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Children Should Eat Dirt to Boost Immunities

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 15, 2019 11:44:00 AM / by Isadora Guggenheim

 

Man pulling carrots from the earth in his garden

Children should eat a pound of dirt. It's rich in humic acid. Humic acid is used clinically to rebalance the intestinal microbiome. It has extraordinary anti-viral properties. Instead of sanitizing our environment we need to expose our children to many microbes; after all we are mostly made of microbes. We need to get used to it and stop fighting nature. Forget the Lysol, Purell and bleach. These chemicals dismantle our innate immune system.
There are great alternatives for cleaning that are more effective and more human friendly. Just put ten drops of each essential oil (thyme, lavender, oregano) in water in a spray bottle. Voila, you have a cleaning product that won't disrupt your intestinal microbiome and cause future disease. We have fallen into an unusual comfort zone mentally and made our immune systems less functional in the process.  Can we eradicate disease for everyone? No. Even though some of us have access to modern advances with diagnostic technologies, vaccines, cleaner water and access to healthcare - we will still confront old and newer diseases caused by modern living.

How can you protect you child or children against the rising tide of autoimmune diseases? I believe in testing and it's more clear than ever before that most pediatricians are lacking the clinical insight to order necessary tests. All of the studies that I reviewed on this subject recommend early testing for celiac disease and celiac genetic predisposition. We have been offering comprehensive celiac testing for the past twenty years at Second Nature. Most of the studies came to the same conclusion. "Early elimination of gluten may prevent the manifestation of autoimmune conditions."  

Gluten-dependent autoimmune disease is a family disease. The whole family needs to become involved with all dietary shifts. I recommend that families transition to being gluten-free, then dairy-free and finally grain-free. This is an individual family process and can be done without tears, deprivation and unproductive power struggles. The patient who comes through my door is the catalyst of change for the whole family. Today, there are many resources for uncontaminated foods, testing, gluten-free supplements to rebuild and repair the intestinal microbiome, gluten-free food expos and gluten-free vacations. There is life after gluten and it turns out that it is a better life.

 

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Topics: The Scoop on Poop, Autoimmune Disease

Isadora Guggenheim

Written by Isadora Guggenheim

Isadora Guggenheim, ND, FNP, RN, MS, CNS, LMT, owner of Second Nature Naturopathic Care, LLC
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