Episode Highlights With Dr. Marty Makary

• What we need to know about allergens and our kids
• Why we are seeing an epidemic of allergies in kids that isn’t happening in other parts of the world
• Where the misinformation about peanut allergies came from
• The basic concept of immune tolerance that experts ignored and why early exposure can be helpful
• What we need to know about responsible antibiotic use in our kids
• Adopting a more informed and balanced understanding of health for our kids' sake
• Research-backed best practices around childbirth when possible
• How skin-to-skin contact with mom immediately after birth can even improve the brain of the baby
• What to know about nutrition and the things we accept about raising kids that are worth questioning 
• The data about screen usage and added sugar in kids and when these become safer for kids' brains

Resources We Mention

• Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary, MD
• Marty Makary, MD - Website
• Ready Set Food