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Why are many kids suffering from allergies?. More scientific research into this aspect shows that intestinal exposure to "diet" in early days of childhood is one of the prime cause for developing allergies to various dietary and environmental allergens. (See details in the most prestigious journal "Science", 2005 March, Volume 312,page 1922.

Microbes and diseases: With the successful invention of penicillin to kill micro-organisms, modern allopathic medicine made a huge impact in saving lives from bacterial infections. But when this invention went into the pharmaceutical companies and doctors, it was abused stealing the health of many people.

     Now modern science is understanding that the bacteria in the human body is needed for the health. Read this link especially Gut flora in human infants without fail.  This applies to human also.

Due to many modern life stlye changes we have altered the human gut flora which contributes to our health. Traditional health practices indirectly took care of the micro flora in the gut.

 With the increased use of anti-biotics not only as medicine but also in food and diary products will cause increase in many diseases.  Anti-biotic genes are present in Genetically-modified crops (GMO) and are given to cow feeds liberally to prevent infections. All these anti-biotics then get into our human system and change the bacterial population in the gut leading to various diseases. It is believed that after the introduction of genetically modified Soybean the incidence of allergy increased. The new proteins in the GMO foods could change the gut bacteria of the mother and also the baby that could have an influence on health. It is therefore advisable to use non-GMO (organic) corn, Non-GMO (organic) soy products during and after pregnancy.

Immunity and Eczema:   Infant allergies are higher in "hygenically clean" societies. The chances of getting eczema problem are higher in C-section (cesearian) babies  compared to vagina delivered babies. The reason is that the millions and billions of bacterias, viruses and other micro-organisms  in the vagina will enter the baby's mouth, nose and ears when  the baby passes through the vagina during the few hours of deliver time. This is the first time that the baby's body encounters bacteria. Immediately the "immune learning" system of the baby is activated. Through this immune learning the immune system learns to differentiate the body's own parts from foreign bodies like bacteria, virus and other micro-organisms.

In C-section babies, since the child's body is not exposed to micro-organisms and but only is exposed to food proteins that the mother eats and comes to the baby through baby's milk and the environmental pollens and food particles. Now the immune system thinks that these are foreign and start to attack the food or environmental proteins that the baby get exposed.

Tropical countries like India , where the environment is less hygenic (not to mention hospitals), C-section babies are exposed immediately to bacteria after birth from the environment and so less allergies are seen. Many Indians living in USA, UK and European countries would notice that their siblings or cousins living in India would have less frequency of having babies with eczema and allergy problems.

Toxins in Mother's body:

     On top of that if the mother's body is full of toxins then the immunity is weakened leading to poor immunity and or hyper-active abnormal immune response, the allergies.  Mothers who had less nausea and vomiting had children with more incidence of allergies than mothers who had nausea and vomiting. Vomiting is a natural mechanism for the body to throw out the toxins. This is why we recommend to do cleansing to remove toxins before planning pregnancy.

 Simple remedy: A traditional Indian practice is to give castor oil drops with breast milk. One drop of castor oil is mixed with one teaspoon of breast milk and given to the new born baby everyday in the first week. Two drops of castor oil is mixed with one teaspoon of breast milk and given to the new born baby everyday in the second week. Three drops of castor oil is mixed with one teaspoon of breast milk and given to the new born baby everyday in the fourth week. This is done for six weeks and then there after six drops of oil is given once a week for next two months and then the same dosage is given for once a month till age of one year.

    The above is an excellent medicine to detoxify the baby and prevent from skin rashes. The mother is also given castor oil once a day, few drops with her food to prevent these health issues in the children. (This year 2008, we witnessed a baby child being given this castor oil (St.louis USA). The child was absolutely healthy without any health problems.

Oil to reduce scaly red skin: Apply Kukui oil or Organic Jojoba oil  on the baby's skin to reduce scaly and redness. Applying any steroidal creams only suppresses the immune system from reacting.  Instead you can apply a natural anti-histamine which can prevent allergic reactions on the skin. Make a paste of  Couch grass  on the areas with little coconut oil. You can also make a medicated oil by making a paste of the leaves with less water and add to heated coconut oil. Simmer it for few more minutes and then save it in a clean glass bottle. Apply this oil every alternative day with jojoba oil.

Fermented rice: For children more than three to six months, few drops of fermented rice water or rice with water can be given to give healthy microbial flora in the gut. This way they may overcome the allergy problems. Give in small doses for a while and see if the child accepts it and continue for few weeks or months. Click this link for information about  Fermented Rice. However for a very young baby of three months to six month old , one should give only the fermented rice water and be careful that the child should not develop diarhoea or dysentry.  The fermented rice has millions of healthy bacteria that when grows in the gut of the baby might help to prevent allergy and eczema.

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