There’s so much fear in the world about acute illness. But living in fear serves no one. And honestly, fear just weakens the immune system further.
Instead of fearing encounters with toxins, germs or other pathogens, I simply do my best to avoid what I can and work to enhance my child’s resilience.
This means embracing REAL prevention and nourishing his body with good things like real food, herbs, vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It even means embracing (yes E M B R A C I N G) germs and dirt to encourage a more diverse microbiome. This gives him a body that is well-prepared when faced with the inevitable challenges of growing up.
When our children are strong, their cells naturally flush the nasty things out. This built-in mechanism keeps the bad guys from accumulating in the body and overloading the system. And really, a simple way of understanding chronic dis-ease is to see it as a system overload (mineral depletion combined with toxic overload — AKA: not enough of the good and too much of the bad).
It should never be your desire to avoid minor (acute) illnesses. Instead, welcome them (without a prescription or over-the-counter medication) and know that they are your child’s opportunities to flex their immunity muscles AND build resilience. Minor illnesses provide priceless opportunities for your child’s body to develop the skills necessary for lifelong health.
A Fiercely Empowered Mama knows that acute illness is really just an opportunity for the child to grow.
Instead of trying to prevent illness, think about ways to fill in the gaps so that when your child does get sick, they bounce back quickly! And know that your strong commitment to prevention is going to radically change how their body is able to show up to the saturation of toxins that we live in — not just now, but in their future.
...Because the foundation for a long, healthy life starts in childhood.
Here’s an inside look at some of the steps I take to raise my child with nourishment and real prevention at the forefront and how I work through acute illness EASILY with natural remedies.
What's inside the guide?
- Important thoughts about kids and acute sickness.
- It's essential to make friends with your fear.
- Germs aren't the bad guys.
- Getting sick is a good thing.
- Signs and symptoms are communication.
- Fevers are your child's friend.
- My top natural remedies for immunity and recovery.
- Notes on Homeopathy.
- How to cleanse your home.
- And more.
Here are my ultimate go-to's when sickness strikes:
Dr. Nourish, Dr. Quiet and Dr. FEM
The next time your child has or is coming down with any type of acute inflammation, cold or fever, remember your three best doctors for healing:
Dr. Nourish
The best nourishing foods are vegetable broth or bone broth, herbal infusions, coconut water and homemade herb-infused popsicles. Plus, work in supplements like vitamins, herbs, essential oils and homeopathy — as needed. Be careful to not overdo it, but just give gentle love to help the body find balance.
Dr. Quiet
In order to heal, we need to be in a healing state, a relaxed state, which means our parasympathetic nervous system is activated.
Even the TV can be too much stimulation for real healing. Try and create an environment that is truly peaceful to give the body time to repair and renew itself.
Dr. FEM (Fiercely Empowered Mama)
Yep, this is where you come in! A Fiercely Empowered Mama doesn’t fear sickness, she instead knows that it’s part of healthy growing! She has her cupboard full of the best remedies to help bring true healing and she uses them appropriately as needed.
Learn more in my free guide here!
Hi! I'm Dr. Tonya Holcomb!
I’m a teacher, wife and mother. I’m a Naturopathic Doctor, a bioenergetic practitioner, an Emotion Code Practitioner and the founder of Fiercely Empowered Mama, FEMbabes, the Cleansing Circle and the Host of the Fiercely Awakening podcast.
My mission is to connect you to naturopathy and the fundamental laws of natural living and healing. Naturopathy takes into consideration the whole person, addresses the root cause with a non-invasive approach using natural modalities and most importantly recognizes your body’s inherent processes of healing.
I work to support the health and true transformation of all — including women, men, teens, children, babies and even pets.
But my greatest passion is helping everyday moms turn on their power and tap into their God-given intuition to become fierce healers. I believe the health of the home starts with women, who are natural-born healers.
So, are you ready to build up your immunity and recovery toolkit?
I’ve got you covered!
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