BH Parent Spring 2020

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GOING NATURAL SPRING

Do Natural Remedies Let’s take a look at some of the most popular cure-alls to learn more about their purported health claims, how well they work, and what your doctor thinks about using them.

Actually Work? words Mark Petruska photos Jesse Brown Nelson

which are enjoying a surge in popularity these days. The 2020s might just represent a new “golden age” of alternative medicine...

No parent wants to see their child sick,

but how effective (and more importantly,

but more often than not, parents don’t feel

how safe) are these solutions? The answer

completely at ease giving over-the-counter

varies depending on the remedy. Let’s take

or prescription medications—at least not for

a look at some of the most popular cure-

minor illnesses that are likely to run their

alls to learn more about their purported

course within a few days. More and more,

health claims, how well they work, and

parents are turning to natural remedies,

what your doctor thinks about using them.

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