Pediatrician Discusses: Immune Supplements for Kids

With so many multivitamins and supplements on the market for adults and children, it can be confusing for parents to decide what's best.

"Does my kid really need this?"
"Why do all supplements claim to fight colds and viruses?"
"Is this safe?"

I break it all down in this video.

From marketing tactics, to the research we do have, to how to approach buying OTC supplements if you decide to use them.

Here's what you will find in this video:
1:00-Factors that affect our immune system
2:09-Regulation of supplements in the U.S.
3:40-How to reframe when your kid in childcare is “sick all the time”
4:32-Basic fundamentals of immune health
12:08-When are multivitamins needed?
13:08-“Picky eating’ and multivitamins
14:14-Vitamin C supplements
16:01-Zinc supplements
18:20-Elderberry supplements
20:00-How to approach immune supplement use in kids and be a smart consumer

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