Prioritizing Gut Health: Choosing the Right Milk for your child based on their Mode of Delivery

The fact that the gut and brain communicate with each other at all is incredibly significant, but considering how integral this relationship is in shaping your child’s development, it makes sense that we should understand it better.

Organic foods are free from synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, which are associated with beneficial nutrients that may contribute to a healthier gut microbiome. Research shows that organic nutrition can have a positive effect on the balance of good bacteria.

At HiPP, organic farming practices are even stricter than the law requires. Testing for over 1,200 possible residues, in such small amounts comparable to a grain of salt in a 25 m swimming pool. HiPP has voluntarily imposed extremely strict limits with regard to all currently known harmful substances and impurities.

A healthy gut is essential for better brain function. During the first 1000 days, a child's ideal first meal is breast milk. Breast milk is the best source of nutrition as it has all the necessary nutrients for cognitive growth and development. It acts as a synbiotic food, meaning it contains prebiotics that support the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut. The synbiotic nature of breast milk helps establish healthy gut microbiota.

When your child turns three, choose HiPP Organic Kindermilk, a Prebiotic Support featuring Organic Microbiome Factors that keep the gut healthy. It can help support better digestion and absorption, a healthy immune system, and optimally support your NSD-Born child’s healthy growth.

If your child is born via Cesarean section, choose HiPP Organic CS Kindermilk, a Combiotic Support featuring Organic Microbiome Factors that keep the gut healthy. Formulated with Human Milk Probiotics and prebiotic GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides) for immune support, leading to healthy digestion and absorption, and optimal growth and development for your CS-Born child.

The unique combination promotes colonization of the intestine with protective bacteria which helps support the development of a healthy gut and is clinically proven to increase beneficial gut bacteria by as much as 78%.

Moms, help build your child’s optimal growth and development for lifelong health. Embark on a journey towards having aRightStart in life by choosing HiPP Organic!

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