Today, I'm joined by the innovative Dr. Cynthia Keller, a pediatrician whose passion for integrative and functional medicine has reshaped how we understand post-COVID health challenges. Dr. Keller opens up about her journey from conventional medicine to designing unique solutions for children and families, revealing how her care, presence, and determination to "solve the unsolvable" led to breakthroughs in treating mood changes, weight gain, and energy loss after COVID.

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Episode Timestamps:

Introduction and host's mission ... 00:00:00

From standard care to integrative pediatrics ... 00:05:05

Patterns in pediatric development and disease ... 00:09:19

Gut health, emotional factors, and parenting ... 00:10:44

Clinic model and multidisciplinary care ... 00:15:04

Post-COVID nutrient depletion: clinical discoveries ... 00:18:03

Key depleted cofactors and rapid recovery ... 00:19:31

COVID's ongoing impact on gut and microbiome ... 00:24:39

Grassroots collaboration and evolving strategies ... 00:26:28

Clinical patterns: mood, weight, thirst ... 00:36:02

Family-wide interventions and quick results ... 00:46:24

Symptoms-based approach, minimal testing ... 00:52:07

Supplementation protocol and cautions ... 00:57:14

Product development and access ... 01:08:22

Infant microbiome and generational shifts ... 01:10:28

Pediatricians: importance of listening and presence ... 01:20:09

Love and connection in clinical care ... 01:21:01

Modern dysregulation: loss of boredom ... 01:22:28

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