I feel that it is important for parents to recognize the first sign of disease or infection.  Usually, loose stools is one of the earliest indication that the child is about to become ill.  This is largely due to poor diet.  The most common Western diet include sugars, sweets, dairy, fruit juices, fatty, greasy foods, raw, chilled, cold and frozen foods.  When a child overindulge in these types of foods, it is inevitable the symptoms will start showing, and these foods must be taken out of the child’s diet.

The second sign is often in increase in nasal mucus.  As soon as nasal mucus is present, make sure the child is eating clear, bland, cooked, warm foods.  The parents should eliminate any sugar, sweets, raw, chilled, frozen foods or dairy products out of the child’s diet.

If the child is a picky eater, it is especially a good reason to change the diet as quickly as possible.  And of course, this should be done with love and discipline.  Treating the common ailments such as ear infections, tonsillitis, cough and common colds with antibiotics will kill the healthy bacteria in the gut.  Prolonged antibiotic use may lead to perpetual allergic response such as asthma and eczema, eventually exhausting the immune system.  When the body’s immune system gets overwhelmed, it may start attacking itself and cause autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and lupus erythematosus.