Pregnant mothers and children need their trace minerals and antioxidants
If pregnant mothers and children are not eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and taking supplements they risk having immune deficiencies and have increased risk of infection according to a new study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
If there is a lack of adequate protein, and essential oils, zinc, selenium, iron, and the antioxidant vitamins, children can become significantly immune deficient and get serious infections. When these nutrients are missing during critical periods of gestation and newborn life, and during weaning it will impair the development of a normal immune system. According to the authors: “Infections are both more frequent and more often become chronic in the malnourished child.”
Because the immune system is immature at birth, malnutrition in childhood might have long-term effects on health.
What to do?
When pregnant, your nutrition should be top priority. Eat organic as much as possible with a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and hormone free meats and poultry. All pregnant mothers should be on BioBuilde to supplement their protein needs. After all, the newborn is made of protein. A prenatal vitamin should also be given such as Metagenics Prenatal. Once the baby is born, mom should continue with her prenatal vitamins and BioBuilde. If mom is eating low quality or insufficient proteins during nursing the quality of the breast milk will suffer. When weaning, the baby should eat the same foods as the family properly ground up until they are able to chew. Jared baby foods are fine for an emergency but not good enough compared to fresh prepared organic foods. This will give the child the foundation he needs to maximize his immune system and not be prone to infections and cancer.
Review and Feature Article - June 2005 . Volume 115 . Number 6
Molecular Mechanisms in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Mechanisms of nutrient modulation of the immune response

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