What You Must Include in your Everyday Diet to Improve Immunity

Sep 10, 2021, 2:30 pm - 3:32 pm

The immune system is the body's defense against infections. Immunity refers to the body's ability to prevent the invasion of pathogens. It is therefore important to improve your natural immunity. Weak immunity can make your child fall sick. This worsens when the season changes.

Good natural immunity strengthens the body's ability to fight infections and diseases, and protects from seasonal illnesses. How does one increase natural immunity?

Food and nutrition, sleep, play and healthy habits improve your immunity.

What you eat defines your overall health, immunity & growth. Eat a well-balanced, healthy and nutritious diet. Also include herbs and spices like ginger, garlic, honey, clove and cinnamon too in your diet. Food has a significant role to play in improving your immunity.

Physical exercise also plays an important role in boosting your immunity by improving the infection fighting ability and hence keeps you safe and protected.

Activities like Yoga, Jogging etc improves circulation and helps keep you healthy and strong.

Sleep is also important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Lack of sleep can make you more prone to illness as that can lower immunity.

Inculcating healthy habits right from the start can go a long way in improving your natural immunity. These include regularly washing your hands, washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly, maintaining a proper hygiene routine. 

Join us as we speak to Clinical Nutritionist Huda Shaikh on Parentune LIVE as she shares What You Must Include in your Everyday Diet to Improve Immunity. She shall also be taking your questions and shall share tips, dos and don'ts.

 

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.

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| Sep 03, 2021

Hi mam, my baby is 3 months old.. how to increase her immunity When she was 1 month because of bacterial infection she got lyphnode swelling and got puse accumulated in that and went through a small surgery.. so please tell me how to keep her protected from such bacterial viral and fungal infections and what to avoid and what to be taken care

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| Sep 08, 2021

Hello mam mausam change ho rha hai toh mujhe apni daughter ki diet mein kya add karna chahiye. ? Actually fruits bahut kam leti hai aur diet bhi kam hai. 5 years ki hai aur weight 12. 5 kg hai toh bahut jaldi cold cough hone lagta hai usse. Aisa kya add karun jisse immunity strong ho sake.

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| Sep 08, 2021

Hi mam! My son falls sick too often. What vegetables should I include in his diet in the rainy seasons?

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| Sep 08, 2021

Hello Ma'am! My son is overweight. He is 7 years and his weight is 52 kgs. He is prone to catching cold. He is healthy but he still catches infection often . Why is that so? What can be done to boost his immunity levels?

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| Sep 08, 2021

Ma'am my daughter is 4 years old. She is very weak. Can we give nutritional supplements to her? If no, what is the alternative solution to supplements?

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| Sep 08, 2021

Hello Ma'am ! I have heard dahi is good for the digestive system and it aids in digestion. But my 6 year old son catches cold and complains of throat pain after having dahi. Even giving it at room temperature doens't help him. What can be added to it so that he can consume it without any negative impact on his health?

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| Sep 08, 2021

Madam whenever there is a chage in weather my 4 year old daughter is the first one to suffer. She doens't keep well the entire time and we have to make frequent visits to the doctor. She catches cold , has loose motion and even has fever at times? What couls be the reason for the same? Please give some handy tips so that she doens't fall ill often. Thanks in advance!

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| Sep 08, 2021

What are some of the things present in our kitchen that can foster the immunity of a child? My two children are aged 4. 5 years and 2. 1 years. Kindly guide.

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| Sep 08, 2021

What can I incorporate in everyday diet of my 7 years 3 months old son to make him stronger? He is a fussy eater and frequently complains of stomachache. He doesn't eat vegetables at all.

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| Sep 08, 2021

Mera beti 3 saal 6 mahine ki hai. Usey doodh aur doodh se bani cheezein bilkul napasand hai. Uski bones bhut weak hai aur aaye din usey pain ki shikayat rehti hai. Thoda se kheltey hi thak jati hai, phir dard se theek se so bhi nahi pati. Humein kya karna chahiye uski bones ko strong bannae ke liye? Kya kuch doodh ke alawah usey diya ja sakta hai jo ki woh khsuhi khushi kha ley ?

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| Sep 10, 2021

Ma'am does honey boost immunity of a child? My son is 3 years old and catches cough cold often. Can I give him honey everyday and how much can be given?

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| Sep 10, 2021

My child doesn't like the taste of ginger and garlic . Even if I add after grating or finely chopping, she would not eat daals or vegetables because of that. I believe these are good to fight off infections and should be added to all dishes. Kindly suggest an alternative for ginger and garlic or some other method by which these can be added to dishes without her being able to taste it.

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| Sep 10, 2021

Mere betey ko aksar gas ki shikayat rehti hai . Khana khatey hi pet phool jata hai aur dard batata hai. Yeh kis karan se ho sakta hai aur humein uskey khaan paan mai kya kya badlaav karne chaihe, jissey ki uski yeh pet dard ke pareshaani ka nivaaran ho sakey.

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| Sep 10, 2021

How common is shivering in children? My 5 year old daughter feels too cold especially at night and even after bathing. What diet can I give her so that she feels stronger and warmer from within?

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| Sep 10, 2021

Is there a food item that can give a soothing feeling to a child and make her sleep continuously for a longer duration at night. My 6 year old girl child has a disturbed sleep and wakes up quite a lot of time in the middle of the night . Please give your valuable inputs.

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| Sep 10, 2021

Mera 3 saal ka beta hai .Woh roti jyada leta hai aur sabjiyan kam, daal bilkul bhi nahi leta. Non- veg bhi nahi khata. Mai uskey khane mai protein kaise doon?

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| Sep 10, 2021

Hello Expert ! My question to you is, why would a 5 year old child pass stools 3-4 times a day? Is it normal? Is it because of his diet? What changes can I bring about in his diet pattern so that he poops just once in a day like other children of his age?

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| Sep 10, 2021

My daughter gets tired after playing for half an hour. She doens't jump like other kids and is not at all active. She is weak in studies as well and takes longer time to understand instructions. I am trying to serve her everything that I cook at home but she tastes a spoon or two and says I am full. Is there a way to make her finish her plate so that she becomes active and doens't get tired easily.

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| Sep 10, 2021

What food can make our children fight out viruses and bacteria all around them? My children are 6 and 8 years old and I am really concerned for their health.

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| Sep 10, 2021

My mother-in-law keeps telling me to add ghee in the food that I cook for my girls who are 3years and 5 years . But I am afraid it will make them put on weight. Should I put or should I not, and If yes, how many spoons everyday should be put?

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| Sep 10, 2021

Welcome to today's Parentune Live. We are doing this Live to raise awareness on Immunity for kids. This Live is part of the initiative in association with Dr. Reddy #Immunityforkids

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| Sep 10, 2021

She is 4 years old .

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| Sep 10, 2021

I give haldi doodh to my child but haave been told that it's not haldi's quantity but the quality which improves immunity. how do u pick the right quality of haldi? do i have to pick the bigger root as such or something else like the colour off haldi?

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| Sep 10, 2021

Hi @ Sonia! We have forwarded your question to the expert, please stay tuned in

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