Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Craig Maltby, Editor
Some good perspective on immune health and kids
The video below gives some good, common-sense advice on “germ-proofing” your kids. And even more amazing, it’s produced and narrated by microbiology scientists and it’s still interesting and engaging. It’s part of a pretty sizable collection of video instruction at the site called Microbe World, operated by the American Society for Microbiology.
I like its basic approach: Balance. Not just immune balance but balance in how your manage your kids’ health. The clip instructs people not to ignore vaccines and antibiotics –they’re important. But also, don’t try to protect your kid from every microorganism out there. It’s foolish and won’t work anyway. Wash hands, exercise, get good nutrition, all the basics that your mom preached are good things to do now and in the future to help build a high-performance immune system.
Germ Proof Your Kids (MWV26) from microbeworld on Vimeo.
