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Does your child have
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• Attention and
Concentration?
• Separation Anxiety?
• Sleeping?
• Temper Tantrums?
The Bach Flower Remedies use the gentle
power of nature to help rebalance thoughts
and emotions to regain calm, balance and
positivity for you and your child.
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For more information or to book a
consultation, contact Kim on
07725 825969 or email:
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Ideas for you to avoid the
Winter colds and bugs…
It’s that time of the year again, when your little
ones catch every cold and flu bug that’s going,
and then they spread like wildfire through the
whole family…
Here’s a few things to help you keep the bugs
at bay this Winter…
Good Old Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that helps
the body resist infection and plays a vital role
in wound healing. It’s found in fresh fruits,
particularly citrus, and also berries and fresh
vegetables. The vitamin C from one orange is
enough to saturate your child’s cells.
Raid The Fruit Bowl
All fruit is good fruit when you’re trying to reduce
the number of visits to the doctor. Aim for two
pieces of fresh fruit daily, preferably with skin
(apples, strawberries, grapes and pears), as most
vitamins and minerals are found a few millimetres
under the fruit skin.
Restore The Good Bacteria
A gut full of healthy bacteria is the best way to
fight nasty bugs in little tummies. A poor diet and
colds and bugs…
Raring2go! FAMILY
It’s that time of the year again, when your little ones
catch every cold and flu bug that’s going, and then
they spread like wildfire through the whole family…
Little Lives First Aid
Here’s a few things to help you keep the bugs
at bay Would this Winter… you know what to do in
an emergency?
GOOD OLD VITAMIN C
· Baby and Child First Aid courses tailored for Parents,
Grandparents
Vitamin
& Carers
C is a potent antioxidant that helps the body
resist infection and plays a vital role in wound healing.
· Courses delivered It’s found by in a fresh Paramedic fruits, particularly and a Mum citrus, and also
· In local venues berries across and the fresh region; vegetables. or bespoke The vitamin courses C from delivered one
in your own orange home with is enough Friends/Family to saturate at your a me child’s that cells. suits you
· Duraon 3 hours, RAID THE cost FRUIT £30pp. BOWL Discounts for Couples. Babies
welcome! All fruit is good fruit when you’re trying to reduce
the number of visits to the doctor. Aim for two
Contact Francesca pieces on 07841 of fresh 249226 fruit daily, preferably with skin (apples,
francesca@lilelivesfirstaid.co.uk
strawberries, grapes and pears), as most vitamins Find us on and
www.lilelivesfirstaid.co.uk
minerals are found a few millimetres under facebook the fruit
skin.
antibiotic medication
can reduce the levels
of healthy bacteria
found in the gut.
Probiotic drinks such
as fermented milks
(Yakult) and most of
the yoghurts available
in supermarkets
contain large amounts
of these.
Sunshine
Vitamin D is RESTORE produced THE GOOD when BACTERIA UV light comes into
A gut full of healthy bacteria is the best way to fight
contact with the skin, so our levels naturally tend
nasty bugs in little tummies. A poor diet and antibiotic
to peak in summer medication and can reduce become the levels lower of healthy in winter. bacteria
This important found vitamin in the gut. helps Probiotic our drinks bodies such as fight fermented
illness. Aim milks for a (Yakult) few and minutes most of in the the yoghurts sun available every day in
supermarkets contain large amounts of these.
and, if that’s not possible, remember that milk,
non-dairy spread
SUNSHINE
and oily fish are also excellent
Vitamin D is produced when UV light comes into
sources of D.
contact with the skin, so our levels naturally tend to
Zinc and Iron peak in summer and become lower in winter. This
These are the two most important minerals
involved in the immune system, helping to
resist infection and heal wounds. The main
food sources are liver and red meat, egg yolks,
wholegrains and fortified cereals.
Beat Those Germs
Help reduce the stress on the immune system
by fighting germs. Teach your children to wash
their hands well with soap, especially before they
eat. And always rinse fruit and raw vegies before
serving them to your family.
Give Them The Run Around
Exercise is good for everybody! Not only does it
help maintain healthy weight and a healthy heart
but it has also been shown to boost immunity.
The T-cells in the body, which roam around the
bloodstream helping fight off infection, have
been shown to increase in numbers through
exercise. Encourage your little ones to run around
in the fresh air a few times a day.
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