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Healthy & Happy Kids, Playful Learning Series
Why Does My Tummy Hurt
By Dr. Gaila Mackenzie-Strawn CFMP, DNM, MS, DC, CTN
Give Your Children The Lifetime Gift of Health – Inspiring Them To Take Interest In Their Own Well-being
Millions of Americans, especially children, are now dealing with chronic health problems like stomach pain, eczema, asthma, allergies, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and learning disabilities. These issues are becoming more common every year, leaving many parents and grandparents wondering why this is happening.
Fortunately, new research has found that many of these health problems are linked to imbalances in gut health, which are often caused by the foods children eat and the stress they face daily.
Dr. Gaila, a functional medicine practitioner with 38 years of experience, has noticed this troubling trend. To help parents and caregivers, she has created engaging illustrated cartoon books and animated movies. These resources are designed to teach both children and adults about the digestive system, the three food groups, how food is processed, leaky gut, the immune system, and how food and stress impact wellness, alertness, and energy.
FLIPBOOK
A 125-page Cartoon Flipbook starring the Happy Tummy Team. A group of six children have discovered how to fix and prevent tummy pain through good food choices and stress reduction.
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MOVIE
A 41-minute Animated Cartoon Movie in which the Happy Tummy Team comes to life. Designed to provide children with a learning experience in a format they will enjoy and retain.
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Inside, you’ll meet the Happy Tummy Team that will guide the viewer through their discoveries as to how and why making good food choices and relieving stress provides wellness, alertness, energy, and most importantly a Happy Tummy. The various members of the Happy Tummy Team explain in simple-to-understand terms:
- The Good Guys in the Digestive System and What They Do
- The Bad Guys that Can Get into the Digestive System and Create Problems
- The Three Basic Food Groups and How Foods Are Broken Down in the Digestive System
- Leaky Gut and How It Can Cause Tummy Pain and Other Health Problems
- The Bad Guys – Stress, Chemicals, Toxins, and Bad Bacteria that Can Cause Leaky Gut
- The Negative Effects of Having a Leaky Gut
- The Vitamins, Minerals, and Friendly Bacteria that Keep the Immune System Strong and Keep the Tummy Happy
- Foods that Keep the Tummy Happy and Healthy
- Foods that can Cause an Unhappy Tummy and Other Health Problems
- Tips for Having a Happy Tummy and Fun Things to Do to Deal with Stress
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Our goal is to provide children and their parents an understanding of how the human body works and how daily choices affect their health.
Our sincerest wish is that this knowledge will guide children and their parents and caregivers in gaining and maintaining health throughout their lives and spread this valuable knowledge to others.
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