How to Strengthen Your Child's Immunity
Aug 13, 2021, 2:30 pm - 3:34 pm
Does your child go under the weather when the season changes? That's where immunity is important. It strengthens your child's ability to fight infections and protects your child from seasonal illnesses.
Learn how to strengthen your family's Immunity to protect from seasonal illnesses and infections with Nutritionist Huda Shaikh in this Parentune Live. Pls ask your questions in the comments below and we will take them up with Huda.
All of us are exposed to germs on an everyday basis. This is especially true for children. Hence strengthening your child's immune system in today's times is hygiene.
Healthy and balanced nutrition, physical exercising, and sleep are paramount to a healthy lifestyle resulting in better immunity, & better health.
What your child eats and drinks on a day-to-day basis will define their health, immunity & growth. Ensuring that your child eats a well-balanced, healthy and nutritious diet can be a challenge but can be tackled with some tips & tricks. You can include herbs and spices like ginger, garlic, honey, clove and cinnamon too in your diet.
Physical Exercises like yoga, jogging, walk improve circulation and help significantly in keeping you healthy. Research shows that some amount of physical exercise improves infection-fighting ability of your body, thereby keeping you protected.
Besides this, remember a good night's sleep is a must to a healthy lifestyle. This should be both in terms of quality and number of hours. Studies have time and again proven that sleep deprivation can make you more prone to illness as that can lower immunity.
Take necessary steps to avoid infections. This includes washing our hands frequently, washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly. Inculcating healthy habits right from the start can go a long way in improving your child's natural immunity.
Huda Shaikh, Clinical Nutritionist
Huda Shaikh is a Nutritionist, clinical dietitian, health blogger, motivational speaker, healthy recipe designer and the Founder and Director of Nutribond. She has extensive knowledge about weight loss and has designed many healthy recipes.
| Aug 12, 2021
My baby doesn't eat any of the vegetables. He likes to have cow's milk only. He is very thin and is just 7kgs at 1 year of age. He has frequent episodes of stomach infection. What can I give him to boost his immunity? Also please give tips to add vegetables to his diet.
| Aug 12, 2021
My 3 years old child is prone to catch infections especially during monsoon season. She has runny nose most of the times. On check up doctor confimed it to be allergic rhinitis. Please suggest a diet plan to deal with runny nose. Also please share which dishes are cold in nature and should be avoided by her.
| Aug 13, 2021
Hello Ma'am ! My 26 months old baby is not as active as other children of his age. He has cold and cough quite often. What can make his cold and cough settle down forever? He wants to have ice cream like other children but due to cold and cough ,I avoid giving it to him .Your advise will surely help me!
| Aug 13, 2021
Namaskar Madam! Hamari 1 saal 4 mahine ki beti hai. Jabse birth hua hai uska woh direct fan ke neeche sotey hi jhukaam pakad leti hai, jis wajha se hum fan bhi tej se nahi chala patey hai. Kya aisa koi tarika hai jissey ki woh theek raheya aur usey jhukaam khansi nahi ho. Kirpya mujhe kuch kargar sujaav dijiye.
| Aug 13, 2021
Mera do betey hai,ek 4 saal ka aur doosra 2 saal ka. Dono bhut pareshaan kartey hai khaney mai. Baari baari se bimaar padtey rehtey hai . Jhukam khansi, bukhar to unhe aaye din hota rehta hai . Kirpya mujhe kuch sujaav dijiye jissey hamein baar baar doctor ke paas nahi jana padey aur woh cheezein khaney se woh tandrust rahey .woh dono sabji roti pasand nahi karte . Kewal cup cake, biscuits, chips, chowmein pasand karte hai
| Aug 13, 2021
I have 1 year, 5 months old twin girls . One of them is very weak and coughs often. She vomits out all the food and can't take in solid food. I have to grind it, strain it and then give to her. Please give your inputs on how to deal with this issue . She is very weak .
| Aug 13, 2021
My daughter is 7 years old. She is not eating vegetables properly, nor is she taking fruits except banana. She has put on weight which is a major concern for me these days. This weight gain is simply because of sedentary habits other wise her nutrition lacks most of the nutrients. Kindly suggest what should I include I her food which completes her nutritional intake. Thank You
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Hello Mam My nephew is suffering from cold, cough during monsoon. Now a days due to covid we cannot go outside that's why he has no activities like playing in the park or doing walk or something. He is also feel lethargic all the time. Doesn't want to drink milk and even not taking proper diet. What should we do for him? Give me some tips like how can we make his meal like healthy meal so that he will be strong.