Boost Your Child's Immune System: A Program And Recipes For Raising Strong, Healthy Kids - Softcover

Burney, Lucy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557046425 ISBN 13: 9781557046420

Publisher: Newmarket Press, 2005

Synopsis

Ideal for all parents, whatever their children's age—how to help kids be fit and strong for life, from a top nutrition specialist.

Making the most of superfoods and nutrients, this powerful guide gives parents the building blocks and a clear plan to raise kids who are fit and strong for life and capable of fighting off bugs and infections. Top nutrition specialist Lucy Burney walks parents through how the immune system works and then addresses in a straightforward, easy-to-read manner:

• What foods to eat—and avoid—at each stage of your child's life, including an A-Z of superfoods for the immune system and the top 10 nutrients for building super-resistance and what foods contain them
• More than 160 recipes for super-healthy, easy-to-prepare meals—from what to eat during pregnancy to baby's first purees to tasty snacks for teenagers
• What foods can be used to combat common childhood ailments naturally—frequent colds and ear infections; dry skin or eczema; asthma; poor sleep habits
• Tips on everything from how to get your child to drink more water, to how food preparation and cooking methods can enhance or detract from a food's nutritional value
• What parents need to know about the use (and overuse) of antibiotics to fight childhood infections
• The latest research on how kids develop and can avoid food allergies and asthma

Filled with accessible charts and easy-to-reference information, this down-to-earth, commonsense guide is a must for every parent who wants their children to be full of energy and bursting with good health. Index, glossary, resources.

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About the Author

Lucy Burney is also the author of Optimum Nutrition for Babies and Young Children and writes a regular column for Natural Parent Magazine. A qualified nutrition consultant and children's health specialist, she was trained at the renowned Institute for Optimum Nutrition and went on to practice at the Hale Clinic in London. The mother of four children, she lives in Oxfordshire, England.

Reviews

While there's no surefire way to improve good health through immunity, food can have a lot to do with it, says Burney, a nutrition specialist who has written three previous books on children's diets. Giving parents one more reason to make sure their children eat well, she explains what can be done to strengthen children's defenses and make them better able to fight off bugs and infections. She offers a basic introduction to how the immune system works, following that with a section on allergies and one on antibiotics. Burney breaks the rest of the book into age-specific chapters, from birth through age 18. Throughout, she emphasizes food that is fresh and full of immune-boosting nutrients, like vitamin A, beta-carotene, B-complex, iron and zinc. The recipes are easy to prepare and age-appropriate: e.g., fruit and vegetable purees for six- to nine-month-olds; Pasta with Sweet Corn, Carrots and Raisins for five- to 12-year-olds; Peanut Satay Spring Rolls for 13- to 18-year olds. Burney codes each recipe, telling if it is vegetarian, vegan, wheat-free, dairy-free or gluten-free. This is an understandable, useful guide for parents who want to instill healthy habits in their children-with the side benefit of boosting their immune systems.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Newmarket Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557046425
• ISBN 13: 9781557046420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288