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Are you questioning child medication side effects? We discuss finding alternatives to standard pediatric prescriptions.

In this episode, we tackle the difficult reality of navigating pediatric health and the pressure to conform to conventional treatments. We share our personal journey of looking beyond the prescription pad to find sustainable wellness strategies. Whether you are curious about natural parenting or simply looking for a community that prioritizes long-term vitality over quick fixes, this discussion provides a space to rethink your options.

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dana Kay on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/adhdthriveinstitute/ 📍 ADHD Thrive Institute on YouTube – ⁨@ADHDThriveInstitute⁩ 📍 Dana's website – https://www.adhdthriveinstitute.com 📍 The Soaring Child Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soaring-child-thriving-with-adhd/id1619834565 📍 ADHD Thrive Institute Facebook community – https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdhdAnxietyParentSupport 📍 Medicating Normal (our earlier episode on the documentary) – https://youtu.be/4aNoSDf9lYM 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com

✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Four medications by age five, and the Costco meltdown that became a turning point ✔️ Why Dana sees ADHD symptoms as signals that the body is under stress ✔️ The overdiagnosis question, and how many kids in her program she believes have true ADHD ✔️ What genetic testing actually showed about ADHD tendencies, methylation, and detox pathways ✔️ The trash can analogy, and why cumulative load matters more than any single root cause ✔️ The gut brain connection, and the kids with no digestive symptoms at all ✔️ Gluten, dairy, and artificial colors: the three she sees come up most often ✔️ Blood sugar crashes that look like attitude, and the no naked carb rule ✔️ Why a tired brain can look a lot like an ADHD brain ✔️ Screens, dopamine, and adding brain regulating activities instead of only cutting screen time ✔️ The medication conversation without the guilt, and asking how healthy the body receiving it is ✔️ Skipping the gimmicks and using lab data instead of guessing

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Learn how to support your hormonal balance for a smoother transition. Get practical steps to age gracefully and feel grounded.

This conversation with Ali Miller focuses on how to optimize your body during significant life shifts. If you are navigating changes in hormone levels and want to enjoy the process of womanhood rather than just managing symptoms, this is for you. We discuss how to nurture your system to minimize the common side effects that often occur when your biology shifts.

Achieving hormonal balance is about creating a sense of ease as you move through these different stages of life. By focusing on how we support our bodies, we can reduce the intensity of fluctuations and maintain energy. Understanding these rhythms allows you to feel more in control of your health during this pivotal time. Subscribe for weekly women's health breakdowns, and comment below with which aspect of aging gracefully you would like us to cover next.

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📍 Ali Miller RD on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/alimillerrd/

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📍 Functional lab panels with customized review, including the DUTCH – https://alimillerrd.com/collections/labs

📍 Work with Ali in her virtual clinic – https://alimillerrd.com/pages/our-clinic

📍 The Anti-Anxiety Diet by Ali Miller – https://alimillerrd.com/collections/books

📍 Our first episode with Ali, Ep 99: How to Nourish Your Kids Naturally – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvaj1bXDXwY

📍 Our episode on adrenal fatigue with Kristen Files – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA2jvOA8Its

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✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:

✔️ Is perimenopause real, and is it made worse by diet and lifestyle

✔️ Why perimenopause is not linear, and how it can span 10 to 15 years

✔️ The HPA axis explained, hypothalamus to pituitary to adrenals

✔️ Ali's own story, from a vegan diet and Hashimoto's to steak, oysters, and balanced hormones

✔️ Four foundational supports Ali reaches for, vitamin C, magnesium, green tea, and red meat

✔️ Why the form of your magnesium matters more than the label

✔️ Leptin, insulin, and how to tell whether fasting is actually right for your body

✔️ Morning light, evening light, and simple circadian shifts

✔️ Mood swings, sleep, weight gain, brain fog, and hot flashes, what is driving each one

✔️ Vaginal pH and the vaginal microbiome in the perimenopausal years

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This conversation with Dr. Cate Shanahan focuses on what industrialized seed oils do inside the body at the cellular level. If you have heard that seed oils are bad but never understood why or how, this is for you. We discuss how these oils are made, why oxidation and free radicals damage cell membranes, and what that means for pregnancy, metabolic health, and your children's development.

Avoiding seed oils is about making informed choices with the food you already buy. By learning to read a label and recognize the worst offenders, you can reduce your family's exposure without turning every meal into a project. Understanding the difference between a saturated fat, a monounsaturated fat, and a polyunsaturated fat gives you the confidence to trust your own judgment at the grocery store. Subscribe for weekly ancestral nutrition breakdowns, and comment below with which food myth you would like us to take apart next.

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:

📍 Dr. Cate Shanahan's website and newsletter – https://drcate.com/

📍 Dark Calories by Dr. Cate Shanahan – https://drcate.com/

📍 Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate Shanahan – https://drcate.com/

📍 Dr. Cate on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/drcateshanahan/

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✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:

✔️ The Hateful Eight, the three C's and the three S's you need to memorize

✔️ Why not all seed oils are bad, and why peanut and sesame get a pass

✔️ Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats explained simply

✔️ The oxygen and double bond connection, and how seed oils plasticize cell membranes

✔️ What actually happens inside the factory, from crude oil to the bottle on the shelf

✔️ Why cold pressed and organic labels do not mean what you think

✔️ The smoke point myth, and whether you can really cook with olive oil

✔️ Seed oils, insulin resistance, and why sugar cravings are metabolic, not a willpower problem

✔️ Toddler tantrums, blood sugar crashes, and early signs of metabolic dysfunction in kids

✔️ Palm oil, avocado oil, and how to pick the better option in a normal grocery store

✔️ Why Dr. Cate does not believe children can thrive on a vegan diet

✔️ Bone broth, connective tissue, and the sports injuries she predicted years ago

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