Improve your child's health & Immunity by fostering these daily habits
Aug 20, 2021, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
If your child falls sick often, when the season changes, it is important to build their natural immunity. This helps in fighting infections.
But, How do you improve natural immunity? Various factors like nutrition, good sleep, play and inculcating some daily habits can go a long way.
Good natural immunity strengthens your child’s ability to fight infections and diseases, and protects from seasonal illnesses.
Your child’s food defines their health, immunity & growth. Make sure your child eats a well-balanced, healthy and nutritious diet. You should also include herbs and spices like ginger, garlic, honey, clove and cinnamon too in your diet.
Exercises like Yoga, Jogging etc improves circulation and helps keep you healthy and strong. Physical exercises also improves the infection fighting ability and hence keeps you safe and protected.
Sleep is also important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Lack of sleep can make you more prone to illness as that can lower immunity.
Fostering healthy habits right from the start can go a long way in improving your child's natural immunity.
Join Senior Pediatrician Dr Narmada on Parentune LIVE as she shares about how to improve a child's health. She shall also be taking your questions and shall share tips, dos and don'ts.
Dr.Narmada Ashok, Director and Consultant Pediatrician, Nalam Medical Centre & Hospital, Sathuvachari, Vellore
Dr.Narmada Ashok, Sr. Pediatrician
| Aug 20, 2021
My daughter has a disturbed sleep due to blocked nose. She is 3 years old. She can't sleep at a stretch for more than an hour. She is irritable duirng most of the day. Which posture while sleeping is correct for her and what changes can be brought about so that she gets to sleep better?
| Aug 20, 2021
My 5 years old son has digestion issues which worsen during rainy season. He immediately rushes to washroom after having meals. Is this a sign of any underlying issue? Please guide what all tests need to be done ? He doens't eat more of vegetables and just likes to eat banana in fruits and juices.
| Aug 20, 2021
Ma'am my daughter is 5 and a half years old and she is facing this issue of constipation since she was a small baby? She is not active at all and does most of her activities sitting on the bed. She complains of stomachache often. She poops once in 2-3 days. What can be done to improve her health?
| Aug 20, 2021
Hello Doctor! Kindly give some suggestions on how to treat cough in a 4 year old child. My child coughs badly for an hour or two and occasionally even vomit out while coughing. My Mother-in-law does Pooja everyday and she uses incense sticks. I have heard that can cause cough. How do I ensure it's because of that only?can there be other triggers as well and how to identify those? Kindly guide.
| Aug 20, 2021
My 4 year old son sleeps for 12 hours at night. He spends rest of the day on ipad playing games. He is a fussy eater and his growth in terms of height and weight are not up to the mark as compared to other children his age. What is the ideal duration of sleep for a 4 year old child and what can be done to make him more active?
| Aug 20, 2021
Namaskar Madam! Mere 2 saal 9 mahine ke betey ko baar baar jhukaam lag jata hai. Nahane ke baad ekdum fan ke neeche aane se ya bahar janey se bhi usey bhut sneezing hoti hai. Kya yeh normal hai? Kya mujhe kisi doctor ko dikhana chaihe ya yeh samasya apne aap theek ho jayegi ?
| Aug 20, 2021
My husband has got recently transferred to Mumbai, so we moved here this February. But it seems my 4 year old girl child is not able to adjust to the weather here. Her nose is often blocked at night and she is not able to breathe well. She often keeps on clearing her throat during the day. Her voice is also becoming hoarser. Can I give her honey everyday? Does this require treatment?
| Aug 20, 2021
Ma'am my 8 year old child pass lot of gas and burps a lot. She doesn't eat lentils or heavy food and just has one cup of milk and 3-4 chapatis with lil bit of veggie and an apple or banana in a day. Still she is releasing air in some form or the other . What could be the issue ?does she need some tests?
| Aug 20, 2021
Namaskar Ma'am ! Madam my 5 year old child suffers from chest heaviness and cough . He sometimes complains of pain in right side of chest. Is it something to worry about or is it regular pain due to gas or acidity? What can I give to him to make him feel better?
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