Happy gut healthy gut by Justine Moore

Understanding the gut and how it processes food is not an easy topic to explain to children. Becoming tiny and travelling through the human body in a minute spaceship is a creative way to explain what is happening inside us. This newly released book, Happy Gut Healthy Gut, provides an entertaining look and introduction to a complex process.

In a world where highly processed foods are causing health issues for both adults and children, it is important to listen to our bodies and rethink our daily diet. For young children though, salty and sugary foods are a constant part of what they eat and this book clearly explains what happens when foods like these are processed in the body and how they can affect us.

Three children travel with their mum inside their dad’s gut find out about various parts of the digestive system as well as meeting bacteria, both good and bad, and finding out what role the bacteria play. The children learn how some foods can cause a lack of energy, mood changes, rashes, tummy aches and sore joints. They also learn about the different healthy foods that are good for their bodies. At the end of the book are eight easy to follow Gut Health Tips.

This book is a simple, yet important read to look at the Digestive System with a strong message for children and the adults in their lives to eat healthy foods.

Themes: Gut, Food, Digestive System, Health Care, Journey, Imagination.

Kathryn Beilby