Kefir For Kids: Do Babies, Toddlers and Children Really Need It?

Kefir For Kids: Do Babies, Toddlers and Children Really Need It?

Dannette Saltzgaber December 2, 2022

Kefir for kids is a growing area of interest, particularly as the nutrients in kefir have been linked with various health benefits.

You may also have heard that the health benefits of kefir are superior to yoghurt!

So you wonder whether you should be offering kefir to your baby, toddler or older child.

If you’d like to explore the benefits of kefir milk for children then you are in the right place.

In this blog article, we’ll discuss whether kefir is good for children, kefir’s health benefits and how much kefir to drink.

What is kefir and is it safe

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Powering Critical Connections for NICU Babies and their Families

Dannette Saltzgaber November 23, 2022

After welcoming a new baby, the last thing that a parent wants to do is to leave the baby in the care of someone else. But that’s often the situation for parents and families of newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Due to the nature of care and the NICU environment, parents and family members cannot always be with the baby 24/7. They may even miss critical milestones or updates if they need to step away from the NICU for work, to care for other children or even to get some much-needed rest.

Today at IWK Health in

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