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233: Dr. Amy Shah on Decoding Childhood Allergies & Letting Kids Get Dirty
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233: Dr. Amy Shah on Decoding Childhood Allergies & Letting Kids Get Dirty
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55 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Today I’m sitting down with Dr. Amy Shah, M.D., who is one of my favorite people to follow on Instagram. I’ve cited her work in at least a dozen articles on the blog and she’s quite simply a wealth of knowledge about all things health from both a holistic and a conventional perspective.
Besides taking my word for it, why should you take her advice? Well, how about being a double board-certified medical doctor who trained at Grinnell, Harvard, and Columbia! She also worked as a medical consultant in the past with Bobbie Brown, the makeup guru, and created an impressive line of health foods and supplements.
Dr. Amy is a key medical advisor for a company that I love, Genexa, which is the first natural pharmaceutical company. There’s so many topics we could cover, but today we decided to tackle childhood allergies, gut health, hormone balance, and so much more.
Take a listen and you’ll see why I can’t get enough of what Dr. Amy has to say!
Episode Highlights With Dr. Amy Shah
Some of the reasons childhood allergies are rising so drastically
The reason childhood allergies are doubling every year
A significant problem with the hygiene hypothesis
Why we all need more dirt exposure
The unexpected benefits of nature that can help our children
Why 85% of childhood illnesses are viruses and don’t need antibiotics
The science-backed reason that sleep and gut rest are the most effective healing tool
Why kids need to be allowed to get sick, especially in the first five years of life
Reasons why Dr. Amy doesn’t reduce a fever in her own kids
Practical tips for gut health
A reason to avoid antibacterial soap
Dr. Amy’s perspective on when to use antibiotics and when to skip them
Another major problem with plastics
Natural remedies every mom should have on hand
And more!
Resources We Mention
AmyMDWellness.com
Instagram: @drAmyShah
Genexa
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
The Hormone Cure by Sarah Gottfried, M.D.
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Released:
Feb 21, 2019
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