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Jane Sheppard
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| Jane Sheppard is the Executive Director of the Holistic Pediatric Association and editor and publisher of Healthy Child Online at www.healthychild.com.
Jane is a child health advocate, parent educator, and the author of Super Healthy Kids: Strengthening Your Child's Resistance to Disease, helping to empower parents to make informed choices to protect the health of their children. She lives with her daughter in Northern California.
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Articles by this Author
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Teenage Acne
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Emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual effects of teen acne is explored. Other topics include causes of acne, conventional treatments, holistic treatments , psychological/stress components, hormonal factors, diet, nutritional supplements, and homeopathy.
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Immunology of Breastmilk
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The benefits of breastfeeding to support immune system health is explored.
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Aromatherapy
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The use of essential oils is explored. Topics include foot and hand care, massage and skin care, oils for children, sleep disturbances, digestive upsets, diaper rash, burns, teething pain, earaches, teen acne, pregnancy and childbirth.
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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The issue of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is explored, including the question of why this diagnosis is becoming so common among children, the problem of labeling, the possibility of over-diagnosis, treatment options, and more.
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Children's Wellness
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Teach your children to be physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy.
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Chemicals: Our Children's Toxic Environment
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The use and health risks of pesticides among young children is addressed. Safe alternatives are explored.
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Chiropractic and Ear Infections
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More and more parents are beginning to look to chiropractors to complement their children's health care. Chiropractors attempt to get to the root cause of a health problem rather than just treat the symptoms. Based on resent research, the benefits of visiting a chiropractor for ear infections are explored.
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Choosing a Practitioner
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An important element in health and healing is finding the right health practitioners. You may decide to work with a holistic pediatrician, a doctor of Oriental medicine, a homeopath, chiropractor, or a naturopathic doctor. You may choose to combine several holistic therapies. This article is focused how you can find the right provider(s) to fit your family's needs.
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Cold and Flu Care
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Misconceptions of colds and flus are discussed. Factors that contribute to a weakened immune system are included, plus how to strengthen your child's immune system and overall health and vitality, as well as ways you can boost your child's immune system with herbs, homeopathy, or chiropractic care, and how to support and care for a sick child.
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Encouraging Healthy Eating
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Learn ways to encourage your children to eat healthy.
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Environmentally Sick Homes and Schools
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The pollution in today's environment is pervasive in our air, food, water, homes, and schools. Symptoms of environmental illness are discussed, as well as how to detect the source of environmental illness and treatment and solution options.
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Excessive Antibiotic Use
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Discussion of potential health risks of excessive antibiotic use for the relief of ear infections, colds and flus.
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Herbal Medicine
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The benefits of herbal medicine are explored for strengthening the immune system and preventing the development of disease. Combining herbs with conventional medicine is also explored.
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Holistic Approach to Chronic Illness
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A holistic approach to chronic illness is emphasized, including a discussion on the philosophy of holistic medicine, and the various components of healing.
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Infant Massage
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The benefits of infant massage is explored.
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Joyful, Positive Parenting
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Joyful parenting respects children for who they truly are and nurtures their greatest potential. Learn ways to be present with your children and experience joy with them.
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Natural First Aid
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Natural, safe remedies for extensive sun exposure, insect bites, poison oak or ivy, cuts, and abrasions are explained.
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Non-Toxic Bug Repellents
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Many of the sprays, lotions or liquids that are used on children to repel ticks, mosquitos or other insects contain Permethrin and/or N,Ndiethyl-m-toluamide, a toxic compound commonly called DEET. Health implications of DEET are discussed, and alternative bug repellents are recommended.
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Nutritional Supplements
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Discussion of nutritional supplements with a focus on natural versus synthetic vitamins, potency and dosage considerations.
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Processed Food and Low-Fat Diets
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The implications of processed food on a child's growing body is addressed, as well as the importance of fat in a child's diet, and how a return to natural foods fosters their physical, mental, and emotional health.
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School Lunches
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Healthy meal and snack suggestions for your child’s lunch.
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Self-Care for Mothers
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The importance of caring for yourself, as a mother, is explored. Topics include good nutrition, physical exercise, relaxation, spirituality, positive thinking, fun, laughter, creative expression, love, intimacy and sexuality.
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Soda Pop
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Find out why your kids should not drink soda...
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Sun Safety
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The purpose and function of sunscreens are explored, and sunscreens that consist of mainly natural ingredients are recommended to protect against ultraviolet rays.
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Crib Death (SIDS) Factors
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An overwhelming amount of evidence shows that toxic gases in crib mattresses may be the cause of crib death (SIDS). Recent research is explored and safe alternatives are addressed.
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Vaccinations: A Parent's Right to Choose
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Exploration of the parent’s right to choose whether or not to vaccinate their children. Includes short and long term side effects of vaccines and highlights on how to make a well-informed decision for your child.
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Vaccines in the News
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Recent news coverage revealed the possible side effects of vaccines. Read the full article for a review of their findings.
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Whole Foods for Healthy Kids
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Discussion of the importance of providing children with proper nutrition to promote physical, mental, and emotional health, including unrefined grains, beans, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables, meat and whole, raw milk from grass-fed cows and organic, free-range chickens.
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