ds1 is 12, very active and eats remarkably healthily for a pre-teen boy because he wants to be in the best possible condition for his sport
however, about 3 or 4 times a year he comes down with a truly awful cold - he's usually off school for about a week each time with a high temp, snot pouring out, hacking cough etc. It seems to affect him much worse than anyone else in the family - ds2's got a cold too, but in his case it's little more than a runny nose and feeling slightly uncomfortable and he's very rarely off school.
He eats lots of fresh fruit and veg, has very little processed food and a vit C and zinc supplement (mainly for the placebo effect!). Any ideas how I can boost his immune system? It's starting to get him down as each time it happens he loses a week or more of training and it's racing season for his sport at the moment
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why does ds get so ill when he has a cold?
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mimsum · 18/05/2009 21:02
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