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Thank you for your question. There are several questions I would like to ask you if you are willing to talk to me. My number (in UK as I don't know where you are!) is below. My advice to Bowen therapists is that they should continue treatments until the child is "stable". That, I usually find, is when the next "cold" is a normal cold without complications involving the chest. So, the first piece of advice would be to continue with Bowen for a bit longer on a weekly basis, unless he begins another attack when I recommend a treatment immediately, if possible. However, I would always recommend Hospital if you are in any way concerned at the developing attack. (I encourage therapists to come out to sick children immediately if possible. My own offer is 24/7/365 days.

One question I will be asking is, when do his attacks start, usually. Does he cough a lot when he lies down in bed. As to your question re Dairy, this is one of the least causes (but I have known it to be the main cause in one case). Prof Andy Bush, a much respected Pediatric Respiratory Consultant both in UK and Europe, indicated Dairy as being the least cause of attacks in a long list! Nevertheless, if you want to try it, stop all dairy for a week, then slowly re-introduce it. That should show you if he is allergic.

If you are happy to talk to me please contact me on 01892 543 588 or internationally +44 1 892 543 588 or email me at [email protected].

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Thank you for your question. as always, I am very sorry to hear that your child has asthma. As it is "mild" asthma, I suspect the GP has given you an inhaler which you should use when your son becomes breathless. This is called a "Reliever" spray to help him breathe when he has an attack.

I am not sure what you mean by the "flu jab". Perhaps we need to discuss that on the telephone.

My experience has shown that giving a child of 2 or under a very simple, short Bowen treatment seems to stop children getting chest infection symptoms very quickly. I will be happy to talk to you if you would like to call me when convenient. My telephone number is 01892 543 588. I have treated many children of this age and none has needed to be sent to Hospital any more. Of course, this is never a guarantee, but at least it is an indication that the work works well in many cases.

I look forward to talking with you.

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I think you are asking me whether Bowen Therapy would heal your Husband's liver to 100%. I am sorry, but I don't know as I have not treated anyone with cirrhosis of the Liver before, even though I treat a very wide range of conditions. Some are also very rare.

So I will give you my opinion which, I hope, will be of help to you.

First Bowen is a very gentle therapy which would be helpful to someone with this condition. (If the therapist uses very strong moves, change the therapist!) I would expect Bowen to help with the drainage of his legs. There is a very gentle set of moves down the calf which, usually, changes the pressure in the calf (back of the legs). You could also try using Washing Soda (grains like salt, not crystal sizes) put on the leg dry with a towel wrapped around the leg, over-night. This usually draws a lot of the fluid out over-night.

The rest of Bowen would help a balance of the body to be started which would, I hope, be very helpful over time.

The useful thing is to try two treatments and see what happens. It is usually very relaxing, which helps the body to start its healing process.

I hope that is of help to you and that your Husband recovers well and soon.

Alastair Rattray

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I am very sorry that I have only just seen your message from over a year ago. The system is supposed to send me a message bur seems to have stopped doing so!

I hope that, by now, you have recovered. I am not familiar with thsi drug but would usually not comment on a drug as that is up to the Doctor to decide on. However, your breathing difficulties can come from a number of causes. many people suffering in this way may have developed an allergy to something. One way of finding out is to note what you did/eat or what happened just before the breathing problem occurred as the body will resppond to an allergy that it is not happy with by producing Histamine to help get rid of the attacker. For instance, many asthmatics are allergic to Dust Mite droppings. So, when they lie down in bed, they start coughing soon afterwards as a very fine dust cloud will have been brethed in by them With the "attack", the diaphragm, your main breathing muscle will go into some spasm which, of course causes some increase in anxiety - which causes an increase in diaphragm spasm... That is why the "Emergency" Bowen move works very well in that it causes the diaphragm to relax.

Have another look at the website and try it out if you are still having problems. Generally, Bowen is excellent at relaxing you so one or two sessions will quickly point to whether Bowen will help you.

All the best

Alastair Rattray
www.relieve-childhood-asthma.com

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Thank you for your question. Firstly, I am sorry to say that there does not appear to be anyone trained in Bowen in the Philippines. However, I am very pleased to hear that you have watched the video and tried to use the few moves I have illustrated for you.

You need to continue to give her the treatments about every 5-7 days for the moment. Also, use the “Release Move” gently if she gets wheezy or starts coughing. You can do this as often as you like and don’t need to wait to give her a treatment. This is to get the body used to the treatment. Bowen is very subtle so there are not always big signs of what is actually happening. If you would like let me have more details of her conditions, there may be other things I can help you with.

The treatments you are giving need to be gentle. The moves are only small signals to the nervous systems. This helps to wake the immune system up in many cases as the children, who often have a cold, which goes straight onto their chest, and then develop into a more serious attack seem to, in most cases, change after having Bowen. They still might have a cold, but it does not usually go onto their chest any more, so the asthma attack does not develop any more.

I would like to know the frequency of her attacks, whether a cold starts it, when it usually seems to occur (both time of year and even if there is a typical time of day (eg when she goes to bed and lies down for instance).

very few cases actually react to dairy products. It is easy to test for that. You simply cut out all dairy for a week and if the child gets better and then if you re-introduce dairy they get worse then obviously the dairy may be a problem. It is a case of listing all possible "suspects" if you can.

The pneumonia is obviously a problem. I am wondering how often she gets this.

Also, are you using "Skype" with your computer. This could be useful for us to have a chat about it all.

Let's keep in touch and I will help you all I can.