Babies and Children - Grommets, Tonsillitis, Adenoids

I see a lot of babies and children with ear infections, tonsillitis and swollen adenoids who are on waiting lists for grommets or to have tonsils or adenoids removed.  These children often mouth breathe because their passages are congested, often sleep poorly and usually have colic, asthma or eczema.  These are all signs of allergy and I recommend doing an allergy test and avoiding or reducing the allergic foods and environmental triggers.  This will  avoid the need for grommets and removal of tonsils and adenoids and will undoubtedly improve health and wellbeing.

Hives, Urticaria

Hives, also called urticaria is a skin condition characterised by sudden outbreaks of red, itchy welts. Hives usually go away within a few hours to two days but can also become chronic and last for many weeks. Hives are brought on by an allergic reaction to a wide variety of foods, or by coming into contact with a wide variety of different substances such as soaps or shampoos. I have excellent results treating hives by doing an allergy test to identify the hives-provoking substances, followed by dietary changes and anti-allergy treatment for 2-3 months. Here is what one of my clients said, “I am thrilled with the result. My skin is smooth and clear and everybody tells me I am looking very well". MG Titirangi

Low Thyroid Function - (Hypothyroidism)

This is my first blog and one I am compelled to write in the hope that I can promote awareness about the signs of low thyroid function (hypothyroidism). I am seeing people in my clinic who present to me complaining of feeling tired. They complain of putting on weight and having great difficulty losing weight despite reduced food intake and adequate exercise. These people are often suffering from depression, sensitive to the cold, with cold hands and feet (wear bed socks to bed) have dry and scaly skin and muscle or joint pain and a number of other symptoms, including often yellow or even bright orange palms. Some people have sought help from their GP and had a thyroid blood test for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) only to be told by their GP that their thyroid is normal. What I find is that this testing is not complete or accurate and it fails to diagnose people who are in fact suffering from low thyroid or hypothyroidism. I find that when I get people checked with full thyroid blood tests of T4 free, T3 free, TSH and RT3 including antibodies, a different picture emerges. Further testing reveals that these people all present with low levels of thyroid antibodies such as Antithyroglobulin Antibody and Antimicrosomal Antibodies or Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies. The levels of these antibodies fall under the threshold that is recognized medically but my concern is that any level of antibodies is detrimental to the health of the thyroid because this is an autoimmune situation where self is attacking thyroid tissue. I recommend that clients do a basal metabolic temperature test which measures their resting temperature as this is a more accurate measure of thyroid function. An analysis of these temperature readings reveals much about the health of the thyroid and adrenal glands and information gained from blood tests and antibody readings allows effective natural treatments which promote optimal thyroid and adrenal function, thereby promoting weight loss and increased health and wellbeing.

New Blog

Hello everyone,

My name is Lynne Flood, and I am a registered naturopath, based in Waitakere City in Auckland, New Zealand.

I will be writing regularly on this blog, about news and other topics that may be helpful for you to read.

Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions.

Thank you,

Lynne.