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I have a little girl she is very good but seems to have a hard timecontroling her emotions. I think some of it is jeliousy but she has alwayshad a hot temper and violent exposions. I am trying every thing i can imgoing to fam theropy im reading books i dont kno what else to do and i wasreading something on ODD in yonger childeren i dont kno but she may havethat. I gess what im asking is there any thing that i can give her thatsnot going to hurt her to help her controle her emotional out bursts thankyou for your time

Dr. Amy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:48 +0000

First I would highly recommend some testing. Depending on the age of your child, the school district should have resources for you. If not, you could contact Sylvan Learning Centers, or your county Human Services Department.
Second, once you have a better idea of what is really wrong, we could move forward with a plan. Contact B Natural 715-836-7021 to set up a consultation with me. A 1 hour consultation is 60.00 and I would take a full health history.
When you start to give children medications or natural medicine to alter behavior or brain chemicals it is VERY serious. Dont take a non professional’s direction here. If you give your child a brain altering product be prepared for side affects.
A simple step you can take is stop all refined sugar intake for 14 days and see if this helps the mood swings.
Last – if this is just a emotional phase or if you have certain family history of mood swings, depression, short tempers, alcoholism, etc I can recommend natural supplements to help this child.

Back To School Product Promotions

Dr. Amy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:00:41 +0000

B Natuarl wants to help you and your budget this fall with some common sense back to school specials.
When children and adults get back into the classroom and we also change our environment by closing windows, adding false heat, and changing the diet to more carb heavy foods and less fresh organic foods, our body lets us know.
Virus and flu symptoms and fatigue can be a part of the fall and winter season. In Wisconsin as in all of the Mid West, we get D deficient as we lose day light. Those of us indoors all day, are D deficient all year round.
Adding a few supplements this time of year to prevent illness makes more sense than waiting for an illness and then trying to get better.
Start with adding a good Vitamin D, in the fall you want to increase your dose to anywhere from 2000IU to 50000IU depending on your age, body size and life style.
Second, get a good probiotic in your routine. Building up the bowel helps you get more nutrient from your foods, and helps the body create more natural killer cells.
If you dont take a multi-vitamin, fall is a good time to start. Again, remember, your diet in WI has to change with the weather, our organic farms here cant produce in the winter, so we change our intake. A mulit vitamin should be free of glutens, dies, fillers, and chemicals. B Natural as many to choose from for both children and adults.
If the cold virus attacks you (Eau Claire has a bad one this August), try our Vira Clear. This is a natural product that has been studied and is proven to reduce upper respiratory infections. Any upper respiratory or sinus infections can safely be treated with ViraClear. B Natural carries two forms of the Vira Clear, one is for adults and one is for children.
Taking Elderberry daily has been proven to increase the body’s ability to create healthy natural killer cells. These group of cells are the soldiers you want at the ready for any kind of viral or bacterial infection. B Natural carries a black elderberry syrup that can be taken daily to help children and adults increase their body’s ability to fight infections and colds.
Taking a good probiotic will help your body get more nutrient from your food and help the immune system function. B Natural carries many forms of probiotics.
During September and October B Natural will be giving a 15% discount on all of the products mentioned in this article.
If you have any questions please call 715-836-7021

Healthy Diet Tips

Dr. Amy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:00:02 +0000

It is the easiest time of year to diet. It is hot outside and all the gardens are producing lots to eat.
Start with a protein (about 4-6 ounces of your choice) if you are a meat eater I would highly recommend going organic/free range so you are not ingesting hormones and chemicals in your protein source. If you a vegetaria, you could use beans, eggs, nuts, cheese, yougart etc.
The other 2 equal parts of your plate need to be alkalining foods. These tend to be vegetales. So if your protein is meat, here is where you add some grilled mixed veggies.
Remember to have at least 3 colors on your plate, and have 2 times the amount of your protein in veggies in the afternoon, fruits and grains in the morning.
Google a low glycemic foods chart off the net. This is a great way to help your pancreas, and eat lean. Exchange a sweet potato for a white potato. Exchange your regular pasta with Barilla plus or other brands that use grains high in protein.
Eating healthy doesnt mean never having comfort foods. As a nurtritionist, I meet with patients and go over their family recipes to tweek them a bit to be alittle more health friendly.

When making desert for the family add ground flax to your recipes and add a banana , healthy oils, or yougart for more moisture.
It is easy, but you have to be aware to make a change.
If you would like a private consult either in person or by telephone, call B Natural today 715-836-7021

Bug Stings and Itchy Summer Skin

Dr. Amy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:25:35 +0000

If you want a simple idea to get the itch and or ouch out of a bug bite, come into B Natural and get a couple of very basic products.
Tea Tree Oil is from a tree in Australia. It is an astringent. It can be used full strength or put into distilled water and sprayed on skin. It is used to help in a foot soak for yellow toe nails.
For a bug bite, apply full strength on the bite, for older bites you can dilute it or use full strength.
Derma E carries a couple of wonderful creams. Itch stop and Skinbiotics. Itch Stop really works on all kinds of itchy conditions and is safe for children. Skin biotics comes in a cream or a new oil blend. You could add the oil to some distilled water and spray onto the skin. The cream is rich and thick and moisturizes while healing skin, fighting bacteria and fungus. Many of my eczema patients and acne patients use this daily.

SALES at B Natural

Dr. Amy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:10:27 +0000

B Natural has been seeing the economy affect all our customers, in response we are working on cutting our prices on our popular items. We have the Giovani line on sale some items as much as 30% OFF!
Many other items in the store are marked down from 10-25%.
All our stainless steal drinking bottles are on huge discount!
Come in or call and we will be glad to help you and our budget through these tough times!
715-836-7021

I was just wondering if there was anything i could take to help withseasonal allergies. claritin and benadryl do not seem to do the trick. theymay stop some of the sneezing but i am constantly stuffed up.

Dr. Amy — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:30:17 +0000

Allergies with upper respiratory irritation are knocked out with the following 2 steps.
1. Take B Natural’s Aller-DMG morning and night when symptoms are bad.
2. Get a Neti Pot with Saline packets at B Natural. Rinse your sinus morning and night. This keeps the sinus saline, which discourages bacterial growth.
If you are seeing “green” mucous, I would then recommend adding 1 tsp of B Natural’s colloidal silver to the neti pot solution. This will kill fungus, baacteria, and virus in the sinus.
Call B Natural for more information 715-836-7021

Medical Doctor Available through B Natural

Dr. Amy — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:37:30 +0000

Dr Amy is pleased to announce the return of Dr Donald Riemer. Dr Don is a medical doctor that practices holistic and integrative medicine.
Now if Dr Amy feels you need blood work or other testing, it will be arranged through Dr Don.
Dr Don also has a very inexpensice TSH (thyroid) test available.
Dr Don has a small office on Menomonie Street in Eau Claire, WI.
Dr Amy has his information posted at B Natural.
For more information stop in to B Natural, or give our staff a call at 715-836-7021

Vaccination Requirements Are NOT Law

Dr. Amy — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:27:27 +0000

I received a notice from the Bloomer School System stating that Wisconsin Law required my 11 year old to get specific vaccines.
There is NO such law.
Wisconsin Statute Wis. Stat. Ann 252.04 acutally allows a parent to decline vaccines for a minor due to religious or philisophical reasons.
If you want to vaccinate – then you should – however, dont be bullied into it or lied to by school systems that dont know the law!

Appointments With Doctor Amy- 2 for $80.00

Dr. Amy — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:10:28 +0000

Doctor Amy will not be taking private appointments for most of June. She will be going to Ethiopia to bring back her son and also working with several orphanages to help many sick children and training staff in the use of natural medicine.
B Natural is running an Appointment Special. If you book a 1 hour appointment in May for $80.00 you will receive a 30 minute follow up appointment FREE in late June or Early July. This will be a private consultation with Doctor Amy on any medical or nutritional need you have. This special is also available to those who come to Doctor Amy for Hands on Energy/Faith Healing sessions.
So – 2 appointments for $80.00 – the first appointment must be in May and the second appointment must be before July 30.
Call 715-836-7021 and mention this internet special to the staff for your booking special. The $80.00 must be paid in full at the time of the first appointment in May, 2010.
Hope to see you soon!

Progesterone Information

Dr. Amy — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:09:18 +0000

It has come to my attention that there are websites out there promoting the use by women, and worse yet, men, to use progesterone. Here are a few symptoms of high progesterone levels. I have seen many cases of women getting ovarian cycts from using progesterone in too high of a dose for their body.
Bioidentical still isnt your hormone, and you are still adding hormone to a body that isnt producing for some reason on it’s own.
I do recommend Wild Yam to those who are trying to keep a pregnancy.
I NEVER RECOMMEND IT FOR MEN!!!!!!!! I NEVER RECOMMEND PROGESTERONE THERAPY FOR TEEN AGE GIRLS. High hormone levels are directly linked to many cancers.
Please review the symptom list below, and really think about what you are doing to your body with the added hormone, no matter if it is synthetic or bioidentical, or natural – it is still ADDING hormones to the body.

SYMPTOMS OF HIGH PROGESTERONE LEVELS

Progesterone, like all hormones, needs to be in balance in order to enjoy the benefits that proper health ensures. If a woman has too much progesterone she will suffer from a series of side-effects including fatigue, breast tenderness, bloating, mood swings, sedation, loss of libido, and vaginal dryness. Keep reading to learn more about these various symptoms of high progesterone levels, in order to seek treatment.

Fatigue
Too much progesterone can be sedating and create fatigue. Fatigue is categorized by the physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion.
Breast tenderness
Breast tenderness is the discomfort, sensitivity, and/or pain in one or both of the breasts when touch or pressure is applied.
Bloating
Excess progesterone can lead to menstrual bloating. The swelling can occur around the belly, fingers, feet, ankles etc.
Mood Swings
As progesterone is the mood leveler, a mood swing may incur as progesterone levels get too high. Symptoms of a menopausal mood swing include emotional fluctuations, irritability, sadness, and even sudden bouts of tears.
Sedation
Sedation is extreme tiredness brought about by high levels of progesterone.
Loss of Libido
If progesterone is too high, then libido (desire for sexual activity) is decreased and depression is increased. Progesterone can activate dopamine so if the ratio is right between hormones, there is an increase in the pleasure from sex.
Vaginal Dryness
Vaginal dryness can lead to discomfort during sexual intercourse. Progesterone tends to promote vaginal dryness by counteracting the effect on lubrication of estrogens.