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Home care for the Cold & Flu Season

4/24/2018

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If you start to get sick...

Remember, fever is your friend - it is how your body destroys those viral invaders! Do not reduce fevers unless they go over 102* for adults and 103* for children. EXCEPTION – any fever in an infant should receive prompt medical attention. If you or your child experiences a stiff neck, high fever (over 104*) or changes in consciousness, you need to see a doctor ASAP.

Below you will find how to care for a cold and flu at home. 

​Day 1: "Hit it hard!"

  • REST!!!!!
  • Vitamin C – increase dosage from once a day to once an hour when you first start to feel ill (if your stools get loose, back off)
  • Biovegetarian Wellness formula – adult dose: 2 pills every 2 hours; children ½ pill every 2 hours (available at Hamptons Naturopathic)
  • Elderberry Syrup - 1 tsp per hour for the first 4 hours, then every 2 hours for the rest of the day; children take ½ adult dose
  • Warming Socks 
  • Tea – Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat or Echinacea – take with honey
  • NO sugar or dairy for the duration of the cold or flu

Day 2: "Keep going, but a little less so"

 
  • Continue to REST!!
  • Vitamin C – back off to dosing every 4 hours (adults 4000 mg total, children 1600 mg)
  • Biovegetarian – 2 caps every 4 hours (children ½ cap)
  • Elderberry (Sambucus) Syrup – 1 tsp 4 times a day (children ½ dose)
  • Warming socks – repeat
  • Tea – Gypsy Cold Care tea
  • Eucalyptus or Thyme or Mint steams to clear sinuses as needed  

Day 3 and beyond: "Easy does it"

  • Continue doing the day 2 protocol until you’re better – following the instructions carefully. Most people are well by the end of day 3. Schedule an appointment with your doctor if you are worsening or if you are not better in 5-7 days.
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  • *Dosages above are for the average person – if you are chronically ill or especially sensitive, or if your child is an infant, work with your naturopath to optimize your dosage.​
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PREVENTING COLDs & FLU

4/24/2018

 
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Prevention is the best cure.

Below are some tips on how to prevent getting the flu or getting sick with a cold. Remember, prevention is the best medicine.
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  • Regular hand washing – after sneezing, after playing, before dinner, etc
  • Vitamin D – 400 IU/day for children and 1000 IU/day for adults* in the winter
  • Vitamin C – children 500 mg/day, adults 1000 mg/day* during cold & flu season
  • Regular exercise – even in cold weather, go outside and move every day
  • Sleep – adults need 49 hours of sleep a week, children more and a regular bedtime
  • Water – ½ your body weight in ounces every day (150 lb person = 75 oz water)
  • Laughter – laughter and play reduce stress; stress increases your chances of catching a disease. Make sure you do what you love!

How to Get Your MTHFR Report

4/24/2018

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GENETIC TESTING PROTOCOL

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  1. Order a DNA test from 23andMe. Once the saliva sample has been received by the lab, the sample will be processed in 6-8 weeks. 
  2. Once the data is available, download the raw data from 23andme.
  3. Setup an account with MTHFR Support or Strategene
  4. Upload the raw DNA data to MTHFR Support or Strategene and save the report as a pdf .
  5. Log into the Patient Portal and upload the pdf as a document. Please provide the information one week prior to your appointment time.

If steps 2-5 are more than you are able to manage, we can do it for you for $60.
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How TO Do A Food Elimination Diet

4/24/2018

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Why do an food elimination diet?

The elimination diet, also known as a challenge diet is used to determine which foods, if any, are contributing to health symptoms through a process of elimination and reintroduction. There are lab tests for food sensitivities, but they are expensive and of only moderate accuracy. Although a diet change of this magnitude can be difficult, it is considered the gold-standard for evaluating food sensitivities. Many patients feel the results are more than worth the trouble, especially when they experience relief from problems that have been plaguing them for year.

Procedure:
For 4 weeks eliminate
processed foods and suspect foods - which may include gluten, dairy, soy, corn, nuts (especially walnuts and peanuts), nightshades (tomatoes, potatoes and peppers) and citrus fruits (oranges, lemons and grapefruit).

It is easiest to think of this in terms of what you CAN have: most vegetables (except nightshdes), all meat (except processed meats, most fruit (except citrus). For grains,  rice and quinoa are the best choices. If a cheesy flavor/texture is desired, there are recipes with cashews that are acceptable substitutes. After four weeks, choose one food, reintroduce it at one meal - watch your physical, mental and mood symptoms for 3 days. If no change, eat that food at several meals in one day, and again observe for 3 days. If no change, this food is probably fine for you. If there are symptoms, remove the food and wait a week before challenging the next one (You don't want to do this again! Be patient!). It may be useful to keep a calendar or journal of symptoms and foods.

Remember: you are ELIMINATING, not just reducing, the foods in question. The stricter you are, the better your information will be.

Doctor Anne is available to answer questions about eliminating food groups from your diet without creating nutrient deficiencies. Schedule your appointment here. 

For ideas and recipes
Websites
Gluten-free Goddess 
Gluten-free Girl

Books
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet & Recipes by Jessica Black, ND

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Patient Instructions for Warming Socks

4/24/2018

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Equipment

  • 1 pair of thin cotton socks
  • 1 pair of thick wool socks (if not available, a second pair of cotton socks is OK)
  • Hot water
  • Cold water
  • Blankets
  • Bed

Procedure

  1. Soak the cotton socks in the cold water in the sink or in a basin
  2. Take a hot bath or shower. You may get your whole body wet or just your feet.
  3. When you are very warm, quickly wring out the thin cotton socks until they are damp.
  4. Put on the damp, cold socks followed by the dry thick wool socks.
  5. Get in bed and under some thick, warm blanket and go to sleep.
  6. Remove the socks once they are dry. If the socks are bothersome, remove them after a couple hours. 
  7. Repeat nightly until symptoms clear

Uses & Applications

​For head colds, sinus infections, sinus congestion, sore throats, headaches and insomnia.

How It Works

​Your body’s response to the cold and wet stimulation of the feet is to shunt blood to the feet to warm and dry them. This reflex action shunts blood away from the sinuses and head, thereby decreasing the volume of fluid available to contribute to the sinus congestion and increasing circulation. 
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Castor Oil Pack

4/8/2018

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How it works: 
Castor oil contains a chemical known as ricinoleic acid, which exists only in castor oil. External use of castor oil has been shown to increase T- lymphocyte production and activity, thereby strengthening the immune system. (Lymphocytes are also known as white blood cells, and are used by the body to identify, kill and remove bacteria, fungi and viruses.) Furthermore, castor oil appears to have a balancing effect on the autonomic nervous system, increasing liver activity and improving digestion. The application of castor oil to the abdomen will enhance the function of specialized lymph nodes in the small intestine, known as Peyer's patches, which are essential to digestion and play a big part in protecting our bodies from ingested toxins. Lymph flow also increases, speeding up the removal of toxins around the cells and improving organ health in general. This can be felt as increased vitality, and a lessening of fatigue, depression and general aches and pains. 

Uses & Applications: 
General health, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowels, indigestion, liver support and detoxification. Castor oil can be directly applied to any painful area and is particularly useful for arthritis and closed injuries. 
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Equipment:
•  Castor oil, preferably in a glass bottle 
•  Cotton flannel cloth or old 100% cotton T-shirt folded to approximately 4" x 8" (large enough to cover most of your abdomen)
•  Unbleached parchment paper or plastic wrap
•  Hot water bottle or heating pad

Procedure:
• Place cotton flannel/old t-shirt on a length of unbleached parchment paper (or plastic wrap) and drizzle approximately 2 tablespoons of castor oil over it in an even layer
• Prepare your hot water bottle or heating pack
• Find a comfortable place to lie down for 20-45 minutes (or you can just go to bed for the night) and bring the flannel and heating pack there.
• Place the flannel on your abdomen, oily side down, parchment paper up
• Cover with the heating pad or hot water bottle
• Relax for 20-45 minutes
• Repeat nightly as needed.

Castor oil can be removed in the shower, or with a paste of baking soda and water. 

You can store your castor oil pack in the fridge and reuse up to 6 times before washing or replacing. Wash it by hand (sometimes this requires several repetitions), discard if it becomes rancid

​If you do not have time for a full castor oil pack, you can rub a quarter-sized dollop of castor oil on your abdomen 10 minutes before showering. 

Contraindications:
Do not apply to open wounds. Do not use heat with your castor oil pack over areas of inflammation, such as appendicitis, pancreatitis, or anything else that leaves your skin feeling hot. Also, do not use heat over a pregnant belly. 

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