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Your Kids with Vibrant Health and Natural
Vitality!
Boost and Strengthen their
Immune System the Natural Way!
Super Healthy Kids is a comprehensive e-book
(you can get a printed paperback version as
well) about what you can do to strengthen
your kids health and boost their immune system
to prevent disease and create increased vibrant
health and vitality...read
more...
Living in Harmony with
Colds and Flu
By Jane Sheppard
Taking care of sick children can be a rather
challenging aspect of being a parent. Waking
up in the middle of the night to the sounds
of your child's cough, feeling your child's
feverish body, and cleaning up vomit is something
you may be familiar with. We all knew there
would be times like this in our parenting
experience. It's inevitable that kids get
sick. It's a necessary part of growing up,
a normal part of childhood.
The general belief is that kids "catch"
colds and flu from viruses that are circulating
in the air or passed from others. Many people
talk about a cold or flu "going around"
as if it were making the rounds infecting
every child in its path. The reality is that
out of all the children exposed to the virus,
only a portion of these children will get
sick to some degree and others will not succumb
to the disease at all. This is because viruses
and bacteria are not the sole cause of disease.
There is much more going on behind the scenes
in your child's body. The "cause"
of the illness is not just the virus. There
are many factors involved. The internal environment
of the body determines whether a child will
be susceptible to colds, flu or any other
illness.
Germs, such as a virus or bacteria, will
only lead to illness when the body is out
of balance and immunity is weakened. In order
to survive and become active enough to cause
symptoms, these germs first need to have an
environment that nourishes them. They survive
and proliferate from feeding off the wastes
and toxins that accumulate in the body. The
immune system responds, triggering an inflammatory
response that may include rash, fever, congestion,
runny nose, and coughing. These are signs
that the body has begun its process of healing
- dispelling the wastes, virus, and accumulated
toxins from the body.
In order for the body to generate a sufficient
and complete healing response, the immune
system needs to be strong and functioning
at its best. Factors that contribute to a
weakened immune system include poor nutrition,
stress, an unhealthy mental or emotional state,
and excessive toxins.
There is plenty you can do to reduce the
toxic load and strengthen your child's immune
system and overall health and vitality. The
best approach is to provide a healthy environment
right from the start. A baby needs to be nourished
during the entire pregnancy with organic,
whole foods and lots of love, birthed in a
peaceful, welcoming environment, then exclusively
breastfed and nurtured immediately upon entering
the world.
Long-term breastfeeding is, by far, the most
important thing you can do. Breastmilk provides
the nutritional and immune factors crucial
to building and maintaining healthy immunity.
Breastfeeding into the toddler, or even the
preschool years, provides the physiological
and emotional factors necessary to develop
and boost the immune system.
Also vitally important is good nutrition -
plenty of fresh, whole foods. Processed foods
place a burden on the immune system and create
more of a toxic environment within the body.
A nontoxic environment is essential. In our
current world, it is impossible to avoid all
toxins. But we can reduce exposure to a great
extent if we know how our children are being
exposed through their food, homes, schools
and playgrounds. It's also important to avoid
vaccines and unnecessary antibiotics since
these substances can weaken overall immunity
and add to the toxic load on the body.
Moreover, a child needs a healthy mental
attitude, low stress, emotional security,
and plenty of rest and exercise.
In addition to all of the above health builders,
you can boost your child's immune system with
herbs, homeopathy, or chiropractic care. Certain
herbs, including echinacea, astragalus, elderberry,
and garlic have been found to have remarkable
immune-building properties. These herbs support
the body's vitality and help prevent development
of disease. Homeopathy prescribed by a classical
homeopath can help tremendously to release
any imbalance from the body and shift it into
health and vitality. Chiropractic treatments
can also help to strengthen the immune system
and overall health.
It's our job as parents to keep our children's
bodies healthy and in balance. We need to
provide what they need to function properly
and reduce the toxic exposures from food and
the environment.
When your children do get sick, you can help
facilitate and support the healing process
by gently supporting the immune system and
assisting the cleansing process. Keep in mind
that the symptoms of cough, fever, runny nose,
etc. are exactly what need to happen to dispel
and heal the disease. You don't want to suppress
this healing by giving them fever reducers
or cough syrup. Antibiotics can also suppress
the healing process and weaken the immune
system. Instead of trying to control and suppress
the symptoms our children are experiencing,
we can try to stimulate their immune systems
to enable their bodies to heal themselves.
Childhood inflammatory diseases are an essential
part of the development of the immune system.
Every time the immune system works to dispel
a cold virus or other inflammatory illness,
your child's immunity is strengthened. The
more the immune system does this clearing
process, the stronger it will be. Studies
have shown that the more acute inflammatory
diseases a child has, the less the likelihood
of getting chronic inflammatory diseases,
such as allergies and asthma, later in life.
Another great benefit is that after successfully
discharging and healing certain diseases like
chicken pox or whooping cough, your child
will most likely receive lifetime protection
from these illnesses.
Childhood illnesses can certainly be demanding
and frightening at times. But you can breathe
a sigh of relief knowing that it's a normal
part of the growing process and your child's
immune system and overall health is developing
naturally and becoming stronger in the process.
The immune system is very complex, and making
it strong and powerful takes a multi-faceted
approach. The good news is that there is much
a parent can do, inexpensively at home, to
improve a child's resistance to disease. Super
Healthy Kids: Strengthening Your Child's Resistance
to Disease is a comprehensive book about
what parents can do to strengthen a child's
immune system to prevent disease and create
increased health and vitality. Available Here
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