049: How a Healthy Foundation Can Reduce Your Child’s Risk of Asthma, Eczema and Allergies with Michelle Henning

The Ultimate Baby Podcast

Michelle Henning is a certified Nutrition & Health Coach, writer, and graduate of the Irish Institute of Nutrition & Health. She is the author of “Grow Healthy Babies”, a practical, easy guide for expecting parents. Michelle is on a mission to help her clients raise happier, healthier, more cooperative, and more resilient children - who stay close to their parents as they grow.

We had an amazing conversation discussing how to set a healthy foundation for your kids to help them avoid the most common ailments like allergies, asthma and eczema. We discuss what you can start doing while you are pregnant and in the early years when introducing solids to your little ones. We also get into the importance of building microbiome diversity, how and why we want to avoid antibiotics if we can, making it a priority to reduce household chemicals, which essential supplements to include for your kids, and how to prevent picky eating in toddlerhood.

Highlights from this episode:

• Reducing toxins can improve allergies, asthma & eczema
• Doulas offer home birth support
• Baby wipes play a role in developing food allergies
• Michelle shares her premature birth story to teenage health struggles
• Friluftsliv: the Norwegian philosophy for health
• The importance of building a healthy microbiome
• The overuse of antibiotics + how it affects your immunity
• Introducing fermented foods into your child’s diet
• Practical tips for fussy eaters
• Start improving your child’s flavour memories
• Breastfeeding helps babies fight infections
• The peaceful parenting approach

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