Holy shit what a month.  It all started with my hubby giving himself 2nd degree burns on his hand, then he caught a cold, then Kiki got an ear infection along with croup and it all ended with me getting the worst effing cold I’ve ever had in my entire life.  Ever.  Never seen anything like it.  We ran the scale on treatments too.  Eastern, western, homeopathy – even praying to get better and eventually praying for someone to take me out back and put me out of my misery.  But we gave it all a try….and for the most part, everything worked in it’s own way.  Kiki and I ended up on antibiotics – not my first resort but was definitely needed.  Andy got away with just using Eastern treatments.  So here is what we tried for each pertaining ailment.  Try them out if want and be sure to let me know how it goes.

Cough: herbal expectorant  by Naturade and well, just keep reading.  Hee hee.

Eucalyptus oil: used in a burner to help open up sinuses and clear congestion. You can also put a little on a q-tip and put around your nostrils.  DO NOT shove q-tip up nose.  Do I really have to say that?

Lavendar rice wrap: toss in micro for 3 minutes and then place on face.  Helps to open up sinuses.

Probiotics – take recommended dose 4 hours after antibiotics.  You should be taking these every day anyways – but definitely while on antibiotics.

And this is the really gross one…but it does work and I recommend it to anyone that has a cough they can’t shake.  Even the little ones. Ok, you ready?  It’s called “snake juice” and it’s a Chinese herbal supplement.  It’s Chinese name is Sanshedan Chuanbeiye.  The ingredients listed are snake gall, fritillary seed, almond, cane sugar and distilled water.  What?  Snake gall, you say?  YEP. See they take a snake’s gall bladder and suck out all the bile inside.  Soooo gross I know!  But let me tell you it’s a flipping miracle drug!!!!!!  Andy had a cough for weeks he could not get rid of and he took one vial of this stuff and the next day, his cough was gone!  I gave it to Kiki for croup – CURED.   That’s right.  No…more…cough.

You can get it from your friendly, neighborhood TCM Practitioner (Ahem, Keith Bell) and it’s pretty cheap.  If you’re local in RIC and looking for a holistic practitioner…please go see Keith.  You can see him for any sort of health ailment or for just general well being. He is wonderful man and I trust him with my health and my son’s health.  (Love you boo!)

OK – that’s all for now.  I’ve been so out of the loop for the past few weeks and I’ve got a ton of stuff to catch up on.  Talk more soon!

Naturally yours, Dallas