Exercise Boost the Immune System

The importance of enhancing your immune system in your fight against flus and colds cannot be overstated. Kids with healthy immune symptoms simply get sick less.
Everyone knows that taking regular exercise is good for your overall health and it therefore follows that taking regular exercise also benefits your immune system too.
After all, if by taking regular exercise, you improve your energy levels and your muscle strength, it naturally follows that those improvements will be reflected throughout your body.
As an example, 30 minutes of reasonably brisk walking 3 or 4 times a week is going to strengthen your heart, lungs and all of the major muscle groups in the lower half of the body at the same time.
At the same time, exercise helps to optimize your digestive system, meaning that less harmful toxins and bacteria will lodge in your gut as the process of peristalsis (passing the food and then waste materials through your system) gradually becomes increasingly efficient.
Toxins and harmful bacteria ‘stuck' in your system can often be one of the reasons why your general, all-round health suffers and such poor health is often reflected in poor skin quality as well. Take this to its logical conclusion and with poor quality skin (and blood circulation), you have exactly the right kind of breeding ground for staph bacteria to thrive on your skin.'
one of my favorite ways of taking exercise is by taking the stairs whenever possible instead of using an elevator or even an escalator. I do this as part of my normal daily working routine, and even when there are several flights of stairs to be climbed, it never takes more than a minute or two to complete the climb.
After all, the elevator hardly ever arrives the minute you press the button so you can be halfway up the stairs by the time it does eventually make an appearance.
There is nothing sadder than a ten year old that does not have time to exercise. It's pathetic because it happens all the time. Even if you don't have 30 minutes available four times a week to go for a brisk walk, there are plenty of different ways you can find the time in any average day for enough exercise for your immune system to benefit. I make this a game with my kids when we are out.
Don't let you or your kids fall into the 'I don't have enough time for exercise' trap! What you have to change that to is 'I don't have enough time to get the flu!'

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Garlic Helps Kids Stay Healthy

My mother used to call garlic 'Russian penicillin' and there are now studies that say that she was completely right to say that!
There are many foods that have antibacterial or antioxidant qualities such as ginger, but of all of these foods, the one of the most beneficial effects is garlic. Of all of the potential benefits of increasing the amount of garlic you consume every day, the most widely known and well documented is the fact that garlic is an extremely powerful natural antibacterial and antibiotic agent.
According to a study carried out at Wright State University, garlic is approximately 1% of the strength of penicillin which makes it a notable natural antibiotic.
It is also antibacterial which is of course particularly relevant to someone who suffers from boils caused by staphylococcus bacteria, meaning that eating additional garlic on a daily basis can help to build up your body's resistance to the bacteria that causes your boils.
At the same time however because garlic is an entirely natural substance which is known to boost digestion, it is far less likely to attack beneficial bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract than chemical-based antibiotics would be.
Furthermore, because garlic is also a powerful antioxidant, this again helps to boost your immune system as it helps to prevent the oxidization of other cells in your body. Antioxidants are most commonly referred to as agents that help to combat the effect of potentially harmful free radicals that are often indicated in the onset of cancer, but antioxidants also help to boost your immune system as well.
There is some evidence to suggest that stronger garlic, often more mature varieties that have more pungent sulphur smell than younger garlic has more beneficial effects than the less ‘smelly' versions that may some have some truth to it. Hence, older, more mature garlic may be the best type to include in your diet but any garlic is better than none.
Some people will perhaps be concerned about the well known fact that garlic consumption can make your breath smell afterwards but this should not be allowed to deter you from including garlic in your daily regimen as you can buy garlic capsules and/or tablets that allow you to consume garlic whilst still remaining odor free.
You shouldn't have any problem getting your kids to eat garlic if you cleverly disguise it in spaghetti sauce or mild curry sauces. You can also grate it into a hamburger or lightly over a salad. Keep in mind that if your kid thinks it tastes strong it probably is …they have more developed taste buds than we do.

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