One of the 7 Ways to Boost Your Child's Immunity

Info Source: http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/health/cough/boost-childs-immunity/?page=1

Note: I suggest you feed your child with smoothie or g=fruit jiuce if necessary.

One of the 7 Ways to Boost Your Child's Immunity
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Serve more fruits and vegetables.
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Carrots, green beans, oranges, strawberries: They all contain such immunity-boosting phytonutrients as vitamin C and carotenoids, says William Sears, M.D., author of The Family Nutrition Book (Little Brown, 1999).

Phytonutrients may increase the body's production of infection-fighting white blood cells and interferon, an antibody that coats cell surfaces, blocking out viruses.

Studies show that a diet rich in phytonutrients can also protect against such chronic diseases as cancer and heart disease in adulthood.

Try to get your child to eat five servings of fruits and veggies a day. (A serving is about two tablespoons for toddlers, 1¼ cup for older kids.)