Silvia's education blog

With the beginning of autumn begins again, unfortunately, the time for colds. From the outset, were with our son Tim his ears a vulnerability, and often we had to struggle with middle ear infections. Therefore, we have learned to respond directly to the first signs and not to wait erstmal.

It is important above all that the nose is not clogged because otherwise collect secretions and inflammatory create or strengthen jokes ears can.

Otherwise, has reinforced to us the so-called onion bag very much. Onion and vapors are namely as analgesic and anti-inflammatory.

• 1 onion chop
• heat (for example, without fat in the pan packed / packed in aluminum foil in the oven / on the grill in aluminum foil slice toaster)
• distributed in a cotton cloth (eg, handkerchief) and tie (Wollband or rubber band)
• I propose a final burst to the pouch so that the onion juice comes from the diced onion
• the warm onion bag on or behind the ear basket
• For example, the pouch with a woolen scarf or a fix (Tim liked it better if we do not have one heated Körnerkissen. He then geleget on his pillow, and then his ear along with the sack simply draufgelegt. - It pays to have a to lay a towel on the pillow!)
• at least a half-hour soak
• Meanwhile, and following recommended course, rest

The onion bag you can hang a quiet way, then in the room, then the vapors are released and continue thus facilitate breathing.

If you have at night simply no energy left to record a sack, you can touch on an onion, drizzle some Trof onion juice on some cotton and bring them gently into the ear canal. This has also helped us.

The homeopathic written down by our pediatrician anthroposophical ear drops have helped in conjunction with the heat well and are also handy when a sudden ear pain during the night. The drug is of the firm Wala, would Levisticum ear drops and contains the following active ingredients: Levisticum officinale e radice W 5% () -> lovage. It will be instilled at body just 3-4 drops into the ear canal. I'm also still brought some cotton into the ear canal. This prevents spillage and warms a bit. In addition, Tim has also always felt the heated Körnerkissen as soothing.

Get well and healthy winter!

Silvia

Posted on 18th November 2009 under Health. Tags: anthroposophic medicine, homeopathy, ear infection, ear pain. Comments: None

Anyone who believes that we as parents can not control whether our children to develop allergies, you are wrong. The only question is: how do we counteract possible allergies? Many of my friends think hygiene is particularly important in the context. In extreme cases, some mothers even wipe all the floors daily. The pacifiers of infants is continually boiled, clothing and bedding is constantly washed. The older children are encouraged to wash their hands frequently, do not take anything into their mouths to eat with a fork, even chips and eat food in any case falling down too.

I have to thank God from the beginning, seen everything a bit easier, I'm with the wisdom of life "dirt cleans the stomach." Grew up. My mother regularly told the story of a woman from her home village, which was given after a series of daughters finally the so ardently desired son. On these they concentrated their whole attention was constantly worried about his health and always cleaned everything with disinfectant. Then the boy fell ill with a viral infection and died. Ever since my mother was convinced that dirt strengthens the immune system. From today's perspective, I am my mother's very grateful for this healthy attitude, because their view has proved correct and it has been found even that contact with dirt helps to prevent potential allergies.

In fact, most experts now accept that due to the increase in allergies is an increasing cleanliness and hygiene.

A study conducted in Leipzig, for example, has shown that increased hay fever, skin allergies and asthma, while the environment clean in the new federal states from year to year. Scientists believe that the immune system of children is simply unchallenged. The lack of dirt, parasites and other external stimuli, so that throws the immune system to combat otherwise unnoticed stimuli (eg, pollen, animal hair).

Actually quite handy: you can now on his children again with the best of my knowledge and belief in the dirt digging and let yourself win a lot of free time by eliminating excessive purges.

Well, how about a knight's meal times at home.

Posted on 13th September 2009 under Health, Misc. Tags: allergies, skin problems, hygiene. Comments: 1

Yes, pizza can be done together with the dough ourselves! But why? Sure, you have just frozen pizza into the oven and at least 20 minutes later you can eat them. That's true and when you come home ravenous, which can also be very practical. But to make pizza from scratch is an event.

We make pizza often, when friends are visiting with children. Including children's birthdays, the pizza was very well prepared. But then I have made so that each has its own small pizzas and placed on the greased sheet.

Here, then, first of our pizza dough recipe:

600 g flour

1 / 2 teaspoon salt

Pinch of sugar

G 40 yeast (a cube)

250 ml of water

6 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

The first one gives the flour, salt and sugar in a bowl and mix these ingredients and forms a short recess. (Who wants it very well make sifting the flour first.) The most fresh yeast dissolved in lukewarm water - for example, in a cup -. This yeast-water and possibly the rest of the necessary water and the oil is then added into the prepared flour trough. We then let the dough is kneaded from our kitchen appliance. It works the same but also with his hands. Then you have to let the dough. That is, he needs to rest for at least 20 minutes. In either case, a cloth over the bowl so the dough does not dry on the surface. A hot spot is an advantage.

(If the dough sticks to the hands or the bowl, still missing a little flour.

If, however, flour is left, which is not absorbed by the ball of dough, which is missing some liquid.

The more full-fledged the flour, the dough needs more liquid. - We use mostly 550 - flour, mixed with some 1050 - flour.)

The tomato sauce

2 cans peeled tomatoes, puree and season with salt, pepper and oregano.

While the dough "is" one has to prepare in peace time, the "Drauftaten. Fresh ingredients are of course a good opportunity to take healthy themselves.

The coating

That comes with us as the pizza:

fresh mushrooms (sliced)

Bell peppers (cut into small pieces)

Zucchini (grated-out did not taste the difference, so do not bother my son)

Onions (thinly sliced rings or pieces)

Spring onions (cut into rings)

Tomatoes (sliced)

fresh pineapple pieces (alternatively, from a can)

Ham, salami, tuna, olives, feta cheese

After walking the pizza dough from the bowl is fetched and again kneaded by hand. This makes children usually very fun. (The best hands with flour "dust".) Then we oiled the baking pan well with olive oil and rolls out the dough on the sheet. The oil well then you get the pizza from the sheet and it can later be cleaned with little effort. 300 g of dough rolled out a thin layer on a plate.

So, then the tomato sauce is spread on the dough and documented. We shall outline on the sheet generally in four parts, which prove we are different then.

Finally, there is yet the cheese on top. Particularly good taste in sliced mozzarella. Ultimately, however, you can drüberreiben each cheese.

Then it comes off in the oven.

If you like, you can then distribute nor Rúcula it. (See photo!)

Posted on 13th May 2009 under Food, Health, Misc. Tags: cooking. Comments: None

Especially in the autumn and winter, dry and cracked lips are often a recurring problem, as well as dry skin. Many eczema are increasing in this cold season again. In the pharmacy or drugstore, I have been repeatedly faced a huge selection of creams, ointments and nursing pins. A look at the ingredients, which often resembled a chemistry laboratory, made the decision here in no better position. On the other hand are high-quality, natural products, for example, not exactly cheap by Weleda.

Eventually I was then reminded of the advice of our midwife, who had advised us at that time oil against the sore butt of Tim - with success.

This solution is not only much easier and also cheaper. We need easy access in case of need only in the kitchen cupboard. Since we are a lot of cooking with olive oil, we are always in the house.

Mittelerweile we use olive oil for a whole range of problems, sore or dry lips, nose, after a rough cold, dry Hautpatien, pimples, bruises ... Also a pimply face rash and eczema on his leg, we have successfully fought it. And the effect is truly astonishing. At night, does not matter, if the face shines.

Who wants to hear more about our favorite olive oil, had invited them on the blog my husband Ingo read.

Posted on May 14th November 2008 under Health. Tags: skin problems, olive oil, pimples. Comments: 2