Healthy Parent and Child Consultation

Healthy Parent and Child Consult - Helping you Achieve Optimal Well Being for both you and your family!

While children can be the greatest joy in any parents' life they can also be the greatest stressor!  Has your overall health declined since having children?  With the overwhelming responsibilities of working, managing the household, caring for elderly parents etc. adding on the responsibility of being a parent can all take its toll on you and your health.  This will ultimately affect your family's health and overall well being - including your child!

It is possible you were healthy prior to having children or you may have had some health issues already.  But now with the additional responsibilities of being a parent new issues have developed or existing problems have gotten worse.  At Balanced Health Integrative Pharmacy we realize it is important to help you identify where your imbalances may lie and get you and your family back on track.

Some of the markers for both mom and dad to assess are the following:

• Are you feeling constantly stressed all the time?

• Are you getting enough sleep and is it of the restful type?

•  Are you feeling the need for stimulants and/or sugar to push you through the day?

• Are you not getting enough "Me" time?

• Are you not able to get in any "date nights" with your partner?

• Are you not spending enough time as a family?

• Are you generally not happy?

• Has your doctor started you on anti-depressants and/or anti-anxiety medications?

If you answered "yes" to any combination of the above you may benefit from an overall review of your current health status with our pharmacy team.  The goal would be the following:

• Minimize the use of any pharmaceuticals.

• Identify any current risk factors (i.e. lifestyle, nutritional, excess stress etc.) that may be compromising you and/or your family's overall health.

• Look at possibly using bio-identical hormones to help restore any potential hormone imbalances - especially for moms.

• Reduce your overall toxin load.

• Design a custom supplement program to suit your needs as well as your child or children.

• Referral to any appropriate allied healthcare practitioner as necessary.

While many parents may not want to hear or acknowledge it the key to success here is to put your health and needs at the same level as your children. It is not selfish to think this way as your child's well being is very much dependent on your well being.  A mom and dad that is happy and calm is more likely to have a child that is of similar disposition. Likewise an anxious or depressed parent will likely increase the chances of having their child develop acute and chronic health issues!

One of the other focuses of this consult would be to help you design a program that is focused on improving your child's immunity, sleep patterns and overall health.  A child that is constantly sick can really add a lot of stress to the parents.

Consultation fee for this service will be dependent on the amount of time spent with the client.  Please see pharmacy fee schedule for details.

"The well being of both mom and dad is the catalyst to the overall well being of the family - including baby!"

Peter Lee, Integrative Health Pharmacist
Founder of Balanced Health Integrative Pharmacy

"Balancing Your Health as Naturally as Possible"