10 Tips for Raising Healthy Children

Raising children is a joy and a big responsibility. Parents only want what is best for their children, that is why they work hard to provide them with a decent house and a good education. But aside from providing for their needs and bringing them up in a loving and supportive environment, good parenting also means doing everything possible to ensure that they grow healthy and stay healthy. Here are 10 tips to help you raise healthy children:

1. A healthy mother means a healthy child – Take care of yourself to give your child a healthy head start in life. Krill oil is one of the best supplements you can take before and during pregnancy, and while breastfeeding. It contains DHA and choline, which are critical to your child’s brain development and IQ, and also supports your overall health and positive mental outlook during and after pregnancy. Your child is wholly dependent upon you to provide those nutrients at least during the first three months of his/her life.
2. Breastfeed your baby, if possible, and as long as possible – Babies receive DHA through breast milk. Breastfeeding through the first year will give your child an even greater head start for success in life.
3. Provide structure to your child’s life – It’s not too early for kids to start being organized. Children like a dependable schedule – regular mealtimes, bedtime, waking up time, and more. It helps them understand the concept of time, routines, and gives them a sense of security.
4. Start your child on a healthy diet – Make sure your child eats a healthy and balanced diet composed of high-quality (organic if possible) meats and vegetables. Healthy kids find it easier to resist junk food because their taste buds have been accustomed early on to the taste of healthy foods like veggies. Limit their consumption of processed food as much as possible, including sweets, food with artificial colorings, preservatives, and high fructose corn syrup.
5. Teach your child the value of daily exercise at a young age – Aside from the physical benefits, regular exercise can form part of your quality time with your children. You can go for walks, bike rides, play sports, take your dog for a run, jump rope – there are so many different activities that can make exercise fun and exciting.
6. Provide clean indoor air – Don’t smoke inside your house and your car (better yet, don’t smoke at all) and use only non-toxic cleaning products.  Have your house tested for lead paints if it was built before 1978.
7. Give your child probiotics – This will help strengthen your child’s immune system. You’ll feel secure knowing that your child’s immune system is holding up while everyone else in school is struggling with the latest bug.
8. Use non-toxic personal care products – Do not use soaps and shampoos containing risky ingredients like parabens, mineral oil, paraffin, petrolatum, Sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (SLS), sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), acrylamide, propylene glycol.
9. Be aware of the dangers of immunizations – Vaccines provide more health risks than benefits. Dr. Mercola has been working for years to educate the public about vaccine dangers. You can get more information about this by visiting Mercola.com.
10. Optimize your child’s vitamin D levels – Get your child outdoors for at least 15 minutes per day, preferably in mid-day, to get enough sun exposure to optimize his or her vitamin D levels, thereby boosting his/her immune system and overall health.

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