by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Eczema
Eczema in Babies who are Breastfeeding: Mom should get off dairy, gluten, soy, and eggs (which are typically fed soy). If that does not help after 3-4 weeks, try the GAPS diet to clean up mom’s gut. Add Infant Omega-3s and probiotics for both mom and baby. Eczema in...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Constipation
Does your infant experience frequent constipation or have trouble passing stools? A healthy baby should have 2-4 stools daily. If your child is not having regular bowel activity, the immune system becomes weakened and it leaves the body vulnerable to developing...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Constipation, Eczema, Featured, Kids Nutrition
Constipation Age 0-6 months: If breastfed, mother should drink pear/apple/or prune juice as it passes through breast milk. Also, mom could try removing commonly constipating foods (which pass through breastmilk) like dairy, wheat gluten, and soy. Mom and baby should...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Baby Nutrition, Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
vitamins added to commercial pasteurized organic milk because commercial dairy farms raise cows inside buildings (many chained down all their life), thus not getting any fresh air or sunshine, and given grains to eat (not grass), all of which results in their milk...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Constipation, Eczema, Featured
Yes, homemade raw goat milk formula help babies with eczema, asthma, colic, or intestinal problems like constipation! In fact, the reason I discovered this amazing formula is namely because my baby reacted so horribly to any traces of dairy (in my diet) while I was...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Baby Nutrition, Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
• Nutrient content of goat milk is slightly less than cow milk but goat milk is more digestible because the fat molecules are one-fifth the size of those from cow milk — making it easily tolerated by those with compromised digestive systems. • Seventy-two...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Health, Kids Nutrition, Milk: Cow Milk & Goat Milk
In a study of 14,893 children aged 5-13, consumption of raw milk was the strongest factor in reducing the risk of asthma and allergy (whether the children lived on a farm or not). The benefits were greatest when consumption of farm milk began during the first year of...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Constipation, Kids Nutrition
Does your child experience frequent constipation or have trouble passing stools? A healthy child should have 1-2 stools daily. If your child is not having regular bowel activity, the immune system becomes weakened and it leaves the body vulnerable to developing...
