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constantIy sIck, and hIs coIds Iast for at Ieast two weeks. What can I do to heIp boost hIs Immune system!
A. Your suspIcIons are correct. Premature babIes tend to have Immature Immune systems, whIch makes them
prone to frequent InfectIons. A classIc word that descrIbes the care of preemIes Is more they need more
holdIng, more food for growth, and more protectIon agaInst InfectIons. Try these trIcks to boost your chIld's
ImmunIty:
Dffer more fruIts and vegetabIes. FruIts and veggIes are hIgh In vItamIn C and antIoxIdants, and both of these
natural nutrIents boost the Immune system. AntIoxIdants travel through the bloodstream and protect tIssue from
damage. They are lIke the antIrust protectIon In an automobIle, helpIng reduce the wear and tear on the engIne.
The less wear and tear on the body, the less susceptIble It Is to InfectIon. Cood ImmuneboostIng fruIts Include
strawberrIes, papaya, cantaloupe, guava, pInk grapefruIt, and blueberrIes. Cood veggIes are tomatoes, broccolI,
and sweet potatoes, as well as soy products. When see chIldren In the offIce who are sIck a lot, prescrIbe 0r.
8Ill's ImmuneboostIng smoothIe: one cup of plaIn yogurt, onehalf cup each of the abovementIoned fruIts, a
multIvItamIn / multImIneral formula that contaIns at least ten mIllIgrams of zInc (an Immune booster), and a
quarter cup of flaxseed meal. |Ix these Immune boosters In mIlk or juIce. Also, feed your chIld lots of yellow
vegetables, whIch contaIn carotenoIds a natural substance that Increases the productIon of InfectIonfIghtIng
whIte blood cells (or natural kIller cells). Yelloworange fruIts and dark green vegetables, such as aprIcots,
carrots, pumpkIn, kale, spInach, squash and mango, are also partIcularly healthful.
Feed your chIId Immune-boostIng fats. Dmega J fats, partIcularly those found In coldwater fIsh (such as wIld
salmon) are valuable Immune boosters and maIntaIn the overall health of just about every organ of the body. They
Increase the actIvIty of macrophages, the whIte cells that eat up bacterIa. Crandmothers knew thIs fact years ago
In the preantIbIotIc era when they prescrIbed that awful tastIng cod lIver oIl. Feed your chIld at least three
ounces of wIld salmon three tImes a week. f coldwater fIsh Is not avaIlable to you, gIve your chIld a hIghqualIty
fIsh oIl capsule. Dne capsule a day (open the capsule and squIrt It Into juIce or oatmeal) should be enough. Two or
three teaspoons of flax oIl a day Is another ImmuneboostIng source of omega J fats, but not as good as a seafood
source.
Feed your chIId Iess sugar and other sweeteners. StudIes have shown that drInkIng the equIvalent of two and a
half 12ounce cans of soda can reduce the abIlIty of ImmunefIghtIng whIte blood cells by 40 percent.
Keep your chIId Iean. DbesIty can depress the Immune system by InterferIng wIth the abIlIty of whIte blood cells
to produce antIbodIes. Fesearch shows that overweIght babIes get twIce as many InfectIons as lean babIes.
Cet your chIId movIng. ExercIse both Increases the whIte blood cells' abIlIty to fIght off InfectIon and Increases
the number of those kIller cells mentIoned above.
Lessen exposure to germs. f your chIld Is In part or fulltIme daycare, InsIst on careful hand washIng when
caregIvers handle your Infant. As much as possIble, keep your chIld away from those who are coughIng and
sneezIng, especIally other chIldren.
Protect those precIous Iungs. The weakest spot In a premature baby Is the lungs. 8e vIgIlant In keepIng your baby
away from smokers. SmokIng damages the protectIve lInIng of babIes' Immature respIratory passages, makIng them
more susceptIble to InfectIon. Also, be sure your baby Is uptodate on all the necessary ImmunIzatIons. 8abIes are
partIcularly susceptIble to a respIratory vIrus called respIratory syncytIal vIrus (FS7). The good news Is, It Is now
standard practIce to gIve all premature babIes wIth compromIsed lung functIon an InjectIon of FS7preventIve
medIcIne once a month durIng the FS7 season, whIch usually runs from Dctober through |arch. WhIle most
premature Infants receIve thIs protectIve medIcatIon upon leavIng the hospItal or durIng the fIrst year of lIfe,
babIes who are prone to frequent InfectIons also need to get a second round of thIs preventIve medIcIne durIng the
second year of lIfe. Ask your doctor about thIs vaccInatIon.
Natural Home Remedies for a strong Immune
System.
The immune system is the most important system of the body wh en it comes to
preventing diseases, a weak immune system increases the chances of becoming ill
with any type of infection, low immunity can detected if some of these signs are
present:
-Chronic infections
-Frequent colds and flu
-Frequent cold sores or genital herpes
Sixty five years ago medical scientists promised us that infections caused by bacteria and
others would be a thing of the past due to the new discovery of patented pharmaceutical
drugs. This very brave statement was made and almost automatically more than half of the
herbs recommended in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia were taken off to be replaced with these
chemical drugs. I wish I could tell you that the promised was kept and that now we live in
an infection free world, but this is not so. We are all familiar with the enormous amounts
and resistance of bacteria. Antibiotics have not live up to their promised; to the contrary
they have become a problem in itself, by over use and side effects that cause liver, kidney,
nervous and immune system damage.
Modern conventional medicine battles diseases directly by means of drugs, surgery,
radiation and other therapies, but true health can be attained only by maintaining a healthy
properly functioning immune system and using home remedies can definitely help to
strengthen the ability to fight diseases.
It is the immune system that fights off disease-causing microorganisms and it engineers the
healing process. The immune system is the key to fighting every kind of insult to the body,
from that little shaving scratch to the gigantic amount of viruses the constantly try to
invade our bodies. Even the aging process may be related to a deteriorated immune
system.
Weakening of the immune system makes us vulnerable to every type of illness that affects
humans. Some common signs of impaired immune functions include fatigue, lassitude,
repeated infections, inflammation, allergic reactions, slow wound healing, chronic diarrhea
and infections related to overgrowth of benign organisms already present in the body, such
as oral thrush, vaginal yeast infections and other fungal infections. It is calculated that a
normal adult gets an average of two colds per year. People suffering from colds more than
the average are likely to have some sort of immune deficiency. Dark circles could be directly
related to an immune system malfunction.
Explaining what the immune system is the hard part. The immune system it is not an organ
but an interaction between many organs, structures and substances with the task of
recognizing or differencing from things that belong and those that dont belong to the body,
and then neutralizing or destroying the ones that are foreign.
The immune system is like no other bodily system, the patrolling and protecting tasks of the
immune system are share by white cells, bone marrow, the lymphatic vessels and organs,
specialized cells found and various body tissues, and specialized substances, called serum
factors, that are present in the blood. Ideally, all of these components work together to
protects the body against diseases.
To boost and protect your immune system I recommend a list of herbs, vitamins,
supplements and special home remedies recipes that have shown remarkable results
throughout the years.