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Every school board in our nation expressly prohibits bullying, including cyber-bullying, by or towards any student or employee. That is definitely the way it should be, they are protecting our children. But there is an awful big group of bullies attacking our kids everyday, right under our noses. In fact, right on their plate. Some foods, and some ingredients present in the food our kids eat, are called immune suppressors. What this means is they kill the immune system for extended periods of time. The immune system is our body’s weapon of defense against infection and illness. These foods are extremely acid, and impair our bodies functions. According to Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale Prevention Research Center, “Our children will suffer more chronic disease and premature death from eating poorly than from exposure to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs combined.” The main immune suppressor our kids are exposed to is simple sugar. The processed type, the one that comes from a factory and not from nature. The problem is, our body recognizes the complex carbohydrates that come from nature, but it has a hard time with those that come from an industrial process... no wonder. Our bodies need Alkaline Foods from plant origin, the kind of foods that feed our cells, and allow our bodies to fight disease and stay healthy. Other big enemies of our children’s heath are the trans fats, hydrogenated oil and saturated fats. Trans fats are basically fat molecules that have their head on backward. They come into our bodies, and guess what, the body doesn’t recognize them, so it starts using other good stuff in it’s system to try to metabolize them. Now, how can we help our kids have a stronger immune system and be better able to fight invaders that try to get into their bodies? The ultimate karate for a black belt immune system: Alkaline Foods. Feed your kids the right food. Go back to nature. Give them what their bodies recognize.  Live food from nature, fruits, vegetables and grains, contains what we call immune builders. The tools needed to defend themselves from those immune suppressors they are exposed to. You might want to keep this in mind, the longer the shelf life of a product, the longer it’ll take our bodies to process it. Ripe strawberries have a shelf life of just a couple of days, that means when we eat them, our body benefits immediately. On the other hand, fast food fries won’t go bad for years, eeeu!!! That is right you could keep a pack of fries in your garage, if you will, for as long as you want, and they won’t go bad. Do we want these stuff to last that long in our children’s systems? I don't think so!! I will list some great immune builders to have in mind. And I invite you to be creative, you don’t need to go to extremes, just try to mix as many of these builders as possible in your kid’s diet. The good fats:  those found in nuts, unrefined oil, flax seed, avocado and wild fish. The good carbohydrates: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and potatoes (just not the ones that come with a happy meal, please!!).  Our children need a lot more fruits and vegetables in their everyday diet. Fruits and vegetables are the only source of those, much needed, live enzymes the body needs to grow and to heal itself. The good proteins:  green vegetables, tofu, lentils and beans, quinoa and other whole grains, and fish. And the good old habits: exercise, sleep, laughter, and affection. Yes showing your love to your children does influence the way their bodies behave inside. Make sure you always have fruits at home, and make them handy, so your kids can snack on them, the more they see them, the more they’ll want to eat them. Another good idea is to get them involved in the kitchen, teach them what’s good and what’s bad for them, they love to feel in power, and it is a chance to spend some nice quality time with them too. Offer them new things to try often, expose them to a variety of different foods. An most important, give them love, lots and lots of love, this will strengthen their self-esteem as well as their metabolism. Happy kids are healthier kids. To our babies health!! Tatiana