Are you doing anything to boost your immunity, and that of your kids, this season?

[Anonymous]

My kids both had H1N1 in September. It was horrific - total of three weeks of missed school between them.

Since then I have done a lot of reading about the immune system, and have put us all on supplements. This is what we are all taking each day:

Multivitamin
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Fish oil capsules/EFAs
Probiotics

There was an interesting study about probiotics and immune systems which was published in Pediatrics magazine in August 2009, discussed here:

http://www.kidsdr.com/daily-dose/can-probiotics-boost-immunity

[Anonymous]

Yup, very similar to you. Also lots of exercise and fresh air.

[Anonymous]

SLEEP

[Anonymous]

I take probiotics and nurse my baby, I hope it is helping!

[Anonymous]

our family takes all of the above, OP, except the Vitamin C (which we easily get from food).

Sleep is so very important over here.

[Anonymous]

OP How old are your kids, and how do you get them to take all that every day? liquid? a chewable capsule?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP How old are your kids, and how do you get them to take all that every day? liquid? a chewable capsule?

My kids are 11 and 9. The forms are:

Multivitamin - two children's chewables, flavored
Vitamin D - 1 tab
Vitamin C - 1 tab
Fish oil capsules/EFAs -2 small geltabs (slide right down)
Probiotics - 1 capsule

They get the Vit C, multivitamin and fish oil tabs in the morning, and the other two w/dinner. They griped about it at first, but pretty much take it in stride now.

I think it helps that DH and I are taking all of this as well.