Holistic Ways to Fortify Your Child’s Immune System & Support During Illness

Boosting Your Child’s Immune System Naturally 🌿👶

Children’s immune systems are like sponges, constantly learning and adapting. As they grow, they encounter various germs, building their immune memory. With seasonal sniffles, schoolyard germs, and everything in between, how can we naturally fortify our children’s immune systems?

🌿 While it’s natural for kids to fall sick occasionally, here are some of our favorite, tried-and-true alternatives to help support the body and its natural immune system to heal.🌿

🌞 Get outside: Even as the weather gets cooler, getting out of the house for some fresh air and sunshine, and keeping your body moving remain some of the best things you and your kiddos can do for your health.

🥦 Eat whole, healthy foods: Make sure you’re eating a healthy, well-balanced diet full of fresh fruits and veggies, leafy greens, good fats, vitamin C, zinc, and antioxidant-rich foods. Avoid fast food and processed convenience items.

💧Stay hydrated: Drier, indoor air dehydrates us more easily, so make sure you’re drinking enough water – fortified with trace minerals if filtered, and added electrolytes or fruits to encourage drinking if necessary.

💤 Prioritize sleep: Ensure your child gets adequate sleep. Make sure sleeping spaces are cool, dark, quiet, and cozy. Create a calming bedtime routine with stories or soft music. Consider introducing simple breathing exercises or kids’ yoga to help them relax.

🌬 Create a supportive environment: Consider an indoor air purifier like Air Doctor or comparable to filter out dust, dander, mold, pollen, smoke, and other pollutants in the air since we are spending more time inside during the winter months.

💪 Building a strong immune system is your best defense to avoid getting sick in the first place, and to help your body better recover from illness if you do catch a bug. 

Even with the best efforts to keep ourselves and our kiddos healthy, it’s inevitable that illness will strike at some point.🤧 Fortunately, most mild illnesses can be managed at home with supportive remedies and may not require a trip to the pediatrician.

We 💛 homeopathic remedies! There are a few we use often to help support.
🔸Ferrum Phos – low grade fever
🔸Belladonna – general fever and flu
🔸Oscillococcinum – fever, fatigue, flu-like sumptoms