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Impetigo

What you need to know:

There are no natural remedies or complementary therapies appropriate to this condition, but you can soothe the sores by rubbing them gently with a cut clove of Garlic or with Tea tree oil. You can also help boost your child’s immune system by giving him or her more:
  • Citrus fruit - particularly the pith of oranges and apples - apricots, cherries, tomatoes and pawpaws, They’re rich in Vitamin C and bioflavonoids
  • Liver, oily fish, eggs and chicken for their high vitamin B content
  • Safflower oil, olive oil, unsalted peanut butter - they’ll love you for that - and avocadoes for vitamin E
  • Live bio-yoghurt for vitamin B
  • Green tea, a powerful anti-oxidant
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