Boosting immunity for Babies and Toddlers

We all know that majority of childhood illnesses are caused by viruses which obviously means improving immunity of you baby is the only solution. Some less challenging tips to do so are Serve more fruits and vegetables such as Carrots, green beans, oranges, strawberries as they all contain immunity-boosting phytonutrients as vitamin C and carotenoids which are said to increase the body's production of infection-fighting white blood cells. So try to get your child to eat five servings of fruits and veggies a day.

Boosting sleep time can also enhance the working of immune-system weapons that attack microbes and harmful cells. A newborn may need up to 18 hours of rest time a day, toddlers require 12 to 13 hours, and preschoolers need about 10 hours.

Breast-feed is a best gift that a mother can give to her child. Breast milk contains turbo-charged immunity-enhancing antibodies and white blood cells which guards baby against ear infections, allergies, diarrhea, pneumonia, meningitis, urinary-tract infections, and sudden infant death syndrome.

Exercise is known increase the number of natural killer cells in adults and same benefits apply to kids too. Exercise as a family to get children into a lifelong fitness habit, be a good role model.

Teach those fighting germs, this doesn’t boost immunity, but is a great way to reduce stress on your child's immune system. Washing their hands often with soap, change toothbrush every four months, banish secondhand smoke, cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 toxins, most of which can irritate or kill cells in the body.

Immunity can also be improved by consuming natural immunity boosting foods regularly. Visit our immunity blog to learn how to increase immunity and the top home remedies to improve immunity power.