Healthy Discourse with Dr. Wiggy and Emily Saunders

Autism rates in children have skyrocketed in recent decades and Novlet Davis MD has the unique experience of addressing autism as both a parent and a physician. On today's episode, Dr. Davis shares the story of her son's autism diagnosis and the steps she ultimately took to help him. Her personal experience led her to largely shift her medical practice from internal hospital medicine to holistic medicine and helping families address autism. Dr. Novlet shares her opinion about the increase in autism prevalence, possible root causes, top concerns of parents, the role of the gut, and most of all, she offers hope to parents who are overwhelmed by a new autism diagnosis. This is a must listen episode for parents and parents to be!

You can find Dr. Davis here: https://www.raleighholistichealthcare.com/

If you listen to our podcast regularly, you've likely noticed that our episodes have been more sparse than our normal weekly schedule. In this very short episode, Emily shares the reason why! More to come!

Child and family chiropractor, Kim Snider joins the show today to talk about the vast benefits of chiropractic care for families and children including babies. Kim is a Webster certified chiropractor with ICPA and serves families at her clinic, Village Family Chiropractic.  Kim shares common misconceptions about chiropractic care as well as how it can be a valuable tool in the health toolbox of families seeking optimized health.

Emily Davis and her husband Keith opened their first Fleet Feet running store in 2006.  Today Emily shares the story of her family's call to love and serve the people of Kenya and how that turned into starting a new school to allow children a chance at productive lives by providing a high school education and elite running training to the youth of Kenya.  Emily's stories about the people she's been able to help on her many trips will surely pull at your heart strings.  Emily lives out our mission at Healthy Discourse, to inspire individuals to engage in the communities where they're called!  To find out more about Transcend Academy, please visit Kenyankidsfoundation.us.

NC Representative Jeff Zenger joins the show to share with us some important issues being addressed in the early part of the legislative session that citizens should watch!  We love Representative Zenger's commitment to his platform, convictions, and his gentle willingness to share!  Today we cover parents rights, medical freedom, gambling, marijuana, education and more!

The most common thyroid test is TSH combined with T4. Today we discuss why and how these tests give an incomplete picture of thyroid health and how Dr. Wiggy tests thyroid health.

Dr. Wiggy and Emily share 3 parenting postures that might be unpopular, but lead to thriving families.

Dr. Wiggy joins the show to share about what toxic mold is, symptoms you may have and current treatment options. Pain, fatigue, autoimmune etc. Is mold at the core? Become a patient at RIH by filling out the new patient forms on our website at Robinhoodintegrativehealth.com

Are you struggling with your bedtime routine or that of your children? We welcome back Jessica Bryant, sleep consultant, to discuss the elements of a healthy bedtime routine and the component that's often missing. So many great tips in this episode. A must listen for everyone who wants more sleep in 2023! Head to raisethemwell.com to find the magnesium products discussed. Jessica Bryant is an internationally recognized pediatric sleep strategist, keynote speaker, founder of Sleep Happy Consulting, and the host of the Good Mornings podcast.  Jessica helps tired moms and dads understand how to create a well-rested home so that the whole family feels connected and confident.   In today’s world that glorifies busyness, Jessica is the voice that helps parents recognize that fulfilled families are not created by doing everything everyone else is doing, they are made by being intentional about prioritizing a well-rested and connected home from which children can launch from. Jessica lives in Keller Texas with her husband and her twin 15 year olds while her oldest has launched and is away at college in nursing school.  Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-mornings-podcast/id1652372089 Instagram: @sleephappy Email: [email protected]