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Wear a mask when in public. This will help prevent your exposure and the exposure of others. Every person can make a difference. Together we can lower the curve. 

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Designate a shopper in your home. Keep exposure to your home low. If you can keep outer packaging out of your home, do. 

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     Reduce the sniffles, coughing and fussiness and more this Cold/Flu Season

When you first feel yourself becoming sick, there are things you can do to avoid becoming ill or to shorten the duration of illness. These suggestions are especially helpful if you do them as early as possible.  They will help you fend off flus, colds, or minor infections.  Ninety percent of common colds are due to viral infections.  Please note that antibiotics are not effective against viral infection.  If prescribed during a secondary bacterial infection, an antibiotic may be beneficial to the patient.  Call a physician if your symptoms become severe.  These are some steps you can take to boost your immunity:   These guidelines are designed to avoid secondary bacterial infections and resolve viral infections and symptoms. 

The body cleanses a cold this way:  With a runny nose a sneeze and by coughing. 

Don’t prevent the body cleanse:

·       OTC( over the counter drugs) a big NO NO

o    Antitussives, anti-diarrhea, NSAIDS all prevent the body from dispelling the internal disease.  Most people who use these, will stay with their cold ( 6 weeks) as opposed to a few days.

o    Fever:  A fever is a natural response to infection or to bodily injury. 

Eat Very Lightly Or Not At All -  With most illnesses, the appetite is diminished.  This is a natural response of the body.  Energy is needed to fight off the "bug" and the body doesn't have the energy to process food.  Give your digestive tract a rest!  Don’t force kids to eat during this time, fluids and easily digestible items like apple sauce are best.

Get Rest As Soon As Possible -  Many people ignore the early warning signs of illness.  For little kids this is usually  excessive tiredness and fussiness.  If you take it easy with them when you notice this it will help them tremendously.   Adding on the recommendations below will help them get better sooner.

Drink Plenty Of Fluids - You can clear the toxins from a "bug" out of your system with large amounts of filtered water and herb teas.  Fruit juices are not good choices as they have a high concentration of sugars in them.  Any item even fruit with high sugar content will suppress your immune system for 10 hours.  If you do choose to drink fruit juices, dilute them by using half (filtered) water and half juice. 

Prevention:  Contamination studies have demonstrated that viral infections are spread much more readily by direct contact than through the air.  Cleanliness tips to help avoid contamination of viruses include cleansing, and frequent hand washing and frequent laundering of clothing or bedding (especially for children sharing rooms).  Avoid touching your face.    Bathe or wash their hands and face before meals, when they get home from school and before bed. 

Take Immunity-Boosting Supplements & Homeopathics: 

**These are sample dosages.  Consult your physician regarding dosages for infants and children or if you have other conditions affecting your health.  Dosages depend on the form in which they are taken, the child weight and age

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·       Vitamin C: ( with bioflavinoids)Take 250 mg every 3-4  times per day with a small amount of food.  Cut back on dosage if stools become loose or you experience gas and cramping.

·       Elderberry Supplement:   Taken at the onset of a cold of flu it will reduce viral infection and mucous.   You should dose three to four times per day.

·       Kids defense:  See bottle for directions.

·       Gaia Kids Cough:  See bottle for directions.

·       Echinacea Supreme:   with Echinacea purpurea (Purple Cone Flower):  during the flu season this is best taken daily as a preventative measure.

·       Warm salt and peroxide Gargle:  ½-1 tsp per  cup of water, steep 10 min.  Mix one Tablespoon of this mixture with hot water and drink BID-QID.  Best for pharyngitis and sore throat and at the onset of a cold.

Home Treatments:

Nasal rinse and steam: Even older kids benefit a great deal from a steam bath.  Essential oils help as well.  Purchase an essential oil sprayer from our office to add the aromatic herbs to the shower.  A simply saline rince is also great for before bed to rinse the dust and germs from the nasal passage.

Chest Compress:  Warm the chest with a warm washcloth or hot shower (2-3 minutes).  Dry the skin thoroughly and apply a thin cotton wrap (to throat) or thin cotton T-shirt (to chest) that has been soaked in cold water and wrung out so that it is not dripping wet.  Cover this with a wool sweater (chest).   Go to bed this way.  By morning, the scarf or T-shirt will be dry.  This treatment increases circulation and increases white-blood cell activity.   Best for sore throat, tense muscle, and throat inflammation, fever or infection.   KEEP REMAINDER OF BODY BUNDLED AND WARM.

Epson Salt Bath: HOT HOT HOT TREATMENT

Hot bath for 20 minutes.   Add 1-2 cups epson salt to bath water.  Drink hot Ginger tea adding honey and lemon if desired.    Get into warm clothes (sweat suit or flannel pajamas , socks on feet and cap or towel  on head).  Climb into bed and cover with extra blankets. Add small pillow under knees if needed.   Stay in bed at least 1 hour, nap if you want, overnight is fine. Remove warm clothes and shower if necessary when through.

COLD, WET SOCKS

Just before bed, wet 1 pair of thin, cotton socks in cold water.  Warm your feet with a separate hot towel or water.  Then wring out the cold water socks well and put on to your dry, warmed feet.  They should be wet not dripping. Put on 1 pair of heavy wool socks over the wet socks and climb into bed and cover with heavy warm blankets.  Cover well and sleep all night with socks on. Repeat three nights in a row.  Best for any cold/flu or fever.

 Dr.  Miki ( www.naturalrootsmedicine.com) 

Natural Roots Medicine Naturopathic Wellness 

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Prepare and get ready for a Natural Roots Pregnancy.       We do things the Naturopathic Way.

Happy bellies, happy babies, happy kids.   

Pregnancy is a wonderful experience.  Most of the time a first time expecting mother is a little daunted by all the things she needs to do.  As a mother of three home-birthed babies, Dr. Miki really understands the do’s and don’t of having a baby the natural healthy way.    Whether you birth at home, in the hospital, with a midwife, medical doctor, doula or nurse, naturopathic doctors’ guidance will help answer the questions you will have along the way.   From prenatal, to first trimester symptoms, to second trimester aches and pains, to uterine preparedness for birth, each step is important for you and your growing babies health

Do’s and Don’ts

Get your answers and the answers to common questions; what should be avoided, what to do more of and when to keep doing the right stuff.

Get your answers and the answers to common questions; what should be avoided, what to do more of and when to keep doing the right stuff.

Being comfortable

Some homeopathic, herbs and natural therapies can help with some of your symptoms and aches.   Medications can be avoided in most cases this way.

Nutrition at each phase

Your growing belly and growing baby need a variety of extra nutrients.   Based on your nutrition intake we calculate what you need more or less of. 

Support and Readiness

Come in as needed or schedule a preparedness visit for each trimester.   Either way, we tailor your visit to your specific needs and desires.

Dr. Miki

(happy mother of three)

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WARNING!  Automobiles, components, replacement parts,  and ....contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, other reproductive harm...... 

People often think the problems contributing to allergies or hayfever are from allergens outside their home.  Sure, it is common and many people do have allergies to pollen and ragweed, dust-mites, etc.  

What people don't realize is that they breath the most toxin-filled and allergy latent air in their own home. car, and any indoor area.   Not only do we bring in common allergens into our homes on our clothes and shoes, but they stay, concentrate and get trapped.  

Earth Day teaches us about the quality of our air and how planting a tree is very important.  Well planting some plants in your home can make dramatic difference in your health as well.  The place where we spend the most time and deserves the most attention, is where we sleep, our bedroom.    

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February Heart Health Tip:   

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Just when thought using a BPA free bottle or BPA free plastic containers was enough.   A recent study in Pediatrics; July 16, 2012 (dpi 10,1542/peds.2011-3374) Dental Composite Restorations and Psychosocial Function in Children links BPA or bisphenol A found in resin-based dental materials to add to psychosocial problems in children.   They used a self-reported Behavior Assessment System for Children and parent reported Child Behavior Checklist.    It makes me wonder since BPA exposure seems to be on the rise despite new BPA-free materials available to consumers.  This makes me think of many children with autism, ADD, ADHD who correlatively also usually have poor dental health and an increased risk for cavities.  

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Naturopathic Doctors provide intramuscular therapies and intravenous therapies with an array of benefits to our patients. If you would like to maintain your right to receive such therapies, please help us ensure state laws to do so.

Support SB1446 our hearing is May 17th.

Support naturopathic medicine by writing, calling or emailing your california congressman or congresswoman today! 

Find your senator here or at http://senate.ca.gov/

You may use this template: 

Senator _____
Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee
State Capitol, Room _____
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: Support SB 1446 (Negrete McLeod)

Dear Senator _______,

I am writing in support of SB 1446 (Negrete McLeod). This bill will clarify the existing law regarding the practice of naturopathic doctors.

The Naturopathic Doctors Act, SB907 (Burton, 2003), licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) in the State of California. The intent of SB907 was to allow naturopathic doctors to independently administer nutritional therapy by intramuscular (IM) and intravenous (IV) routes. However, conflicting federal regulations regarding IV therapy has resulted in legal ambiguity. Under federal regulation, all injectable solutions must be labeled as "prescriptions" regardless of their chemical composition (even if they are vitamins and minerals). Existing law requires a naturopathic doctor to have a supervising MD or DO when prescribing drugs (with the exception of hormones, which NDs may prescribe independently). As a result, there is confusion about the ability of a ND to provide IV nutrients without a supervising MD or DO.

SB1446 would clarify the original intent of the Naturopathic Doctors Act by specifying that naturopathic doctors may independently prescribe substances (such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids) that would not ordinarily require a prescription except that they become a 'drug' because of the route of administration (IM or IV). SB1446 does not alter the scope of practice for naturopathic doctors; it simply clarifies the original statute.

I am a [state your desire and experience for Intramuscular and IV therapy]

For these reasons, I ask for your support of SB 1446 (Negrete McLeod).

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Vitamin D Blog:

Article: Archive of Pediatrics  & Adolescent Medicine. Online before print. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.5[March 5, 2012].

Once again the importance of vitamin D is highlighted.   I often tell parents, and adults for that matter the importance of vitamin D.    Study after study confirms that daily intake in the standard American is low, and most benefit from dietary supplementation of Vitamin D.

The short summary of this study shows the more the intake of vitamin D based on dietary questionnaires in girls with high impact activity showed less incidence of stress fractures risk. 

It is usually easy to convince mothers that calcium and/or diary intake is important to the health of a growing child.    This study did not show the same stress fracture risk reduction for calcium or dairy. 

Be active, get plenty of protected sun exposure, and find out the healthy dose of vitamin D for you and your child by having your blood vitamin D levels tested.

Dr. Miki 

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Migraine blog: 

Why doesn’t Botox work well for migraines? 

In all the news lately, seems Botox is going to be tried to help everything these days.     A recent study published in JAMA  Botulinum Toxin A for Prophylactic Treatment of Migraine and Tension Headaches in Adults: A Meta-analysis. JAMA 2012;302 (16):1736-1745 is all over the media. 

ABOUT:  The study shows some if any benefit for certain types of headaches, people were categorized as chronic greater than 15 headaches per month or episodic with less than 15 headaches per month.

FINDINGS:  Small reduction noted in chronic daily migraine or headaches, not for episodic headache or tension type headaches. 

SIDE EFFECTS: Compared to placebo (meaning nothing ) the Botox was associated with an increase in blepharoptosis, skin tightness, paresthesias, neck stiffness,  muscles weakness and neck pain.    Just as a disclaimer, I have nothing against Botox injections as long as you are aware if it’s possible risks.  It is innately a natural substance produced by bacteria in nature naturally. 

The natural migraine approach is to deter them by removing triggers, cleanse, replenish and balance the body hormones to reduce the incidence and in most cases take someone who has daily or frequent monthly episodes to having none to very few per year.   The natural approach does not inject, provide in pill form or any other form of solution.  It is the holistic approach each person is guided through to help them enter a new headache free dimension of their life. 

Dr. Miki 

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In the news, new recalls from widely used metal implants common in hip and other orthopedical surgeries.  New findings suggest these implants may seriously affect your health and reduce your immune system and produce numerous side effects.

Many orthopedic implants are made of metals, like titanium.   You may want to check your supplements and multivitamins.  If your supplements contain titanium oxide or other forms, aluminum or other metals, you  should discontinue their use.  Taking supplements with metals in them can increase your likelyhood to reacting to metal implants or may produce side-effects similar to these orthopedics.  Effects noted maybe due to the leaching the these metal components into the blood.

Dr.  Miki

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