Helping Children Thrive

This week on the blog, I interview Dr Natasha Beck and we talk in detail about how to help support our children's health. Many parents are overwhelmed when their children are newly diagnosed and are at a loss of where to start to help them and what to do. In this interview, we go through the steps to help our children. 

Dr. Natasha Beck MPH, Psy.D is a parenting expert and founder of Dr. Organic Mommy, an online resource focused on pregnancy, parenting, and non-toxic living.  She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, specializing in pediatric neuropsychology, and a Master’s in Public Health, specializing in child and family health. She is also certified in leadership education in neuro-developmental disabilities from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

From how to handle tantrums to mealtime difficulties to helping families live healthier lives, Dr. Organic Mommy aims to help every family make healthy decisions, drawing on her experience as a mom and parenting expert. Her parenting expertise combines the use of Waldorf, Montessori, and RIE philosophies, tied into cognitive-behavioral and play therapy.  All proceeds from the Dr. Organic Mommy website go directly to charity (including all sponsored posts, affiliate codes, etc.).

When she is not working on Dr. Organic Mommy,  Natasha is busy raising her three children and two fur babies with her husband and serves on the boards of the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) Foundation, and the Environmental Working Group (EWG).

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Show Notes

Website:
https://www.drorganicmommy.com/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dr.organicmommy/

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Anxiety among children is on the rise and increasingly, parents are struggling to find ways to help support their children. To talk about anxiety and to provide parents tips and tools, my guest today is Dr Mary Wilde.

Dr Mary is a board certified pediatrician, author, Podcaster, TEDx speaker and mom of eight. She runs her practice Imagine Pediatrics to address child healthcare needs in Southern Utah. 

As a pediatrician, she feels passionate about helping children build resilience and considers one of the greatest ways to build emotional well-being in kids is to support their parents. 

She recognizes that the traditional medical model often falls short in helping families dealing with emotional and behavioral issues. For this reason, she has gained additional training in mind-body medicine to provide more holistic, customized strategies.

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Show Notes

Dr Mary Wilde https://imaginepediatricsstgeorge.com/
https://drmarywilde.com
Programs: https://drmarywilde.com/home-page1630926498964
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The episode this week is the answer to every parent's first question to me. "What is making our children sick?" My guest, Dr Michelle Perro has been an advocate for children's health for many years and talks in detail about why our children are getting sick and gives us tips and tools on what to do.

Michelle Perro, MD, DHOM is a veteran pediatrician with nearly four decades of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What’s Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMO Science. She has been a sought-after speaker nationally and internationally including Cape Town, Melbourne and Beijing.

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Today on the show my guest is Dr Melina Roberts. We talk about a topic and near and dear to all parents hearts, especially new parents: How to introduce solids to babies and what to feed our kids!! 

Dr. Melina Roberts is a Naturopathic Doctor, Author of Building a Healthy Child, TEDx Speaker and Founder of Advanced Naturopathic Medical Centre in Calgary. She is recognized as one of the top Biological Medicine practitioners in North America and is a lecturer for the Paracelsus Academy. She is a leading authority in the field of naturopathic medicine specializing in Biological Medicine effectively treating digestive issues, complex chronic disease and cancer. Dr. Roberts is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. She did a 2 year post-graduate study in Biological Medicine with Parcelsus Klinik in Switzerland.


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This week on the podcast we talk to Dr Julia Rucklidge about the role and importance of nutrition in overcoming mental health conditions like ADHD among children.

Dr.  Rucklidge, is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Canterbury, Australia. Over the last decade, she has been running clinical trials investigating the role of broad-spectrum micronutrients in the treatment of mental illness and recently developed an international free online course for the public on nutrition and mental health. She was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in New Zealand and her 2014 TEDx Talk has been viewed over 1.7 million times. She is the co-author of the book The Better Brain. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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This week on the podcast, I Interview Jess Sherman, the author of the book Raising Resilience. 

While teaching high school Jess became concerned to learn that most of her students were on medication. When she discovered the profound impact of nutrition and stress on resilience she set her mind to helping the busy, frustrated, worried parents of these kids find natural, simple ways to help them thrive . She now reaches parents around the world through her book, her virtual community, and her online Resilience RoadmapTM coaching program. 

Jess is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Board Certified in Practical Holistic Nutrition . She is an associate member of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research, a Certified GAPS practitioner, and she holds a Masters Degree in Education from The University of Toronto. 

Jess has been featured in podcasts, summits, conferences and print magazines for audiences of doctors, social workers, teachers and parents. In 2019 She received an award for Clinical Excellence and was picked as a featured speaker in The Future Of Health series at the Mindshare Leadership Summit where she spoke about the challenges of raising resilient kids. 
 

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Episode Highlights

• How did you get into this line of work? 
• How can parents use the brain-nutrition-gut connection to help their children with Autism
• Diagnostic testing for the gut 
• Food sensitivities and connections with Autism 
• Picky eating among children with Autism

Show Notes

https://www.jesssherman.com/

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This week on the podcast, we return to focusing on the mouth in our kids! My guest is Dr Staci
Doctor Staci Whitman is on a mission to create a cavity-free world. She is the founder of NoPo Kids Dentistry where she takes a whole-body, holistic, and functional approach with her patients. Her dentistry/practice is grounded by science and powered by love.

Doctor Staci attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and worked as a general dentist for two years and went on to earn a certificate in pediatric dentistry from Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU). She has always always passionate about children’s sleep and airway health, focusing her research in residency on how to improve airway assessments and diagnostic tools in the pediatric population.

In 2019 she founded NoPo Kids Dentistry with a mission to practice a whole-body approach to dentistry. She became a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry in 2012 and is a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is also involved in many organized dentistry groups including the Holistic Dental Association, the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine, the American Association of Ozonotherapy, and has her Certification in Laser Proficiency. She has taken numerous courses and trainings in children’s sleep and airway medicine, studying oromyofunctional therapy, craniosacral therapy, and is a Breathe Institute Ambassador.

Doctor Staci is an Internationally Certified Health and Wellness Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is currently attending the American College of Integrative Dentistry and Medicine and the Institute of Functional Medicine with expected certification dates in 2023 and 2022. She dreams of a world without cavities and believes in motivating families to join her as a team, keeping their children healthy and thriving with small, manageable daily changes.

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Episode Highlights

• What is a Functional, holistic dentist
• How the mouth and the rest of the body are connected
• Inflammation in the mouth: inflammation in the body
• Signs and Symptoms our mouths are telling us about imbalances
• When to start brushing
• What kind of toothpaste should parents be using and why? what should they be looking out for
• What kind of foods should parents focus on. What foods to avoid
  
  what are some dental issues parents can deal with at home and how
  what causes cavities
  breast-feeding  and cavities
  mouth breathing
  pacifier: yay or nay?
  tongue ties
  oral microbiome and probiotics
  flossing
  sugar and teeth
  Supplements and foods parents should give to their children for oral health
  teeth grinding in children
  Seasonal allergies and their impact on our mouth 

Show Notes

Dr Staci Whitmanhttps://doctorstaci.com/
https://nopokids.com/
Fluoride Action Network: https://fluoridealert.org/

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With the current focus of the world, there has been a lot of attention and focus on immunity. I wanted to talk more about that on the podcast. My guest this week is Jessica Donovan of Natural Super Kids.
 
Jessica Donovan helps busy mums raise super kids with healthy food and natural medicine. 

As a Naturopath, she has an intricate understanding of how the body works and natural therapies that can help support optimum health in our children. 

In her clinical work, she has helped hundreds of parents to transform their children’s health. From minor issues like getting picky kids to eat a more varied diet to helping clients to navigating chronic issues like allergies, eczema, autism and everything in between from ear infections to tummy issues. 

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Episode Highlights

• What should parents know about their children’s immune system
• How can parents help support their children's immune system 
• What foods and vitamins should parents focus on and what should they avoid
• The role of sugar on our children's immunity
• Stress in children 

Show Notes
Foods to boost immunity cheat sheet https://naturalsuperkids.com/ftbi-cheat-sheet/

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This week on the podcast, I am interviewing Carla Atherton. We talk in depth about the role of a Family Health Coach and the value they add to a family's wellness journey.

Carla Atherton,  MA, FDN-P, is the Director of the Lotus Health Project and the Healthy Family Formula Practice and Practitioner Training Academy, Host of the Children’s Health Summit, Family Health Consultant and Coach, Writer and Editor, Curriculum Developer, Publisher, Workshop Leader, Yoga Instructor, Health (R)evolutionary, and Children’s Health Advocate.

Carla is a trained health coach through her work with Epidemic Answers Health Coach Training Course and Cynthia Pasquella of the Institute for Transformational Nutrition and has deepened her clinical knowledge of health, wellness, and functional medicine through her training with Functional Medicine University and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, as well as her intensive yoga teacher training. She also holds an MA in English Literature with a heavy background in Women’s and Gender Studies, Psychology, and Academic, Business, and Creative Writing.

Carla specializes in family health with a focus on functional, holistic, natural health and wellness, with specific interest in functional neurology, nutrition, digestive health, the science of mind/body practices, stress reduction, mental health, addictions, epigenetics, childhood chronic illness, geriatrics, autoimmunity, bionergetics, detoxification, environmental illness, mold illness and CIRS, MCAS, energy medicine, PANDAS/PANS/ANDAS/AE, Lyme and co-infections, and immunology using the principles of lifestyle medicine.

Carla is a passionate advocate for client/patient care and education and believes strongly in the autonomy and empowerment of the individual, regardless of gender, age, race, or social status.

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Show Notes
https://healthyfamilyformula.com/

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This week on the podcast, I have a very special guest! I had the opportunity to talk to Kiran Krishnan about our children's microbiome and the connection that has to our children's health.

Kiran Krishnan is a Research Microbiologist and has been involved in the dietary supplement and nutrition market for the past 18 years. He comes from a University research background having spent several years with hands-on R&D in the fields of molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa. Kiran established a Clinical Research Organization where he designed and conducted dozens of human clinical trials in human nutrition. Kiran is also a co-founder and partner in Nu Science Trading, LLC.; a nutritional technology development and research company. Kiran is also a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Microbiome Labs. He is a frequent lecturer on the Human Microbiome at Medical and Nutrition Conferences. He is an expert guest on National and Satellite radio, has appeared in several international documentaries and has been a guest speaker on several International Health Summits as a microbiome expert. He is currently involved in 16 novel human clinical trials on probiotics and the human microbiome. Kiran is also on the Scientific Advisory Board or a Science Advisor for 7 other companies in the industry.

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Episode Highlights

• The role of the microbiome in our children’s health
• The role of pregnancy and the development of children's gut microbiome even before birth
• How to help develop and optimize our children's microbiome
• The use of probiotics and how to select what probiotics to use

Show Notes
https://microbiomelabs.com/

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