1. Holistic Pediatrics Randall Neustaedter OMD

2. www.cure-guide.com cureguide@gmail.com

3. Holistic Pediatrics
A philosophical and practical approach to pediatric care that focuses on the principles of health and wellness.
Dedicated to integrative treatment using natural methods to stimulate healing, treat illness, and recover balance.

4. Children’s Health Care Needs
Regular pediatric visits
Primary care
Holistic acute care
Holistic constitutional care

5. Deficiencies of conventional care
Inadequate nutritional counseling
Inadequate vaccine informed consent
Attention to environmental toxins
Ineffective treatment for acute illness
Toxicity of drug regimens for chronic disease

6. Effective conventional care
Trauma care
Diagnostic expertise
Interventions in life-threatening illness
Maintenance drug regimens (hormones)
Surgical conditions
Familiarity with rare syndromes

7. Principles of Well-Child Care
Developmental assessment
Nutritional assessment
Screening tests and exams
Physical exam
Diagnosis
Anticipatory guidance

8. Holistic Well-Child Care
Temperament assessment
Goodness of fit, parenting style
Need for constitutional treatment
Learning style and enrichment

9. Maternal Supplements Omega 3 fats (500+ mg DHA) Vitamin D Probiotics
Calcium/Minerals

10. Omega-3 Sources

11. Holistic Acute Care URI, sore throats (strep), otitis
Bronchitis, pneumonia
GI viral illness
Antibiotic avoidance

12. Treatment of Chronic Disease
Immune disorders
Atopy: Eczema – Asthma
Food allergy
Recurrent otitis and URI
Functional disorders
Attention and behavior
Migraines
Reflux – Colitis - IBS

13. Holistic Treatment Methods
Acute care management
Homeopathy
Herbs
Acupuncture
Constitutional Care
Chinese medicine
Chiropractic/Osteopathy

15. Birth to Twelve Months
Well Child Care

17. First Week Establish breastfeeding Maternal supplements
Sleeping arrangements
Mattresses
Jaundice

18. Sleeping Choices Bed sharing Co-sleeper
Bassinet/Crib in the parent’s room
Nursery

19. Mattress Wrapping
Use thick, clear (not colored) polyethylene sheeting, available in the paint section of your local hardware store.  The thickness of the polyethylene must be at least 125 microns, or 5 mil.  Not PVC.
Place the polyethylene over the top of the mattress and down the ends and sides, and then secure it firmly beneath the mattress with strong adhesive or duct tape. Not airtight on the underside.
On top of the polyethylene place a fleecy pure cotton blanket and tuck this in securely.  Then make the bed using  sheets and pure wool or pure cotton blanket/s.

21. Week Two Weight gain Regulation Vitamin D Attachment parenting Holding
Breastfeeding on demand
Co-sleeping

22. Vitamin D 400 IU Vitamin D3 per day
Sun exposure 30 minutes per day fully clothed without a hat
30-60 minutes per wk in a diaper
Cod liver oil 1 tsp/50 lbs body wt
1 tsp cod liver oil = 1,000 IU D

24. One to Two Months Vaccine decisions Fluoride Digestive problems
Environmental toxins
Bath time products

25. Toxins to Avoid Pesticides Plastic toys Plastic containers/bottles
Use glass and stainless steel
Air fresheners
Petrochemicals in cleaning products, soaps, and shampoo
Teflon
Microwaves

27. Vaccine Decisions DTaP Hib Pneumococcus (PCV) Hepatitis B Polio (IPV)
Flu
Chickenpox (Var)
MMR

28. Vaccine Choices Hepatitis B at birth Informed choice Delaying vaccines
Exemptions

29. Vaccine Ingredients Formaldehyde Antifreeze (propylene gycol) Aluminum
Mercury (thimerosal)
Animal viruses

30. Adverse Effects Chronic reactions Acute reactions
Immune suppression (allergies, infections)
Autoimmune disease (diabetes, arthritis)
Acute reactions
Allergic, anaphylactic
Toxic (seizures, encephalitis, autism)

31. Immune System Cell Mediated System—TH1
First line defense against outside world
Protects against intracellular organisms, such as viruses, fungi, protozoa & parasites, cancer cells, allergies & transplant rejection
Does not produce antibodies; produces cytokines

32. Immune System Humoral System—TH2
Second line defense against outside world
Produces antibodies from stimulation of B-lymphocytes
Plays strong role in allergies (IgG, IgE)
Th1/Th2 balance = “immunostasis”

33. Vaccines and Immune Function
Vaccines induce Th2 humoral specific antibodies and Th2 dominance
Antibodies block viruses from entering cells
Viruses are internalized in the cell and antibodies cannot enter the cell
Producing chronic ongoing infections in cells
Th2 dominance produces allergies, asthma, chronic colds, otitis, chronic inflammation, and cancer
Parris Kidd, PhD, Th1/Th2 balance: the hypothesis, its limitations, and implications for health and disease, Alternative Medicine Review, August 2003 v8 i3 p223 (24)

34. Asthma Incidence
15 % of children

35. Asthma incidence in children

37. Vaccines and Asthma
Study of 1,177 vaccinated and unvaccinated children in NVIC families. Children with no FH of asthma and no antibiotics were 11 times less likely to report asthma if unvaccinated. Children with a family history were half as likely to have asthma if unvaccinated.
(No potential confounders altered the results.)
Enriquez R, et al. The relationship between vaccine refusal and self-report of atopic disease in children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005 (April); 115 (4):

38. Immune Supplements
Omega-3 fats either through breast milk or fish oil as a supplement
Vitamin D 1,000 – 2,000 IU
Probiotics
Bifidobacteria
L rhamnosus, L reuteri
Prebiotics
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) or arabinogalactans
Adaptogens – mushrooms, astragalus

40. Four Months Solid food introduction (5-6 months)
Rolling over, reaching out
Relationships

41. Introducing Solids 5-6 months 7-9 months
Cooked fruits (applesauce, prunes)
Veges (carrots, yams, broccoli)
organic only
Bananas
7-9 months
Soup
Egg yolks (organic)
Avocados, squash, peas, peaches

42. Introducing Solids 10-12 months 12 months
Yogurt (whole milk, organic), butter
Poultry
Blueberries, papaya, mango
12 months
Oats, wheat, rice
Spinach, strawberries
Whole egg, cheese
Tahini, honey, melons, corn, oranges,

44. Six Months Sitting, crawling, safety Role of acute illness
Sunscreens (zinc oxide)
Teething

45. Sunscreens
Oxybenzone, methoxycinnamate, and salicylates recovered from plasma and urine (1% of applied dose)
MOC kills mouse cells
Titanium dioxide absorbs 70% of UV light and generates free radicals
TiO2 causes DNA damage in human cells
Uncoated ZnO and all TiO2 is are photoreactive
Dimethicone coated micronized zinc oxide is photostable (does not absorb UV and does not generate hydroxyl radicals

46. Zinc Oxide Sunscreens

48. Nine Months
Mobility and safety
Anemia
Motor skills
Anxieties

50. Toddlers Developmental Assessment Temperament Five Phases
Multiple intelligences
Independence and tantrums
Anxieties and language
Daycare, preschool and illness

51. Temperament Activity Rhythmicity (Regularity) Approach/Withdrawal
Adaptability
Intensity
Mood
Persistence/attention
Distractibility
Threshold/sensitivity

52. Goodness of Fit Temperament Types
Easy – rhythmic, approachable, adaptable, mild, positive
Difficult – arrythmic, withdraws, slow to adapt, intense, negative
STWU – withdraws, slow to adapt, mild, negative

53. Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Spatial
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalist
Howard Gardner
Thomas Armstrong