Back To School and How Do I Keep My Kids Healthy?

Most students have started back to school and college students will soon be as well. How are we going to keep them healthy this year? Especially with the latest flu scare? The answers most health professionals will give you is prevention and healthy immune systems.

Let’s talk about prevention first.

We all know now the washing your hands often is one of the best ways to prevent getting sick. It’s impossible not to touch contaminated surfaces especially in areas where large people congregate, like schools. So washing your hands with soap and water along with using an alcohol based hand sanitizer when soap and water isn’t available is your first line of defense. Washing before and after using the restroom, before eating and after times of sharing items is key.
Do not use antibacterial soaps. Overuse of these types of soaps along with the overuse and misuse of antibiotics are part of the reason we have some of these superbugs today. Plain old soap and water, washed well enough and long enough is plenty good enough.

Next, we have the responsibility to stay home and keep our children home and away from others when sick. I cannot stress this enough. It used to really irritate me when I would go to work and would have to share a workspace with someone who is sick. They would be feverish, sneeze and cough all over. Having to share papers and air space with them just wanted to make you hurt them. I’m sure you wouldn’t want your healthy children to have to be exposed to a child who is sick, right? Then we need to extend that same courtesy to others and keep our children and ourselves home when sick. Doing so will considerably slow the spread of illnesses.

Now, let’s talk about healthy immune systems.

Unless you and your children live in a bubble till flu season is over, your next line of defense is to make sure you have a healthy immune system. We know eating right and drinking lots of fluids is key. Healthy bodies come from eating healthy food and drinking healthy beverages. But that may not be enough. Food is so over processed and fruits and vegetables are picked before ripening, which does not provide enough of the nutrients we need. This is where supplementing your diet comes in.

Almost everyone has now recognized the importance of adding natural vitamins and minerals to their diet, but there are so many, which ones should you take? Since money is tighter even more nowadays, it’s important that you get the most for you money. Spending wisely and still getting the best is so important. Now more than ever.
Remember, cheap vitamins are cheaply made, do not have hardly any research behind them, do not have any quality control and often do not work. That’s money wasted. Good, quality, natural vitamins cost more, but provide your body what it needs thereby giving you the best value for your money – a healthy body with a healthy immune system that is a barrier between you and illness. Believe me, staying healthy is a lot cheaper than being sick! More fun, too!

Here is what is recommended to stay healthy:

Start with your foundation – the Multi-Vitamin and Multi-Mineral
Age, gender, children and infants all have different needs, make sure you pick the right one for you. You need “Muti’s” to fill in the gaps, basically your foundation for health - then you build from there.
Vita-Lea with Iron – for women of child bearing years and teens
Vita-Lea without Iron – for men and post menopausal women
Vita-Lea Gold with Vitamin K & Vita-Lea Gold without Vitamin K - for men and women over age 50
Shaklee Baby Multivitamin & Multimineral Powder – for infants and toddlers - Shakleebaby Multivitamin & Multimineral Powder delivers 23 essential nutrients that your baby may not be getting from foods.
Incredivites - Shakleekids Incredivites is the first children's chewable multivitamin in the U.S. with lactoferrin, which helps kids' immune systems stay supercharged.*

Antioxidants – having these nutrients in your system before you are exposed to illness is key. Your defense mechanism – your immune system - needs these nutrients in enough quantity to fuel it’s defensive line. They also help your immune system recover faster if an illness got by the first line of defense and you did become ill.

NutriFeron - A Shaklee exclusive, NutriFeron is a patented, clinically proven blend of immune-strengthening plant extracts. When used daily, it increases the production of your body’s natural interferon, a critical activator of the immune system. NutriFeron works at the cellular level, by rapidly activating your immune system’s defenses*

Need extra immune support or are you already sick? Then try these other immune building products:

Defend & Resist Complex - Help your body respond to seasonal challenges by giving your immune system what it needs to stay strong. To supercharge the immune system when you feel that first tickle, take six tablets a day for seven days.*
Immunity Formula I - To keep your immune system strong and in good working order, Immunity Formula I provides the essential nutrients for healthy immune function. Full nutrition potency is guaranteed with ShakleeGuard®, a patented blend of antioxidants and rosemary extract.

So remember, this year is already shaping up to be a rough one when it comes to illness. Protect you and the ones you love with a healthy immune system.

Remember, Shaklee makes a great gift, too! Give the gift of good health this year.




* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.