Our parents usually teach us to not take responsibility for our health problems as we are growing up. As we get older, we have our own children and follow the same pattern of reliance upon the medical profession. At this point, we can keep this same mindset or we can choose to change because we know medicine only treats the symptom. We often learn this because we take our children back for the same problems repeatedly. Because, I was continually taking medicine growing up we decided to try a different approach with our son.
Prevention is the main issue.
Poor nutrition can make our children more susceptible to sickness. Sugar, preservatives, colorings, white flour and dairy products all have the tendency to weaken the immune system. This is verified by bloodwork. Good nutrition can help keep the immune system functioning and able to fight off foreign invaders. Consider assimilation ability, age, weight, extent of symptoms of deficiency.