Creating resilient kids is such an important part of being a parent. We should all strive to help our kids be more physically, mentally, and emotionally resilient; part of this is ensuring their immune system is resilient. I’m joined by Dr. Elisa Song to talk about how we can build up our kid’s immune systems through diet and lifestyle.

You Can Strengthen the Vagus Nerve By:

Learning and Using Breathing Techniques
Mindfulness and Meditation
EFT Tapping
Yoga
Belly Breathing

Try the Loving Kindness Meditation Yourself

May you feel safe.

May you feel happy.

May you feel healthy.

May you live with ease.

About Dr. Elisa Song

Dr. Elisa Song is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mama. In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness she’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and helped their parents understand how to help their children thrive – body, mind, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils.

Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids 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 approach.

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In This Episode

Some of the symptoms of COVID-19 in children [7:30]
What we need to know about immune resilience [15:45]
The power of the mind-gut connection [18:30]
How to balance your sugar consumption with whole foods [21:30]
The most important supplements to improve your health [23:00]
How much Vitamin D should your children have [26:30]
The important role of inflammation [33:00]
What the Cell Danger Response is [43:30]
How parents can help their children strengthen the Vagus Nerve [47:00]
Why the diet and lifestyle piece is even more important than the supplement piece [51:45]
What to do when your child has a fever [52:00]