Episode 41: To Boosting Your Child’s Immune System

There are many ways to improve you and your child’s immune system and keep it in balance. Today, Jodi speaks with Laureen Wallravin, a practicing nutritional therapy practitioner. From helping people nourish their bodies and souls, to working with children and caregivers affected by the opioid crisis and through raising her own grandchildren, Laureen gives tips that you can add to your own ‘parenting first aid kit.’ These tips are relevant for both you and your kids!Are you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream, and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams! Learn more at: Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.About Our Guest:Laureen Wallravin is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner specializing in functional nutrition. She is passionate about educating parents and caregivers about the importance of early nutrition intervention and the life-changing benefits it can have for a growing child. Her program Nourishing the Children of the Opioid Crisis focuses on how to optimize children's health through nutrition and lifestyle while also helping to support the grown-ups raising children so that they can be their most vital and keep up with their kiddos!Show Notes:5:50: Gut health“70% of your immune system is in your gut” 15:40: Digestion and food breakdown“You're just letting the body, smell, and letting the senses, see the food in front of us, because that's when the digestive juices start happening.” “There are no races at the dinner table; no one's gonna be a winner in this race cause we are all gonna end up with a tummy ache.”16:45: Fermented and Probiotics food (i.e. Yogurt, Sauerkraut, Kombucha)“Usually when fat has been taken out of a product of a food, they've added some sort of sugar” 18:40: Importance of veggies“If you have a really hard time with your kids and vegetables. I'm not opposed to doing something like a green powder” 21:10: Fruit and veggies Juices“Every once in a while, you know my kids will get a lemonade, but I always ask whatever restaurant we're at: ‘can you please dilute that with half water.’ ”22:25: Routines and sleep time“But we really want to make sure they're getting their sleep because that's when our body heals, and that's when it grows; antibodies are boosted”Connect with Laureen at:Her website, Facebook, and YouTubeLaureen's Free Gift, Freebie: 10 Ways to Boost Your Child's Immune System: https://www.dropbox.com/s/63s7vl81hs274ib/RF-Boost-Immunity-v2.pdf?dl=0Credits:Host: Jodi FriedGuest: Laureen WallravinEditor: Matthew Feiler