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 practices The future is personalized medicine A potential decline in life expectancy (research) Modern definition of integrative medicine Knowing when antibiotics are necessary What is evidence-based medicine? How to support the gut microbiome if antibiotics are needed Sourcing supplements and ingredients  Dr. Song’s perspective on the gut microbiome Poop! Understanding stool  Specific probiotic product recommendation list Avoiding pathologic yeast infections The impact of gut health on your immune system Dr. Song’s perspective on COVID and vaccines Downstream issues with lack of immune system training  It’s ok for our kids to get a sniffle Good and bad foods for gut microbiome Avoiding microbiome mischief makers  Being a savvy label reader – and teaching our kids Preparing them to make good choices   Testing for autoimmune disease in kids Potential negative reactions to COVID infection vs. vaccine Genomics and nutrigenomics  Other lifestyle methods to reduce the risk of COVID Moving from fear to confidence and a thriving mindset  Resources: Instagram: @healthykids_happykids Healthy Kids Happy Kids: healthykidshappykids.com Whole Family Wellness: wholefamilywellness.org Facebook: Elisa Song, MD - Healthy Kids Happy Kids Herb Pharm (Garlic Ear Drops): herb-pharm.com Klaire Labs Probiotics: klaire.com Jarrow Probiotics: jarrow.com Nature’s Way Probiotics: naturesway.com Designs For Health Probiotics: designsforhealth.com Ortho Biotic Probiotics: Ortho Biotic® Capsules Testing for PANS/PANDAS: HealthyKidsHappyKids.com  Connect with Kelly: kellyleveque.com Instagram: @bewellbykelly Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media. Mentioned in this episode: BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com. Timeline Nutrition Timeline Nutrition | Visit timelinenutrition.com/kelly or use the code “KELLY” for 10% off your first order of Mitopure