Naturopathic medicine and homeoapthy in particular can be quite helpful for children with Down Syndrome and other genetic conditions. I have seen quite a few Down Syndrome babies and children over the years. Although we cannot cure them we can certainly improve their overall health and help them achieve their potential. These children often suffer from various physical ailments, including:

• Recurrent vomiting
• Failure to thrive
• Recurrent infections of the upper respiratory tract, including ear infections
• Bed wetting
• Constipation
• Sleep disturbances
• Hyperactivity
• Autism and emotional and neurologic ailments

A colleague of mine from Ontario, Dr. Sejal Parik-Shaw, ND, has developed a special nutritional supplement for children with Down's. She is the mother of a beautiful Down Syndrome boy, now 8 years old. Please take a look at her website http://newdowns.com/. You can buy her product there.

Homeopathy can be quite helpful for all of these conditions, improving quality of life for the child and the parents. I recently came across this article written by a German pediatrician who ran the Children’s Clinic of the St. Vincenz Hospital in Paderborn, a clinic focusing mostly on children with Down Syndrome. He examined and treated more than 1200 children in a period of 23 years. During the last 15 years he learned about and used homeopathy for these children. Please take a look at this interesting article on case studies he published: http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-papers/homeopathic-treatment-of-children-with-down-syndrome/

Once again, I wish Canada offered integrated services like this to families. Maybe in another 30 years.

Also, please take a look at this wonderful blog about a Down Syndrome boy being treated with homeopathy: http://ourmendele.blogspot.com/2007/08/homeopathys-answer-to-ds.html