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How to strengthen your child’s immune system with these 5 home remedies

by Claudia Galler
written on 23.01.2017

If your child is often ill, they may be suffering from an immune deficiency (© granata68 – fotolia)

Running children’s noses are not uncommon in the winter months. What you can do so that this does not always lead to a long-lasting infection is revealed by the jameda health editorial team in this health tip.

The immune system

At the beginning of life, infants are protected from many pathogens by mother antibodies that are transmitted through the blood and breast milk. Even the intestines of newborns are only colonized by bacteria from the maternal vaginal flora at birth.