Right
from the time of conception, to the first heartbeat, to the first
movements and then to birth, a child is protected by the mother.
After 9 months in the mother's womb, when the child comes into the
world, it is waiting for it to be held in its mother's arms. We
wonder how something so small, fragile and feeble is able to survive
the world. It then meets its mother who's once soft voice it recognizes since nine months- is music to its ears. The mother
protects it with nutrition from her milk, warmth and lots of love.
Later the child is 'exposed' to the world. Also, we don't welcome
them, but pollution, germs, dust and allergens are around the corner.
They can cause allergies, repeated bouts of cough, cold, fever.
Important school hours, exams are missed rendering all family members
in the house tensed and worried.
Children
fall sick often in their early years of life. A seemingly innocuous cough or
cold may potentially rise to a full blown flu or pneumonia. Children's
immunity is low in the beginning, hence they are affected easily and
the most. Most parents tend to use allopathic medicines to cure the
ailments mostly
because one -they are easily available as Over the Counter (OTC), two
- doctors prescribe them easily and three- convenient to pop a pill
as and when required.
More often than not, in the long run intake of allopathic drugs,
antibiotics and
other medicines
can make our immunities
rely on them as a crutch.
Our dependence of our well being must be not
on medicines but
on our body's immunity – the ability to protect, withstand and
fight infections
from external sources.
This
is where Ayurveda can play a long lasting role in strengthening
our immunities, especially our children's immunities. Special
ayurvedic herbs can help strengthen the NK cells of our body. NK
cells short for 'Natural Killer cells', are cells that play a
significant role in generating an immune response once a foreign
entity enters the body. NK cells have special characteristics to
form antigen (foreign entity) specific memory so that in case of
repeat infections, your body is armed with a defense.
Dabur's Chyawanprash
is the answer to building our immunity and giving it the
armour to fight against various
infections.
We
are aware of this
age old formula recommended by our grandmothers' grandmother, but
somehow
it
has been forgotten
by us since a few years. Powered with 40 natural ingredients, packed
with the goodness of Ashwagandha, Satavari, Bala, Vidarikand, Amla
(Indian Gooseberry) and Giloy (Guduchi), Chyawanprash has the right
mix of ingredients to
enhance the level of anti-oxidants
and the immuno-modulatory properties for
our immune system to
cope with various infections and diseases. This is not just age old
wisdom but has been proven scientifically of Dabur Chyavanprah's
immunomodulatory and anti-allergic potential. So,
we can now think twice before we reach out for the OTC allopathic
drug or an antibiotic for our children as natural ingredients in the
right mix can provide a host of benefits. Afterall, we have to think
of our children's long term health. Let's build an immune India
As
the well known adage goes, prevention is better than cure!
