HI I’M DR CAROLE KEIM AND I HAVE A LITTLE ONE MYSELF... SO I KNOW THE FEELING OF WANTING TO BUILD YOUR BABY OR TODDLER’S IMMUNE SYSTEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS? IT STATES THAT EARLY EXPOSURE TO GERMS HELPS A CHILD’S IMMUNE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP RESISTANCE TO INFECTIONS, AND A LACK OF EXPOSURE TO GERMS RESULTS IN HIGHER RATES OF ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.
SO WHAT DOES THAT ALL MEAN?
LET YOUR KIDS PLAY IN THE DIRT!
LET YOUR KIDS BE EXPOSED TO GERMS! EXPOSURE TO ANTIGENS IS HOW WE BUILD IMMUNITY.
VACCINES ARE ANOTHER WAY TO BUILD IMMUNITY. VACCINES TRIGGER JUST ENOUGH OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE THAT THEY BUILD ANTIBODIES BUT DON’T GET YOU SICK. IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT VACCINES YOU CAN CALL ME FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND WE CAN TALK THROUGH ALL YOUR CONCERNS IN A NON-JUDGMENTAL WAY.
ALSO… A GREAT DIET CAN ALSO HELP BUILD YOUR CHILD’S IMMUNE SYSTEM. FRESH VEGGIES, FRUITS, NUTS, SEEDS, AND LOTS OF WATER ALL HELP. IF YOUR CHILD’S SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY BEING BOMBARDED WITH ADDITIVES, PRESERVATIVES, AND SUGAR, THEIR DIGESTION SUFFERS, INFLAMMATION IS RAMPED UP, AND IT’S HARDER TO FIGHT OFF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA. IF YOUR CHILD WON’T EAT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, CALL ME! I HAVE SOME TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE.
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