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CHILDREN'S AILMENTS

Everyday we are bombard with toxins and pollutants that are hazardous to you and your child's health. As a mother, you have to ensure, that any medicines, whether off-the-shelf or prescription, is not just another source of contamination ? Unfortunately most prescription drugs are toxic.

These synthetic prescription drugs are toxic in varying degrees, and remember medical science has little idea on the long-term damage this may cause your child. Drugs are bad enough for adults let alone children, whose young immune systems are still developing and are highly sensitive.

Research shows that nearly two-thirds of children are routinely given unlicensed drugs.

Although modern medicine has dramatically improved 'childhood mortality' rates over the last century in life-threatening situations, which is fantastic, it's common sense of course that if you were involved in a car accident, you cannot beat modern medicine with all its hi-tech surgery etc, but when it comes to treating everyday problems with so-called 'licensed medicines', we realize what a big con the drug-orientated medical system is !

• Ear infections - GP's prescribe ineffective antibiotics all the time. ( thankfully this is slowly changing)
• Children's Coughs - Over 200 ineffective 'licensed medicines' abound.
• Sore Throats - Common antibiotics have no effect.
• Glue Ear - Children are better off without a grommet operation.
• Unlike modern drugs Ayurvedic medicinal plants have a broader range of 'active ingredients' and have proven to be completely safe for children with no hidden 'side-effects' nor long-term damage.

AYURVEDIC-PLANT-FORMULAS FOR CHILDREN 'Kola Sisu oil' (contains 29 medicinal plants)

Pharmacologists show that 'Solanum surrattense' plant has anti-viral properties to reduce fevers

THE ART
Traditionally, in the Ayurvedic medical system, this special oil is used specifically for children’s ailments - ear, nose, throat and chest infections, especially for phlegm disorders of the lungs and for asthma wheeze, which is a common complaint for children the world over.

The monk’s formulated ‘oil’ is so pure it is used both externally and internally ! A far cry from most medicated oils.
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AN AYURVEDIC MEDICINAL SYRUP FOR CHILDREN ‘LEHA PENIYA’ (contains 8 medicinal plants)

Modern science has shown how 'Piper longum' possess immuno-stimulatory activity and anti-stress qualities. The long catkin- like pepper contains two rare alkamides - piperderdine and brachystamide

THE ART:

For generations this naturally fermented, medicinal syrup is given for a child’s asthma wheezing, barking cough, and catarrh problems.

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ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA:

This inflammation of your child’s middle ear which causes pain and impaired hearing is not receptive to antibiotics. 30% of all British children under the age of 3 visit their GP with this condition, and GP’s prescribe antibiotics in 97% of cases. (De Mar et al 97; Brit. Med. J. 9th Aug. 97)

This amounts to over 500,00 prescriptions being routinely and wrongly prescribed while your child unnecessary suffers to make money for the drug companies !

CHILDREN’S COUGHS:

With over 200 licensed OTC (over-the-counter) medicines for coughs and colds, it is quite staggering that none of them work or can cure adults and children’s colds. It is clearly evident that so-called ‘licensed medicines’ mean absolutely nothing. What it does mean, is that it’s ‘licensed’ to deceive and take your money !

Research also shows that ‘anti-histamines’ prescribed for nasal allergies are also useless decongestants for children. (Textbook of Influenza by JS Nguyen Van Tam. 1998)

There is no convincing evidence that any ‘licensed medicines’ or brand-name cough medications are any more effective than a placebo (dummy pill) ! In fact, its quite the opposite, where the chemicals given to children actually cause them unnecessary distress.

Anti-histamines: causes sedation but does not suppress cough.

Cough suppressant: causes hyperactivity.

Decongestants: give children hallucinations and causes behavioural changes like extreme agitation and bad tempers.
(Drug.Thera.Bull. 1999. March)

GLUE EAR:

Surgery is the first resort for a poor doctor!
Thousands of children between 1- 4 years of age are subjected to tremendous anxiety and pain through unnecessary grommet operations. Children are better off without this invasive procedure has it made very little difference to children’s speech and language development. (Lancet. 20th March 1999)

SORE THROATS:

Common antibiotics like ‘Ampicillin, Eryrhromycin, Amoxycillin and Penicillin have no effect for improving sore throats. In fact, again these so-called ‘licensed medicines’ prolonged the duration of the illness. (Brit. Med. J. Nov 8, 97)

HEADACHES & INCREASED RISKS OF ASTHMA & ECZEMA:

Children who frequently take pain-killers with ‘paracetamol’ in, like the sweet and sticky Calpol, were found to suffer more pain, than it actually relieved !
(Cephalalgia. May 1997. University of Central Hospital, Helsinki. )
Recent studies in the The Lancet Medical Journal by Professor Richard Beasley et al ( The Lancet September 20th, 2008, Vol:372  No: 9643, PP 1039 ) from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand showed the strong link how paracetamol-based medicines like Calpol make children more vulnerable to allergies like asthma, hay fever and eczema. Young children whose parents have given them paracetamol-based medicines increase the risk by 46%.  Studies are still ongoing.

Cold & Flu:  

Asthmatic conditions are made worse by 'paracetamol'
ingredient by causing breathing difficulties..
(Thorax. March 2000)

Common 'off-the-shelf' products containing 'paracetamol'

Beechams Flu Plus. Beechams Cold & Flu drink.

Benylin 4 Flu. Benylin Day & Night.

Day Nurse. Lemsip Cold &Flu.

Night Nurse Liquid. Sudafed Co tablets.

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