13: Vitality & Healthy Children

In this episode of the Wellness Mama Podcast, I talk to my friend Dr. Pedram Shojai (founder of Well.org) about ways to improve the future for our children and how to create vitality in our lives.In This Episode We Discuss1:30- The problems that future generations will face2:04- Pedram’s new goals for future generations3:30- The problem with conventional medicine4:20- Why he felt trapped4:30- The “sick care” problem5:15- One of the flaws of the existing health care model6:05- What inspired him to create “Vitality”6:40- The wheel of vitality7:00- Sleep, mindset, diet and exercise7:50- Why kids have so much energy10:28- Changes to make to improve health10:45- The first stop10:50- Breakfast: say no to cereal11:00- Why cereal is a big deal11:30- Why our kids are disconnected from food12:01- How to make positive changes for your family12:47- The flaw with our method of teaching children13:40- The epidemic of kids not moving14:01- The mindset for kids- how to fix it14:25- What we have to teach our kids14:50- Your child’s future job hasn’t even been invented yet15:40- Victory gardens revisited16:30- How Big Ag messed everything up18:00- Pedram’s adventures and why his wife lost sleep19:12- Is organic food too expensive?19:30- Why we aren’t prioritizing health22:28- How you are wasting energy23:10- Subtle changes to start making24:06- Hope for adults25:16- Vitality screening26:15- Hang out with me and Pedram28:00- Advice he wishes he’d gotten earlier in life29:01- Let your kids blossomResources Mentioned in This EpisodeDr. Pedram’s site: Well.orgEnvironmental Working GroupFriends of the EarthMore about VitalityI recently got a chance to watch Vitality. Dr. Pedram talks about many of the things I’ve been talking about around health and lifestyle, succinctly said in a punchy, fun, informative, and short feature film.What is Vitality about?To start off, that the “sick care” model in the West is designed to make money off of illness and that’s why people are getting worse every year. Why drugs can’t actually “fix” anything…The solution?Pedram teaches us how to increase the vital energy in our lives so we can thrive instead of merely survive and stumble along. It breaks lifestyle down into the “wheel” of Vitality and gives a great structure for us to understand health in a simple yet powerful way. It is a sane look at an insane problem…very refreshing.Who is this movie for?EVERYONE. Whether you’re a physician who knows most of this already or someone who’s ailing and needs all the help they can get, Vitality’s message will move you. The country of Namibia is sharing this movie with school-aged children in order to help them thrive. There are governors of a couple US states in discussion to have this movie shown to families in need and foster children. It is endorsed by the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and the American Academy for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM).Long story short- doctors love it. Teachers use it. People are raving about it…and I recommend it