Building Your Child’s Immune System

When the whole world is dealing with a global Covid19 pandemic, it is crucial to talk about and mention methods to improve your immunity which is paramount at this juncture.
The immune system is a series of cells, tissues, and organs that protect us from different invading viruses and keeps us healthy and able to resist many repeated infections.

At this point, when we are supposed to protect ourselves from the virus outside, protecting ourselves and our immune system is the hour of the need.

Children have a less efficient and not a fully developed immune system until they are 7- 8 years old. They have a higher risk of getting prone to infections, diseases, viruses, and take more time to recover, compared to adults.

To help your children avoid getting sick, it’s important to encourage good habits and take steps to boost their immune systems from an early age. Here are a few healthy habits:

  • Healthy Eating Habits
    In order to maintain a strong immune system, the diet should include green vegetables, eggs, fruits, whole grains, nuts, poultry, meat, fish and should limit processed packed food. Proper food choices ensure that your child gets enough amounts of vitamins, nutrition, minerals, and probiotics.
  • Proper Sleeping Schedule
    Sleep plays a vital role in the development of your child and his/her immune system. It is said that an infant requires up to 16 hours of crib time, toddlers need 11 to 14 hours, and pre-schoolers need 10 to 13 hours a day. Not getting sufficient sleep can result in limiting the body’s ability to produce proteins called cytokines that help fight bacteria and infections.
  • Outdoor Exercise/Activity
    Encourage outdoor activity and playtime throughout the year is as essential as healthy eating habits. Exploring outdoor activities can help him get a dose of healthy bacteria.
  • Proper Sanitation
    Guarding your child against sperm isn’t technically a way to boost immunity, but it helps in reducing stress on your child’s immune system. Instruct your child to wash their hands often with soap. One should pay particular attention to their kid’s hygiene before and after every meal, after sneezing, playing outside, using the washroom, and arriving from anywhere outside.
  • Supplements to boost the immune system
    Even though natural foods are the best source of multivitamins, minerals, and nutrition for children, modern eating habits do not contain the best possible ingredients to get on a nutritional track. It is necessary to supplement your daily food to enhance your child’s growth, immunity, vision, and tissue repair with Bonayu’s multivitamins for children that are easy to use mouth dissolving strips and come in exotic flavors.
  • Regular Exercise –
    Exercising regularly is a great way to keep your child’s immune system from diseases and may also diversify their gut microbes. Regular physical activity for at least 60 minutes a day helps boost the immune system and provides many other health benefits to your child.

From the moment a child enters the world, the gut microbiome begins to develop. The first years of life are extremely critical while growing up. A few simple measures and steps taken by parents can play an important role in helping to build a child’s immune system – by first building a healthy gut – and laying the foundation for a lifetime of good health.

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