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Dr. Lauren Crosby Gives Tips on How to Keep Your Children Healthy Through Cold & Flu Season

Dr. Lauren Crosby Gives Tips on How to Keep Your Children Healthy Through Cold & Flu Season

As we enter the familiar cold and flu season, pediatric offices buzz with activity, grappling with an array of upper respiratory tract infections, from RSV to the flu. These illnesses, accompanied by fevers, coughs, and congestion, can persist for weeks, throwing daily routines into disarray. While it's challenging for parents to witness a sickness's physical toll on their kids, it's also a struggle to deal with the disruption of school, activities, and the inevitable missed workdays. Children, on average, endure 8-10 illnesses annually. However, during the winter, it feels compounded by reinfections or ongoing sniffles and coughing due to our...

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Bovine Colostrum and its Health Benefits on the Human Microbiome

Watch now to learn about bovine colostrum and its benefits on human digestive and immune health and the entire human microbiome.

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Dr. Crosby Details the Benefits of Colostrum and Its Importance on Human Health

Colostrum & Its Benefits Explained By Lauren Crosby MD, FAAP | Board-Certified Pediatrician   If you’re a parent, you’ve likely heard of colostrum. It is the first milk that all nursing mothers produce and contains nutrients that are essential for a newborn. In the video, Dr. Crosby states, "To a pediatrician like myself, colostrum is considered to be liquid gold because it is so incredibly important for a child’s overall health." Watch to learn more or read below for Dr. Crosby's expert input on this amazing superfood.   What does does colostrum do? In the newborn period, colostrum is basically a...

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Dr. Lauren Crosby Answers the Most Common Questions Around Colostrum

Frequently Asked Questions on Colostrum Explained By Lauren Crosby MD, FAAP | Board-Certified Pediatrician   Watch or read below as Pediatrician, Dr. Lauren Crosby answers common questions on colostrum collection, safety, and uses.   Is colostrum safe? As a natural substance, colostrum is completely safe. Colostrum has been studied extensively and has been demonstrated to be safe in adults and children as young as a year of age.   Can I give colostrum to my baby? While the safety of colostrum has been demonstrated in children as young as a year of age, it is not recommended for children under the...

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