03-02-2010, 10:02 AM
Pere--
A beautiful child of the rainbow! I will intend/pray for her speedy recovery! It is sooo stressful when a child is ill! Holding your child as you have been doing is one of the best medicines out there--Unconditonal Love.
When my daughters last had the flu I held them as they vomited and kept them calm... and spoon fed them broth with a high sea salt content balanced by maple syrup (a sugar). A little spoonfull at a time--- and they began to recover quickly due to the hydrating effect of the broth and the high vitamin/mineral content of the broth. I have found for my own children and self this works better than pedialyte... My kids tend to vomit more when given pedialyte. It seems to have too much "chemical" stuff in it for their systems.
Here is the recipe (organic veggies are best... but as budget allows):
2-3 carrots (washed and unpeeled)
6 stalks of celery including the leafy tops and the white bottom portions (washed and unpeeled)
1 whole onion including onion skins
1 clove of garlic
Chicken bones with meat and skin
2Tbs salt
1 handfull of seaweed (any combo of one or more of dulse, Digitata, kombu, alaria,nori) or nettles
Process:
Cut onion in half and put in a pot. Add veggies whole or chopped. Add Chicken. Add Salt. Cover with water so that it is 1 inch above the food. Bring to a boil. Let boil for 1 hour. As it is boiling skim the froth that rises to the top off of the soup and discard. Add water as the soup is cooking to keep the water level above the food-- as needed throughout the cooking time. After 1 hour, reduce heat and simmer for an additional 1-2 hours. At the end of cooking. Remove from heat. Strain through a colander into a large pot or bowl. Discard all veggies and chicken.
Return to stove heat to a simmer. Add 1 Tbs Sea salt. Add in seaweed(s) or nettles. Simmer for 10 min. Remove from heat. Ladle into a bowl. Cool slightly. Add in 2 Tbs of Pure Maple Syrup. Stir to combine. Serve.
Now when I begin to make broth they come running to "taste" it.
Love--
fairyfarmgirl
A beautiful child of the rainbow! I will intend/pray for her speedy recovery! It is sooo stressful when a child is ill! Holding your child as you have been doing is one of the best medicines out there--Unconditonal Love.
When my daughters last had the flu I held them as they vomited and kept them calm... and spoon fed them broth with a high sea salt content balanced by maple syrup (a sugar). A little spoonfull at a time--- and they began to recover quickly due to the hydrating effect of the broth and the high vitamin/mineral content of the broth. I have found for my own children and self this works better than pedialyte... My kids tend to vomit more when given pedialyte. It seems to have too much "chemical" stuff in it for their systems.
Here is the recipe (organic veggies are best... but as budget allows):
2-3 carrots (washed and unpeeled)
6 stalks of celery including the leafy tops and the white bottom portions (washed and unpeeled)
1 whole onion including onion skins
1 clove of garlic
Chicken bones with meat and skin
2Tbs salt
1 handfull of seaweed (any combo of one or more of dulse, Digitata, kombu, alaria,nori) or nettles
Process:
Cut onion in half and put in a pot. Add veggies whole or chopped. Add Chicken. Add Salt. Cover with water so that it is 1 inch above the food. Bring to a boil. Let boil for 1 hour. As it is boiling skim the froth that rises to the top off of the soup and discard. Add water as the soup is cooking to keep the water level above the food-- as needed throughout the cooking time. After 1 hour, reduce heat and simmer for an additional 1-2 hours. At the end of cooking. Remove from heat. Strain through a colander into a large pot or bowl. Discard all veggies and chicken.
Return to stove heat to a simmer. Add 1 Tbs Sea salt. Add in seaweed(s) or nettles. Simmer for 10 min. Remove from heat. Ladle into a bowl. Cool slightly. Add in 2 Tbs of Pure Maple Syrup. Stir to combine. Serve.
Now when I begin to make broth they come running to "taste" it.
Love--
fairyfarmgirl