Breathing easier: supportive care for croup and asthma
Let’s answer the safety question before anything else: ReMed’s care for croup and asthma is strictly complementary. Your child’s action plan, preventer and reliever stay exactly as your doctor prescribed, and in an emergency you call 000, not a naturopath. Within that frame, there is genuine work to do between episodes: mapping the infection cycle, measuring the nutrition that supports normal immune function through nutritional testing, and building recovery foundations through the Moore Method, at the Bundoora clinic or by telehealth Australia-wide.
Your child’s action plan comes first
Some corners of the natural health world get cute about asthma medication. We find that dangerous and want no part of it. Preventers, relievers and the written action plan are the reason asthma is manageable for most Australian children, and every recommendation we make is designed to fit around them. We will never suggest weaning, pausing or “seeing how things go” without your doctor. If you ever hear that from any practitioner, walk out. What we offer is the quieter project: a child whose foundations are as strong as they can be between episodes, and a family that feels prepared rather than braced.
What we look at
The pattern carries the most information: how many croup nights or wheezy weeks last winter held, which infections set things off, how long your child takes to recover, and what sleep and appetite do in the aftermath. Around the pattern we measure the foundations: vitamin D and zinc status, iron, the overall diet a picky winter appetite actually delivers, gut health, and the family atopy picture, because asthma, eczema and hayfever so often arrive as a set: the skin side of that story lives on our eczema page.
Testing pathways we commonly use
Ordered only where the history justifies it; results are explained in plain language.
Prepared, not braced
Understand
A 60-minute initial consultation covering your child's full history, not a 10-minute snapshot.
Investigate
Targeted functional testing where clinically indicated, so decisions follow data, not guesswork.
Support
A personalised plan, reviewed and adjusted as your child responds, coordinated with your child's doctors.
Initial consultations run 60 minutes and start from $242: see fees and rebates, or choose your practitioner before the next season turns.
What support can include
Depending on your child’s history and results, support can include repletion of measured nutrient gaps that matter for normal immune function, food-first strategies that survive a fussy winter appetite, evidence-informed herbal and nutritional support chosen with every medication in mind, sleep and recovery routines after rough nights, and a pre-winter preparation plan. Reviews adjust the plan as your child responds, and with your consent we keep your GP or paediatrician across all of it.
Croup and asthma questions, answered straight
No, and any practitioner who suggests otherwise should worry you. Asthma is a medical condition with potentially serious consequences, preventers and relievers save lives, and your child’s action plan stays exactly as your doctor wrote it. ReMed’s role is strictly complementary: supporting nutrition, immune resilience and recovery between episodes, with your GP or paediatrician leading. We never advise changing medication, and we put that commitment in writing on this page.
It starts with the pattern: how often croup or wheeze arrives, which seasons or infections set it off, and how long recovery takes. Then we look at the foundations that support normal immune function: vitamin D and zinc status measured through nutritional pathology, sleep, stress and gut health. The plan that follows is practical: food-first nutrition, evidence-informed supplementation where testing shows a gap, and preparation ahead of your child’s vulnerable seasons.
Recurrent croup wears families out: the barking midnight cough, the steamy bathrooms, the broken sleep. After your GP has assessed your child, our investigation maps the cycle: infection frequency, recovery time, measured nutritional status, sleep and the household winter pattern. The aim is a child heading into winter with the best possible foundations, and a family with a calm, clear routine when episodes do arrive. Emergency care always comes first.
Immediately, whenever breathing is the problem: call 000 if your child is struggling to breathe, has blue-tinged lips, is drooling and unable to swallow, or is becoming drowsy or limp. Follow your child’s asthma action plan at the first sign of trouble, exactly as written. Nothing on this page and nothing we provide is for emergencies. When your child is well again, that is the time for the slower supportive work we do.
Yes. Respiratory support consultations translate well to telehealth because the work is history, pattern mapping and planning, while physical examination stays with your GP. Families across Australia use video appointments: test kits are posted where testing is clinically indicated, and plans, practitioner products and reviews all happen by distance. The initial consultation runs 60 minutes and starts from $242, with Saturday appointments available by arrangement.
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ReMed's care is complementary to, not a replacement for, conventional medical care. We work alongside your GP, paediatrician and specialists, and our support is not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. In an emergency call 000. Every child is different: outcomes vary and no specific result can be guaranteed.