With the recent controversy about giving toddlers over-the-counter cold relievers, I got to thinking about how my kids rarely catch a cold. Sure, sometimes they have runny noses, but Olivia’s missed only one day of school in the past two years, and that was for her annual pediatrician’s appointment. If you were to ask Loverman or me why we think they dodge the nuclear-powered germs of their classmates, we’d wholeheartedly answer—their daily dose of cod liver oil.
I remember dreading my daily dose of this foul flavored elixir as a kid and as soon as Olivia turned two, both sets of grandparents urged us to add it to her daily routine. Kids today are lucky because in addition to the yucky liquid version, it comes in a soft gel capsule.
I can offer no scientific data of its cold-countering powers, but hey, it’s works for the folks in this household, so I thought I’d pass this old school preventive measure to all the mothers in da house!
3 comments:
it's funny you bring this up. my mother was just telling me i should start giving it to my little one (he's 2). i, too, remember taking it as a kid (it was GROSS!) and rarely got sick. now my little one has chronic stuffiness & his ped. doesn't know what the deal is (he's on Singular). i think i might start adding it to his morning juice. thanks for reminding me!
Mango Mama,
Bear's grandmother used to make him take cod liver oil every day. He said he used to hate it, but to this day, he rarely gets sick. I can count on one hand the number of times he's been sick in the 1o years that I've known him. There is something to this...
Hmmm. . . I think I'll pick up the capsules next time I'm in W*al Mart - I used to take it as a child, and am rarely sick to this day. Smoochy and Lovegirl on the other hand . . . Thanks for the timely reminder!
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