Born Free Method: The Podcast Dr. Larry Palevsky: the Pediatrician You Didn't Know You Needed
Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Palevsky is a New York-based, board-certified pediatrician known for his holistic and integrative approach to children’s health. With over 30 years of clinical experience, he combines conventional medical training with alternative wellness philosophies. His counseling generally focuses on the mother-baby dyad (or triad with inclusion of the father), and he is very critical of vaccines and the childhood vaccine schedule (but also a number of other elements that have become a routine part of pediatric care).
Find more of the good doctor at his website and Instagram.
00:14:15 - Dr. Palevsky’s nickname as a kid was Fat Mama Brown; he didn’t pursue holistic medicine, holistic medicine pursued him; value of critical thinking in medicine; the art of creating differential diagnoses
00:22:05 - What is the psychology behind pediatricians rejecting families from their practice for questioning vaccines? When you tell a lie often enough, it starts to become accepted as truth; the problems with “germ theory” using the hepatitis B vaccine as an example (more on Hep B later)
00:40:20 - Dr. Palevsky’s counseling to families is exactly what you would hope to receive from your pediatrician, but most pediatricians are merely offering vaccines at those early visits.
00:53:40 - What are some signs of a “sick baby” that might prompt urgent assessment by a pediatrician? Fevers below the age of 3 months, refusal to eat, constant crying, coughing, low activity, etc.
00:58:50 - Why it’s important to recognize the inherent trauma of childbirth; a newborn’s nervous system develops outside the womb more than inside; stop waking up your baby for feedings
01:03:10 - Hyperbilirubinemia and neonatal jaundice; nowadays, Dr. Pavelsky doesn’t often see jaundice in babies who don’t receive the Vitamin K shot or hepatitis B vaccine; AB blood type incompatibility is also a common association; bili thresholds and clinical signs that might be supported by a visit to your pediatrician
01:09:22 - More on Vitamin K and delayed cord clamping
01:11:25 - Hepatitis B vaccine
01:15:50 - Circumcision
01:20:25 - Vaginal birth versus cesarean and the role of chiropractics postnatally
01:26:15 - Tongue/lip ties: Are we overdoing laster therapies?
01:28:25 - Pros and cons of newborn screening
01:31:00 - Cradle cap
01:33:00 - Should you always treat a fever? It doesn’t always reflect infection.
Learn more about Dr. Larry Palevsky at his website and Instagram.
References from the conversation:
* Dr. Palevsky’s recent appearance on Alec Zeck’s podcast (deeper dive on Dr. Pavelsky’s vaccine views)
* House of God, by Samuel Shem
* Bio-K-Mulsion oral Vitamin K drops for newborns
Related episodes:
* Brendon Marotta: On Circumcision: A Cure Looking for a Disease
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