208. Whole Family Wellness: Helping Our Kids Thrive with Dr. Elisa Song #WellnessWednesdays

Dr. Elisa Song is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and a mama. In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness, she's helped thousands of kids get to the root cause of their health concerns, and she's helped their parents understand how to help their children thrive – mind, body, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils.Grab your notepad for this one, as we cover all the science, and the just-as-important implementation, of personalized medicine and how important it is to take a custom integrated approach to wellness. Talking through a few examples, including the always-pesky ear infection, Dr. Song describes how a reliance on antibiotics is selling us short.We also do a nearly three-year update on COVID (and long-COVID), the vaccines, what was promised, and what now seems like the more likely reality of it all – that making an informed decision as a family is everyone’s best option.There is so much more information out there than even a couple of years ago. It’s so important that we find as many sources of evidence-backed data as we can – and we’re glad to bring you one of those sources today. Huge thanks to Dr. Elisa Song for taking the time with our community.You will learn about...Traditional pediatric vs. functional pediatric practicesThe future is personalized medicineA potential decline in life expectancy (research)Modern definition of integrative medicineKnowing when antibiotics are necessaryWhat is evidence-based medicine?How to support the gut microbiome if antibiotics are neededSourcing supplements and ingredients Dr. Song’s perspective on the gut microbiomePoop! Understanding stool Specific probiotic product recommendation listAvoiding pathologic yeast infectionsThe impact of gut health on your immune systemDr. Song’s perspective on COVID and vaccinesDownstream issues with lack of immune system training It’s ok for our kids to get a sniffleGood and bad foods for gut microbiomeAvoiding microbiome mischief makers Being a savvy label reader – and teaching our kidsPreparing them to make good choices  Testing for autoimmune disease in kidsPotential negative reactions to COVID infection vs. vaccineGenomics and nutrigenomics Other lifestyle methods to reduce the risk of COVIDMoving from fear to confidence and a thriving mindset Resources:Instagram: @healthykids_happykidsHealthy Kids Happy Kids: healthykidshappykids.comWhole Family Wellness: wholefamilywellness.orgFacebook: Elisa Song, MD - Healthy Kids Happy KidsHerb Pharm (Garlic Ear Drops): herb-pharm.comKlaire Labs Probiotics: klaire.comJarrow Probiotics: jarrow.comNature’s Way Probiotics: naturesway.comDesigns For Health...