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My Child Isn't Eating!

Dear Queen,

I am a 32 years old married woman and have a 3-year-old son. I am a workingwoman. I have to work for many hours in front of a computer. You know, sit all the time on a chair.

The problem is that I am putting on weight around my belly areas and hip, thighs. I'm getting fatter day by day although my face is beautiful and slim but it doesn't look as if I have so much fat on these areas. I don't look attractive in jeans, t-shirts. My height is 5'3" but my weight is 67 or worse. Help me.

My second question is my child doesn't eat much food. He drinks milk only. No vegetables. If I try to get him to eat he throws it back out from his mouth. He is getting weak. What do we have to do to encourage his eating?

Waiting for your reply.

Signed, dolly

Dear dolly,

The fact that your child is not eating is the most important thing for you to take care of right away. Milk alone isn't enough, and you already know that. I will give you some guidelines to get you started.

Because your son is getting weak, you must take him to see a Medical Doctor right away. I mean within 24 hours. Call to make an appointment and tell them your 3-year-old son won't eat anything but milk and is weak. If you can't get a doctor appointment so quickly, go to a walk-in clinic. I can't imagine why you couldn't do this but if you can't, then go to the emergency room at the hospital.

Meanwhile, what you need to do is make sure he doesn't eat any sugar. No cookies, no fruit juice, no candy, no ice cream, no boxed cereal, no white bread, etc. And you also need to tell his childcare provider not to feed him any sweets. You might have to pack a lunch for him so he gets the right food. You should only feed him fruit (not fruit juice), oatmeal, eggs, peanut butter, potatoes, spaghetti, macaroni & cheese. If he will eat them, give him vegetables, whole grain bread or crackers. There may be other things I can't think of right now. You should understand what I mean when I list these items. NO SWEETS.

Also give your son about 3 glasses of milk every day. It should be 2% milk not skim milk. Ask your doctor what is the right amount. He will tell you how much and only give him that much, no more.

Then what you do, at mealtime, put on his plate a small serving. If he won't eat it you have to wait until he is hungry. When he is hungry because he can't get sweets, he will eat real food. Try to put another small serving in front of him.

These are only guidelines. You need to have a doctor check him over and give you better advice how to feed your child. This is far more important than your own weight gain. Your weight gain might cause you a problem in the future, like about 20 years from now.

So here is what I'm going to do. You take care of your child's eating problem. You reply back to me here about what you are doing and the results, step-by-step. After this problem is solved, I will answer the question about your weight gain. Code: Q38.

The Queen, 1/15/10

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Herbs/natural arthritis pain relief.

Dear Queen,

Degenerative Disk Disease knocked me out of work. Prescriptions gave me an ulcer which almost knocked me out of life, well, this one anyway! My funds are down to $6 and some change. Yet I am still fortunate enough to have a roof over my head, most of my food needs taken care of, and clean clothes. Still, the pain can wipe the smiles away. I have found natural remedies which aid and I've gotten rid of all my poor habits which helped bring about this condition.

Here is a list of what aids:

• Sage
• White Willow extract
• Feverfew
• GoldenSeal
• MSM/Chondroitin/Glucosamine
• Sam-e'
• Fish Oil
• Ginkgo Biloba
• Valerian Root
• Niacinamide
• Black Cohosh
• Rhodiola Root
• Ginger Root
• Milk Thistle
• Lemon Balm
• Cat Nip/Mint
• Lavendar
• Chamomile
• Passionflower
• Comfrey
• Ginseng
• Tumeric

I can't afford to buy the herbs and maybe you know another remedy.

I found one of your cards on a trail along Hoyt park a year or two ago.

I tried the Apple Cider and got no results. I also did quite a few detox methods. Some 10 day apple diets w/Olive Oil, some nascent oxygen methods, walking, running, castor oil packs, Atomidine, Edgar Cayces Radio-Active Appliance, Monoatomic Gold, Yoga, Meditation, Self Reflection.

This is a journey. The herbs are more a slow rebuilding of body forces. They also are my only pain relief. This pain/back was healed once before through Divine intervention and will be again, it is just a longer lesson plan this time around.

Thank-you...

Signed, In-Pain-But-Still-Fortunate

Dear In-Pain-But-Still-Fortunate,

Here's my advice: Keep taking Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV). Not Apple Cider but the vinegar. Strongly advised to take organic but I don't because of the cost. I get mine by the gallon at Pick 'N Save. Be sure not to get Apple Cider Flavored -- get the Roundy's brand. I take 4 T per day, spread throughout. Dilute in water. Also can take honey with it if you want or sweeten with stevia.

It may take awhile but that should help you for sure. Read this book:

• Folk Medicine, 1958
• A Vermont Doctor's Guide to Good Health
• D.C. Jarvis, M.D.

Get it at the library.

It will tell you how the ACV will work for you, and maybe more details about it. You might also notice something else that would help you.

I know about still another remedy that you didn't list. Not very many people know about it. Not herbal or anything you take but you can keep taking your herbs. And it won't cost you anything. It's a procedure that involves tapping on the acupuncture points. The thing is, there's two different books and two different websites that I learned it from. The hard part is finding what works for you. I'm sure we can find one that works. I would start with the quicker, easier ones first and if they don't work then on to one that will take more time. I would walk you through it over the phone. Let me know if you want to try it. No harm done if it doesn't work, just a little time lost. You don't need to believe in it for it to work. It's not psychological. I would need to be able to phone you because I don't give out my phone number.

Like you, I believe in Divine healing also. If this remedy works, you probably will think it is a miracle. Your chance of success is very good, especially because of your positive attitude and you are already using natural remedies. Code: Q34.

The Queen, 12/22/09

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