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Healthy Kids, Happy Kids. With Dr. Elisa Song

Your child’s microbiome is essential to having healthy kids, happy kids. Learn from integrative pediatrician Elisa Song as she shares evidence-based choices we can make for our children’s future.

What We Talked About

Understanding the impact your child’s Microbiome has on long-term health
The potential long-term effects of antibiotics in early childhood
Five simple steps to having microbiome magic
Mindful choices you can make to reduce processed foods in your home
Understanding what is healthy stress for children
The vagus nerve explained and how to engage it

Things to Remember

“Parenting is being able to go inward and listen to the inner voice and trust it.”

“Just like we take care of our external world’s ecosystem, we must take care of our microbiome’s ecosystem.”

“80% of your child’s immune system is in their gut.”

“Use antibiotics only when it’s necessary. Be judicious, to not overuse antibiotics.”

“One of the factors that predicted success in adulthood was the ability to self-regulate.”

“Stress is simply your physiologic response to getting ready for something to happen. There’s a certain amount of stress that actually makes us more productive, makes us more efficient.”

“No matter where your child is on their health journey…It’s never too late to move towards a path of thriving.”

― Dr. Elisa Song

Additional Resources:

Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child Resilience by Elisa Song M.D.

Let’s Continue the conversation…

Now, Dr. Elisa and I want to hear from you!

Did you know, your child’s gut microbiome impacts their behavior and immunity? Listen in and get expert answers from Dr. Elisa Song.

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More About My Guest

Dr. Elisa Song, MD, is a Stanford, NYU, and UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children. She is on a mission to revolutionize the future of children’s health.

Dr. Song is the bestselling author of the Healthy Kids Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child Resilience.

Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids (www.healthykidshappykids.com) as an online holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed, mom-approved approach.

In her integrative pediatric practice, she’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and empowered parents to help their children thrive by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils.

Dr. Song is chair of A4M’s pediatric education and has lectured worldwide at leading integrative and functional medicine conferences and premier parenting events. She has also been featured in hundreds of top podcasts, print, and online media outlets, including the Wellness Mama podcast, BloomTV, Forbes, Healthline, MindBodyGreen, National Geographic, PopSugar, Parents, Motherly, Parade, Verywell Health, and New York Post.