Re: Any suggestions for immune boosters?

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Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Any suggestions for immune boosters?To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8:37 PM

Does anyone have suggestions for immune system boosters for the winter?I do the regular multivitamin and fish oil but that is it. (2 1/2yr old)I know C is good, but in what form?Also she doesn't eat any raw fruits or veggies so she doesn't get it naturally.Thanks!Ann

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Ann,

My daughter has neutropenia, so I am always on the watch of making sure she is well nourished to keep her immune system efficient. One product that I give her [based on her nutritionists recommendation] is a product called, IgG 2000 DF by xymogen. We also drink MonaVie on a daily basis as another posted recommended.

Plenty of water is also important for our systems to run efficiently, so I would make sure your little girl is always hydrated.

As for fruits and vegetables, do you have a juicer? She might like the fresh juice and that would give her the vitamins and minerals she needs from whole foods. You can even freeze the fresh juice and she could suck on them like pops?

Good luck and have a safe and healthy winter.

Peace, Tara Marie [Momma to Emma Sage and her siblings]

http://www.emmasage.blogspot.com

Does anyone have suggestions for immune system boosters for the winter?I do the regular multivitamin and fish oil but that is it. (2 1/2yr old)I know C is good, but in what form?Also she doesn't eat any raw fruits or veggies so she doesn't get it

naturally.Thanks!Ann

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Hi Ann

you could give a high dose of vitamin D a try, especially during wintertime:

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2006-oct.shtml

http://amomsblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/should-you-get-the-flu-shot-or-just-ta\

ke-vitamin-d/

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ann45don schrieb:

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> Does anyone have suggestions for immune system boosters for the winter?

> I do the regular multivitamin and fish oil but that is it. (2 1/2yr old)

> I know C is good, but in what form?

> Also she doesn't eat any raw fruits or veggies so she doesn't get it

> naturally.

> Thanks!

> Ann

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Vitamin D is called the "sunshine" vitamin. You get this vitamin naturally from the sun. So in the winter, we get less time in the sun which in turn decreases our Vit D intake.  Just be  careful in getting too much Vitamin D. Too much can cause a person to absorb too much Calciumhttp://amomsblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/should-you-get-the-flu-shot-or-just-take-vitamin-d/

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I was going to add D in CLO, gluthathione cream and be sure their diets are high in fruits and veggies, Omega 3's and no hydrogenated oils. Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: Müller To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 2:12:12 PMSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Any suggestions for immune boosters?

Hi Ann

you could give a high dose of vitamin D a try, especially during wintertime:

http://www.vitamind council.org/ newsletter/ 2006-oct. shtml

http://amomsblog. wordpress. com/2008/ 10/21/should- you-get-the- flu-shot- or-just-take- vitamin-d/

Switzerland

ann45don schrieb:

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> Does anyone have suggestions for immune system boosters for the winter?

> I do the regular multivitamin and fish oil but that is it. (2 1/2yr old)

> I know C is good, but in what form?

> Also she doesn't eat any raw fruits or veggies so she doesn't get it

> naturally.

> Thanks!

> Ann

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