Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience

⚡️ 12 Quotes from the book

“Our kids are suffering from persistent, often lifelong and life-impacting conditions that are increasingly common—and are often a result of our medical interventions and modern lifestyle.”

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“But the only reason to look back is to see how far you’ve come. Whether as a pediatrician or a parent.”

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“Integrative pediatrics moves from a disease-based mindset to a thriving mindset. Instead of holding a vision of how sick your child could get, integrative pediatrics holds a vision of how well your child can be.”

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“A balanced, resilient gut microbiome is essential for a balanced, resilient immune system.”

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“Our genes are the blueprint for our bodies, just like a blueprint for your dream house. We are born with one set of blueprints. But blueprints are just a map of what’s possible.”

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“Fiber is one of our most important Microbiome Champions. There are different kinds of fiber, and when it comes to our gut microbiome, fermentable fibers are where it’s at.”

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“FDA approval doesn’t mean that these color additives are any better for our children’s gut, immune, and brain health than FDA-approved food additives—and science has known this for a very long time.”

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“Psychological stress has a direct negative impact on the gut microbiome. Stress lowers the good bacteria and increases the bad bacteria in our gut.”

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“Whole child resilience means being able to take a hit—whether it’s psychological, physical, or immune-related—and to recover quickly and completely, and, most importantly, to bounce back even stronger for the next hit. Because let’s face it, there’ll always be a next hit.”

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“Just like prescription drugs, natural drugs have the potential to have side effects and toxicity when given at the wrong doses.”

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“There are some foods, however, that are so highly inflammatory to most people—like gluten, dairy, and refined sugar—that you may find you or your child don’t want them back in your diet because you feel so much better without them.”

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“The sooner you start natural remedies when your child is sick, the better. Unlike conventional medicine, there is no waiting and watching.”

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