We all want to protect our kids, whether from falls, bumps and bruises or avoidable infections and diseases. It's essential to promote healthy habits and take steps to improve their immune systems from an early age to help your children from getting sick. 

 

“Common sense is much of what makes the immune system of a child powerful," says paediatrician Adriane Lioudis, MD. If you follow these 4 tips, you will stack the deck for a healthier life in your child's favour."

 

 

1. Encourage a healthy diet 

 

 

 

For your child's immune system, a balanced diet is necessary. Encourage your child when it comes to fruits and vegetables, as well as a healthy variety of whole grains to "eat the rainbow." Restrict processed foods. Proper food choices ensure that your child gets enough vitamins required to maintain good health and a healthy immune system, such as Vitamin A and E.

 

2. Maintain the child's microbiota.

 

 

 

The microbiome is the collection of friendly bacteria that naturally occurs in the guts. Its job is to protect our digestive tracts, digest food, and shield the body from invading bacteria and viruses. Maintaining a healthy microbiome can help a child's ability to fend off infection. To do so, probiotic supplements are needed to help maintain a healthy gut and support immune health. Of course, please speak to your family practitioner before starting your child on regular probiotics, as it can vary based on age.

 

 

3. Get plenty of good sleep.

 

 

 

The majority of kids do not get the necessary amount of sleep. A child requires between 10 to 14 hours of sleep a day, depending on their age. For various reasons, sleep is important, and it is absolutely necessary for an immunity boost, a research review published in Physiological Reviews noted that sleep and immunity are related, each influencing the other directly.

And sleep quality matters. Children need to sleep in the dark, without night lights or screens, to secrete melatonin (our sleep hormone) properly. Since screen time can also impact sleep quality, you must ensure that your child's electronic devices are shut down long before the bedtime.

 

4. Promote regular hand washing

 

 

 

 

Up to 80 % of infections are spread by contact. After sneezing, coughing and going to the toilet, teach your children to take the time to wash their hands. Washing hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds will kill bacteria and viruses. It also minimises the risk of lung infections by up to 45%.

 

 

 

Karihome Goat's Milk Your Children Immunity Booster

 

 

Karihome goat's milk is formulated to meet the nutritional needs of children. The milk formula also contains probiotics that can further improve a child's immune system. The cousin to prebiotics, probiotics are good bacteria which predominantly found in the large intestine. Probiotics help to promote a healthy gut and digestive system. The good bacteria help keep the body in check, maintains a healthy balance within the body and restores balance after being disturbed.

Karihome is the only goat milk formula in Malaysia that is scientifically proven to support growth in children, with two clinical studies using Karihome Goat Milk Formula showing steady weight gain. The formula is created to ensure that the natural goodness of goat milk is enhanced to better meet growing toddlers and young children's nutritional needs.

Karihome Goat's Milk is formulated with complete nutrition, including vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and selenium, which are all essential nutrients to support a healthy immune system. These vitamins and minerals work together to form a strong foundation and boost the immune system for children.

 

 

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