What can I expect from a consultation?
Our consultation process considers your child's "Whole Health". We take a detailed history to establish what is the cause of your child's condition.
Physical, Psychological, Emotional, Historical. We will consider the role of Epigenetics, Family history, Birth story, Baby and childhood milestones, other illnesses, diet and lifestyle as well as comprehensive body system review. We want to understand the progression of your child's condition and whether there are other health concerns that run concomitant. We will review blood work done by your GP and may order other functional testing to be performed. We will explore the role of environment and look to find links between where your child spends time and how this may affect their health. The process is thorough and comprehensive but will produce effective results.
What to expect by way of medicines
- We do not prescribe cortisone but rather, effective alternatives that will not harm your baby.
- We herbal and nutritional medicines to help improve symptoms while also addressing the causes.
- We help you make dietary and lifestyle changes that will support your child's condition to improve.
- The aim is to re-establish or encourage a state of homeostasis (physiological balance)
What is Eczema?
Eczema is an inflammatory condition that affects the skin and can be red, itchy and either dry or wet in nature. It can be quite uncomfortable and stems from multiple causes which must be assessed thoroughly. Eczema has an association with asthma and allergy and if poorly managed can result in a trio of the three, known as the Atopic march.
How is a Holistic approach different from Conventional medicine?
We take time..................to consider..............and listen..............to your story. There are many aspects of being healthy, getting well and achieving lasting good health. Holistic natural medicine is not a prescription pad practice. It considers how diet and lifestyle as well as attitude play a role in a healthy body and mind. We consider the role that family and home environments play as well as other important environments such as school and daycare settings. Our medicines are nature derived and many have been tested in clinical trials to be effective. All are safe to use and will support your child to thrive and be well. Most importantly, our approach considers your child specific physiological tendencies, we make these appraisals during consultation via examination but also using functional pathology testing if necessary.
What if my children don't like the herbal or other natural medicine?
In our practice in Melbourne and Healesville
http://www.eluvi.com.au/ we use an array of herbs, supplements and homoeopathics to help babies and young children. Very rarely do we experience children that cannot take the remedies. We have many tricks up our sleeve to help with this so that results come fast. This help parents feel confident and relaxed which in itself improves compliance.
How long will it take to achieve results?
Results can be difficult to determine but we do our best to give parents a clear prognosis. When parents are committed to an integrated holistic approach improvement comes quickly. For example we have had babies covered head to toe in eczema who have experienced 80% improvement in several weeks, without cortisone! When parents take on board the recommendations and make the necessary changes to diet and lifestyle factors and take all the prescribed medicines success is imminent.
