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Written by Susan McCreadie, MD   
Moi?  Me?  My child has allergies?  No way! Yes way…We discovered Elle’s cat allergy during a photo shoot. All was well until she bounced up and down in a haystack of pillows (where minutes prior the photographer's cat was relaxing in the sun). Within minutes Elle was rubbing her eyes (now red) and sneezing. Voila! New diagnosis. Cat allergy. Really? Thanks to her dad. Ha! He’s so allergic to cats and dogs – breaks out in hives if a dog licks his skin and cannot stay in a house with a cat or dog without wheezing.  Hmmm. This is not the final destination I want for Elle, turning 4 next week!
 
Even if your child experiences symptoms seasonally (spring or fall), it’s best to address his system imbalances (likely immune and digestive) all year long.  If you do, you can avoid treating his symptoms every spring and every fall.

Feed your child the “right” diet.  What’s the “right” diet?  One that eliminates allergic and sensitive foods.  What your child eats for every meal and snack matters.  Eating allergic and sensitive foods inflames the body, so it’s key to eliminate problem foods to reduce inflammation and rebalance the immune and digestive systems.
 
I am always amazed how drastically kids improve when they eat the “right” diet. It’s as if someone finally turned the key, and their body unlocks and rebalances.  I see this time and time again in my practice, but only when the problematic food is avoided entirely for at least 6 months.
 
Sometimes the “right” diet for a child doesn’t eliminate an allergic or sensitive food, but reduces starches instead (e.g. GAPS diet). Reducing available starches (e.g. no grains!) often is the key that allows the digestive system to rebalance – allowing the beneficial bacteria to thrive and the non-beneficial bacteria, parasites or yeast to well…Kick the bucket!
 
Once the digestive system heals, the immune system likely follows – both rebalancing.
 
We are what we eat – from our head down to our feet! Be sure your child is eating the “right” diet to reduce his inflammation (allergies, asthma, eczema, etc.).
 
 
I had already tested Elle’s stool and blood, so I am fairly confident she is eating the right diet for her health and happiness. (Truth be told, I probably should re-test her again now (it's been 2 years)...Hmmm....need a nudge.) I have zillions of things on my to-do list, but allergies - I can manage that! Easy peasy. Well sometimes easy, sometimes not.  

In Elle’s case, it has been easy peasy. We even stayed an entire weekend at a friend’s house with a cat!  She rubbed her eyes less than a handful of times and had no complaints. Period. Success! (Actually, I'm a perfectionist, so maybe not total success - but MAJOR improvement!)
 
Would you like to know what I use for Elle’s allergies? A combination of homeopathic remedies made by Guna Biotherapeutics. The homeopathic remedies made by this company are nothing short of amazing!  They use classical homeopathic remedies used for allergies (e.g. Pulsitilla and Suphur) but also incorporate communicating molecules such as hormones, neuropeptides, interleukins and growth factors prepared in homeopathic dilutions to restore a person’s physiology (normal function).
 
These remedies have been a game changer in my practice, helping me restore a child’s system imbalances (immune, digestive, nervous, etc.) and improve a child’s ability to neutralize and drain toxins from their body. Voila.
 
Here are the remedies I’ve been giving Elle to help restore normal immune system function…
 
Guna-Allergy Prevent
Guna-Allergy Treat
Guna-Lympho
Guna-Matrix
and Citomix
 
You can also use Guna-Rhino Nose Spray if your child has nasal symptoms (nasal congestion and/or runny nose).  Elle has neither.

Susan McCreadie, MD is a Holistic Pediatrician and co-founder of nourishMD. She shows parents how to find REAL health for their child, so they can stop treating their child's symptoms and instead find solutions that help their child heal from the inside out.