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Doctor's Prescription for Immune Health Print E-mail
Looking to strengthen your child's immune system?  Here's your holistic prescription:

One: Eat REAL food and include Colorful Carbs with every meal and snack.  That means vegetables and low-glycemic fruits, with the emphasis on vegetables (less sugar). The phytonutrients (deep colors) help support a strong immune system. Let your child pick out a new vegetable at the store each week and help prepare it. Make a game out of eating colors with our Color Chart. Serve some raw, some cooked and eat them with a Friendly Fat or Powerful Protein to keep the meal and/or snack balanced - See Recipe for a Healthy Meal Chart. 

Two:  Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep every night. Sleep plays a large part in helping your child’s body heal and function properly, including the immune system.  Traditionally (before the electronic gadget era) people would go to sleep when it became dark and wake with the morning sun, which meant more sleep in the fall and winter months. With all the activities and distractions, we often forget about the important role of sleep when it comes to staying healthy.  Different children need different amounts of sleep, but here are general guidelines: infants (17 hours/day), 1-3 year olds (12.5 hours/day), 4-5 year olds (11 hours/day), 6-12 year olds (10 hours/night), 13+ years old (9 hours/night). Sleep deprived children have health problems. Loss of sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes, anxiety, depression and impaired immune function. [1] So nurture a regular sleep routine for your child. 

Three:  Supplement your child's REAL food diet with 3 Must-Have Supplements proven to support a healthy immune system: multi-vitamin/minerals, probiotics & essential fatty acids with extra vitamin D. These particular nutrients used to be available to us through food that was grown in pure nutrient-rich soil, traditional food preparation (fermenting) and spending time outside in the sun (without sun screen slathered all over us).  Unfortunately, even a diet full of REAL food can fall short of what our bodies need. Don't miss this opportunity to support your child's health both now and in the future. 

Sources: 
1. Teel, P. (2006, April 15). Sleep Deprived Children Have Health Problems. About.com. Retrieved on November 27, 2011 from http://pediatrics.about.com/od/sleep/a/06_pt_slp_dpvd.htm