Is your child suffering from-Enlarged tonsils too frequently? Your food is your medicine

Recurrent enlarged tonsils or tonsillitis is commonly

seen in children. And the common cause of enlarged tonsils are:

When your child is having enlarged tonsils,

child is unable to eat anything &

sometime he is also having difficulty in

having any liquids. So, when your child stops eating or

drinking anything, as a mother you become more worried.

And you are fed up of giving medicines to your child frequently.

You thinks that removing tonsils is best choice and

permanent solution. If your doctor had advised for

tonsillectomy then it is fine. But insisting for tonsils removal is

not advisable. As your tonsils are your protective throat

gland. Right kind of food can protect your child

against recurrent enlarged tonsils.

Let us see which food can help your child from enlarged tonsils –

# Beta carotene

Beta carotene gets converted to vitamin-A in your body.

It helps in maintaining of the lining of your child’s throat. Thus,

it strengthens your child’s first natural safety mechanism.

Good natural vegetarian sources of beta- carotene are:

# Vitamin-E

It is very important antioxidant that helps your child to maintain

the cell membrane & immune cell function. Thus, it strengthen

your child’s immune system.

Good natural vegetarian sources of vitamin-E are:

Also, avoid food that is not suitable

to your child- especially all the artificially flavored & colored

foods. Lets your child’s food be the medicine.

That’s all for today,

See you next Tuesday

With another Tuesday tip

Till then,

Take care…

Providing simple solutions for the complexities of life

Dr Bhumita Makwana

Your Dietitian & Homoeopathic physician.