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cold and flu viruses need an acidic environment that lacks oxygen to live. If you make up your food processed from a set, refined and sweet food, which you create this ideal environment. No wonder so many children get sick right after Halloween!

read ingredients list to all your food and beverage labels before you buy it? If a second Graders can not pronounce the entire list of ingredients on the food label, you are likely to consume too many processed foods and chemicals. The goal is to eat REAL food again and making your first choice of a drink WATER. To create

1) Eat a vegetable-based diet alkaline environment in your body. vegetables to create an alkaline environment in your body. Viruses can not live in this environment. Kids need at least 2-3 (1 / 2 cup each) servings of vegetables daily.

have cut vegetables sitting out for children to snack before dinner. Add a salad with every meal dinner. Take some shredded carrots in the muffins. Add something to your pumpkin pancakes. Throw a handful of fresh spinach in the smoothie. Do not eat your children do not grow vegetables. My kids now ask for salads and carrots. Be a good example of how adults should eat 4-5 servings daily.

Go organic if it is on the “dirty dozen” list. The ‘Dirty Dozen’ list contains the twelve fruits and vegetables sprayed with pesticides most. This list was compiled by the Environmental Working Group of approximately 87,000 inspections by the FDA and USDA of 47 fruits and vegetables between 2000 and 2007. It is estimated that if the non-organic products to avoid on this list, your pesticide exposure can be reduced by up to 80%. Here are the “dirty dozen” in descending order of pesticide content: Peaches (worst), apples, sweet bell peppers celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, cabbage, lettuce, grapes, carrots and pears listed. ‘/ P>

Buying organic products is a little more expensive initially, but preventing them from pesticides, the taxes you is your immune system and the lymphatic system, the penetration of your body is worth. They also begin to notice that when you refuel your body with real food live enzymes, phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals, contains your appetite decreases. This is because you are now nourishing your body’s cells and not just feed your mouth with empty calories.

2) Treat yourself to a tooth without sugar. Sugar creates an acidic environment in the body and lowers the immune system. This includes corn syrup, which can be found on your ingredient list. Great substitute for sugar or syrup fake pancakes are raw honey, 100% pure maple syrup or agave nectar. We use raw honey, sugar in muffin recipes and substitute real maple syrup to sweeten our oatmeal.

Honey is also a great cough suppressant. You can give your child a teaspoon of honey to soothe his cough or stir it into a cup of warm water or herbal tea. Please note that children under the age of 12 months does not consume any honey (also in baked goods), because their intestines are not developed enough to handle the botulism spores. Corn syrup and molasses contain botulism spores and should be avoided under the age of 12 months in infants and children. to meet Using

fruit of your family sweet tooth. Fruit, vegetable, produce an alkaline reaction in your body and therefore decrease your risk of getting a cold or flu. Children should consume 2-3 (1 / 2 cup) servings of fruit per day and 3-4 servings daily for adults should aim.

Try frozen berries with yogurt and a little organic honey or agave nectar for a real treat crowned. Apples with a little peanut butter are a great after-school snack. You will be surprised to find that when you increase your intake fruit, sugar your intense cravings to go away to be. 3) Get outside and move your body every day. Make sure you go outside for at least 15 minutes a day get to fresh air and sunshine. You get D from the sun on the skin vitamin. Vitamin D helps turn the body’s immune response. This could be as simple as your child walk to school or a 15-minute family walk after school.

Ideally you will move your body for a total of 30 minutes daily. One of the main reasons is to get your body in motion for the stress-reduction benefits. Excess stress increases your body’s acidity and cause you to be more susceptible to invasion by viruses. Exercise also helps increase the absorption of oxygen and not like a virus oxygen-rich environment.

4) Get enough sleep. Lack of sleep increases the level of cortisol, a stress hormone. Cortisol increases the acidity of the body which then increases your susceptibility to colds and flu viruses. Recent research confirms the need for adults to get between 7-8 hours of sleep a night quality. Kids from 12:05 10-11 hours of sleep a night. For the best sleep, they should not have a TV in their bedrooms or should it be unplugged. Younger children need up to 12 hours per night, and most adults need 7-8 hours sleep per night.

5) Keep your nose clean. In order to prevent the penetration of viruses, your body will need you to keep your nose clean. The Neti Pot (Food Co-op) is flush out a small ceramic pot designed especially to your nose. Just add warm salt water to tilt the pot, the head, the water poured into one nostril and watch you get to the other nostril. You can also swab the inside of the nose with warm salt water.

travel or send your children to school during the cold and flu season, coat the inside of the nostrils with sesame oil. It is anti-viral, antimicrobial and antifungal. What preventive for one simple strategy!