Sara is an 11 years old girl who came to my office with a major complaint of stomachache and mood swing. Her mother was very frustrated about her daughter’s condition. Sara is a nice, smart girl and doing very well in school academically. But she was super sensitive and was very nervous about things around her. She often complainted stomachache after meal and she easily got irritated and angry for small things. Most of those mood swings happened in the early morning or after school. Meanwhile, Sara was a picky eater. There were only a few things she liked in her diet and she didn’t even want to smell meat, chicken or fish. She often missed lunch in school because she was not comfortable to eat with other children around. But her excuse was that she didn’t like the smells of other people’s food.

I have seen many similar cases like Sara, boys and girls. By no means, they are normal kids. They may have different complaints such as stomachache, asthma, emotions, sleep problems, focus issues, obsessive and compulsive behaviors. But they all share a common trait: very sensitive and nervous. Little change in life stresses them a lot. They are not doing very in new environment such as new school, new teacher, new schedule and exams. They complain about scratchy clothing and are sensitive to sound, smells and texture. They feel things deeply and learn better from gentle correction than strong punishment. I always call these kids Highly Sensitive Kids and their body as Highly Sensitive Body.

David is a 12 years old boy with a main concern of headache, focusing issue and compulsive behavior. He is a smart kid but not doing well in school. According to him, school was too boring and he had a hard time to concentrate on the projects that he didn’t like. He had headaches many times a week, which might play a role in his compulsive and aggressive behavior in school. He also had constipation and sleep problems.

Sara and David’s symptoms are totally different and they are completely different types of children as well. But they share some critical common bases: both of them have a Highly Sensitive Body. They are sensitive to emotions, stresses, food and environmental factors. Both of them like to eat sugary food and dairy products that causes intestinal Candida and Leaky Gut conditions. Their toxin levels are high, which causes hyper sensitive immune responses. Both Sara’s stomachache and David’s headache are results of food intolerance and allergies. But they have deeper issues like sensitive immune system, toxic digestive system, emotional blockages and weakened adrenal function.

It turns out that Sara is intolerance to dairy and wheat products that cause her stomachache. Because of her weak adrenal system she can not handle sugar well either, which leads to frequent hypoglycemic reactions during the day, especially in the morning and after school. Hypoglycemia is the reason that she is easily irritated and mad and angry. I asked Sara to make dietary and lifestyle changes in the beginning and used herbal and homeopathic remedy to balance and detoxify her body. Her stomachache and mood swing went away quickly within a few weeks. We used another three months to detoxify her digestive system and rebuild the leaky gut. She started to tolerant some dairy and wheat products without causing any stomachaches. But she knows that she needs always be careful about those foods that may cause her problems.

David’s major issue is sugar, dairy and egg. After cutting off those foods, his headaches went away quickly. He later experimented a few times. Every time he ate egg, he got a headache next day. We also worked on his digestive system for a few months, and detoxified his nervous system. His concentration got better in school and compulsive behavior disappeared.

In both cases I used the same strategy and the same therapies although the specific remedies were different for each case. I used an Electrodermal Testing device to identify the meridian balance and what remedies balance the imbalanced meridian. I used the same device to identify the food sensitivities they have. This is an easy and inexpensive way to identify sensitivities comparing to skin allergy testing and blood drawing. The remedies I used were homeopathic remedies, herbs and digestive enzymes. I also used Immune System Reprogramming technique to help them desensitize food allergies. I used flower essences for their emotional blockages as well.

Many children’s chronic illnesses can be treated the same way with the same approach. Conditions such as asthma, eczema, autistic spectrum and irritable bowel syndrome are successfully treated with the above non-invasive natural therapies. For most of the time the therapies may not give you a quick fix and may need a few months or a couple of years. But the nature of the therapy is to address the self-healing system. Once the system is recovered, the body will balance its own and the healing will resolve all remaining problems. For more information about the therapies, please visit www.highlysensitivebody.com. 

Dr. Harry Hong's comprehensive program specializes in the integration of a variety of natural healing therapies such as energy testing, allergy desensitization, homeopathy, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, enzyme therapy, flower essences, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and much more. The Healing Light Co is committed to provide quality special care to the Highly Sensitive Person with Highly Sensitive Body. We are located at northwest suburb of Chicago area and have a Out-of-Town program as well.

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