Question
My child has been crying a lot lately and doesn’t eat much. What could be the reason for a child with a thin stature and poor health to have cold hands?
Answer
This is a symptom caused by kidney yang deficiency. It can be treated with Guifuzi Dihuang Wan and Shenling Baizhu Powder, while also consuming easily digestible and absorbable foods to increase nutritional supplements, vitamins, and trace elements, and avoiding adverse stimulation. If vitamin D is deficient, symptoms may include restless sleep and frequent night awakenings. After oral supplementation, the symptoms will gradually improve. If breastfed, the mother’s diet should be diversified, and the baby should be exposed to sunlight appropriately to enhance calcium absorption.