Episode 107: Our New Dairy Cow & the Stages of Pertussis, Part 2

In this episode, we discuss how we treated Pertussis in our family with vitamin C, how there's no one person or group we turn to for health advice, and the power of nutrition.

Timestamps/Topics for Episode 107:

0:00 Intro & the paroxysmal stage of Pertussis

8:08 Staying up every night to get our baby through the paroxysmal stage

11:57 Vitamin C vs antibiotics

14:17 The paroxysmal cough & immunity to Pertussis

16:34 Our Pertussis timeline

19:57 Recommended vitamin C and how we administered it to our kids

37:58 Record keeping during Pertussis

40:12 Helping our baby cough efficiently & our oldest was most affected

47:14 It's hard work, but stay the course

52:14 Healthy Home Economist & there's no one person or group we turn

59:04 We just need to eat well - the power of nutrition

Links for Episode 107:

• Vitamin C for Whooping Cough by Dr. Suzanne Humphries https://deeprootsathome.com/vitamin-c-for-whooping-cough-by-suzanne-humphries-md/
• Vitamin C gel - Lypo–Spheric Liposomal Vitamin C https://a.co/d/fsZIM9p
• Sodium Ascorbate Buffered Vitamin C https://a.co/d/j7Nk6Y2
• Sufficient-C (flavored) https://a.co/d/cz46h4b
• The Healthy Home Economist https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/
• The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton https://a.co/d/2C6u4Pw

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