Citing the latest research in immunology, Thomas Hardtmuth's exposition challenges the prevalent medical thinking on what is really needed for children's healthy development into adulthood. From research on the gut-brain axis and the microbiome to studies on the role our individuality and emotions play in their interaction with--and as part of--the immune system, the insights described in this book are bound to turn many concepts of health upside down. It is essential knowledge for all fields of health, education and parenting.