Let’s be honest, being a parent is challenging at times. It is one of the hardest (and most rewarding) jobs there is, and especially during quarantine, when we are not only parents, but babysitters, playmates, teachers, you name it. During these uncertain times, one of the hardest jobs as a parent is making sure your child is healthy. However, one of the simplest ways to keep your child healthy and frankly happy, is by using Mānuka honey. It tastes like a dessert, but packs the nutritional punch of a raw superfood meal.

“We love Activist Mānuka so much; it is truly liquid gold for my daughter’s immune system. She takes a spoonful daily with her elderberry for the last year and it’s truly a life-saver. My in-laws live in New Zealand half of the year and bring us our fair share of Mānuka, but there is something otherworldly about yours (aside from the brilliant packaging), that delivers exactly what our family of three need to stay healthy! I’m so grateful you were brought into our lives! ” ~ Alexis R.

Let’s be honest, being a parent is challenging at times. It is one of the hardest (and most rewarding) jobs there is, and especially during quarantine, when we are not only parents, but babysitters, playmates, teachers, you name it. During these uncertain times, one of the hardest jobs as a parent is making sure your child is healthy. However, one of the simplest ways to keep your child healthy and frankly happy, is by using Mānuka honey. It tastes like a dessert, but packs the nutritional punch of a raw superfood meal.

“We love Activist Mānuka so much; it is truly liquid gold for my daughter’s immune system. She takes a spoonful daily with her elderberry for the last year and it’s truly a life-saver. My in-laws live in New Zealand half of the year and bring us our fair share of Mānuka, but there is something otherworldly about yours (aside from the brilliant packaging), that delivers exactly what our family of three need to stay healthy! I’m so grateful you were brought into our lives! ” ~ Alexis R.

Immune system health

Mānuka honey strengthens the immune system and increases cytokine production. It is highly anti-bacterial and microbial. Utilizing Mānuka regularly ensures that your kids can develop strong immunity against several disease causing microbes. Many Kiwi families are so strict with using Mānuka daily in order to keep their little ones away from antibiotic use, which wipes out beneficial bacteria from the gut and significantly lowers kid’s fragile immune systems. In fact, with consistent use of antibiotics, pathogens adapt and slowly begin to resist antibiotics, whereas raw honey contains copious amounts of vitamins and minerals that suppress pathogens. Mānuka has been proven to have efficacy against antibiotic-resistant microbes.

Cold and flu symptoms

If your kids are having any kind of sinus or cold/flu-like symptoms, they can be greatly reduced by taking a glass of warm water mixed with one or two tablespoons of Mānuka honey. We like to add extra potency with ginger and lemon. It will also help to improve sore throats and help soothe coughs. Its delicious taste will be an easy sell for kids.

Essential vitamins and minerals

Simply put, raw honey has some of the richest vitamins and minerals of any other substance on the planet. Mānuka is a great way to get your children their essential daily nutrients. It contains b12 coenzymes, calcium, potassium, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese. In addition, it is full of amino and fatty acids and is high in vitamin C.

Immune system health

Mānuka honey strengthens the immune system and increases cytokine production. It is highly anti-bacterial and microbial. Utilizing Mānuka regularly ensures that your kids can develop strong immunity against several disease causing microbes. Many Kiwi families are so strict with using Mānuka daily in order to keep their little ones away from antibiotic use, which wipes out beneficial bacteria from the gut and significantly lowers kid’s fragile immune systems. In fact, with consistent use of antibiotics, pathogens adapt and slowly begin to resist antibiotics, whereas raw honey contains copious amounts of vitamins and minerals that suppress pathogens. Mānuka has been proven to have efficacy against antibiotic-resistant microbes.

Cold and flu symptoms

If your kids are having any kind of sinus or cold/flu-like symptoms, they can be greatly reduced by taking a glass of warm water mixed with one or two tablespoons of Mānuka honey. We like to add extra potency with ginger and lemon. It will also help to improve sore throats and help soothe coughs. Its delicious taste will be an easy sell for kids.

Essential vitamins and minerals

Simply put, raw honey has some of the richest vitamins and minerals of any other substance on the planet. Mānuka is a great way to get your children their essential daily nutrients. It contains b12 coenzymes, calcium, potassium, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese. In addition, it is full of amino and fatty acids and is high in vitamin C.

Wound healing

If your little ones are constantly running around, climbing on high objects and basically chasing everything you wish they wouldn’t, then it’s no surprise that they get cuts and scrapes quite frequently. The methylglyoxal enzymes within the honey create a natural hydrogen peroxide that works as an anti-bacterial. Mānuka can soothe inflammation and pain, as well as, dress a wound at any stage. Lastly, it can stimulate wound healing time. A great way to utilize it is by spreading it underneath band-aids or directly on top of cuts and grazes, insect bites or sunburns.

Reduce plaque and gingivitis

Plaque and gingivitis are common problems that kids can suffer from due to the accumulation of sugar and other food particles in between the teeth. It can be hard to get your kids to properly brush their teeth during their early years. However, there is a type of sugar that won’t rot their teeth, but in fact heal and protect it - Mānuka honey!

Reduction in insomnia

If your kids have trouble sleeping or settling down, try giving them a warm drink with Mānuka. The glycogen present in the honey helps release melatonin, which is an essential hormone secreted from the pineal gland to regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

Wound healing

If your little ones are constantly running around, climbing on high objects and basically chasing everything you wish they wouldn’t, then it’s no surprise that they get cuts and scrapes quite frequently. The methylglyoxal enzymes within the honey create a natural hydrogen peroxide that works as an anti-bacterial. Mānuka can soothe inflammation and pain, as well as, dress a wound at any stage. Lastly, it can stimulate wound healing time. A great way to utilize it is by spreading it underneath band-aids or directly on top of cuts and grazes, insect bites or sunburns.

Reduce plaque and gingivitis

Plaque and gingivitis are common problems that kids can suffer from due to the accumulation of sugar and other food particles in between the teeth. It can be hard to get your kids to properly brush their teeth during their early years. However, there is a type of sugar that won’t rot their teeth, but in fact heal and protect it - Mānuka honey!

Reduction in insomnia

If your kids have trouble sleeping or settling down, try giving them a warm drink with Mānuka. The glycogen present in the honey helps release melatonin, which is an essential hormone secreted from the pineal gland to regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

Mix Mānuka into everyday essentials

Drizzle over fruit

Kids will honestly think it is a dessert on its own. Our favorite combination is a bowl of strawberries and Mānuka honey. Once eaten, the sweet combination creates a delicious, yet medicinal ambrosia syrup at the bottom of the bowl that needs to be licked to the last drop.

Put into vegetable juices

To sneak kids into drinking their essential nutrients

Drizzle on salad or in dressings

To promote healthy eating habits with a sweet kick

A spoonful of honey helps the medicine go down

Just like apples (which happen to go great dipped into Mānuka honey), a spoonful a day keeps the doctor away.

"I can’t tell you how thankful we are for all of your honey! I had wanted the 1000+MGO Mānuka Honey for so long (seems like a popular one as everywhere is always out of stock!) – so incredibly excited you have it in stock! We have five little ones (ranging from 2 to 14) and we have been using your 850+MGO daily for sunburns, cuts, my nightly face mask etc… cannot say enough amazing things about it! I have the 100+MGO which we use for all our food needs; just love you all and your products! Thank you for keeping our family healthy! Much Love." ~ Shelah A & Family.

Additional child-friendly health tips

We recommend taking a kid-friendly multivitamin

One of our favorites is a probiotic, vegan kids multivitamin by one of the cleanest companies on the market, Mary Ruth Organics.

Stay away from dairy

Dairy is highly inflammatory. It is mucus forming, clogs the digestion and the liver’s immune system, and promotes viruses and other pathogens. If you are worried about making sure your child gets the proper calcium and silica, do not worry, plant foods strengthen bones and provide more than enough.

Get outside

Let your children be exposed to earth’s natural healing ions. When children spend most of their time indoors, they miss out. Kids who have direct access to nature are better learners, creative individuals and problem solvers. Exposure to nature has been shown to reduce stress, increase attention spans, increase vitamin D levels, and reduce radiation from technology. Lastly, in a study by scientist and microbiologist Jack Gilbert, he found that kids exposure to the outside world will actually make their immune systems stronger. He found that by over-sterilizing or keeping kids from the natural elements, they in turn have weaker immune systems and much more health issues as they age.

Immune Boosting Elderberry Mānuka Honey Gummies

Elderberry is one of the oldest and most effective remedies enhancing immune function and fighting off pathogens and infections. It has potent antioxidant abilities that shorten then length of illness and it is incredible for immune systems of all ages. We love this delicious one from our friends at Potions n Motions.

Ingredients

- 1/2 cup elderberry syrup

- 1/2 cup pure apple juice

- 2 tablespoons Mānuka honey

- 2 ¼ teaspoons agar agar powder

Instructions

1. Begin making this elderberry gummy recipe in a small saucepan, by combining juice, syrup and agar.

2. Stir well to mix.

3. Turn on the heat and gently heat to a simmer.

4. Add honey and continue to heat for 5-10 minutes.

5. When the mixture takes on a slightly thicker and less grainy appearance, remove from the heat.

6. Using a dropper, measure mixture into gummy molds of choice.

7. Cool slightly on the counter, then transfer to the refrigerator to cool completely.

8. After 30 minutes, un-mold and place gummies in a storage container.

9. Store in the refrigerator.