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Hi, I'm Gary Kracoff, and I'm at Johnson Compounding and Wellness Center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
One of the problems I find as a pharmacist is the parents come in looking for cough and
cold products that they've always used in the past, and a lot of them have been pulled
off the market. So there's a big void now, and that's where homeopathy comes in, because
the formulas have been put together specifically to treat kids, whether from young kids 2 and
up, and there's really not much out there on the conventional side for that young age
group. Some of the main things I like about homeopathic medicines, especially with children,
is they're easy to use, they don't make the children sleepy or keep them up at night,
and they taste good, so you don't have any fights with the kids about, "You need to take
your cough syrup." Coming into cold and flu season, what you really want to do is have
the proper products and remedies on hand. Coldcalm is a great product - it addresses
the sneezing, the runny nose, the congestion, the sore, irritated throat, so, the majority
of the cold symptoms. It's great for anyone 3 years and up - it comes in quick-dissolving
pellets for the kids, and fast-dissolving tablets for adults. Chestal is a great formulation
in a cough syrup - it's good for kids 2 and up, it doesn't cause drowsiness or it doesn't
stimulate them, it will help with just about any type of cough, from a real tight cough
to a very, very juicy, loose cough. For the flu, Oscillo should be in everyone's house.
You should have a package of that before the season starts, because you wanna start taking
it at the first sign of flu-like symptoms. Now, studies have shown that if you take it
at the beginning of flu-like symptoms, it can head off the development of it, lessen
the severity and the duration. In addition to homeopathic medicines, some of the things
you can do to stay healthy or get healthier is eat well, get a good night's sleep, stay
hydrated, and wash your hands. In doing that you should have a great cough and cold season.