: That’s superior. Are there any at-home variations of that? I do know, clearly, you’d have to be a educated craniosacral therapist to do this particularly, however can, like, even simply mild therapeutic massage of the pinnacle and neck be useful whilst a consolation measure?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Yeah. Actually, there’s YouTube movies that present you, in case you have quite a lot of ear stress, the right way to manipulate your eustachian tubes with a distinct stress in your ear lobes in a selected approach for a selected period that truly will open up. And you are able to do that in your youngsters, you are able to do that on your self. Lots of of us that go to craniosacral remedy, they go as soon as, and the therapist exhibits them what to do at dwelling and provides them quite a lot of instruments, so then you definately don’t need to go like 1000 occasions. But sure, there’s truly YouTube movies that present you the right way to lower stress throughout the eustachian tube.

Katie: That’s superior. And I do know only for, like, a consolation perspective, when my children have had ear ache out, they like once I simply, like, gently therapeutic massage across the ear and even, like, the perimeters of the neck and down, which appears to assist type of that draining. Or making, like, type of the concept of the salt once more, placing some salt in a sock and heating it up, after which placing that heat salt on their neck or on high of their ear appears to assist perhaps draw a few of that fluid as effectively. But I believe the craniosacral tip is big, particularly as a result of it will probably type of cease that cycle. Since quite a lot of children are inclined to get type of in a cycle of ear infections, it looks as if as soon as they begin getting them, it may be extra recurring. Do you see that as effectively, like, as soon as children get ear infections, they’re extra vulnerable to ear infections?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Yeah. And right here’s a enjoyable truth. It’s truly in… They did a examine the place they put half the youngsters on antibiotics straight away, after which they put… They did the watchful ready within the different half. And the half that didn’t get antibiotics, that they had much less recurrent ear an infection, much less tubes, much less continual points. And the children that bought antibiotics straight away, that they had extra ear infections, extra tubes, the surgical procedure to do away with ear infections, and extra continual infections. And that’s as a result of when you grow to be on the antibiotic prepare, it impacts your intestine microbiome, such as you talked about on a regular basis. And then the extra we have an effect on the intestine microbiome, the extra resistant micro organism we develop in our our bodies, after which with each chilly, growth, the resistant micro organism simply jumps in. Also, as a result of we didn’t focus on why did they’ve an ear an infection within the first place? Did we loosen up any clogged stuff? Did we cope with their anatomy? Did we cope with their immune system? So, we didn’t… When you’re not coping with a root reason behind their ear an infection, the physique simply is aware of chilly ear an infection, chilly ear an infection. And the cycle simply goes on and on and on.

Katie: And we talked just a little bit about sugar consumption already, however are there some other issues… I do know that there’s gonna be a component of generally issues simply go round extra simply. In the winter, now we have much less sunshine, we’re not exterior as a lot. All these issues. But understanding that there are issues we are able to do to assist type of keep away from this course of earlier than it begins. What are some useful ideas for folks that may assist, like, both cut back the probability of getting this stuff or make them much less extreme that we are able to do preventatively earlier than we get them?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Well, lots of people discuss concerning the viruses and handwashing. Obviously, it’s essential. We’re very completely happy that handwashing is now a development. But one of many issues we don’t discuss that not solely is it chilly within the winter, however the humidity drops considerably within the winter. The air turns into very dry. And we see the rise in chilly and flu is within the wintertime and all people normally affiliate it, “Well, it’s just cold and we’re indoors.” Which is true, however the one incontrovertible fact that has been uncovered by a superb scientist from Harvard and likewise from Yale is that humidity performs an amazing position in each prevention and resulting in the problem. So, what do I imply by that?

When now we have low humidity, in our physique, now we have these little hairs within our nostril, you recognize, the hairs that develop extra while you become older. I don’t perceive. But anyway, while you’re youthful, now we have hairs inside our nostril and inside our ears and inside our lungs, they’re known as cilia, and so they transfer up and down after which they get the mucus out. In dry air, the cilia grow to be much less lively. They grow to be extra pokey. And they’re much less in a position to take away the particles within the mucus.

Also, when it’s dry, the airway cells will not be in a position to regenerate or heal themselves as simply as while you’re in a damp atmosphere. And one other loopy factor, and that is all present in lab research with rats to verify on how humidity impacts the airway. In low humid environments, the cells can’t discuss to one another. There’s a cell sign known as interferons that the cells use to speak with each other. And in low humidity environments, the cells can’t transmit the interferons between the cells, thus lowering the communication which results in extra irritation and an infection.

So, a beautiful woman known as Stephanie Taylor from Harvard who was a working towards doctor for 20 years after which she was like, “Something is not right.” Then she went and bought a grasp’s in structure, as you do, as a result of she was actually taken with how buildings are created and constructed as a result of she actually felt that there was one thing to the air humidity. And primarily based on all her analysis, she discovered that in hospitals, the primary purpose for transmission of infections was not handwashing, was truly the humidity, the indoor humidity proportion in hospitals that led to extra transmissions of viral and bacterial diseases that you simply catch within the hospital. She took it one step additional and labored with Mayo Clinic the place they really went to a preschool setting and so they took half the lecture rooms in a preschool and put humidifiers. And then within the different half of the lecture rooms, no humidifiers.

In the classroom with humidifiers, there was a two-thirds discount in absenteeism from flu, chilly, and viral diseases as in comparison with the classroom the place there have been no humidifiers. And so now they’ve completed a lot analysis and so they’ve discovered that the candy spot for humidity within the wintertime to forestall chilly and flu and enable you recover from your chilly and flu sooner is between 40% and 60% as a result of lots of people are like, “Oh, my gosh, but if we have humidity, then we’re gonna have mold.” And I reside in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is a moldy holy city. And so we’re all paranoid about mildew. But mildew doesn’t develop at 40%. Right about 58% is once we begin seeing mildew. So, there’s now these fabulous humidity screens you possibly can have in your home and it tells you precisely what the humidity is and ensure that is between 40% and 58%. And then you definately get a humidifier that’s not gonna develop mildew. And that can assist and also you run it by means of the wintertime in your lecture rooms, in hospitals, in your house, and you will note a major discount in chilly and flu transmission this time of the yr, particularly with the massive holidays coming round.

Katie: I’m actually glad you introduced up the mildew piece as a result of that was gonna be a query I had for you. And I do know lots of people are rightly involved about mildew. So, simply to ensure I heard that proper. It’s between like 40% and 50%, you’re undoubtedly positive for mildew. It’s over like 58% is when that threshold is?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Yes, right.

Katie: Okay.

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What about important oils being type of subtle within the air? I do know a few of these launch humidity as effectively. Does that accomplish any of the identical factor or would you like a selected humidifier for this?

Dr. Ana-Maria: Well, right here’s the factor. If you might have your humidity monitor, you possibly can truly verify and see in case your diffuser is definitely placing out sufficient humidity in your world as a result of that additionally is dependent upon the place you reside. If you’re gonna reside within the northern climates, you’re gonna most likely be drier than should you reside within the South. In the south, we most likely have extra humidity than the north.

So, beginning out with what your humidity is in the home and seeing if the present gadget you might have in your home is definitely offering you with enough humidity earlier than you exit and purchase one thing else. Other than that, I can’t remark as a result of, you recognize, important oil diffusers is dependent upon the scale of them, is dependent upon the scale of the room, is dependent upon the air flow within the room. So, that’s why I’m like, you recognize what? You get this Accu… Accuride is the factor. I’ve no affiliation with it. The Accuride monitor is 10 bucks on Amazon. You have it after which it offers you, like, in real-time what the humidity in your home is.

Katie: That’s superior. I’ll ensure that’s linked within the present notes as a result of I do know… I keep in mind as a child, I bought strep so much once I was little. And I keep in mind my dad and mom had a humidifier that they’d placed on in my room, however we lived in a really dry space. And it’s not one thing I’ve ever actually thought of now as a result of I reside in a extra humid space. But I’ve observed because the air has gotten cooler these final two weeks, that I discover how a lot drier it’s and my children are like, “My lips are chapped.” And in order that makes a lot sense particularly within the winter why we might be noticing that distinction.

Dr. Ana-Maria: Yeah. And then by the truth that it’s truly one of many the reason why we’re seeing such a spike in viruses. And what I actually love about this info is that it places the ability again in our palms as a substitute of like, “Oh, nothing we can do. It’s winter. We’re just gonna get sick.” I’m like, “No. You can actually improve your indoor air quality to help you fight the cold and flu and you’re not another statistic.”

Katie: That’s superior. Separate of the humidity, are you a fan of diffusing any important oils only for the consolation measure or to assist? I do know that individuals say, like, eucalyptus may help with the respiratory. Do you employ any of these?

Dr. Ana-Maria: I do love important oils. I believe they do play a giant position in all completely different sorts of issues in your complications, in your sleep, for rest. But I do use eucalyptus and I do use peppermint in sure ages. You gotta discuss to your supplier and be sure you use the appropriate dosage for you and your loved ones and just remember to’re not delicate. But sure, they will do an enormous profit in bettering your immune system and likewise serving to clear your airway.

Katie: Awesome. And then what about any… Are you followers of any of the treatments or dietary supplements for youths as type of preventative whether or not it’d be vitamin C or is it higher to… Do you, like, focus extra on the meals facet of this? Like one factor I do with my children is we drink lemon water each morning simply because it helps with hydration after sleeping and likewise as a result of it’s bought that little little bit of vitamin C which I do know remains to be a small quantity. But something like that that you simply suggest both from meals or from dietary supplements that may be useful?

Dr. Ana-Maria: I’m a giant meals is thy drugs type of physician as a result of, you recognize, in dietary supplements… Listen, I like my dietary supplements. They’re superior. They’re the brand new fabulous development. However, Mother Nature has already offered us with superb nutritional vitamins and minerals in our meals. And consuming the rainbow is among the ways in which it’s your every day multivitamin, if you’ll. And one of many issues that I at all times do on my social media, we discuss plant factors and do contests on what number of crops you will get into your food plan. I’m not saying it’s a must to be vegan, however the extra crops which you could get, the extra minerals and nutritional vitamins. And vitamin D is a tough one to get as a result of it’s winter now, we are able to’t be exterior, we reside in a polluted world and blah, blah. But right here’s one meals that’s actually excessive in vitamin D. I do know everybody’s been ready for it. It’s sardines. And it’s a tricky one as a result of within the United States, sardines will not be our primary meals, however I’ll let you know in Romania, in European nations, sardines are superb. It is the very best vitamin D meals and lowest mercury fish which you could have. It additionally offers you vitamin E and Omega III. So, growth, powerhouse in your immune system. But if not, you possibly can definitely do a vitamin D liquid or complement, be sure that it doesn’t have any meals coloring in it. And if it’s in oil, it’s gonna be simpler than it’s in a capsule.

I like zinc. Zinc is superior. Zinc, in fact, we discover it in fancy meals like liver and oysters. We’re very bougie in my clinic. All the children need to eat oysters and sardines. But that’s very excessive zinc meals which might be very useful for the immune system. Obviously, they’re dietary supplements. Vitamin C is superior. The primary meals for vitamin C is definitely guava, adopted by purple peppers. I’ve one little one of mine that simply eats purple peppers, like, they’re going out of fashion. I’m like, “Well, he’s good with vitamin C.” But you will get your Vitamin C. And right here’s the opposite factor. When we get our nutritional vitamins from meals, now we have to get it in a lot much less portions than once we get it from a tablet as a result of Mother Nature is in symbiotic relationship with our physique. And our physique is aware of the right way to get the vitamin C from purple peppers. It’s having just a little tougher time getting the vitamin C from a complement particularly… We don’t know. Not all dietary supplements are created equal. When you’re on the lookout for vitamin C, I recommend that you simply be sure that it’s liposomal. Again, it’s surrounded by fats, which can assist the absorption of vitamin C. Otherwise, additional vitamin C, you simply pee it out.

And in fact, when now we have a food plan wealthy in vegetables and fruit, that helps us with probiotics and that signifies that the vegetables and fruit feed the microbiome, that are the micro organism that reside in our intestine as a result of, enjoyable truth, within the grownup physique, three to 4 kilos of our weight is definitely micro organism weight in our guts. So, we gotta feed these dangerous boys as a result of they’re…60% to 80% of our immune system lies in our intestine and the micro organism in our intestine are chargeable for how sturdy our immune system is. And they actually wish to be fed vegetables and fruit, regardless that your style buds won’t, however they do. And I’ll use elderberry this time of the yr or the opposite one which I take advantage of elderberry. I favor an area elderberry. If you can also make it at dwelling, that’s superior, if not, discover an individual that makes it as a result of native particularly with native uncooked honey is superior than some other gummies which you could get from, you recognize, a complement firm.

Katie: We are massive followers of elderberry in our home. And I like that you simply talked about sardines as effectively. I’ve written about this. And individuals push again, I believe, due to the style. But I’m like, actually, should you can be taught to like them, which is a factor as dad and mom we inform our youngsters, you recognize, “Keep trying. Your body will learn to love it.” Hey, it really works for grownups too. But it’s cheap in comparison with all other forms of seafood. It’s truly an total cheap protein supply. And I’ve observed, like, simply making that my default lunch, sardines with, like, both I’ll chop up pickles or cucumbers or salad or no matter or make, like, tuna salad however with sardines, such a simple swap. You get all that protein, such as you mentioned, all these nutritional vitamins, and you’ll be taught to like it over time.

Dr. Ana-Maria: You know what I inform individuals as a result of they’re, like, open… If you by no means eat sardines, you open the can of sardines and also you see the lifeless fish and if we’re gonna be sincere, they’re simply lifeless carcasses in there. Okay. Well, don’t eat the entire can. Just get a chew out of it. So, I like the tuna fish thought as a result of should you’re making tuna fish salad, you possibly can simply get, you recognize, an inch of sardine and mush it in together with your tuna fish salad. You received’t even realize it’s there. It’s simply visually you’re like, “Oh, my God, it’s a dead carcass.” And I’m like, “Okay. Well, your salmon was a dead carcass too, so is the chicken, you know, but you don’t visualize them in a can, so then it’s a little different.” But yeah, begin off small. Tiny little bites. Just like I inform my small individuals, tiny little bites and over time, your style buds modify.

Katie: Yeah. And nice for folks to start out with as a result of I really feel like, you recognize, children do a few of what we are saying, however they discover extra of what we do. So, if we do it, then our youngsters usually tend to strive it as effectively or not less than in my home. Anytime I put meals on my plate, my children usually tend to eat that meals than no matter they have been consuming.

Dr. Ana-Maria: Well, in my home, as a result of my husband was my largest problem as we went by means of our wellness journey, every time I’d put one thing new on the plate, the children would look down and they’d have a look at him instantly and I used to be like, “Make a face. Go ahead and just make one face because I’m gonna lunge over this table.” Because they knew. They would know if dad makes a bizarre face and that is bizarre and we’re not consuming it. So, my first order of enterprise was engaged on the hubs with the intention to get the children to eat a extra assorted food plan.

Katie: Did that get higher over time? I do know I hear from quite a lot of ladies who’re like, “My husband is my toughest one when it comes to eating healthy.”

Dr. Ana-Maria: No. He’s so superior now. He is now writing my eczema guide as a result of he’s like, “Oh, my gosh, I have seen such changes in our family and in patients and stuff. I’m a complete believer.” So, yeah, my man now eats like 30 plant factors a day, full rainbow food plan. I imply, his fast-food days have been lengthy gone, regardless that he nonetheless complains about it generally if we’re gonna be sincere. But, yeah. No. He’s a complete convert.

Katie: That’s superior. And that’s an entire one other dialog about eczema, however undoubtedly curious to proceed that sooner or later as a result of that’s one other one I hear from quite a lot of dad and mom about. But within the curiosity of respecting your time at present, I do know you’re additionally busy and in apply at present. The couple of questions I like to ask towards the tip of interviews, the primary being, if there’s a guide or plenty of books which have profoundly impacted your life, and if that’s the case, what they’re and why.

Dr. Ana-Maria: So, two books that everybody has to get is “Fiber Fueled,” which is a guide that speaks concerning the energy of crops. It is written by a gastroenterologist, Dr. Will… Okay. I’ve to learn his title as a result of I can’t keep in mind. Dr. Bulsiewicz. I kill that title. No. It’s Dr. Will. It doesn’t matter. Just Google “Fiber Fueled.” It’s an incredible guide that tells you concerning the energy of crops and all of the science behind the ability of crops. And then the second guide is “Sugarproof.” “Sugarproof” is by Dr. Michael Goran. And he goes approach deep into sugar and the way sugar impacts youngsters’s our bodies and the way it impacts the mind. I’ve realized a lot wonderful science from each of those docs. And it goes into only a completely different approach of how meals heals us and the way meals can harm us.

Katie: Fascinating. And any parting recommendation you wanna go away with the listeners at present that we haven’t touched on?

Dr. Ana-Maria: The one factor that we talked about a number of occasions throughout our podcast at present is actually simply having the…give the youngsters the tincture of time and let the physique do its factor. Have the religion and confidence that every little thing that you simply do every single day is that after they do get a illness or an sickness, their physique will be capable to overcome it with the instruments it already has. Don’t attempt to do an excessive amount of. Less is greatest relating to acute points in a chilly and flu season.

Katie: Perfect. And I do know I’ve hyperlinks that individuals can discover particularly your programs that contact on a number of the issues we’ve talked about at present. But the place can individuals discover you on-line in the event that they wanna continue learning from you?

Dr. Ana-Maria: So, I made… On Instagram, I do tons of free recommendation. And on YouTube, I am going grocery buying as a result of, oh, my gosh, meals has grow to be such a complicated, tough to navigate journey. So, I am going to Costco, and Target, and Walmart on my YouTube channel and present you ways to buy various things. We’re doing Thanksgiving this month. And to make your life just a little simpler, I put collectively a holistic pediatric handbook the place I do subjects from A to Z from cough to pimples, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, you title it. I offer you all of the holistic ideas so you possibly can have it in a helpful dandy format that we’re repeatedly updating with the most recent info and the most recent knowledge that I’m discovering.

Katie: Awesome. I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes as effectively. I understand how busy you’re as a working towards doctor. Thank you a lot in your time at present. I undoubtedly took notes and I realized a number of actually sensible issues I’ve by no means tried. And hopefully none of us should, however the odds are a few of us will. So, thanks a lot for sharing.

Dr. Ana-Maria: Thank you a lot. This was nice.

Katie: And thanks, as at all times, to all of you guys for listening and sharing your most precious assets, your time, vitality, and a spotlight with us at present. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be part of me once more on the following episode of “The Wellness Mama Podcast.”

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