Remedies Needed for Baby With Congenital Glaucoma
My son is 4months old, at 2 months he was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma, which almost resulted in him losing his eyes forever! He has had 1 surgery done, but now we will spend the rest of our lives figuring out ways to keep the pressure under control.
I was wondering? With him being a baby if I could use the frankincense oil on him or if I had to use it in a diffuser if it would still work of same value? Also, I never knew magnets had any healing values until I read it on Earth Clinic, would it be safe to try that on him?
I am not sure which of the other remedies would be good on babies and any advice would be appreciated.
Bremerton Wa
04/22/2016
Since your son is very young and needs expert care work closely with your naturopathic doctor on this one.
The corneas have a blood filtering mechanism called the blood corneal barrier. This is designed to filter out impurities in the blood that would cloud the corneas and reduce vision.
The only antioxidant that is small enough to pass through the blood corneal barrier is an antioxidant called astaxanthin. It has a much smaller molecular size than vitamin c for example. Astaxantin is the most effective antioxidant for eye health. However many other nutrients will need to be checked and regular medical doctors are loathsome to check even the most obvious vitamin c levels.
Fresh cherries are an excellent source of high quality vitamin c.
This is where your naturopath comes in. A wide range of nutrients are needed some are made by the body some are only supplied by diet. In a baby with a genetic predisposition towards eye problems, your naturopath will probably have to check nutrient levels that your pediatrician refuses to bother with.
A good diet avoiding any type of artificial junk or sugar is always a good starting point. Carrot juice is loaded with vision enhancing beta carotene.
Sorry I can't be of much more help.
Shelly 86,
Something that has a very good safety profile and that is protective of the eyes is melatonin.......even at high dosage.
It is readilly available (in the US) and has a lot of research behind it. It is available in many dosages and is protective of all major organs. Melatonin receptors can be found throughout the body and is naturally produced in the body suggesting that allergic reaction is highly unlikely. Melatonin is a highly potent antioxidant and it aids the body in helping to produce its own highly potent antioxidants like glutathione and catalase. Melatonin is not expensive.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3462291/
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/346/1/138.long
In every layer of the eyes there are melatonin receptors, suggesting that it has a use there.
Studies on glaucoma are limited, but the available data suggests that it may be beneficial. A natural way to get melatonin is through consumption of foods and these can be found here:
Note that many of these foods also have other health benefits as potential side effects such as cherries being antinflammatory and bananas supplying potassium vitamin B-6 and magnesium while oats supply a myriad of vitamins and minerals. There is a lot to be said for, "you are what you eat"!
Sleeping in a room that is totally dark may help the body to produce melatonin.
In any case it would be worth discussing melatonin with your baby's doctor.
Art
Vancouver, British Columbia
04/24/2016
Just to be aware, all forms of wireless microwave radiation, baby monitor, oven, portable phone, cell phone, smart meter, block the production of melatonin.
