Month: September 2017

Family Health Revolution Podcast Episode #2: The Thriving Child

September 20, 2017

What does it mean for our children to “thrive?”

Host of The Thriving Child Summit, holistic pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mama to 2 crazy fun kids, Elisa Song, MD, discusses powerful, holistic ways to help our children not only thrive but to untangle ilness, malaise, learning disabilities, and more – all conditions within our control.

 

Elisa Song, MD: In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness, this holistic mama doc has helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and helped their parents understand how to help their children thrive – body, mind, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. These health concerns have ranged from frequent colds, ear infections, asthma, and eczema; to autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and autoimmune illnesses. Dr. Song is the host of the Thriving Child Summit – a life-changing event for parents to learn how to help their children thrive. Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids to share her advice and adventures as a holistic pediatrician and mama. Now everyone can have their very own virtual holistic pediatrician! You can follow her blog at Healthy Kids Happy Kids and get even more tips and inspiration from her on Facebook and Instagram (@healthykids_happykids).

Listen to episode #2 of the Family Health Revolution Podcast: The Thriving Child

Family Health Revolution Episode 1 “The Medicalized family”

September 10, 2017

Are We Patients or People?

Every day we can observe how we in our western modern society encounter, sometimes create, and succumb to illness through exposure to pathogens and other environmental factors (sometimes within our control, and sometimes out of our control) and lifestyle choices (sometimes knowingly and sometimes not knowing the dangers), then want quick fixes such as medications to make them go away. We want to feel better, and we have been taught that there is a pill for every ill. This practice has become habitual. This is what we know to be true. This is how we think we get better. Medications and professional intervention have replaced nutrition, herbal remedies, rest, sleep, family support, and play. Many of us have handed our healthcare over to others without remembering that there is infinite wisdom within our selves, in our communities, and the natural world around us.

But there is another way to look at health, another more enjoyable, empowering way to regain and maintain the health of our families.

 

Listen to our debut episode of the Family Health Revolution Podcast: The Medicalized Family with Carla Atherton