Strengthen Her Immune System

It’s a fact: children are more prone to sickness. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to boost your child’s developing immune system. A simple way to improve her immunity is by giving her a milk packed with Human Milk Oligosaccharides or HMOs. This special type of prebiotic nourishes your growing child’s developing digestive system. And because 70% of the immune system exists in the gut, keeping your little one’s digestive system healthy with HMO also means strengthening her immunity.¹

When your child is not sickly, her nutrient intake is utilized for brain development instead of being used to fight off infections. Less sick days also mean that she can spend more time out there playing and learning!

Give Her Brain Power Nutrients

The fast growth of your three-year old’s mind needs to be accompanied by proper nutrition—and that’s where the 10 key brain nutrients comes in. It has lutein, an ingredient that can boost your child’s learning ability by improving brain processing speed based on studies!² No wonder new research shows that school children with higher levels of lutein do better in Math, Reading, and Language.⁴

Load up your child’s diet with lutein by serving her egg yolks, broccoli, lettuce, and asparagus.²

References:

¹How Human Milk Oligosaccharides Help Babies. May 2018. Retrieved from http://www.nutritionnews.abbott.com/healthy-moms-babies/abbott-leads-the-way-with-hmo-research.html
²Vazhappilly R, et al. Effect of Lutein and Alpha-Tocopherol on DHA Peroxidation in Primary Cortical Neurons. Poster presented at American College of Nutrition 54th Annual Conference; November 13-16, 2013; San Diego, CA.
²Johnson EJ, Mohn ES, Kuchan MJ. Preferential Accumulation of Lutein, Alpha-tocopherol and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Subcellular Membranes of Primate Brain. Poster presented at: Fifth Annual Aspen Brain Forum. New York, NY; November 12-13, 2014. Abstract 19.
²Lauritzen L, Hansen HS, Jorgensen MH, Michaelsen KF. The Essentiality of Long Chain n-3 Fatty Acids in Relation to Development and Function of the Brain and Retina. Prog Lipid Res. 2001 Jan-Mar;40(1-2):1-94.
³Dewey KG, Mayers DR. Early C+C8hild Growth: How Do Nutrition and Infection Interact? Martrn Child Nutrition 2011: 7:129-142.8
⁴Kuchan, Matthew. Lutein Positively Related to Academic Achievement. Discovery Research. Abbott Nutrition.