Kid's Health and Nutrition
When kids return back to school – they can be stressed and more susceptible to colds and flu. From being around more kids, to entering school buildings again, to stress – It’s a common thing for kids to get sick right as they go back to school. And their parents then can get sick too. And with fall and winter coming – we see colds increase because the cold viruses love low humidity.
Kids on average get sick 4-6 times during the school year. That’s pretty much every 6 weeks when you think about it. And then parents can get sick too.
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Parents with kids get sick 1.5 times greater than those who don’t’.
Households with no kids get infected with viruses an average 3-4 weeks per year.
Those with kids – goes to 18 weeks a year. Big families with 6 + kids have an average of 45 weeks of viral infections in the home. About ½ of these turn into a cold -so basically childless homes get sick 1-2 weeks a year, families with kids 9 weeks a year, and big families – up to 20 weeks a year! Yikes.
https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2015/08/08-05-15_Viruses-Thrive-In-Big-Families.php
For Kids and families – there are things we can do to support a healthy immune system.
1. Eat a healthy diet – with lots of vegetables, fruit, protein. Try to avoid too much sugar as it weakens the immune system, and feeds back bacteria in the gut.
2. Get enough sleep. Chronic lack of sleep weakens the immune system.
Sleep plays a huge role in immune function. When your kids stay up late and get up early for school every day, it leads to great amounts of sleep loss. This can be concerning to their immune health because chronic sleep loss can increase inflammatory markers and lead to immunodeficiency.
While kids are not only staying up late, the majority of them are exposing themselves to screens (blue light). This can also contribute to poor sleep quality. So stop looking at phones or computers an hour before bedtime
3. Get some exercise. Exercise helps increase the white blood cells which fight infections in the body. So a family walk, or Zumba dance a few times a week can help boost immune health.
4. Get good gut health. Diets high in sugar not only impact weight, but they also impact heart health and impact immune health. The bad bacteria in our gut thrives on sugar and that can weaken the immune system. It can also increase triglycerides and cholesterol. Now a lot of kids eat a lot of sugar – they have cereal, juice boxes- to take a look at what they are eating. Apple sauce opt for sugar free. If they have juice, be sure to add Fiber to it like Fiber Pro, as fiber helps offset the absorption of sugar. And for cereal – swap that out for a protein shake instead. Cereal turns to sugar in the body – even the unsweetened kind and that can spike insulin and make you hungrier later.
5. Protein – having the right amount of protein in each meal can help with immune health. So get them to have a protein shake for breakfast and they will do better in school and have better immune health. Avoid cereal- so many cereals are up to 55% sugar!. Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, at nearly 56 percent sugar by weight, and has more sugar than a Hostess Twinkie. Whileparents say no to dessert for breakfast, many children’s cereals have just as much sugar as a dessert – or more.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00424-011-1044-0
Have Jump to Health shake instead. It tastes like cake, and you can blend vegetables like spinach, broccoli into them along with frozen berries and the kids won’t know those are in there…and for kids 4-12 they can have ½ a shake (or 1 scoop), kids 12+ can have a full shake.
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So, to support a good immune system
- cut the amount of sugar you eat daily. Have fruit instead of juice, or add Fiber Pro to the juice to offset the sugar rush.
- take prebiotic fibers to help the probiotics in your gut multiply
- drink plenty of water
- eat a healthy diet
- get enough sleep
- stay active – and join our Walk To Give program - your steps help you and help provide donations to Feeding America..
We recommend for kids the Fiber Pro or a shake for kids to get good nutrition, and boost immune health. 85% of the immune system is in the gut, and 95% of serotonin (for mood, sleep) is in the gut. So good gut health will boost immune health
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Immune boosing foods include
1. Citrus fruits -eat oranges, grapefruit.
2. Dark greens – especially broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale-, spinach- dark greens have lots of polyphenols – again good for the gut and the immune.
3. Probiotic foods – foods like low sugar yogurt, sauerkraut, apple cider vinegar – and take a probiotic and prebiotic fiber like Fiber Pro. Studies are showing prebiotic fibers may be more powerful for the body than probiotics.
4. Garlic – garlic boosts the immune system.
5. Almonds – they have protein and fiber, and provide Vitamin E and C.
6. Green tea and tea in general- it feeds good bacteria and can fight off illnesses. We have a combination of white, green, and black tea extracts in the Jump Tea – so even more antioxidant protection than some simple teas.
7. Foods that have zinc – eggs, dairy, shellfish, meat, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds – all have zinc to boost the immune system.
8. Healthy fats - Dietary fats are essential to give your body energy and to support cell growth. They also help protect your organs and help keep your body warm. Fats help your body absorb some nutrients and produce important hormones, too. So, butter, cream, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil – all support the absorption of vitamins, minerals, and the hormones that your body creates to help keep you healthy.
So for Kids – have them have a Jump To Health shake for breakfast – the protein, prebiotic fiber boost immune health. And with the special mineral booster in the Core – we help get more calcium into their bones. Today’s kids are not getting enough calcium. Then give them the Fruit & Veg capsules – we know kids don’t eat enough vegetables or healthy fruits – and the nutrients in these help boost gut health and the immune system.
For adults a shake a day is also a good way to start the day. Same reasons – boost gut health, help keep blood sugar stable, boost immune health, fight fat and boost mood and concentration. Plus studies also show it can help you eat less during the day if you have a shake for breakfast.
The Vital Defense would be great for the family – it is large though, and it would need to be cut up or ground and put into food for kids. For kids 4-12, ½ an adult dose.
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Now the other thing a parent can do is drink a PowerOx.
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It is full of antioxidants to help fight ‘oxidative stress’.
Oxidative stress can contribute to aging, and more importantly -to disease. Chronic oxidative stress may cause cellular damage and contribute to hardening of the arteries, heart disease, cancer, dementia, and many other diseases.
This is one of the many reasons for Power Ox. It is not only tastes good – it can be taken daily, hot or cold, to boost your immune health and cell health too.
Vitamin C – in PowerOx™ can help with:
•Reduce risk of chronic disease
•Help manage blood sugar
•Can lower risk of heart disease
•Help prevent gout
•Help prevent iron deficiency
•Boost Immunity
•Protects memory as we age
•Stimulates Collagen Synthesis (better skin)
•Helps iron be absorbed better
•Plays role in brain function
•Heart health
•Boosts immune system
•Boosts some treatments
•Protects eye health
https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/scientific-health-benefits-of-vitamin-c/
Combine that with extracts – not simple tea – but extracts of green tea, black tea, white tea. These are also antioxidants that fight free radicals. There are thousands of studies on the benefits of green tea, but also black tea and white tea.
White tea is known to be very powerful in fighting free radicals. White tea leaves and buds are picked just before they are fully open, when they’re covered in fine white hairs. This is where white tea gets its name White tea is packed with polyphenols, which have antioxidant benefits. They help reduce chronic inflammation by protecting the body against damage from free radicals.
White tea is the least processed of the three teas. Because of this, it retains a high amount of antioxidants. This is thought to be one reason why studies have linked white tea with many health benefits, including helping reduce the risk of heart disease, combat skin aging and even help with weight loss.
So this one extract helps skin health, heart health, and weight.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/white-tea-benefits#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3
Daily Green Tea Wards Off Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Green tea is one of the most studied nutrients in the world. In a review of several studies – researchers found that daily green tea can help fight viral respiratory infections.
Now there are thousands of studies on green tea and health benefits –and if you are like me I can’t stand the taste of green tea – but now I can get those health benefits without that green tea flavor.
Compared to other types of tea, green tea has the highest concentration of Polyphenols (antioxidants). This can be attributed to the fact that it is the less processed type of tea. Fresh leaves of the Camellia Sinensis are rapidly steamed to inactivate enzymes and prevent fermentation and oxidation of essential compounds. Many studies have shown a strong link between oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and diseases. So if we fight inflammation, we also fight diseases.
Polyphenols antioxidants in green tea reduce risks by inhibiting or slowing down the oxidative damage process in our bodies. EGCG, in particular, stops diseased cells from growing and even directly kills them.
So the green tea – helps fight diseases of the cells – and may even kill them, while it boosts health, fights inflammation.
Black Tea Extract – and black tea is high in theaflavins, which can help lower the risk of diabetes, obesity and elevated cholesterol. Results showed that theaflavins reduced cholesterol and blood sugar levels too. It can lower bad or ldl cholesterol, boost the healthy bacteria in the gut, fight inflammatory bowel disease or IBS, and the antioxidants also boost immune health.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/black-tea-benefits
And that’s only a few of the benefits. There are thousands of studies. But wait – there is more:
Then you add in yerba mate Yerba Mate include:
Boosts energy & Fights fatigue
Enhances mental function
Provides nutrients and antioxidants.
Regulates the immune system
Promotes weight loss
Improves digestion
Increases bone strength
Keeps the heart healthy
Lowers blood sugar – People who drink yerba mate experience significant improvements in insulin sensitivity, which is usually
And Rhodiola – has many health and mood benefits. And Immune health too:
Rhodiola extract decreased the natural production of reactive oxygen species molecules in the mitochondria and protected cells against oxidative stress.
There are many studies that show rhodiola boosts lifespan – because it does fight the free radicals and protects cells.
Rhodila is
anti-diabetic,
anti-cancer,
anti-aging,
cardio-protective,
neuro-protective effects
anti-inflamamtory.
Rhodiola can increase the activity of the immune system.
Plus a clinically studied and patented Immune Boosting Fiber.
Stay hydrated.
Hydration is a key element to maintaining a healthy immune system. And with ¾ of us dehydrated – this can help you feel better too. Our immune system is highly dependent on the nutrients in our blood stream, and our blood stream is made mostly of water!
If we don’t have enough water, we cannot properly transport nutrients to each organ system. Staying well hydrated is also very important for detoxification pathways, increasing lymphatic draining and making sure we are clearing out any foreign invaders and other waste materials. Dehydration can contribute to muscle tension, headaches, low serotonin production and digestive issues.
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