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Colonic Massage & Other Awesome Treatments for Baby Colic

You may have already seen my highly popular video on colonic massage, and used it on your baby who is suffering from digestive issues. But did you know I have an entire video specifically for babies with colic? "My husband and I viewed your DVD last night and after the first segment we tried the [...]

By |2024-08-23T05:02:52-08:00June 19th, 2024|

Natural Method To Clear Lice from Hair & Home in 48 Hours

Jini Patel Thompson gives instructions on how she used a natural lice remedy to clear her home and 3 kids of a lice infestation in 48 hous. Lice Infestation In all the years of raising 3 kids in public schools, somehow, miraculously, we had never suffered a lice infestation. However, ONE summer we got hit [...]

By |2023-10-31T21:13:46-08:00August 1st, 2023|

Wild Oregano for Hand Foot & Mouth Disease

Can you use wild oregano oil for hand foot & mouth disease? The best way I can answer this question from a reader is by telling you a story of my own personal experience with hand, foot, and mouth disease when my son was 2 years old. "Hi! I'm awaiting a Dr appointment for my [...]

By |2023-03-31T11:48:38-08:00March 31st, 2023|

Can Pregnant Women Use MultiAbsorb?

MultiAbsorb Daily Essential and Immune Booster are two fabulous products (if I do say so myself!) that I formulated to: 1. NOT have to open 20 capsules per day to get what I needed for myself and my family 2. Get rid of all the fillers and flow agents contained in normal multivitamins 3. Have [...]

By |2024-02-26T11:28:16-08:00March 30th, 2023|

Join Me At The Healthy Pregnancy Revolution Summit!

Are you (or someone you know) planning to conceive sometime in the near future? You may not realize that preparing for pregnancy is a huge part of this journey. But the sooner you prepare your body, the healthier and more enjoyable the process will be! COME JOIN ME (JINI) AT THE HEALTHY PREGNANCY REVOLUTION SUMMIT! [...]

By |2023-01-09T10:54:05-08:00September 27th, 2022|

Baby with Fissures, Ulcers and Rectal Prolapse

Sometimes I get emails like this one that just rip my heart out: "I am contacting you desperately looking for answers for our 6 month old Grandson. He has been unable to poo since birth, he has to be assisted and this is despite regular diarrhea, he also has a prolapse outside of his anus [...]

By |2023-04-14T09:45:09-08:00May 30th, 2022|

How to Heal Severe or Chronic Diaper Rash

This heartfelt question on YouTube prompted me to reply and turn this into a post (so hopefully others searching for answers will find their way here): "My grandbaby has had terrible diaper rash for over a year. I have tried so many creams, essential oils, powders, womens yeast cream, changed diaper and wipe brands, used [...]

By |2023-02-22T19:36:50-08:00February 22nd, 2022|

Help! My Child’s Stomach Hurts

I had three friends call me up for help/advice about their kids' digestive troubles. This signaled to me that many others must be having the same issues, so it was time for a blog post to share the knowledge! First, my friend Cecile called me about her 10-year-old daughter, Megan. Megan had pretty much refused [...]

By |2023-04-14T09:46:25-08:00November 22nd, 2021|

Getting Kids To Listen

As parents, we are often faced with a child who doesn't want to go to school, or soccer practice, or some other activity they are enrolled in. Usually, our knee-jerk reaction is to trumpet on at them about "commitment!" Thinking we are doing a good job by teaching our children the value of commitment, of sticking [...]

By |2023-04-14T09:48:05-08:00September 26th, 2021|

Jini’s Tips for Pregnant or Breastfeeding Moms

Jini's Tips for Pregnant Moms As the mother of 3 healthy kidlets - combined with all my gut knowledge - I often get friends or family members who have become pregnant emailing me to ask for any advice or tips I might have. So, I created this blog post with all of my tips in [...]

By |2023-10-23T21:57:08-08:00February 21st, 2020|

Cell Phone Tower Next to Elementary School – 8 Kids with Cancer

I recently came across across this article in the Daily Mail UK, and I had to share - as I have been writing on the negative effects of WiFi, cell phones, and radiation for over a decade! If you have not read any of my previous posts surrounding this topic, I have linked to them [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:38:40-08:00December 25th, 2019|

American Academy of Pediatrics responds to new cell phone radiation study

A recent study by the National Toxicology Program exposed rats to RF radiation for 9 hours per day for a period of two years, beginning in utero, and compared them to a control group which was not exposed. While the rats from the control group did not develop any cancerous tumors, some male rats from [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:40:17-08:00October 13th, 2016|

The Parent’s Role In Childhood Illness

Patel Thompson Family (minus eldest son!) There are many different factors that contribute to childhood chronic illness; ranging from environmental and nutritional factors, through to emotional and psychological factors. In my experience, if a child becomes ill and remains ill, it is rarely, if ever, just about the child. Obviously, the mother and [...]

By |2023-04-13T09:08:44-08:00July 27th, 2016|

Is Synthetic Soccer Turf Safe?

(c) ESPN E60: The Turf War My two sons play soccer, my husband coaches soccer (and played himself until a couple years ago) and in our house there's been a lot of discussion about how the synthetic turf fields are really hard on the joints. In fact, this is the reason my husband quit [...]

By |2023-04-14T11:34:58-08:00December 9th, 2015|

Childhood Chronic Illness & The Family Dynamic

There are many different factors that contribute to childhood chronic illness; ranging from environmental and nutritional factors, through to emotional and psychological factors. In my experience, if a child becomes ill and remains ill, it is rarely, if ever, just about the child. Obviously, the mother and father are responsible for their children's physical health, [...]

By |2023-04-13T09:05:37-08:00May 1st, 2014|

Tech Warning: Your House Can be Located from Your Photos!

*Updated July 2019 If you take any kind of photo with your cell phone and then upload it anywhere on the Internet (Facebook, Instagram, blog, email it to someone, etc.) you have just broadcast your exact location to anyone who wants to find out. So you have told people where your house is, the actual [...]

By |2023-04-13T09:06:42-08:00June 5th, 2013|

Toddler Diarrhea Or Constipation

A friend wrote to me of her son who was diagnosed with toddler diarrhea. A Colonoscopy revealed nothing serious - no inflammation or ulceration. He has been on various medications since being diagnosed a couple of years ago, but they only work short-term and then he is back to explosive stool, leakage of stool into [...]

By |2023-04-13T09:07:02-08:00December 14th, 2012|

Best Resort I’ve Been To In Mexico!

This March, our family tried something different for our annual Mexico trip. Now before you start thinking eco-huts on stilts in the jungle, let me make a few things clear. Trial and error has showed us that what our family likes and wants in a vacation are: Beautiful, diggable, sandy beach Snorkeling or surfing, but [...]

By |2021-04-22T14:00:54-08:00May 29th, 2012|

Defibrillators In High Schools??

If your child (or you!) has been getting unexplained headaches, nosebleeds, insomnia, heart palpitations, nausea or dizziness, then it's a really good idea for you to take a look at your cell phone and WiFi exposure as a possible cause. This email sent out by a woman working tirelessly to get her school to hardwire [...]

By |2023-04-13T09:07:21-08:00May 22nd, 2012|

Making iPods and iPads Safer For Children

I have 3 kids aged 5 to 11 and yes, like all their peers, they want the latest gadget as soon as it comes out. Unfortunately, all of these devices carry health consequences due to the microwave RF radiation they emit. The World Health Organization has now classed WiFi radiation as a Class 2B carcinogen. [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:43:35-08:00January 13th, 2012|

Should I Vaccinate My Child?

After months of solid research, looking at source data, these 5 points represent the crucial issues of vaccination that are not being answered. Each highlight a different facet of the vaccination/immunization question; effectiveness, adverse effects, and long-term consequences. The unspoken thread running through each of these is a pressing question: Why haven't more people been [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:54:39-08:00August 24th, 2010|

Healthier Infant Formula Feeding

If you absolutely cannot breastfeed your baby, or if you have to supplement with formula feeding then there are things you can add to commercial formulas to increase their low nutrient value. But first, please go to a La Leche League meeting and/or search their website, as there is so much help available for breastfeeding [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:55:04-08:00August 3rd, 2010|

Kids And WiFi

My two older kids, Zara and Oscar, just launched their first website! They are very concerned about the effects of microwave radiation on kids - and the fact that schools and the government, and even parents are not doing anything about it. So they did this site especially for kids, written by them so that [...]

By |2023-05-05T12:22:11-08:00June 17th, 2010|

WiFi Is Not Safe For Kids!

You may have already done your research on cell phone safety, realized it's not safe for adults or children and either drastically reduced your usage, gotten an air tube headset, or like me, just stopped using one (along with your cordless phone in your house, which uses the same microwave frequency). But have you thought [...]

By |2023-05-16T11:10:44-08:00June 14th, 2010|

L-Glutamine Safe For Kids

L-Glutamine Safe For Kids Some readers have asked about if L-Glutamine is safe for kids, based on an article that appeared on Dr. Joseph Mercola's website. But again, read through it carefully and you'll see that this is only an issue when intake exceeds need. Otherwise, there is no excess and the body utilizes it [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:56:19-08:00May 28th, 2010|

Vaccine Safety

This is awesome! Dr. Andrew Wakefield (prominent GI who was viciously attacked by drug/med establishment for daring to suggest even the *possibility* of a link between MMR vaccine and IBD) finally gets to tell his side of the story and what exactly has been happening. He's so articulate and this info is GOLD:  If [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:56:59-08:00April 11th, 2010|

Raising Healthy Children

I have to say, I'm absolutely gutted today. I am overwhelmed almost to the point of despair about how I am supposed to raise healthy children in a world where millions of people do not care about the ways we are polluting our soil, groundwater, food supply, electromagnetic environment, etc. etc. I really just have [...]

By |2018-04-07T21:54:06-08:00April 7th, 2010|

Cell Phone Usage Inside Schools

My kids have been educated on the dangers of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from cell phones, cordless phones and WiFi networks, so they were aware enough to come home and tell me how they're unwillingly getting exposed to EMR at their school - via other kids' cell phones and the wireless computers in the computer room. [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:38:54-08:00February 24th, 2010|

Help for Babies Who Can’t Sleep Through The Night

I've never met a parent (including myself) who wouldn't love a "magic formula" to get our kids to sleep through the night - so we could too. The main technique most mothers around me tend to use is some version of the Ferber Method, also referred to as "controlled crying." This is the same technique [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:41:02-08:00December 2nd, 2009|

CONSTIPATION PROTOCOL FOR BABIES

Constipation in babies or young children is absolutely heart-rending to watch. My new book on natural healing for constipation goes into effective protocols for both adults and children. But for a baby under the age of two, the following comprehensive protocol may be all you need to resolve their constipation. It has worked very quickly [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:41:31-08:00August 23rd, 2009|

Forced Vaccination – How To Stop It

Things are really heating up in the vaccine arena. Pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutically-funded organizations (like FDA, CDC, WHO) are really racheting up the pressure on citizens to get vaccinated against flu bugs. They have leveraged all the fear and hype (created by THEIR advertising, PR, control of media, etc.) around the swine flu to actually try [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:42:04-08:00July 24th, 2009|

More Proof Of The Dangers Of Vaccination

Those of you who have read my book, Listen To Your Gut or my article, Should I Vaccinate My Child? know that I extensively researched this issue when my first child was born and based on the evidence, decided not to vaccinate any of my three children. This 90 minute video also provides a great [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:45:22-08:00February 5th, 2009|

The Work-Kids Dilemma

I just finished reading through a bunch of Frank McKinney's websites launching his 3 new books ( biz book, spiritual book, kids book). Then I watched his video compilation of all the tv shows he's been on and his many successes in real estate. And I find myself wondering yet again: How do these people [...]

By |2023-04-12T08:10:44-08:00February 4th, 2009|

The Ideal Vacation With Young Kids

Having just spent 6 weeks in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico - 1 month in a rented villa and 2 weeks in an all-inclusive resort - I have to say that my ideal vacation would be a perfect combination of the two: Spacious, QUIET (soundproof) accomodation with laundry facilities - available in two or three bdrm [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:45:42-08:00January 9th, 2009|

What Is Love?

FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca - age 8 'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You [...]

By |2018-04-07T21:56:06-08:00November 4th, 2008|

Why Are Board Games Such Poor Quality?

A recent Sorry game - note the smaller box Okay, time for a quick little rant here: How many of you still have your favorite board games from when you were a kid? We have Monopoly, Sorry and Stock Ticker - all now over 30 years old and our kids play them over at [...]

By |2018-09-21T12:23:42-08:00October 23rd, 2008|

Measles, Vaccination & Misinformation

My husband sent me a link to this article - he was astute enough to label it "how to use the media to spread fear": http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/hl_nm/measles_usa_dc The article is supposedly letting us know that we're in serious danger of a catastrophic measles outbreak now that many are choosing not to vaccinate their children. HOWEVER, the [...]

By |2023-03-16T09:01:51-08:00August 22nd, 2008|

Are the Football Helmets Too Heavy for Kids’ Necks?

My eight year old son, Oscar, recently decided he just HAD to join an American Football team. So we contacted our local football league. I took him round the fieldhouse to give the deposit cheque and get him kitted out. Concerns About Helmet Weight When they gave me his helmet, I was gobsmacked by how [...]

By |2023-10-09T08:20:03-08:00August 16th, 2008|

Should Parents Limit Video or Computer Games?

It's a common stance that parents should limit the number of hours per day, or per week, that their children are allowed to stay sedentary and "zoned out" playing electronic games. However, after reading this very fascinating blog post written by a teenager himself, I must admit I'm reconsidering the whole issue (the response from [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:22:15-08:00August 10th, 2008|

Children Should NEVER Use Cell Phones

Did you know that brain tumours are now the leading cause of cancer deaths in children? The Toronto Dept of Public Health is finally acting on reams of research and has issued a warning to restrict cell phone usage for children. In the US, child brain tumor rates have increased 35% in the last 20 [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:40:23-08:00August 10th, 2008|

Kids (And You!) Need LOTS of Animal Fats

I often get emails from my readers who are vegetarian or vegan and struggling to heal. Much as I respect the ideological and environmental motivators for veggie diets, in physical terms, they are simply not good for the human body. Dr. Weston A. Price was a dentist in the 1920's who spent 10 years of [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:22:37-08:00July 17th, 2008|

Safeguard Your Kids’ Teeth! – Holistic Dental Health Podcast

Many of you are already familiar with certain concepts of holistic dentistry, such as: mercury is poisonous, root canals promote ongoing infection, flouride is toxic, etc. Since that information is widely available and there is LOTS of documentation on it, I wanted this teleseminar to be more advanced and specific. Left-click on the link to [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:39:30-08:00June 26th, 2008|

How To Birth Easier & Quicker

Geez, sure wish I’d known/thought about this before birthing mine! Here’s one of the many birth stories shared on this natural birthing site. Go have a look at the short video on the site too, they’ve even got the famous Dr. Christiane Northrup on [...]

By |2018-04-07T21:56:32-08:00June 1st, 2008|
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