01 - Chronic Illness in Children with Beth Lambert

On today's program we are discussing chronic illness in children with author, educator and former healthcare consultant Beth Lambert. Beth has monitored and documented the escalating rates of childhood chronic conditions for over a decade. Her first book, A Compromised Generation, provides a thorough analysis of the origins of this modern health crisis and documents how modifications to environmental and lifestyle factors can profoundly influence health outcomes, including full disease reversal. Beth is also the co-author of Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.

Beth is the founder and Executive Director of Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to reestablishing vibrant health in our children. She is also the creator and Executive Producer of The Documenting Hope Project, a multi-year prospective research study and media project that examines the cumulative impact of environmental stressors on health and their mitigation through personalized and systems-based treatment approaches. Beth is the mother of three children and is passionate about raising awareness about the connection between daily choices, human health, and planetary health.

The CDC defines chronic illnesses as "conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both." In addition, according to one Swedish study, a mother can transfer up to 75% of her body's toxic chemical load to her fetus. Today more than half the children in the US have at least one diagnosed serious chronic health diagnosis. These include asthma, obesity, autoimmune conditions, autism, ADHD, mood disorders, food allergies and developmental delays. Our kids are getting sicker and one theoretical explanation for this is called the total load theory. This suggests that our children are experiencing increased illness, not because of one thing, but as a cumulative effect.
 
Show notes and resources:

CDC Chronic Disease: https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/index.htm
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: occurrence, dietary exposure, and toxicology: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11250805/
A Compromised Generation co-authored by Beth Lambert: http://sentientpublications.com/shop/books/all-titles/a-compromised-generation/
Epidemic Answers: https://www.epidemicanswers.org
The Documenting Hope Project: https://www.documentinghope.com
Brain Under Attack: http://www.brainunderattack.com
Documenting Hope Support Group: https://healing.documentinghope.com/register/
Documenting Hope Conference: https://conference.documentinghope.com