137- A Holistic Rx for Keeping Your Whole Family Healthy ...€¦ · nutritionist counseling, chiropractor, massage therapy, acupuncture, acupuncture, homeopathy, all under one roof,

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Episode137:AHolisticRxforKeepingYourWhole

FamilyHealthywithDr.MadihaSaeed


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Katie:HelloandwelcometotheHealthyMomsPodcast.I'mKatiefromwellnessmama.comandyouaregonnalovemyguesttodayasmuchasIdo.MadihaSaeedisanMD,she'saboard-certifiedintegrativeholisticfamilyphysician,whichisamouthfulandamazing.Online,she'sknownasHolisticMomMD,herarticlesareregularlypublishedby"HolisticPrimaryCareMagazine".Iseeherallovertheinternet,buttheyrefertoherasanemergingvoiceforthenextgenerationofholisticphysicians.ShewritesfortheAcademyofIntegrativeHealthandMedicine.SheisthedirectoroftheeducationspokespersonforDocumentingHOPE,whichisanationalorganizationdedicatedtohealingchronicdiseaseinchild,whichissuchanimportanttopic.Andshe'salsotheauthorofthebestsellingbook,"TheHolisticRX",whichoffersthereaderswithoneormorechronichealthconditionsorsymptomseasytofollowadviceonhowtodealwiththem,especiallyinchildren.She'sanamazingbeaconofreallygoodwisdomonline,andI'msoexcitedtohaveherheretoday.Madiha,welcomeandthanksforbeinghere.Madiha:Oh,myGod.Itissuchanhonor,Ican'twait.Thisissomuchfun.Thankyousomuch.Katie:Thankyouforbeinghere.Ithink,likeIsaid,Ithinkthatthelistenersarereallygonnaloveyoubecauseyouaregivingsuperpracticaladviceformomswhoaredealingwithissueswiththeirchildrenorwiththemselves.AndIthinkthatyourapproachissogood.Igotachancetoreadyourbook,andIlovethatyoureallystartwithinflammation.Whichitfeelslikeisanoftenoverlookedbutsuperimportantpartofhealth.Solet'sstartthere.Let'stalkaboutinflammationandwhatitcancauseinthebody.Madiha:Absolutely.Andthisissomething...youknow,Igraduatedresidencyin2010.Immediatelythen,I...youknow,memyselfhadmultiplechronicissues.Ihad,youknow,hypothyroidism,Hashimoto's--soan


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autoimmuneantibody--seborrhoeicdermatitis,acne,severefatigue,brainfog,weightgain,digestivecomplaints,likesevereconstipation,irregularperiod.SoIfeltlikeIwasamess.Andevendoctors,eventhoughIwasgoingthroughtheconventionalmedicalsystem,goingtorotationtorotation,everytimeIwouldgotomydoctors,Iwasjustthrownmedicationsortoldthemthatit'sjustinmyhead.OrevenjustthatIamanewmom,anewresident,andanewwifeallatthesametime.So,whichcouldhavebeenobviously,youknow,addingtothatproblem,butIknewtherewassomethingelse.SowhenIjoinedthismedicalpractice,therewasme,anOB-GYN,aninternist,anexercisephysiologist,nutritionistcounseling,chiropractor,massagetherapy,acupuncture,acupuncture,homeopathy,allunderoneroof,broughttogetherforcompletehealingofthewholeperson,aconceptthatwasreallyforeigntomeatthetime.AndIhadneverevenheardthewordholisticsince...in2011,Ididn'tevenknowwhatholisticwas.AndIthenwhen...withalloftheseamazingpractitioners,Iwasbroughtuptospeedwithwhatconventionalmedicinehadleftbehind.Mybrotherisaninterventionalcardiologist,mysisterisapediatricICUphysician.Ihavepsychiatry,Ihaveallofthesespecialists,youknow,ineveryfield,inmyfamilyletalone,andnoneofusweretaughtasingleclassofnutritionsorevenhowtodealwiththeunderlyingrootcauseofinflammation.Weallknowthatthesechronicsymptomsare...thesechronicdiseaseshaveoneunderlyingrootcauseandthat'sinflammation.Andjustbytargetingtherootcauseofinflammation,youcannothealonechronicsymptombutyoucanhealallofthemsimultaneously.Whichismind-boggling,becausewhenIhad...oneofmyfirstpatientswasa31-yearoldwithnineautoimmunediseases.Myastheniagravis,psoriasis,lichenplanus,Sjögren's,Hashimoto's,youknow,severedepression,anxiety,fatigue,youknow,allofthesechronicsymptoms.Andontopofthat,sheworkedattheFamilyDollarstoreandthegasstation.Soshe'snot...it'snotlikeshehadalotofmoney,butsheknewwhenshewasdeterminedtofindanotherway.Andwhenshecametome,shewasonthehighestdoseinoneofhermedicationsandshewasgonnagotoImuran,whichisanotherterriblemedication.Butjustbyaddressingherrootcausesofinflammation,notoneofthosesymptomsdisappeared,allofthem.Andsoonemonthshehad50%resolutionofsymptomsandinsevenmonths,shenolongerhadthediagnosisofMyastheniaGravisandonanyofourotherchronicconditions.Whichwascrazyandblewmymind.SoonceIwasabletohealmyself,thenIwentonthissearchtofindtheanswersevenfurthertosee,youknow,whatisgoingonandhowIcanactuallyimplementit?Becauseasafamilyphysician,Iseediseasesofeverystripe.Andstartingfromoneplaceatleastgivespeoplehope.Andespeciallyforpeoplethatare,youknow,whocan'taffordtonsoftestingandaplacetostart.So...andthere'stwo,andIcangoonalittlebitmoreaboutinflammation.Soinflammationactuallymeanslikeafireinside,andsomethingwe'reallreallyfamiliarwith.Youknow,it'sthatlife-savingreactionthatoccurswhenyourbody'simmunesystemistryingtofightoffalltheseinfectionsandhelpshealinjuriesandprotectsyoufromdiseases.Butthethingis,youknow,forchronicdiseases,we'retaughtthat,okay,here'saproblem,here'sapill,right?Butweallknowthatinflammationisbecausewhenyouhaveeczema,itgivesyouananti-inflammatory.So...butthatkindofinflammationthatwe'retalkingaboutisactuallycalledchronicinflammation.Andthere'stwotypes.Sothere'sacuteinflammation,whichislikeagoodinflammation.Itlastsforashorttime,youknow,afewsecondstoacoupleofdays,itservesahealthypurpose.Yay,it'slikeyourbody'sworkingwell.Butwhathappenswithchronicinflammationofallthesediseasesisthatit'salsoreferredtoassystemicinflammation,orbadinflammation,asIcallitwithmykids.Soitgraduallydestroysthismagnificent


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masterpiecethatwewerebornwith.It'slikeahidden,smoldering,painlessfirethatiscreatedbyourimmunesystemasittriestofightofflife'sdailyexposurestotriggers,likeunhealthyfood,youknow,chronicstresses,toxins,allergens,overgrowthoflikethesebadbugs,andevenlow-gradeinfections.Sothatisreally,reallykeyinhealingchronicdisease.Ifwehealthechronicinflammationbecausethischronicinflammationforashorttime,youknow,it'sokay.Butwhathappensis,youknow,there's...allthesetriggerscancauseanincreaseinthereleaseofinflammatorymoleculesofyourimmunesystemcalledcytokines.Cytokinesarereallyimportantinfightingoffinfectionandcancers,andtheyhelpyourbodydistinguishbetweenfriendandfoe.Sowhenproperlyfunctioned,thefireremainscontained.Butwhathappenswithconstant,constantexposuretothesetriggers,theinflammatorycytokinesgocrazyandoutofcontrolandinoverdriveandtryanddestroyeverythinginitspath,leadingtoyourchronicsymptomsofeverystripe.Ifitgoestoyourknees,itcancausearthritis,ifitgoestoyourbrainitcancauseautisms,schizophrenia,bipolar,youknow,allofthoseconditions,depression.Thenifitgoestoyourthyroid,itcancausethyroiddiseases.Ifitgoestoyourstomach,itcancausedigestivecomplaints.Skin,itcancauseeczema,psoriasis,andacne.Soallofthesethingsarereally,reallykeyintriggeringanyunderlyingrootcauseofallyourchronicsymptoms.Katie:Thatmakesperfectsense.AndIwannajumpintoyourapproachinaminutebecauseIgotachancetoreadyourbookandIthinkyourapproachisreallyawesome,andyoumakeitreallydoableformoms.Itdoesn'tseemoverwhelmingortoocomplicated,andIloveyourapproach.ButI'dlovetotouchalittlebitmoreonwhydoyouthinkwe'reseeingsomuchmoreinflammation?Because,atleastfromthequestionsI'mgettingontheblogandfromreadersI'vetalkedto,likethisseemstobeamuchmorewidespreadsortofproblemthanitwasforcertainlyourgrandparent'sgenerationbutevenourparent'sgeneration.Like,whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheunderlyingcausesofalltheseextrainflammationrightnow?Madiha:Iknow,itiscrazy.Andthat'swhat'sreallyscaryisthatoneoutofeverysecondchildnowhasachronicillness.Andthat'sjustmind-bogglinginandofitself,butthethingisthese...ifwecontinueatthecurrenttrajectory,oneoutofeveryfourchildrenwillhaveautismby2033.That'scrazy.Youknow,evenifwecontinuethecurrenttrends,evenoneinevery,youknow,threechildrenbornin2000,theyear2000willdevelopdiabetesovertheirlifetime.Andthisincreaseofratesofchronicillnessisadirectoutcomeofanincreaseininflammation.Sotargetingthesespecificpieceswillalsohelptoslowthisprocessdown.There'sgenes,theysaygenes,thisentirestudythatissofascinating,it'scalledepigenetics.AndthisisastudyofthechangeonourgenefunctionwithoutthephysicalmutationsoftheDNAstructure.Thegenesmayloadthegunbuttheenvironmentpullsthetrigger.Soourdiseases,ourmedication,ourinternal,externalenvironment,lifestyle,digestivehealth,allofthesethings,includingnutrition,toxin,stresses,exercise,sleep,allofthatcanalterhowourgenesareexpressed.Literally,turninggenesonandoff.Sothatis...sothesechangescanbepassedondowntooffsprings.Soifyouhave...youknow,ifamotherhaslotsofchronicillness,itcanbepasseddownthroughyourgenes.Eventhoughgenescannowbechangedandaltered,wearegettingalterednutrition.There'salotmore,youknow,80%ofthefoodintheUnitedStatescontainsgeneticallymodified,youknow,GMOs.Sothat'scrazy,andit'sfullofchemicalsandartificialcoloringsthatimpairsthegutmicrobiomethatcausesproblems.There'salsolikeexcessivehygiene.Youknow,we'regetting...andifyoulookateverything,everythingisCloroxthisandcleanthisup,andmakesurethisis99%,youknow,bacteria,killallthebacteria.


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Butwedon'twantthatbecausethatthen...whathappensisthat,youknow,germshelpyoubuildtheimmunesystem.Sohelpingourfamilies,youknow,tokeep,becauseifwekilloffallthosethings,itrestrictsthegrowthofyourimmunesystem.Sothat'sanotherfactorthat'scausingalltheseproblems.Inconjunctionwith,youknow,we'recleaningeverythingupbutwe'reputtingmoretoxinsinourenvironment.We'resurroundedwithallthesetoxinsthatactuallyovertimeisverydifficultforourlivertogetridofandaccumulatesover,youknow,accumulatesandaccumulatesandshiftsourimmunesystemtohavemoreinflammation,makingyourbodymorepronetodevelopingtheseallergiesandchronicconditions.Thenthere'sanotherpieceofthepuzzle,thatmethylationisalsooneofthepieceofthepuzzle.Andthismethylationisakeybiochemicalandcellularprocessthataffectsgenesandisakeyelementofdetoxification.Sohere,Imeanlikeif...sobasically,it'sliketheperfectstorm.Youknow,we'remethylating,youknow,we'renotmethylatingappropriately.Sowe'renotdetoxing,wehavemorechemicals,wearekillingallthegoodstuffinourenvironment,wehaveterriblenutrition.And,youknow,now...allofthatnowbecause,youknow,andourenvironmentisturningthesegenesonandoff,nowwehavelike,youknow,we'returninggenesonforchronicillness.Soit'slikethisperfectstormofjustmoreandmoreandmorechronicdiseases.Andthenwhat'sscary,it'snotevenjustaffectingusbutit'saffectingourchildren.Katie:Yeah,andIthinkthat'swhatsuchtheimportantpartofyourmessageisthatasmoms,likewetruly...wecan'tjustbereactiveanymore.Wehavetobeproactiveaboutthisbecauseit'saffectingourkidsatsuchafastrate.Andunfortunately,likethatmeansthere'snot...andIsaythislikegently,butlikethere'snotsomuchroomformoderationthattherewasforourgrandparents.Thatdoesn'tmeanyouhavetonothavemoderationinyourlifeandnothavebalance,butit'sdefinitelysomethingthatshouldbefrontofmindforallofusmom's,istokeepinflammationdowninourkids.BecauseIfeellike--andIthinkyoutalkaboutthisalittlebitinthebook--butlikeit'sthingscanaffectthemevenmoresoattheiragebecausethey'remoregeneticallysusceptiblewhenthey'reyoungerandthey'restillindevelopment.Solet'stalkaboutyourapproachtoinflammation.Sosayafamilycomesin,maybemomhaschronichealthissues,kidsareshowingsignsofchronichealthissues.Wheredoyoustart?Madiha:So,youknow,inflammationisaverycomplexprocess,butthereareanumberofthingsthatcantriggerandmakeitworse.SodeficitsinanyoftheseareasthatI'mgonnadiscusscanactuallycauseorworseninflammation.Butwhat'skeyisthateverybody,obviouslyeverybodyisdifferent.Everybodyhasdifferentbiology,theyhavedifferentfactors,solookingattheentirepictureisreallykey.SoifIhaveafamilycomeinand,youknow,Igothroughtheirentirehistory,Italktothemabout,youknow,what'sgoingonwiththeirsocialenvironment,withtheirspiritualhealth,withtheirsleep,withtheirstress.Andthen,youknow,whataretheyeating,what'sgoingonintheirlives?Whatkindoftoxinsaretheyexposedto?Soaftertakingareallyin-depthhistory,then,youknow,IgothroughandIdiscussallthesefactorsofinflammation,specificallytalkingtothemindetailaboutwheretheirdeficienciesmaybe,right?Andso...becausethatislikealsoahugeproductiveplacetostartwhenyou'rewantingtotrytohealthesechronicconditions...healand/orprevent,right?Becausewiththissameapproachyoucandotohelphealandpreventyourchronicsymptoms.SoIliketosplititupintodigestivehealthanddetoxification,andthefourS's:stress,sleep,social,andspiritualhealth.SoIalwaysstartoffwiththespiritualpartfirst,andIsortofgoallthewayaround.Butbecauseofthefactthat


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Istartoffwithimmediatelywhenthechildwakesup,orus,wehavetofocuson,youknow,ingratitude.Becausenegativespiritualenergyisrelatedtoanincreaseinstress,moredepression,weakenimmunesystem,increasinginflammation.Andsohealingthesoulthrougheithermeditationorgratitudecanreallymakeabigdifference.Theyhavedonestudieswherejustgratitudereallyhelpsyougetbackintocoherence,youknow,makesitanice,youknow,yourheartratevariabilitygoesbackintoanicesinewave.Youknow,likeHeartMathhasdonelotsofstudiesonthat.Butmoresothatithelpsyour...youcanturngenesonandoff,andhelpsyouthenmakedecisionsfortherestoftheday.Becauseoursubconsciousgovernsabout90%ofourthoughtsandactions.Andif,youknow,ifwe'remorenegative,ifthechildisnegative,youknow,forgetthis.WhydoIhavetogetupinthemorning?WhydoIgottodothis?Itmakeslifedifficultforeverybody.Sojust,immediatelywhenIwakeupinthemorningorformypatients,I'vebeendoingthisfortenyears.Andimmediatelywhentheywakeupinthemorning,saytenthingsthey'rethankfulfor.Becausethat'swhenyoursubconsciousandconsciousareinterminglingwitheachotherandwewantthemtosaytenthingsthey'rethankfulfortohelpsurroundthemselveswithazoneofpositivityto,youknow,helpgetthemoffontherightfoot,andchangetheirsubconscioustobemorepositive.Becausethatthenaffectsyourdecisionsthatyoumakethroughouttheday.Youknow,ifyou'regonnabe...likeyoucanbeonalltheguthealingdietsintheworld,butifyou'relike,youknow,stressingoutandfrustratedwithlifeand,youknow,pessimistic,itcanalsoleadtoinflammation.Soinmyfamily,whatIdowithmykidsisimmediatelywhenwewakeupinthemorning,westartsingingthethankfulsong.Andlikeliterally,everysinglemorningtheyknow.My10-year-old,Ihavea10-yearold,a6-yearold,a4-yearold,anda2-yearold.Soweallaresaying,westartedsinginglike,thankyouforoureyes,thankyouforourears,thankyouforanotherbeautifuldaytochangetheworld,youknow.BecauseIgettheminvolvedineverythingthatI'mdoing,too.Butit'ssopowerfulbecausewhenyougobackandforth,likeoneofthemislike,"Thankyouformypoop,"andtheotheronewaslike,"Thankyouformybellybutton."Andthen,youknow,Ican'tevenimaginewhatthey'regonnabethankfulforlateronbutthey'reallboys.So,youknow,Ican'tevenimagine.Butit'sjustexciting,it'sagreat,funwaytodoit.Andthat'swhatIstartallmypatientsoffisthe,youknow,optimizingtheirspiritualhealth.

Thenwelookintotheirsocialenvironmentbecausesocialenvironmentissoimportanttohealandpreventchronicinflammation,becauselonelinessandnegativesocialrelationshipsactuallyincreasecortisollevels,anddepresstheimmunefunction,andthen...again,allofthatworsensinflammation.Sohavinglikeloveandbygivingthemhugsandkisses,whichsometimesespeciallywhenyoudealwithakidwithchronicillnesses,it'sreallyhard,youknow,toobecausetheycanstartfeelinglonely,theycanstartfeeling,youknow,bythemselves.Ortheyevenhavetostartnegative.Wealwaysstartfocusingontheirnegative,soit'sreallykeytoobviouslyoptimizethatpositivityandfocusoneverythingthat'sgoingrightintheirlivesinsteadoffocusingonwhat'sgoingwrongintheirlives.Andsurroundingthemwithallthesepositivesocialrelationshipsandsupport,andlovecanreally,reallyheal.Becausethoselovedfeelingsreleaseshormonesintothebloodstreamthatstrengthensyourimmunesystemandimprovesyouroverallhealthandhealing.Sothatissomething,again,thatwe'retaughtbutsometimes,


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especiallywhenyou'reinthecruxof,youknow,justtryingtogetthekidsouttoschoolandjust,"Whyyoudon'thaveyourshoeson?WhatdoIdonow?Whatareyoudoing?"Youknow,becauseobviouslymymorningisprobablyas...yoursisprobablyalittlebitcrazierthanmymorning,butit'scrazy,right?Andsosometimesit'sharderto,youknow,getonthatrightfoot.Soit'sawesometoincorporatethatpositivityandthatawesomeloveinthemorning.Thenoptimizingsleep,especiallywith,youknow,socialmediaandtheirphonesnexttothekid'shead.Andunlike,youknow,atnightwhenthey'reontheirphones,orevenchildrennowarenotgoingtosleeponadaily,youknow,ataregulartimebecausesleepwhilewesleep,ourbodydoesn'tconsumemuchenergy.Sothatleavesmoreenergyforthebodytoremovetoxinsandmakehormonesandfightinfectionsandlowerinflammations.Sogettingenoughrestisreally,really,reallyimportant.ThenthenextpieceisthelastpieceofthefourS'swasthestress.Becausestress,wedon'tthinkourkidsarestressedbutespeciallywitheverythingtheyseearoundus,they'relikethebiggestsponges,right?Ifyou'restressed,youknowthatyourkidsarelikesoakingitallup,right?Sothestresscontributesto80%ofthecomplaintsthatcometoprimarycarephysicians.Anditsignificantlyleadstoinflammationbecauseitalsotaxestheimmunesystemandchronicallyincreasesthelevelofcortisol,whichthenleadsto,youknow,increasesyourbody'sbloodsugarlevelandleadstomoreproblems.Inflammation,diseases,youknow,toxinsalsoareadifferenttypeof,youknow,secondstressesonthebodythatwe'regonnatalkaboutnext.Butspecifically,what'sreally,reallyimportantistoincorporatesomesortofmind-bodytechniqueintoyourchild'slife.Like,forexample,mykidsdomeditation,wedomindful...I'vetaughtthemmindfulnessandmeditation,andwetrytodothatrightbeforewegotobedeverynight,aftertheirEpsomSaltbaths,butwe'lltalkaboutthat.Butbecauseallofthatisreallykeyandit'sreallyimportanttokeepthesedamaginghormonesatbay.SothatisthefourS's,thestress,sleep,social,andspiritualhealth,thatisreallykey.Andthenthenextpiecesare,youknow,yourdigestivehealth.Andwehearthisallovertheplace,right?Weknowthatourgutisthegatewaytoourhealth.Andthatisthebiggestconnectionbetweenourinsidesandouroutsides.Andourgutcannotonlycontain70%or80%ofourimmunesystembutalsocontains100trillionbugs,right?Andwe'reonly10to32trillionhumancells.Soit'scrazy.Wehavelikeanentireworld...anddon'ttrytothinkaboutittoomuch,otherwiseit'sfreaky.ButwehavethisentireworldinsideofusthatIteach...Italktomykidsabout,youknow,thesearelittlefriendsinourbodies.Soweneedtokeepthemhealthyandhappyandvibrant.So...andsobalancingthegutfloraandkeepingthemhealthy,keepingthathealthy,alongwith...becauseifthatisimbalanced,itcancausesomethingcalledleakygut.Andthat'swhenthere'slikeafire,itcreateslikeafireinyourimmunesystem.Becausewhenyoustartkillingoffthesegoodbugswitheitherpoornutritionorchronicstressorchronicinfectionsorenvironmentaltoxins,allthethingsthatweareexposedtoalotmorethesedays,whathappensisthatitkillsthesegoodfriendsandgetreplacedbythesebadfriends.Andwhenwereplacethese...youknow,whenthere'sanimbalancethere,obviouslythebadfriendsdon'tdotheirjobwellthatthey'resupposedto.Anditgoes...youknow,andthingsgetthroughthatshouldn'tbegettingthroughbecause70%to80%ofourimmunesystemliesinthegut.Itgoesandattacksitandleavesinflammationalloverthebody.Andsothat'ssomethingthatItalktomykidsaboutthat,youknow,everythinginyourenvironment,everythingthatyoudon'twannakillthegoodfriendsinthem.Butsomebodycanbeonaguthealingdietalltheywant,butiftheirsugarbalanceisallovertheplacethenthey'renotgonnaheal.


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Andthatisanotherthingthatissocriticalnowadaysbecauseofthefactthatwecan...youknow,propernutritionandananti-inflammatorydietnotonlykeepsyourdigestivesystemhappybutalsoregulatesourglucoseandstabilizesyourinsulin,whichisastoragehormonesecretedbythepancreastohelpyouregulatethelevelsofglucoseinthebloodstream.Whichiswhatyouneedforyourglucoseyouneedforyourcellsforenergy.Anditmanagesyourinsulin,soweneedtomanagesomethingcalledinsulinresistance.Andwhat'sreallyscaryisalotofthekidsthatI'mseeing,becausewedon'tcheckhemoglobin1Csandfastinginsulinlevelsandthingslikethatregularlyinpatients,mostofthekidsthatI'mseeingarepre-diabetic.Andthat'sanotherhugepieceofthepuzzlethatcancauseproblemsbecauseinsulinresistance,youknow,referstolikeyourbody'sdiminishedabilitytorespondtotheinsulinandcanresulttorapidandprematureagingand,youknow,strokesanddementias,andheartattack.Andthose...likethat'slateroninlifebutrightnow,youknow,itcancauselikeacne,youknow,thedarkeninginthebackoftheneck,it'scalledAcanthosisnigricans,weakeningaroundthemidsection.Itcancausealloftheseproblems,fatigue,brainfog,acne,irregularperiods.Soitcancauseallofthoseproblems,sothatisanotherkeypiece.SowheneverItalktomypatientsabout...andmyfamily,aboutwhattoeat,wegothrough...I'mlike,wheneveryou'rehungry,makesureyougodownthelist,right?Becausewewannafocusonthosefoodsthatare...healyourgut,balanceyourhormone,insulin,andglucoselevels,alongwitharethemostnutrient-densefoodsthataregonnahelphealyourbody,nothurtyourbody.Andthosefoodsaretonsofvegetables,cleansourceofprotein,andthenhealthyfats.AndsowhenIgodownthelistwithmykids,theyreallydon'tneedanyotherfoods.SoIfeellikeifIgivethemotherstuff,theydon'teattheirvegetables.Sothatisreally,reallyimportant.Ineedtofillmykidsandfamily'sbelliesupwithasmanyvegetablesaspossiblebecausethatdoesreallyheal.Therearesomenutritionaldeficienciesthatcancause...alotofusarelikevitaminDdeficient,notgettingenoughfishoil,thingslikethat.Butanotherkeypieceandthelastpieceisthetoxins,becauseweliveinaworldthatisfulloftoxins.Andallofthatregularexposurecanaccumulateinourbodies,placingareally,reallyheavyburdenontheliver.Andthelivercan'tstart,can'tlikedetoxappropriately.Andsowhenitcan'tdetoxappropriately,thenthatleadsto...itlowersyourimmunity,increasesyourvulnerabilitytoautoimmuneissues,cancers,bloodsugarissues,canmakeyourbodynumbtoinsulin.Soworstisinsulinresistanceandleptinresistance.And,youknow,andcausesdifficultyinlosingweight.Sonowourkidsare,youknow,overweightandleadingtoheartdisease,diabetes,strokes,itcanaffecttheirepigenetics.Itcaneventurngenesonandoff,andinflamesthegut,leadstoaleakygut.Sotheseare,IknowthatwasalotthatIjustwentthrough.Butitwas,youknow,thedigestivehealth,thedetoxification,youroptimizingyourdigestivehealthwiththetonsofvegetables,protein,andhealthyfats,bonebrothandprobioticsandallofthat,alongwithkeepingthefoodsoutthataregonnahurtthegut.Thenoptimizing,youknow,yourglucosemadebyfocusing...stillfocusingon,youknow,yourvegetables,protein,andhealthyfats.Intermittentfastingcanalsohelpdependingontheageofthechildtooptimizeinsulinresistance.Andthenwehaveisadecreasedtoxinsinyourenvironment,youknow,foods,whatyou'redoing.Andthenincorporatingastressmanagementtechnique.We,youknow,focusingontheirsleep,gettingthemtobedontime.Andthenwehaveis,youknow,socialhealthandthenyourspiritualhealth.Soallofthosepiecesofthepuzzlearereally,reallypowerfulinoptimizingyourchild'shealthandyourfamily'shealth,notonlyhealing


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diseasebutalsopreventingnotonesymptombutallthesymptoms.Katie:Iloveit.Andwhatyousaidaboutsugar,IwannagoalittlebitdeeperherebecauseItakealotofheatforsayingthatchildrentrulyhavenobiologicalneedforrefinedsweetenerseveratall.Andpeoplearelike,"No,it'sallaboutbalance.Likekidsthesedays,youjusthavetoletthemlikeonceinawhileandallthat."AndIgetthatlikethere'salotofsocialpressurebutI'mlike,"Butbiologically,likeyouactuallydon't.Liketheyarenothavingasugardeficiency,Ipromisethere'scarbsinvegetables."ButI'dlovetohearalittlebitmoreabouthowyoumanagethesugarmonsterbecausethosemomsareright,thesugariseverywhereintoday'ssociety.Soonapracticallevel,howdoyoukeepthatbalancewiththefamilyandkeepthesugarout?Madiha:So,you'reright.Sugarisineverything,right?Andweareliterallysurroundedwithsugar.Andwhatbogglesmymindandkillsmeisthatevenwhenyougoandtakethem...likeeverytriptothedoctorendsup,"Oh,here'saDum-Dum."Or,youknow,everyholidayissurroundedwithsugar,sugar,sugar,youknow,everysingle...soeverychancewegettoshovesugardowninourchildreniswedoasasociety.Whichisthat'sanotherreasonwhywe're,youknow,we'reallgettingsickbecauseofallthesealterednutrition.Seventyfive,74%ofthepackagedfoodshavesugarandit'sharderbecausesugarobviouslystimulateslike,youknow,thebrainrewardcenters,right?Beingneurotransmittersandsowhenyoustopeatingsugarandsuddenlyyoustartexperiencinglike,experiencingwithdrawals.Soinitially,it'sdifficultforthechild.Butthethingiswhat'sreallyscaryisthat,youknow,onceyougivethesekidssugar,it'sdirectly,becausesugarisactuallydirectlyrelatedtoallofthesechronicillnesses,andhasnonutritionalvaluewhatsoever,nomatterwhatsomebodyistryingtotellyou.Becausewhathappensisthatthesebadbacteriathriveonsugar,leadingtobadbacteria,overgrowthofpathogenicbacteriaandyeast,likefungi,whichthenincreasesmorecravings.Andit'slikethisviciouscycle.Sothemoreyougiveyourkids,themoretheybecomeamonsterandthemoretheycravethesugar.Andit'slikeyou'reconstantlydealingwiththis,youknow,cycleofcraziness.Andbecausethis...thenwhathappensisthatthisisanimbalance,sugarimbalanceisthemicrobiomeleadingtofurtherinflammation,whichtheninterfereswithyourwhitebloodcellsanditdestroys...thataresupposedtodestroytoxinsandfightinfectionsthatmakeyousicker.Andthenallofthese,andthat...what'sevenscarierisallofthosereactionsoccurlikeimmediatelyaftereatingsugar,likewithinminutesofeatingsugar.Itdisruptsthebloodsugarbalance,itspikesupinsulinlevels,causesbrainfogandfatigue.Itcauseallofthesecrazy,crazy,crazythings.SowhatIdoisItrytokeepsugaroutofit.AndthewaythatIstartofwithdoingthatisbyone,don'tbringitintothehouse.Youknow,becauseifit'snotthere...andthat'slikethebestthingisbecausethefactthatifit'snotinmyhouse,thenIhave,there'snofighting.There'snoarguing.ButanotherwaythatIdothatisifyoufillyourchildren'sbellywiththemostnutrient-densefoods,liketonsofproteinandtonsofgreatvegetables..sotonsofvegetables,cleanprotein,andhealthyfats,theydon'tneedthesugarasmuch.WhatIdoinmyfamilyisIbakewithalmondflour.Sothere'slikealittlebitofhoneyintherebutalittlebitgoesalongway.Sotheystillfeellikethey'regettingalittlebitofatreataftertheyhavetheirvegetable,protein,andhealthyfat.Like,forexample,thismorningIquicklybakedupblueberrymuffins.Andit'sjust,it'sliketheeasiest.Icanmake96littleblueberrymuffinsforlike$5,soit'sreallycosteffectiveandit'sreallyfast.Buttheyonlyneedonelittleone.Andlike96muffinisonlylikehalfacupofhoney.Andtheyonlyneedlikeonetobesatiated.Sothat'swhatIdoinsteadiftheydoneedit.Ifillthem,Imakesurethattheygodownthelist,theirvegetables,


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protein,andhealthyfats.Optimizetheirimmunesystem,makingsuretheydon'thaveallthese...becausethefatalso,youknow,you'rehavinglesstantrumswithoptimizingyourgutmicrobiome.Andthengivingthemsomethinglikeasanalternativetotaketoschoolorwhenthey,youknow,asaspecialtreatwhenthey'reinthemood.And,youknow,givingthem...well,again,themostnutrient-densefoods.Anotherwayis,youknow,thecalmingteascanalsohelp.Likegivingyourkidscalmingteas,sleeping,engaginginotheractivities,helpingtoreleasestress,increasinghappiness.SometimesvitaminCifthey'rereallysugaraddicted.Butallofthosethingscanreallyhelpto,youknow,keepsugaroutofourlives.Because,again,sugar,youknow,leadsto,impairsyourimmunesystem,increasesoxidativestress,leadstoweightgain,accumulationofbellyfat,insulinresistance,fattyliver,increasesyourappetite.Alsothisisanothercoolthing.SoIrealizedthatonceIdidn'thavesugarinmykid'slives,they'renotashungryasmuch.Oh,mygosh,I'mnotinthekitchenalldaylong.Becausetheirbodiesarefinallygettingthosenutrients.Katie:Absolutely.AndIthinkit'strue.Likeuntilyoudoit,it'shardtobelieve.Butkidsreallydoadaptandlikemykidsnow,wedon'thavesugarinthehouseeither.Wedohavetheoccasionaltreatthat'slikeeitherwiththetinybitofnaturalsweetenerorjustfruitwhichtheylove.Butthey'vedevelopedatasteforvegetablesandtheyactuallylovethem.Likemykidswilldevour,theycallRomainelettucecrunchylettucebecausethat'stheirfunlettuce.Causeit’snotliketheweedlettuce,theycallthemulinmix....andthentheydevourthat.AndsoIthinkyouhavetolikegivekidsalittlemorecredit,butIthinkthatwasthekeypoint.Youcanstillgivethemtreatsbutthere'snoneedtoevergivethemthereallybadjunk.Madiha:No,youdon't.Becauseofthefact,mykids,theythinkthatastrawberryislikethesweetestthingever.They'relike,"Oh,mygosh,mom,thisislikethebest.Idon'tknowwhypeopleneedcandybecauseofthefactthey'relikejuicy.It'slikesweet,it'slikeeverythingallinalittlecolorfullittlebite."Andtheylovesweetpeas,likesugarsnappeas.They'relike...oh,it'ssofunny.They'vecalleditcandyallthistime.Likeforthelastfouryears,theygo,"Oh,mom,canwehavethatcandyvegetable?"AndI'malwayslike,"Yeah,sure,youcanhavethecandy,"Sotheyarelike,theyloveit.Soyoudevelopandyouadjustyoursweets,yourtastebudsandyourmicrobiome.Actuallytheysaythis,assickeryourmicrobiomeis,themoreitcravesthesefoodsthatisgoingto,youknow,justhelpthebadbacteriaorbadbugsgrow.Andsoonceyourchildishealthierandyougetthemadaptingandgetthemoffthesugar,thosefoodsthatarethenaturalsweetenersissomuch.Andmykids,iftheygoout,they'llhavelikeaspoonofsomethingandthey'relike,"Ugh,that'ssomuchsugar.That'stoomuch."Becauseforthem,thatstrawberryorthatsugarsnappeaorthatcarrotislikeasmuchastheyreallyneed.Katie:Andreally,that'swhereweshouldallbe.AndItotallygetit.Itwasalongprocessformeofhealingmygutandhealingautoimmunedisease.Andnowit'slikethethingsIhadtoforcemyselftoeat,likesardinesorlikesauerkraut,Icravethem.Becauselikeyourbodyknows,andonceyoutrainit.

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Katie:ButIthinkanotherimportantpointthatIwantedtohighlightaboutwhatyousaid,especiallyaboutthesugar,it'sactuallyaparentingrule.NotrelatedspecificallytohealthbutIhavetwonon-negotiableparentingrulesinmyhousewithmykidsthatkeepmesane.OneiswhichIwillneverdoanythingforthemthey'recapableofdoingthemselvesbecausewe'rereallybigonfosteringindependence.AndthesecondisIwillneverdoanythingtostacktheoddsnotintheirfavor.Andit'slike,Ifeellikeifyougiveyourkidssugaranddyesandallthesehorriblefoodsandthenexpectthemtobehave,you'reaskingalot.Becauseyou'regivingthemmind-alteringchemicals.Andsotome,that'spartoflikenotstackingtheoddsagainstthemandstackingtheoddsintheirfavorsotheycanactuallylikebegratefulandbehavewellandbepartofthefamilyandcontribute.Andsothat'soneofourlikeparentingrulesthatwekindoffollowatourhouse.Madiha:Iloveit.Andeducation.Ithink...justlikewhatyou'redoingislikeeducating.Ithinkstartingoffreallyyoung,likemykidsknowthatthesethingsthatI'vecalledthemallchemicals.Sothey'relikemama...likeforexample,theHalloweencame,myfour-year-oldcamehomeandwaslike,"Mama,theygavemethosechemicals.AndIwaslikeno,I'mnotgonnakillthefriendsinmybelly."Andthenhecamehomeandhewaslikeallproudofhimselfandhedidnottouchasingleone.SowegiveourchildrenIthinkalotlesscreditthantheyactuallydeservebecausetheyareabletoprocessthingsandunderstandthingstosomuchmorethanweeventhinktheycan.Andeducatethemexactlywhat'sgoingonwiththemicrobiome.Whathappenstothis?Whathappenswithyourpoop?Youknow,howyourbodyreactsonthesefoods?Teachingthem,youknow,whywe'renotdoingsomethinginsteadofjusttellingthemwecan't,teachingthemwhy.Likeliterally,Ipulloutmypictures.LikeIdidachildren'sbookrecentlyandIsatthereandIdiditwithmykids.I'mlike,"Lookwhathappenstothemicrobiomewhenwehavetoomuchsugar.Lookwhathappenswhenwehavetoomuchsugartotheinsulinlevel.Lookwhat'sgoingwiththis,youknow,lookhowmuchit'sraisingyourbloodsugarlevel.Doyouwannadothat?Thisiswhyyougocrazy.Thisiswhyyoucan'tcontrolyouremotions.Thisiswhyyoucan't,youknow,you'realwayscravingthisbecauseitkillsthosethingsup."AndthenItellthem,I'mlike,youknow,"Thisiswhere,youknow,thosecommercials."Youknow,obviously


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that'swhatwedorightnowisweputthemoncommercials,sugar,sugar,sugarsells,right?Andwe'redoingittothekids,sotheyknowallthesethings.Soeducationisreally,reallykeyIthinkalso.Katie:Absolutely,agree.AndIwannagoalittledeeperonsleep,too,becauseIthinkthat'sahugepainpointforalotofmoms.Andobviouslywhenkidsaresleeping,itmakestheworldsomuchbetterbecausethenyou'resleeping.AndsoI'dlovetohearany,justmomtricksyouhavefornurturingagoodsleeproutineforkids.Madiha:SoIthink...youknow,onekeypieceisthatyouneedtoliveyourentiredailyroutinesoitcanoptimizesleep.So,forexample,wakingupinthemorning.Sokeepinginflammationatbaycanalsooptimizetheirsleep.Solikewewakeupinthemorningandwesingthethankfulsong.Welivethelifewithgratitudeandspiritualhealthand,youknow,social...surroundingourselveswithloveandpositivity,alongwitheatingtonsofvegetables,protein,andhealthyfats.Alongwith,goingoutside,runningaround,gettingenoughsunshine,youknow,runningaroundwiththeir,youknow,barefootedtogetenoughmicro,youknow,toexpose,increasethediversityoftheirmicrobiome.Cominghomethendoingsomemeditation.ButwhatmybiggestthingisthatIhaveasetroutine.Andthatsetroutinehasworkedwellforthelastsevenyears,sothat'swhyIkeepondoingit.It'sawesome.Andwhatitisit'saftertheydotheirhomework,thenwedodinner,theyhelpcleanup.Sotheyareresponsible.Just,Ilovewhat,youknow,I'mnotgonnadoanythingforwhatyoucandoyourself.Sotheydothechores.Theytakeout,youknow,I'vetaughtthemeversinceliketwo,youknow,startputtingyourstuffaway.Theycleanthehouse,sothat'stheirchores.TheyputawaythedishessothenIdon'thavetodoanyofthat,andIcanalsorelaxaftertheygotobed.Thenwego,wemarchupstairsaboutlike,youknow,7:30,wemarchupstairs.Forhalfanhour,wegetintothetubandthatwedoanEpsomsaltbath.AndIfeellikethatreallyhelpstorelaxthem.Youknow,puttingdownthelightsalittlebit,changingthelightstomoreamber.Butmostspecifically,theEpsomsaltbathswhichhelpsthemdetox,getstheminthemood.AndthenIstart,youknow,getthemready,getthemintotheirbed.Wedosomemeditation,that'swhenIspecificallydotheirmeditationwiththem.Meditation,mindfulmeditation,andthengratitudeagain,putthemintobed,tuckthemin,andthen,youknow,positivityagain.Andthenjustwakethemupwithpositivity.Sothen,again,livingthatdayanddevelopingthatbedtimeroutine,settinglikearestfulsanctuary,livingthemorningrightforasuccessfulsleep,allofthatarereallykeypiecesintryingtooptimizesleepinyourchildren.Becausesleepdeprivationcausesalotofproblems.Andwewannamakesurethatthatdoesn'thappenandmaybetokeepongoingandoptimizingtheirimmunesystem.Sosleepisreallyakeything.Andthosebedtimeroutinesandlivingadayrightisthebestwaytodoit.Katie:100%agree.AndI'dliketotalkalittlebitabout,actuallyaboutyouandyourlifenowbecauseIhavemetyouinperson.Andyouarelikethemostenergetic,happy,joyfulpersonI'veevermet.AndIjusthavetoaskbecauseIgetthisquestionalotfrompeople.Liketruly,howdoyoubalanceitall?Andasmom,likehowdoyoumakeitallworkwithoutgettingburnedout?BecauseIknowyoulike,youhaveafull-timejob.You'readoctoraswellplusyouhavekids,plusyou'rewritingbooks,plusyou'remanagingahousehold.Soshareyourwisdom.Howdoyoudoit?Madiha:Iam.Iamdoingalot.Butforme,thewaythatIamstaying...soit'sallaboutbalance,right?Balanceiskeytohelp,youknow,keepingitallinbalanceandkeepingtheinflammationatbayalso.Iwakeup...IguessI


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practicewhatIpreach.SoIhavegratitudeflowingthroughmyveins,youknow?Ireallyfeelitkeepsyouliketotallycoherentandabletoaccomplishsomanymorethings.Youknow,obviouslythere'smeditationthatreallykeepsyoubalanced.Becauseasmoms,Ithinkweputalotonourselvesandwestop,youknow,takingcareofourselvesbecausewe'retakingcareofsomanyotherpeople.Inmyhouse,Ihaveme,obviouslymyhusbandislikemyfifthchild.AndthenI'malsotakingcareofelderlyin-lawswhodon'tbelieveinthethingsthatI'mdoing.Whodon't,arenotonthesamepage.Soit'shardbecauseofthefactthatliterallyI'mcookingtwodifferentmeals.I'mwriting,I'mblogging,I'mpublicspeaking,youknow,Ihaveafull-timepractice,it'scrazy.ButmakingsurethatIhavethesekeypiecesofthefoundationsofgoodhealth,whichisthegratitude,propersleeping,makesure...again,likethisiswhyIlovetalkingtoyou.Youknow,havingthosegoodsocialinteractionsthathelpliftpeopleup.And,youknow,makingsureyouincorporatethosestressmanagementtechniques.Andit'sreallysimple.Forme,Ionlytakelike15,20minutesoutofadayandtotallymeditatealot,andIdoitmultipletimesaday.Alongwith,youknow,Imean...Iintermittentfastalsoregularly,alongwithonlyeatingvegetables,protein,andhealthyfats.Thatkeepsmeenergeticandkeepsme,youknow,intunewithmybody,aboutwhatmybodyneeds,andtakingmysupplements.SoIguessjusttakingcareofmeinconjunctionwithtakingcareofeverybodyelse,andtryingtodoitall.Butwhat'sreallyimportantalsoisIfeellikeIgetmostofmyworkdonebymakingsurethatkidshaveresponsibilities.BecauseIcan'tdoitall.Somy10-yearoldnowisoldenoughtotakecaremostofthehouse,makesurethehouseisclean.Liketheyhelpmewiththehousework.SothenIcanthentakeover,youknow,doallthethingsthatI'mreally.I'mlike,"Youknowwhat,mamaistochangetheworldhere.Ican'tbekeeppickingupyourstuff."Butthat'sreallyIthinkimportant.Soliving,sooptimizingmyhealthbykeepingthosekeypiecesintuneinmylife,sogivingmyselfsometimeisreallyimportantandkeepsthen,I'mahappierparentthanifI'mabletogivemyselfjustlike20minutesandabletoeatproperlyanddoallthosethings.Everythingelsegoesintothem.Katie:Iagree.Andthat'ssomethingInoticedaboutourgenerationisthatliketypically,likewetendtothinkparentingislikesuper,superhardandstressful.ButwhenItalktolikemygrandparent'sgeneration,theydon't.AndwhenIstartaskingquestions,likeoneofthekeysiseverybodyinmygrandparent'sgeneration,byareallyyoungage,theyhadregularchores.Buttheywerejustexpectedtodoit.Theywerenotlikepaidforthem,theywerenotpraisedforthem,theywerenotlikecoddledintodoingthem.Andtheyhadtocontributetothefamily.Andtheyweremuchmoreresponsible.Ithinkintoday'sworld,Idon'tknowwhytheshiftbutwetendtojustlikewantourkidstohavethislikeresponsibility-free,sugar-filledchildhood.Butitmakesitharderonthemandonus.AndsoIthinkthat'sahugekey,whatyoujustsaid.Likeweshouldn'tfeelguiltyforlettingourkidsbeingcontributingmembersofourhouseholds.Madiha:Absolutely.Andthatmakes...givesyoumoretimetobeyourbestself.Like,youknow,myhouseiscleaninthemorningbeforetheygotobed,beforetheygotoschool.Andatnightbeforetheygotobed,it'sclean.Thedishesaredone,everythingisdone.Theycomehome,theyhelpmewithlaundry.Youknow,thatgivesmesomuchmoretimetodothethingsthatIreallywannado.AndthenIgetliketwohoursatnightfromlike9:00to10:30ortwoandoneandahalfhours,dependingonwhenIgetthemintobedtoactuallyblogorwrite,andyouknow,respondtoemailsandthingslikethat.So,Imeanit...havingaschedulereally


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helpsbygettingyourkidsonboard,keepingthemashealthyaspossiblesoyoudon'thavetodealwithallthat.BecauseI'mlike,yougottokeepyourgutmicrobiomeashealthyaspossiblebecausemamaisn'tgonna,youknow,Idon'twannaconcentrateallmyenergyonthat.Sothat'sapriority,keepingusashealthyaspossible.Itreallyhelpsalsotogeteverythingdonethatyoureallywannado.Katie:Absolutely.AndI'llsharesomelinkstopostintheshownotes,butI'm100%thesameway.Idon'tdomykidslaundryanymore,theydotheirown.AndeventhelittleonesbecauseI'mlikeIonlyhaveone-eighthoftheclothesinthisfamily,likeIshouldnotbedoing100%ofthelaundry.Andalso,likeIthinkweforgetsometimeswhenwesaywe'reraisingchildren,we'reactuallytryingtoraiseadults.Andwhentheygoaway,they'regonnahavetodoallthesethings.Sowe'renotactuallylikehelpingthembynotteachingthemthesethings.

AnotherhugequestionIgetfrommoms,andItotallyrelateis,itcanbelikeoverwhelming,likestress-wisebutalsolikefinancially.Icanseemoverwhelmingwe'retryingtoswitchtoahealthierlifestylebecauseunfortunately,somecheapfoodsare...likebadfoodsarecheaper.SoI'dlovetohearanytipsyouhaveforshoppingandforbudgetingandforgettingthegoodfoodsinwithoutbreakingthebank.Madiha:Yes,andthatislikemygoalinlife.LikeI'mtryingtodothatbecauseI'mabargainshopper.Andsowhateverisgonnagivemethebiggestbangformybuckisgonna,youknow,isthewayI'mgonnadoit.Andthat'swhatIrealizewithmypatients,thatit'smoresustainableifIcangivethemtipsthatIpracticebecauseIlivethislifestyle.Iwalkthewalk,Iwanna..thetalkthatItalk,Iwalkthewalk.Andsodoesmychildrenandmyfamily.Stillcan'thelpmyin-laws,butotherwise,therestofusaredoingit.Butwhat'sreally,really,really,reallykeyandtoknowtothatthisway,thishealthylifestyleisactuallysupercosteffectiveandsuperhealthy.Soletmegiveyoumytips.MytipsarethatI,one,batchcook,right?Ibuyfrom...sobatchcook,butspecificallyIgetfromlike,youknow,wholesalers.Iusealotofalmondflour,somehoney,coconutoil,mynutsandmyseeds.Youcanbuyatlikewholesalesmarketsthatcaneasilybeused.Iknowlike,forexample,atwholesalers,likeyoucangetlikealmondflour,athree-poundbagofalmondflourfor$11.Andtherefore,Icanmake96minimuffinsfor$5.Soyoucanfeedalotofpeopleevenfortreats,youfeedalotofpeopleforalittlebit.Butevenlikewholesalersandgettingyour,youknow,tonsofvegetables,proteinwhenthey'reonsale,fromeventhegrocerystores,youdon'tneedtoshopatthespecialtystores.YoucangotoWalmarthas...Aldihasgreatlikedealsongrass-fedbeefandorganicproduce.Andespeciallywhenitgoesonsale,likeMeijerhasgreat,great,great,great,greatdealsthere.Alongwith...butI,whatIreallywannaemphasizetoyourlistenersisthatonceyourchildgetsthatoptimalnutritionthatheandsheneeds,theyarenotconstantlyeating.Soforexample,likeifyougiveyourchildyourprotein,yourvegetable,andhealthyfats,thatkeepsyousatiated.Sotherefore...andthey'renotagainafteranhour.Theycangoacoupleofhourswithouteating.Andalittlegoesalongway.While,forexample,ifthepeoplecaneat,IknowwhenIwasgrowingupIgrewupwiththesamebadhabitsthathavecausedmostofusdowntochronicdisease.BecauseIgrewupwitheatingtonsofcereals,strudels,youknow,tookcansofCoketoschooleveryday.SoI'vebeenthereanddonethat.


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AndIrealizedthatwecangothrough...likeatthattime,Icouldhavegonethroughlikeprobablyanentire,youknow,boxofcerealallbymyself.Butyoucan'tgothroughabaglike,youknow,anentirebagofalmonds,oryoucan'tgothroughanentire...soitactuallyischeaperthatwaybecauseyoueatalittlebitbutyoueatthemostnutrientdense.Andthesefoods...andthisisanotheranalogythatIliketogivetoparentsisthatwhenyougotoarestaurant,whatisthefirstthingthatyouget?Bread,right?AndI'mthinkingwhydotheygiveyoubread?It'sbecauseofthefactthatthesebreadactuallyinhibitsleptinwhichis...alltheseprocessedfoodinhibitsleptin,whichleptinisimportantforsatiation.Soyourkidsareneversatiatedifthemoreprocessedfoodswegivethemthatisexpensive,themorehungrytheyactuallyare.One,becausethey'renotsatiated.Andtwo,becausethey'renotgettingthemostnutrient-densefoods.Sowe'reactuallyyour,andthenwhathappensisthatbecauseyoueatthebreadattherestaurants,youactuallyordermore.Becauseyouhavenowcutoffthatsatiationresponse.So,whenyoushifttoamorewholefoodbasednatural,likefullofnutrientdensefoodsthatstabilizeyourbloodsugarlevel,thatoptimizeyourgutmicrobiome,youactuallyendupcookinglessandspendinglessontheirfood,ontheirdoctorvisits,oneverything.Onyoursanity,right?So,itactuallyendsupbecomingaveryeasycosteffectivelifestylethatwaythen.Katie:Iagree.AndIsaylikefrozenvegetablesarecheap.Likeifyou'retrulyareinareallytightbudget,likefocuson,buytheonesonthedirtydozenlistorganic.Buttheothers,don'tfreakoutifyoucan'tbuyeverythingorganic.Andbuyfrozenvegetables,they'reinexpensiveandyoucanaddthemtoanything.Cabbageisalwaysinexpensiveandyoucanaddittoliterallyanything.Liketherearewaystofindthosefixesandworkthemin.Madiha:Thereis,andthere'ssomanygreat...youknow,it'seasybecauseyou'reright.Withcabbage,alittlebitgoes,yougettheentirethingforreallycheapanditfillsusallup.Samewithlikecauliflower.Andsoallofthesethings,youknow,thosenutrient-densefoods,ifwejustfocusontheones,youknow,justlikewhatyousaid,likeifyoucan'tafforditjustdothedirtydozen.Buttherestofit,itcanfillyouup.Veggiesfillyouup,healthyfatsgoalongway,allofthatarereallykeytokeepingsomebodysatiatedandthenkeepingthebudgetaslowaspossible.Katie:Iabsolutelyagree,Iloveit.AndIwannarespectyourtimebutobviously,Iwouldrecommendreallyhighlyyourbook,"TheHolisticRX".Butwhereelsecanpeoplefindyouonline?We'llhaveallthoselinksintheshownotesbuttellpeoplewheretheycanfindyou.Madiha:Youcanfindme,Iamonsocialmedia,HolisticMomMD.MyFacebookpageisholisticmommd.com.IalsoblogforDocumentingHOPE,whichisanationalorganizationdedicatedtohealchronicdiseaseinchildren.It'sanamazingnon-forprofitorganization.Butthebook,"TheHolisticRX"canbefoundonAmazon.Andwhattheywillfind...andinlocal,allthelibraries,youknow,thelibrariesshouldhaveitandthebookstoresalongwith,youknow,obviouslyyoucangetitfromthepublisherbecauseit'soutofstockonAmazon,currently,they'llrefillit.Butwhat"TheHolisticRX"offersisthebestoffunctionalintegrativeandholisticmedicineallinonesource,coveringover79,likeliterally80conditionsforallages.SoI'vesplitthatbookupintolikethefirstsectionisthefoundationsofgoodhealththatwejusttalkedabout.Chronicinflammationanddisease,digestivehealthanddetoxification,andthefourS:stress,sleep,social,and


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spiritualhealth.AndthenthesecondpartdivesintoadjustingtheholisticRXforyourcondition.Andthenitgoesthroughlike80conditions,includinglikeautismandearinfectionforchildren.But80conditionforadultsandchildrenthatgivetheparentlikesomanymoretoolsintheirtoolbeltthattheycanusetooptimizetheirchild'swellness.Includinglike,forexample,likeyouknowforconstipation,likewhatarethesupplements,thehomeopathics,theacupressurepoints,andaromatherapythatyoucanuseforadultsandchildrentooptimizetheirhealthandwellness?Becausethere'ssomanymorethingsthatwecandotohelpyourchildholisticallyandintegrative-wise,thatcandoalittlebit,dolessharmandmoregoodandhealfromtheinsideout.Sothat'swhatthebookcontains.Itrytomakeitlikeaone-stopshop,spentfiveyearswriting,fouryearswritingit.Soitwasn'tanovernightproject.It'svery,very,very,very...it'smypassionprojectthatIreallywantedtogetouttheretohelpasmanyfamiliesaspossible.Katie:Iloveit,endtoend.Wouldyoujustgive...Iknowalotofmoms,dependingonwhereyou'restartingfrom,thiscanseemoverwhelminganditcanseemundoable.SolikeIsaid,you'reasuperpositiveandhappyperson,sowhatwouldbesomeofyourencouragementtothosemoms,justlikeacouplebabystepstogetstarted?Madiha:Sothebabystepstogetstartedareone,toknowthat...one,Ithinkthemindsetalsomakesabigdifference,isthattoknowthatone,doctorsdon'thavealltheanswers.Wewerenottaughtanyofit.Thereisanotherway.Youdohave...youcan,youareinchargeofyourchild'shealthtoempowerthem.Becauselookatallofwhatyouhaveaccomplishedoverthelast,youknow,somanyyears,despitebeinglikelessthan100%.Ican'tevenimaginewhatyou'dbeabletoaccomplishwithyouandyourfamilywhenyouare100%.Sofocusingonyourselvesisreallykey.Optimizing,loweringtheinflammationbykeepingyour...like10thingsinthemorningwhenyourthankfulfor,right?Optimizingyoursleep,keepingyourstressmanaged,optimizingyoursocialhealth,eatingwell,andthendetoxifying.Allofthatcanreallyhelpnotjustyou...becauseyouareabeaconofinspirationtoallthosearoundyou.AndIcan'tevenimaginewhatyou'regonnabeabletoaccomplishwhenyou'remorethan100%.Soit'sgonnanotonlytrickleup...healyoubutit'sgonnahelphealyourchildrenandtheentireworld.Likeliterally,momscanchangetheworld.Andyouguyscandoitbecauseweareliterallycapableofmorethanweknowthatweare.Katie:I100%agree.AndIhavesaidthattoofromthebeginningthatIthinknotonlyaremomscapableofchangingtheworld,Ithinkwe'retheonlyoneswhotrulyactuallycan.Becausewe’reraisingthenextgeneration.Madiha:Absolutely,absolutely.Wecantotallychangetheworld.

Katie:Andifenoughofusdoit,that’sthething.Itseemslikeanuphillbattle,butifweallstartdoingit,itbecomesnormal.AndIthinkwe'regettingcloser.Likeit'ssomucheasiernowthanitwaseven5yearsagoor10yearsago.SoIthinkthosechangesarehappening.AndIlovethiscommunityandeverybodyherewho'smakingthoselittlechangesintheirowncommunities.AndIlovetheworkyou'redoing.Madiha:Thankyousomuch.Ilovetheworkyou'redoing.Ijustfindthatamazing.


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Katie:Thisisawesome.Icouldliterallytalktoyoualldaylong.ButIwannarespectyourtime,sothankyou,Madiha,somuchforbeinghere.ThiswasajoyandIknowithelpedalotofpeoplelisteningsomuch.Thankyouforspendingyourtimewithus.Madiha:Mypleasure.Sohonored.Katie:Again,thankstoallofyouforlistening,andIwillseeyounexttimeontheHealthyMomPodcast.

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