{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":""You Aren't a Real Doctor"- A Pediatrician's Rebel Story","description":" "You're Not a Real Doctor" \u2014 Until She Proved Everyone Wrong Dr. Elisa Song was told she wasn't a real doctor. Twice. Once for wanting to be a pediatrician instead of an "important" specialist. Again for daring to practice functional medicine instead of symptom management. Now she's at the forefront of exposing the pediatric health crisis no one wants to talk about. In this episode, Dr. Song reveals: The shocking truth about what's happening to our kids: Why autism, OCD, PANS\/PANDAS, and autoimmune diseases are skyrocketing\u2014and why traditional pediatrics is failing to address root causes The 15-minute appointment trap: How conventional pediatrics has been reduced to tracking milestones and pushing vaccine schedules while ignoring nutrition, gut health, and brain development Her "quiet rebellion": From that pivotal Stanford flyer to walking away from conventional medicine, how she forged a path that didn't exist Why it starts with pediatrics: If we want to transform healthcare, we have to stop chronic disease at the top of the funnel\u2014and that's in the pediatrician's office Gut health is everything: The inflammatory marker (LPS) every practitioner working with kids needs to know about Empowering the next generation: How teaching kids to understand their bodies creates lifelong health advocates Dr. Song doesn't just criticize the broken system\u2014she's built the alternative. Her book Healthy Kids, Happy Kids is now being used by UCLA, USC, and Cleveland Clinic to train the next generation of practitioners.   This is where the healthcare revolution starts: with our kids. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 \u2014 Meet Dr. Elisa Song: Integrated Pediatrician & Quiet Rebel 02:07 \u2014 The Flyer That Changed Everything: From Law School to Holistic Medicine 05:12 \u2014 Medical School's Dirty Secret: "Wait Until You're a Real Doctor" 08:06 \u2014 The Pediatric Health Crisis No One's Talking About 10:54 \u2014 How Functional Medicine Actually Works With Kids 13:36 \u2014 Teaching Kids to Take Control of Their Health 16:19 \u2014 Training Practitioners Who Give a Damn 19:22 \u2014 The New Health Paradigm Starts Here 22:07 \u2014 Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: The Book Disrupting Pediatric Medicine ","author_name":"Rebels with a Root Cause","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/602570","html":"