Children with complex issues

Worried about your child’s future? Do they have trouble focusing in school? Are you worried that they will be left behind? Not being able to make friends, be able to hold a job or live on their own?

Is your child too tired to play with other children or get winded after playing a game with other children after a few minutes?

Is your child in pain most of the day and are you worried they will never recover?

It’s so challenging. It’s hard enough to be in pain or have medical or mental health issues, but when your own child is suffering, your heart just breaks every day and you can feel at a loss

I’ve helped many children like this, children who get stuck in their nervous system, whether it be attention/focus issues, pain, headaches, tactile issues, autism, OCD, mood disorders, anger, fatigue, etc. 

It’s frustrating and you feel like no one is helping and your child is just getting sicker and sicker. You’ve been to a million doctors and not one is helping. They just tell you to go to psych/behavioral help. But the medications are even worse and cause all kinds of side effects, even some scary ones like hallucinations or hearing loss. You may feel stuck and not know what to do. You may feel disconnected from your child and not even like them very much. It’s not your fault. You are not a bad parent.

Here is a story from one such child, who I have been seeing since age 2 with an autism diagnosis, about his healing journey: 

“My son regressed into Autism just after his first birthday. Instead of watching us and laughing with us he would just stare into space. Our attempts to get his attention with a loving gaze were distressing for him. Even when he was in my arms, he seemed so far away. I knew he was still in there, I just couldn’t reach him anymore. I also knew he was in distress and I knew he needed help.  In those early days I longed for just a flicker of eye contact or a glimmer of a grin. 

A few months later I reached out to Cedar Rose Naturopathic for our first consultation. 

Dr. Eisenheim’s combined methods of diet, homeopathy, and herbal medicine over the past few years have been a key factor helping our son not only become verbal and social, but also loving, confident and a good friend. He has crossed milestones that his conventional doctors weren’t sure he would. We often get compliments from family, friends, doctors and teachers about his wonderful personality, his happy nature and his incredible progress. I am so thankful for Dr. Eisenheim’s help and can’t recommend her enough.”

                    Mother of child now age 6, Amherst, MA 

 

Unfortunately our conventional pediatric medical system is not equipped to assess or treat children with complex neurological/immune/behavioral/cognitive issues. Quite a mouthful, I know. 

There can be multiple triggers and multiple causes of these issues. First, it is important that we find and treat the cause(s). Common triggers can be Tick borne illnesses or a virus that triggers an autoimmune response in the brain or nervous system, consistent social isolation with a heavy dose of fear for many years, as in the recent pandemic, gut dysbiosis( too many harmful bugs in the digestive system, often caused by overuse of antibiotics) causing disruption of neurotransmitters leading to inflammation in the brain, or environmental toxin exposure, such as mold or plastics. Many times it is more than one thing. It can be complicated. 

I am here to help. I’ve seen children diagnosed with autism, OCD, ADD/HD, depression, cyclical vomiting, as well as those with deep anger and social anxiety issues transform from children who are barely functional or not functional at all into thriving, healthy children who are full of energy, compassion, enthusiasm and life. They go from being disruptive in the classroom to leaders who can participate in a classroom and make friends. Or from only wearing 2-3 clothing items or only eating 3-5 foods to not fussing and not spending an hour getting dressed, and able to enjoy a wide range of foods. 

The family becomes more harmonious and there is less tension in the household in general. You don’t have to walk on eggshells around the child anymore. 

Here’s what one parent from Great Falls, MA says about her 8 year old child:

“I came to you to resolve the sensory stuff. MY KID IS WEARING UNDERWEAR!!!

It’s a total miracle. I’m not joking. She’s wearing so many different outfits I can’t count them…. when I came to you it was literally one pair of pants and one pair of socks. She’s still sensitive but it’s workable.” 

Once we’ve figured out the cause or causes( this takes time) with diagnostic testing for some of the potential causes listed above: bacteria and viruses, environmental toxins, gut dysbiosis, emotional triggers like grief, fear, isolation and trauma, then we take the following steps, not necessarily in this order:

  • Heal the gut. When we heal the gut, we heal the immune system and get nutrients to vital organs. 
  • Address inflammation and causes of inflammation( food sensitivities, leaky gut, EMF’s, sugar, toxins, etc) 
  • Calm the nervous system, support and optimize brain and nervous system function
  • Balance the immune system 
  • Support damaged organs and structures 
  • Emotional reset/address safety issues 
  • Optimize depuration systems(the systems that help us get rid of waste-lungs, lymph, kidneys, liver, skin, etc). 
  • Family healing/harmony 

I help children and their families with chronic illness who feel maxed out by conventional medicine recover from pain, fatigue, neurological diseases and mood disturbances to become healthy, vital children who are full of energy, through the use of age-old natural medicines combined with the latest research.

This all takes time. Children, especially young children can heal quickly and remarkably well, depending on the damage that has been done and how long it has been going on for. It takes 6-12 months to really turn the corner and feel like a new person and a new family, but you can start seeing results in one month. 

How do we do this? 

  • We optimize nutrition-take out the yucky, inflammatory causing foods and replace them with healthy, nutritious, healing foods.  
  • Replace deficient nutrients to support healthy removal of waste products(depuration), a healthy nervous system, balanced mood, functioning digestive system, balanced immune system as well as support damaged organs and structures. 
  • Craniosacral therapy/visceral manipulation to help support damaged organs and structures, reset the nervous system and provide emotional support and release where a child may have gotten stuck developmentally or emotionally by a trauma or injury. 
  • Botanical medicine and Nutraceuticals like antioxidants and B vitamins to heal the digestive system, calm the nervous system, support damaged organs and structures, and reset the nervous system. Tulsi, pictured above is one of the plants we use alot to calm the nervous system and balance the immune system. 
  • Homeopathy to support the inherent healing nature within all children, reset the nervous system, immune system or any other system that is stuck. This often provides the most profound, deep healing of all the modalities. Children respond remarkably well to homeopathy. 

Here’s a testimonial from a mother of a child with ASD and focus issues from Amherst, MA that illustrates some of the points from above: 

“I consulted with Dr. Eisenheim at the suggestion of a therapist to see if we could help my son improve his focus.  He is living with ASD and has been doing well building social skills and developing emotional regulation, but was still struggling with his focus.  He was so easily distracted that it was hard for him to complete a task without forgetting what he was doing multiple times and becoming frustrated.  

Dr. Eisenheim made an herbal tincture special just for him and suggested adding a couple supplements.  Now, just over a month later, I am hearing about the wonderful progress he is making.  His teacher told me how he has begun to use his voice in a productive way to start class conversations.  His therapist is also impressed with how fast he is learning new social concepts and how well he is coping with frustration. 

I am impressed with the improvements I am seeing in his daily activities.  He is taking a much more active role in bathing, brushing his teeth, choosing his clothes, and dressing himself.  His independence is one of our goals and to see him so excited and motivated to take on more of his personal care is really encouraging.”

    She also discusses how he has been able to have less cycling vomiting episodes here: 

“We have also had good results managing his cyclical vomiting syndrome with Dr. Eisenheim’s help.  He was having episodes every 2 months for nearly 2 years.  After beginning to use an herbal tincture, a homeopathic remedy, and some supplements under Dr. Eisenheim’s care he went over 6 months between his last episodes.  I am so relieved for him.  It is a really helpless feeling when your child is sick and I am thankful we have been able to substantially reduce the frequency of these episodes and I’m hopeful they will end altogether.”

If you are interested in learning more about how Dr. Eisenheim can help, please schedule a free 15 minute consultation here: www.cedarroseheals.com/appointments

*This is not a medical consultation, no advice will be given, but a chance to ask questions and get to know each other. 

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