Anxiety, Autism, Allergies: The Hidden Triggers in Children No One Talks About

Rates of chronic illness, behavioral disorders, and
neurodevelopmental challenges are rising rapidly among children,
often tied to underlying gut dysfunction, nutrient deficiencies,
and environmental triggers such as toxins and ultra-processed
foods. Conventional treatments frequently overlook these root
causes, relying instead on symptom management or medication.
Functional approaches emphasize foundational lifestyle
changes—clean nutrition, microbiome support, movement, sleep, and
stress reduction—as powerful tools to restore health. Children are
especially responsive to these changes, often experiencing rapid
and dramatic improvements in behavior, mood, and physical symptoms.
With education, testing, and family-centered strategies, parents
can take simple, effective steps to help their children thrive. In
this episode, I discuss, along with Dr. Elisa Song, Dr. Suzanne
Goh, and Dr. Elizabeth Boham why a root-cause approach is just as
important for children, as it is for adults. Dr. Elisa Song, MD is
a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician, pediatric
functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children - and
she is on a mission to revolutionize the future of children’s
health. Dr. Song is the bestselling author of the Healthy Kids
Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child
Resilience. Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids as an online
holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents
bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with
an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed, mom-approved approach. In
her integrative pediatric practice, she’s helped 1000s of kids get
to the root causes of their health concerns and empowered parents
to help their children thrive by integrating conventional
pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture,
herbal medicine, and essential oils. Dr. Song is chair of A4M’s
pediatric education and has lectured around the world at leading
integrative and functional medicine conferences and premier
parenting events. She has also been featured in hundreds of top
podcasts, print and online media outlets, including the Wellness
Mama podcast, BloomTV, Forbes, Healthline, MindBodyGreen, National
Geographic, PopSugar, Parents, Motherly, Parade, Verywell Health,
and New York Post. Dr. Suzanne Goh, co-founder and chief medical
officer at Cortica, is a Rhodes Scholar and graduate of Harvard
University, University of Oxford, and Harvard Medical School who
has spent decades working with autistic children. Her work as a
board-certified pediatric behavioral neurologist, behavioral
analyst, neuroscience researcher, and author led her to create the
Cortica Care Model, an innovative, whole-child approach that
combines optimal medical treatment with the most effective
strategies for advancing cognition, communication, and behavior.
Dr. Elizabeth Boham is Board Certified in Family Medicine from
Albany Medical School, and she is an Institute for Functional
Medicine Certified Practitioner and the Medical Director of The
UltraWellness Center. Dr. Boham lectures on a variety of topics,
including Women’s Health and Breast Cancer Prevention, insulin
resistance, heart health, weight control and allergies. She is on
the faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine. This episode
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