S2E13 “Gator-Aid” with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh

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How much screen time is safe for your kids? Does it really put them at risk for depression and anxiety? And what’s the story with encapsulating- and eating- your placenta…? In this episode we bite into all those questions with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh, or as you may know him on instagram, “Dr. Gator.” He brings his expertise as a Pediatrician, Integrative Medicine physician, and author of the book “Parenting At Your Child’s Pace”, to give you the incisive answer to these and other pressing questions parents face today. You might be surprised by his take on social media.

Nate and Bruce dissect the latest headlines: how a magic marker accident made Trader Joe’s recall thousands of pounds of their popular chicken soup dumplings, the rapid benefits of eating an organic diet, and unsettling data on whether kids actually spend less time outdoors than prison inmates- there’s a reason they’re called the “Anxious Generation.” Speaking of anxiety, the guys share their strategies for college basketball’s March Madness tournament – and why Nate’s dog, Dagny, may be the leader of the pack. Until next time, ‘later gator!

Show Links:

Trader Joe’s Chicken Dumpling recall https://www.vox.com/23815696/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-cookies-soup-food-safety-fda-broccoli-cheddar-rocks-insects

Environmental Working Group’s 2024 “Dirty Dozen” report

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php

Study: better brain development for kids eating organic food

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121009866

Kids spend less time outdoors then prison inmates

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/25/three-quarters-of-uk-children-spend-less-time-outdoors-than-prison-inmates-survey

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder

https://richardlouv.com/

Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh, author of Parenting at Your Child’s Pace

https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Your-Childs-Pace-Pediatricians/dp/1454952490

Study: chronic conditions increasing in children

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0397.htm#:~:text=Chronic%20disease%20is%20not%20unique,patients%20(4%2C5)

Rising rates of diabetes and obesity in US kids https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/12/30/youth-diabetes-surge-cdc-study/10966164002/

Study: rising rates of ADHD in children: increased recognition or overdiagnosis? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9616454/

Safe medication use while breastfeeding (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/contraindications-to-breastfeeding.html

Social media and mental health: a collaborative review (New York University)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w-HOfseF2wF9YIpXwUUtP65-olnkPyWcgF5BiAtBEy0/edit

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx

Dr. Jonathan Haight, author of The Anxious Generation

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/

Project TENDR

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP358

Mocktails:

Key ingredient: Gatorade

https://acultivatednest.com/blue-hawaii-mocktail-drink-recipe/

https://vegcharlottenc.com/2023/04/16/the-accidental-mocktail/