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"Why your child's microbiome holds the key to lifelong wellness" --Cover.

Introduction -- Resilient gut, resilient child. Whole child resilience starts in the gut ; But there's nothing wrong with my child's gut! ; Your child's whole gut resilience score -- Create micobiome magic with the 5 things your child does every day. Nourish part 1: get your microbiome champions in ; Nourish part 2: keep your microbiome mischief makers out ; Breathe: the vagus nerve for whole gut resilience ; Hydrate, move, sleep: live like a gut hero -- Even resilient kids get sick. An integrative pediatric approach for when your child is sick ; What to do (and what not to do) when your child is sick ; What every parent (and practitioner) should know about antibiotics ; The gut ReSET: what to do if your child has a persistent health concern -- Integrative pediatric approach to the top 25 acute childhood concerns. "Boosting" your child's immune system ; The top eight ; The rest: A to Z ; Conclusion: healthy kids, happy kids: next steps -- Resources. Gut hero shopping guide ; Dr. Son's guide to nutritional supplements and herbal medicines for kids ; Dr. Song's guide to homeopathic medicines for kids ; Dr. Song's guide to essential oils for kids ; Dr. Song's guide to acupressure points for kids ; Dr. Song's guide to vagus nerve resources for kids ; Dr. Song's gut ReSET tools ; Dr. Song's guide to pediatric integrative/functional medicine providers and testing.

Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn't be so hard. Yet, despite living in what should be a golden age of medicine, our children are sicker than ever. At least 1 in 5 kids has eczema, and 1 in 10 has asthma, ADHD, or anxiety--and sometimes they have all of the above. Many parents are at a loss for who to turn to for trusted advice--advice that takes a root-cause, holistic approach to whole child resilience, but doesn't dismiss the value of conventional pediatrics. Enter Elisa Song, MD, a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained pediatrician, one of the foremost pioneers and trusted experts in pediatric integrative and functional medicine. Drawing on extensive research and over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Song explains why your child's gut microbiome holds the key to lifelong wellness. She shares her proven and practical plan for building physical and emotional resilience from the inside out. You will discover how to: Optimize your child's microbiome with 5 simple steps. Empower your kids so they want to make healthy choices (and you don't have to nag). Heal your child's gut to get to the root cause of their chronic health concerns. Feel calm and confident using safe and effective natural therapies when your kids are sick, with an A-to-Z guide to the top 25 acute childhood ailments. Complete with helpful quizzes, exercises, protocols, and dozens of delicious, gut-friendly recipes, Healthy Kids, Happy Kids is a comprehensive, yet simple roadmap to raising resilient kids in our not-so-simple world. Thanks to Dr. Song, parents (and practitioners) finally have the power to revolutionize the future of children's health so that their kids can thrive--no matter what life throws their way.