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I am sure you have heard the buzz recently about over the counter medicines for kids. I have avoided them like the plague for several years but it seems more and more doctors, drug companies, and family groups are getting hip to this danger and they are urging the FDA to ban over the counter medicines for kids 4-6 and under…some groups want it to be 12 and under. My personal opinion is that these medications are just chemical cocktails that suppress symptoms or mask them. They have no healing values whatsoever. They “may” help to ease the symptoms of illness that make us uncomfortable but that does not outweigh the dangers in giving our kids nasty chemicals at a time when they are already weak and sick. I think these pharma medicines are just bad news and need to go away.
On the flip side there are numerous natural remedies that can help our little ones feel better when they are sick. I wrote about some of these here and here. I swear by Sambucol too.
Now there is a new option for parents…Sinupret Natural Sinus, Respiratory and Immune Support from Bionorica. It is a special blend of European Elder, Common Sorrel, Cowslip, European Vervain and Gentian that been used in European countries for decades and is just now becoming available to moms in the US. It has been the #1 most widely recommended, scientifically tested nasal and sinus support formula in Germany for children for more than 70 years. It provides sinus support and immune support as well. Incredibly they claim that there has never been one serious side effect reported from Sinupret for Kids and it’s efficacy is so well-documented that it is the most prescribed product by pediatricians in Europe. Our own Dr. Bob Sears recommends it and gives it to his own kids.
It is made with natural and safe ingredients, it has no stimulants, caffeine, ephedra or pseudoephedrine, and no history of dangerous side effects. It is recommended for children ages 2 and older and it is also available in adult strength as Sinupret Plus.
I recently got some of both to try but haven’t gotten to yet. I don’t think any of my kids have been sick in over a year. Perhaps this winter we will have the opportunity to check them out. I got the children’s formula and the adult formula in an adorable canvas, zippered bag that came with a coloring book and children’s binoculars. And thanks to the lovely people behind Sinupret I have some to give away! I have 10 super nice canvas bags with one sample size of Sinupret for Kids, one for adults, a coloring book and kids binoculars.
According to random.org the winners are:
10 84
57 53
12 31
38 92
6 39
Congrats!!!
Julie said,
October 28, 2008 at 4:36 pm:
I have been seeing commercials for this all over now and I was wondering how safe it really is. I haven’t had a reason just yet to run out and buy it, but we will definitely be trying it out this winter if anyone in the family gets sick.
Angela said,
October 28, 2008 at 4:40 pm:
Sounds like an interesting product! I’d like to try it!
Spookygirl said,
October 28, 2008 at 4:49 pm:
Awesome Giveaway!!
Spookygirl said,
October 28, 2008 at 4:51 pm:
I stumbled it, but I got an error, so I will check in a bit to make sure it worked
Lindsay V said,
October 28, 2008 at 5:01 pm:
Wow! I was unaware that children’s medicine was so bad. I’d like to give Sinupret a whirl.
Thanks for all the info!
Jules said,
October 28, 2008 at 5:28 pm:
I’ve been looking for this product! I’ll have to check out the website and see where it is available in my area.
Monica said,
October 28, 2008 at 5:44 pm:
I’d love to give this product a try. I also avoid the over the counters like the plague and have had great success with homeopathic meds. I’ll have to see who has it in Canada?
Monica said,
October 28, 2008 at 5:45 pm:
Stumbled your giveaway as well!!
Julie A. said,
October 28, 2008 at 5:59 pm:
Sweet deal!! I have never heard of this line before and would love to try it out and tell others about it as well. Thank you!
Beth said,
October 28, 2008 at 6:21 pm:
Awesome! Great article and really great to know!
Jennifer said,
October 28, 2008 at 6:37 pm:
I would love to try this! I felt so awful a couple years ago after giving my 3 year old OTC cough medicine only to hear from our doctor later on that they were no longer considered safe! Ugh! Thanks for featuring this product!
Julie said,
October 28, 2008 at 7:05 pm:
This sounds like an awesome product, I’ll have to see where I can find it in Portland, OR. Hopefully it’s somewhere close to me!
Julie said,
October 28, 2008 at 7:05 pm:
I also stumbled this page for the extra credit you mentioned!
Beth said,
October 28, 2008 at 7:42 pm:
Perfect timing–I was just researching this product now that the season for it seems to be upon us!
Terra Jones said,
October 28, 2008 at 8:22 pm:
awesome!! I would love a chance
Stephanie quinonez said,
October 28, 2008 at 8:23 pm:
I am going to look into this for my family! Great find. Thanks.
tammy b said,
October 28, 2008 at 8:34 pm:
i’ve never even heard of this. fantastic, i’m going to search some down! thanks for the tip
Rachel said,
October 28, 2008 at 8:41 pm:
Would love to add that to our health kit!
Daniella L. said,
October 28, 2008 at 9:11 pm:
Great timing! I have been looking for a safe, recommended immunity booster for this time of year. Would love to try it!
Melissa said,
October 28, 2008 at 9:21 pm:
Perfect time of year to be thinking about ways to help build the kiddos immunities. I am definitely gonna have to check these out!
Amanda said,
October 28, 2008 at 9:21 pm:
I’d love to try it
Tracey said,
October 28, 2008 at 9:32 pm:
I would love to give this a try!
Angela said,
October 28, 2008 at 9:53 pm:
This sounds like a great product!
Lindsey said,
October 28, 2008 at 10:46 pm:
I am not a fan of typical “medicines” and I will have to try this out this winter if my kids get sick.
Kristin said,
October 28, 2008 at 10:53 pm:
I have been looking for this and haven’t been able to find it. I’d love to have these products for our family.
Katherine Bracken said,
October 28, 2008 at 11:19 pm:
I looked at the ingrediants for this on Drugstore.com as I couldn’t find them on Amazon. They are: Water, Maltitol, Ethyl Alcohol, Cherry Flavor. Maltitol can cause intestinal problems as it is a sugar substitute & is ethyl alcohol a good thing in medicines for kids? I don’t mean to nit-pick, just wondering. Thanks.
Kerri said,
October 28, 2008 at 11:23 pm:
I’m always looking for alternative cold remedies for kids. I’d like to try it.
Erika said,
October 29, 2008 at 12:22 am:
I would love to try it out!
CJStewart said,
October 29, 2008 at 1:23 am:
We added this giveaway to our “Free Stuff” page at http://www.ForMyKidsOnline.com/free_stuff.htm
Jhanae said,
October 29, 2008 at 1:58 am:
I just heard about Sinupret and did some research on it. I would love to try it for my son!
Becca said,
October 29, 2008 at 9:02 am:
My household unfortunately needs this product! The handwashing isn’t cutting it now that my daughter has started preschool and I’m at my wits end. At the end of her colds she gets another one!
skye said,
October 29, 2008 at 9:10 am:
it’s great to know about safer (and healthy!) products for kids! thanks!
Mandy said,
October 29, 2008 at 11:02 am:
We’d love to try it!
Ecomom said,
October 29, 2008 at 11:48 am:
I work as a nurse on a mother/baby unit and often have to float over to pediatrics. I see how terrible kids feel when they are sick. It is so great that we are seeing alternative therapy for children being used more and more. I would love to have a sample to try it out on my own children this winter.
Michelle said,
October 29, 2008 at 12:10 pm:
I’d try it. Thanks!
Kristen said,
October 29, 2008 at 12:39 pm:
sounds great! my mother in law is a nurse and my husband grew up with OTC meds and sees no reason why we can’t give them to our kids (whereas I get nervous about it). Something like this would allow us to help them feel better without all the nasty stuff in OTC meds!
kristen said,
October 29, 2008 at 12:49 pm:
Couldn’t be more timely. Nasty cold going around here!
Anita said,
October 29, 2008 at 12:53 pm:
Oh I love that it comes with a Dr Sears recommendation!
Sarah said,
October 29, 2008 at 1:36 pm:
That is so awesome! I would love to try that if we end up needing it this year!!! Never heard of this before. Wonder where it can be purchased?
erika said,
October 29, 2008 at 1:55 pm:
My kids generally don’t get very sick and I try not to give them too many medicines.
Molomatic said,
October 29, 2008 at 1:56 pm:
My daughter gets asthma whenever she gets a cold, so I’d love to try this! Sounds fabulous. We are on our 3rd cold of the season already (preschool germs I’m sure). Thanks!!
Vivian Jane said,
October 29, 2008 at 1:57 pm:
I’ve seen billboards for this near the farmers market where I shop. My toddler and I rarely get ill, but my husband who eats SAD does each winter. Homeopathic remedies don’t work for him. Can’t wait to try another natural remedy!
Valerie Otto said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:16 pm:
I’d love to win this! If not, thanks for the info on this product.
Tracy said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:19 pm:
My TV has been bombarded by commercials for sinupret lately and I have been very intersted into looking into it. I am always very skeptical of when companies use the word natural so It is great to see that it is a reputable product with out harmful ingredients for my little guy! This will definitely be a product we try when the time arises.
Valerie Otto said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:22 pm:
I stumbled it.
Skysmom said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:22 pm:
I have also seen the commercials and was very interested in this product. With the up coming flu season, it is great to have a more natural and safe alterantive
Trisha said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:45 pm:
What a great giveaway. I’ve been wanting buy some.
Rebecca said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:46 pm:
I cringe when my daughter is uncomfortable and I feel I have to give her something. I appreciate your rave review and feel even better this a product Dr Sears uses.
melissa said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:51 pm:
I would love to win this.
Jackie said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:52 pm:
This sounds like a great product. I also have been avoiding over the counter medicines for awhile for my kids and am always looking for more natural ways to help them. That would have been great to have in my house last week when we all had a bad cold!
Becky said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:55 pm:
I would love to try the stuff. My doctor recently prescribed oral Albuterol for my son b/c of a cough. I didn’t fill the Rx and when we went to see him again fro my other son’s Well Child visit, he asked why we didn’t fill it and he rolled his eyes at us!
I would also love to hear your take on the Flu Vaccine. It seems that everyone is pushing it these days. When I tell people that my kids won’t get it b/c I don’t want them to, I get some “shame, shame” type responses.
Sharon said,
October 29, 2008 at 3:01 pm:
It’s great to see a ‘real’ natural alternative. Hopefully we won’t have to try it out…lol..
Sharon said,
October 29, 2008 at 3:09 pm:
I added it to my facebook…does that count?!
Karen said,
October 29, 2008 at 3:28 pm:
it’s great to know that we can get these types of products in north america now. i have been using a simular sinus product for the last 15 years but had to wait for someone to go to europe to get it.
Jar said,
October 29, 2008 at 3:39 pm:
It is amazing how far ahead of us Europe is on the Complementary Medicine front. I am hopeful that NIH’s NCCAM will be better funded soon so that we can begin the process of validating the effectiveness of these natural remedies. Thanks for the post.
Angela Nadler said,
October 29, 2008 at 4:15 pm:
My kids and I need this so badly. Some of us are currently taking sudafed, tylenol, claritin and singulair plus we use other complementary more holistic methods to combat asthma, allergies and debilitating headaches. So far the biggest improvement has been from eliminating the toxic cleaning/self-care products from our home and replacing them with more natural/non-toxic alternatives and regular chiropractic care. I do what I can to avoid prescription and OTC meds. but we have a pretty limited budget with 10 people in the family.
Cheri D said,
October 29, 2008 at 4:19 pm:
I would love to try this out for my son. I have mostly used Hyland’s with pretty good success. I had wonderful success with Hyland’s Colic and Teething tablets!!
Thank you so much for posting about this, I am a true believer in alternative medicince, especially for our little ones!!
Mackenzie said,
October 29, 2008 at 4:33 pm:
Sounds awesome!
Stefanie Stricker said,
October 29, 2008 at 5:05 pm:
Thank you for helping us find alternatives. There are way too many chemical exposures for our children these days.
casual friday everyday said,
October 29, 2008 at 5:14 pm:
I also avoid using things like cough medicine etc. I do give them Tylenol for the pain though…I know, I know
I’d love to be entered into this contest. Thanks.
Nell
Cheryl Crowe said,
October 29, 2008 at 5:54 pm:
I’d love to win! Sounds like a great thing!
julie said,
October 29, 2008 at 5:57 pm:
I am happy that finally people are waking up to the dangers of OTC meds for kids. I am very “anti-medication”, especially with mainstream meds. My kids are rarely sick as well, but it would be nice to have such a great product on hand if one does get sick this winter. Thanks for sharing!!
julie said,
October 29, 2008 at 6:02 pm:
OOps, disregard this comment, I’ve already commented, but I checked a box I didn’t want to, and I have to comment again to uncheck it,lol….
Greta said,
October 29, 2008 at 8:23 pm:
Wow! I just got home from buying this at the store! : ) My poor little girl was up all night with a stuffy nose that has continued today– I’d seen the ads and decided to give it a try! I think it has to accumulate in her system to have the most effect, but I DO think the one dose she’s had so far has helped. Anyway, great give away– I’m sure I’d love some more!
Greta said,
October 29, 2008 at 8:29 pm:
I have stumbled!
Laura Harvey said,
October 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm:
Whats everyone doing for safety precautions for Halloween? My husband came across an article (http://i-newswire.com/pr220892.html) with some info about background checking neighbors. I thought that may be a little overboard, but it had some other good suggestions for some precautions I haven’t thought about. Last year my youngest son came down with a massive fever after Halloween. I almost thought about just taking the kids to our church’s fall festival this year instead of door-to-door to prevent that from happening again. I don’t know yet. What’s your advice? Am I over-reacting or just being a concerned mom?
Shelly Haggerty said,
October 29, 2008 at 9:06 pm:
What’s everyone doing for safety precautions for Halloween? My husband came across an article (http://i-newswire.com/pr220892.html) with some info about background checking neighbors. I thought that may be a little overboard but it had some other good suggestions for some precautions I haven’t thought about. Last year my youngest son came down with a massive fever after Halloween. I almost thought about just taking the kids to our church’s fall festival this year instead of door-to-door to prevent that from happening again. I don’t know yet. What’s your advice? Am I over-reacted or just being a concerned mom?
Heather said,
October 29, 2008 at 9:43 pm:
I use it with my kids and it does really work!
aub said,
October 29, 2008 at 10:22 pm:
Hook me up!
Darcy said,
October 29, 2008 at 11:54 pm:
Thank you for featuring another great product. I usually put off getting something until the kids are sick, so I would be ahead of the game to have something on hand and then hope that we don’t need it this winter!
Melissa Oliver said,
October 30, 2008 at 12:00 am:
Thanks for this info and giveaway, Tiffany. I am on the look out for natural remedies for the family.
Tiffany M said,
October 30, 2008 at 12:11 am:
We are currently in the middle of a wick cold in our house. I have considered trying this. Would love to win it!
Carrie said,
October 30, 2008 at 1:15 am:
We would love to try this. My daughter unfortunately seems to catch everything. Thanks for the information, would love to win it, but if not, will probably try it anyways!
Ann said,
October 30, 2008 at 1:25 am:
My kids seem to get a cold every month once school starts. We would love to try this product! Thanks for the great info. I have learned so much from reading your blog.
Nikki said,
October 30, 2008 at 9:46 am:
great timing- my 5 yr old has a bad sinus infection and I have been very leary of using all the meds her docters perscribe! we may give this a try soon.
nikki
Melinda S. said,
October 30, 2008 at 10:30 am:
I have got to find this product!!! I myself don’t like to take meds…so, I don’t care to give to my boys either….so, I’m always trying to find something to make them more comfortable when not feeling the best.
Terra Jones said,
October 30, 2008 at 3:33 pm:
I’d love a chance! thanks!
Danielle Wollner said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:19 pm:
Thanks for the chance to win - would love to give it a try!
Mailee said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm:
I hope I can find this at the local drugstore. It sounds like a great alternative!
Nichole said,
October 30, 2008 at 7:26 pm:
I will be using this for my child and also myself if we need to. I wonder if you can take it will preggo???
Leslie said,
October 31, 2008 at 12:57 pm:
I would love to have this for when my girls get sick!
Mommy of three said,
October 31, 2008 at 2:47 pm:
I’d love to give this a try… my kids seem to get colds a little too often and I avoid medicines like the plague!!
Mommy of three said,
October 31, 2008 at 2:59 pm:
I just stumbled it!
Penny Oubre said,
November 1, 2008 at 1:53 pm:
I would very much like to try this as I only use natural remedies for my family. My baby is currently going through a cold at this very moment that keeps coming back. This just might do the trick.
Nicole said,
November 1, 2008 at 4:07 pm:
Sounds great,thanks!
paige said,
November 1, 2008 at 9:27 pm:
We could put this to good use, pronto!
Thanks!
Robin said,
November 1, 2008 at 10:43 pm:
would love to try the product!!! have 2 girls ages 2 & 5, so I’m sure could put it to good use. I’m looking for a natural product, so it would be nice to try it. thanks Tiffany!
Jami said,
November 3, 2008 at 11:31 am:
I would love to try this product! I have an 18 month old, so I am fearful of trying it just yet… since it is not recommended on children under age 2. He constantly has a cold, so this will be great!!
Karen said,
November 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm:
So far my 15 month old hasn’t needed anything, but with winter coming I am definitely trying to figure out what to have on hand in case he comes down with a bad cold. Great to know that these are products to try.
Cindy said,
November 4, 2008 at 12:48 am:
I would love to try this. I have yet to give my 3 year old any medications and would like an all natural choice when I want to.
Keisha Foster said,
November 4, 2008 at 3:03 pm:
I’ve seen commercials for this product and was curious about how it worked. Now that you have researched the product and feel good enough to recommend it, I would definitely like to try it.
Elisabeth said,
November 4, 2008 at 9:29 pm:
We love Sambucol too, but have not really needed it very much! I love how herbs are part of the pharmaceutical repetoire in Europe. The FDA is so behind the times when it comes to natural products. Thanks for the info!
Tiffany said,
November 15, 2008 at 3:19 pm:
According to random.org the winners are:
10 84
57 53
12 31
38 92
6 39
Congrats!!!