How to improve children's immunity

Many mothers are always worried that their babies will get sick. When their babies get sick, parents are always helpless and it may even affect their children’s life and study. In order to reduce the chances of their children getting sick, many parents are trying various ways to improve their children’s immunity. However, improving children’s immunity cannot be achieved in a day or two. It requires a long-term process. Parents should not be too anxious to improve their children’s immunity.

Generally, babies are prone to catching colds (upper respiratory tract infections) from 6 months to around 6 years old. Recurrent respiratory tract infections in children, referred to as "recurrent colds", refer to children with weaker constitutions who repeatedly suffer from respiratory tract infections such as colds, fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, etc. over a long period of time. This is mainly related to the child's low immune function, malnutrition or unreasonable diet, inhalation of smoke, dust, insect mites, etc. So, what should parents do when faced with such a weak "recurrent cold" child? Why are children more likely to catch colds during their weaker physical period? This is a common question for many parents. This is because the child's own resistance is weak at this stage. Of course, some children are better than others. Every child is born without resistance to germs, so when he is exposed to germs, he is easily infected. However, after infection, he will be immune to the same type of germs the next time he encounters them. This is why adults catch fewer colds than children. Adults have been exposed to more germs and have immunity. However, there are more mutated germs now than before, so there are the following points to improve children's immunity:

1. As the baby grows older, his resistance will be better.

2. Pay attention to balanced nutrition. If you want to improve your baby's immunity, please refuse to feed your baby high-fat, high-sugar refined processed foods. 1. Eat more natural foods, vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins and minerals. 2. Cereals are the staple food of humans. When adding complementary foods to your baby after 4 months, the first thing to try is rice flour and wheat flour. After weaning, cereals are also the replacement food. Whole grains contain germ and polysaccharides, and are rich in vitamins B and E. These antioxidants can enhance immunity and strengthen the function of immune cells. 3. Five servings of fruits and vegetables a day is not only a dietary creed for adults, but is also suitable for young children. Such as lycopene, carotene, rich in vitamins C and E, etc. Fiber can prevent constipation and provide a good absorption environment for intestinal tract. The fructooligosaccharides in fruits help the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria, just like laying a layer of immune carpet in the small intestine and large intestine. If your child doesn’t like vegetables, you can chop them up, mix them with grains or meat, and make them into meatballs, dumplings, or wontons, which they will be more likely to accept. 4. Infants and young children are in a period of rapid physical growth and brain nerve development, and their demand for protein and calcium is quite high. Therefore, dairy products are the best source of nutrition for infants and young children. Yogurt is a dairy product that can provide both nutrition and improve the intestinal environment. It is very suitable for the needs of children, but young children can only drink it after they are one year old. 5. What is the most important component of the human body? Not hard bones, but soft water. Infants and young children have a higher body surface area relative to their body weight than adults, and they lose more water through evaporation, so they need more water replenishment. With sufficient water, metabolism is active and immunity is naturally improved. 6. In addition, do not let your baby develop picky eating habits which may lead to nutritional imbalance. Only balanced and high-quality nutrition can build up your baby's excellent immunity and keep him away from germs easily.

3. Participate in more outdoor sports, which is the best way to prevent respiratory infections. Let your children go outdoors regularly to get some sunshine and fresh air.

4. Pay attention to temperature.

5. You can go to the hospital to check whether the baby's immune function is up to standard. If it is not up to standard, the doctor will use drugs to adjust it. If it is only adjusted, it is recommended to use Chinese medicine. Western medicine is very harmful to children.

6. Parents must be careful not to let their babies catch colds repeatedly, which will greatly reduce their resistance. Drugs (especially antibiotics) will also damage their resistance. Let your baby go to public places less often and be less exposed to germs...

7. The so-called health products for improving immunity on the market now are actually not very effective. It is recommended that your baby participate in more outdoor sports and pay attention to the usual nutritional combination. This is also the best way. The above points are for reference only. In fact, children will encounter many similar problems in the process of growing up. Let us discuss it together. The baby's eating behavior is largely developed by the parents consciously. The baby's healthy eating behavior mainly includes dietary diversity, reasonable combination of dietary ingredients, and regular diet.

Diversified diet: Babies over 1 year old need to gradually get the nutrients they need from food, just like adults, such as protein, sugar, fat, electrolytes, vitamins and trace elements. Different foods contain different nutrients. No food can include all the nutrients that the baby needs, so parents need to provide the baby with a diverse diet. · Reasonable diet combination: that is, reasonable combination of meat and vegetables, color combination, and variety combination. This requires parents to pay attention to artistry when preparing recipes for their babies, increase their babies' interest in food, make them happy to eat, and cultivate healthy eating behaviors.

Pay attention to mealtime mood: A cheerful mood can stimulate appetite, facilitate the absorption of nutrients, significantly increase interferon, and enhance immune function; on the contrary, if the baby is nervous and depressed, the secretion of digestive juice will decrease, which will affect the absorption of nutrients.

Pay attention to breakfast: Because breakfast can replenish the energy consumed by the baby at night and provide the energy and nutrients needed in the morning, especially the energy needed by the brain. Skipping breakfast can damage the brain and reduce your baby's cognitive and creative abilities.

Activity and regular physical activity

Activities are not the same as physical exercise. Physical exercise is exercise, which is more intense than activities and has higher requirements in content.

The content and intensity of activities for each baby are different. There are many activities to choose from. Parents can choose activities that the baby is willing to accept based on the baby's physical condition.

In addition, the baby should have 20 to 30 minutes of physical exercise every day. It is recommended to do this exercise half an hour after dinner, which helps sleep and promotes the baby's growth and development.

Develop good living habits

The daily life system includes: rest, sleep, diet, study, activities and exercise, etc. A scientific and reasonable daily life system will achieve the dual goals of both improving immunity and promoting growth and development!

Because children are young and are in a period of rapid growth, they do not know how to take care of themselves. At the same time, children's resistance is relatively low compared to adults, and they are particularly prone to getting sick when the seasons change. In fact, to improve children's immunity, we must strengthen outdoor exercise and not always stay indoors. At the same time, diet is also very important. They should eat more foods that help improve immunity.