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Childhood Obesity Today — Episode 82

#82 — Childhood Obesity Today  ** September 9, 2015 Guest // David White ** Host // Carla Atherton Americans are ballooning up — adults and kids alike. Suddenly, normal food portions are super sized, clothing manufacturers are resorting to sizes 0, 00, and even 000 to avoid offending touchy customers, and people are spilling over the armrests […]...

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The Mitochondrial Link — Episode 81

#81 — The Mitochondrial Link  ** September 2, 2015 Guest // Chris D. Meletis, ND ** Host // Lisa Bloomquist The mitochondria have important things to do, including production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP—the universal energy molecule), cellular apoptosis, calcium homeostasis, and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondria are the engines of our cells, and so […]...

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Can Science Teach Kids About Humanity? — Episode 80

#80 — Can Science Teach Kids About Humanity?  ** August 26, 2015 Guest // David George Haskell, PhD ** Host // Louise Kuo Habakus The #1 ranked high school in the country is requiring this book, The Forest Unseen, as summer reading for all incoming freshmen. I picked it up and was hooked. The premise is simple — what […]...

August 26, 2015 4:38AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Beyond Diet & Nutrition: Overlooked Healing Strategies — Episode 79

#79 — Beyond Diet & Nutrition: Overlooked Healing Strategies ** August 19, 2015 Guest // Patricia Lemer, LPC ** Host // Beth Lambert When a child is sick and parents are in “get it done” mode, stand back. We’re booking appointments, stocking up on supplies, recruiting therapists, setting up protocols, implementing new programs, and buying lots (and lots) of […]...

August 13, 2015 8:05PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Raising Sex-Healthy Kids — Episode 78

#78 — Raising Sex-Healthy Kids ** August 12, 2015 Guest // Jennifer Wiessner, LCSW, AASECT ** Host // Carla Atherton Sex ed. Those two words are enough to have many of us running for the hills. Fall in, parents! It’s your job to raise sex-healthy kids. Children are consuming more media than ever before and the not-so-hidden messaging […]...

August 9, 2015 12:45PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Every Child Deserves to be Healthy

Having a child present with chronic illness at birth is a real game-changer. It allowed me to genuinely refocus what “healthy” meant as recovery was the only option. You can hear our encouraging message on Fearless Parent Radio, Episode #69 — “Fostering Nutrition.” It took us a few years to begin sharing our discoveries. We’ve […]...

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Five Scripts for Building Resilience in Children with Chronic Conditions

Imagine this: you’ve had a long day—stress at work, an argument with your spouse, an unexpected bill to deal with—and on top of everything else, your teenager, whom you’ve asked three times to take out the garbage, still won’t get off his computer. You snap and tell him that he’s being selfish, then instantly regret […]...

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