Re: Croup (barking cough) in 5-year old

Before I learned about Apple Cider Vinegar, my daughter came down with a runny nose about a year and a half ago. I rubbed some ucalyptus oil on her chest and put some in a humidifier with distilled water. I also gave her a tablespoon of Colloidal Silver in the morning, aftenoon, and evening. It was gone the next day. Now that I know about Apple Cider Vinegar, I would have tried it first on my daughter but she has not been sick again since then. A year and 1/2 later. The reason for her good health, I believe is that she only rarely has any dairy and never milk. A cup of milk introduces hundreds of thousands of mucous cells into our bodies not to mention hormones and vaccines and all kinds of contaminants that dairy has in it. In any case, milk is not the only reason a child will become sick but mucous, but in my opinion, mucous is the most common reason. The Colloidal Silver may have killed the bacterial infection my daughter may have had but I believe the eucalyptus and dehumidifier finished the job. I now believe that ACV would be my first choice because it cleanes the liver where all diseases start. If the liver is plugged up then it starts a chain reaction that creates an acid/alkaline imbalance in our body and likewise turns our bodies into a mucous factory. A clean liver will also create a healthy system that will kill bacteria. Have you ever seen a car battery that doesn't have the right balance of chemicals? ACV is like the great neutralizer that cleans out the liver and all of the other organs. ACV makes our battery balanced again. It is hard to swallow though and that is why I suggested the other potential remedies.

Back when I once upon a time gave my other children cold medicine, I would pinch their nose and put the cold medicine on the back of their tounge. I would never use cold medicine on my baby now but if she ever had a runny nose again, I know I would try the nose pinching technique along with a tablespoon of the ACV and cinnamon first. I might also go for the Eucalyptus and humidifier just to make sure. I would use the Colloidal Silver if the ACV didn't knock out the cough in a day and I would use the Vitamin C crushed up if the other suggestions did not work. One other thing, even though it is cold outside, I suggest giving your child some exposure to the sun. The sun has many wonderful healing properties. I take my child to a park or some other outdoor activitiy almost every day I am in town. Being exposed to sunlight regularly might also be another reason why my child has not been sick since that day.

When I am out of town my baby gets angry with her mother and whines when she doesn't get to go outside. The lack of sunlight and anger could also plug up her liver. While my baby did not get sick while I was away for a month, she did develop a diaper rash for a day or two. I believe the rash came from her not being grounded well and the anger she was expressing for not going outside. If these two things caused her liver to back up, the toxic result may have been a diaper rash. The rash went away and I can not tell you I used ACV. Her mother used a some external diaper rash drug against my wishes because she did not believe my baby would drink the ACV. If I had been there, I would have tried the ACV externally and internally with the cinnamon and taken her outside in her coat and soaked up some sunshine. I can't blame her mother though. She, just can't get over the taste of ACV and uses tablets instead. And the thought of giving a baby a tablet of ACV did not make sense to me for a diaper rash. That was the first time my baby has ever been exposed to any kind of medical drug. At least it was only for a day or two and only external. I hope I am around if she gets another diaper rash but she may be potty trained before that occurs?

Mucous to me is the main culprit for all disease but if my child is ever sick again, the ACV with cinnamon is what I would try first. But I am only a layman at this alternative healing stuff. I am also parent who wants to keep my child healthy and I hope my journey for helping my daughter can help you with your child. It works for me as well. Your child may also be getting plugged up from other environmental hazards from scented(read toxic)cleaning products, yellow dye #7 in some shampoo brands, vaccinations that may have mercury and other toxins in them, or some airborne hazard that occur around farms from pesticides or smog or pollution around ciites. I am trying to throw out a lot of ideas here in hopes that some of it may be helpful to you. If any of it helps then great but I may have created more questions then answers. I am certainly no expert.