What's Causing the Chronic Disease Epidemic in Our Children? (w/Beth Lambert)

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising rates of chronic illness in children with insights from Beth Lambert on various contributing factors.

In this episode, I sit down with Beth Lambert - bestselling author, founder of Documenting Hope, and creator of the CHIRP Study - for a deep dive into the skyrocketing rates of chronic illness in children. Beth shares her personal journey from pharmaceutical consultant to healthcare reform advocate, explains the "Total Load" theory of disease, and discusses the environmental, dietary, and systemic factors driving conditions like autism, ADHD, autoimmune disease, and allergies. The conversation covers vaccines, fluoride, gut health, sleep, and practical steps parents can take today, all grounded in science, and without the usual gatekeeping. Timestamps: 0:23 – Introduction: Meet Beth Lambert 8:01 – Beth gets kicked out of 3 pediatricians' offices for asking about root causes 15:50 – How post-WWII pharmaceutical culture shaped modern medicine 17:57 – Direct-to-consumer drug advertising: the U.S. is one of only two countries that allow it 22:07 – The data: from 2% of kids with chronic illness in 1960 to 54%+ today 24:23 – What's driving the epidemic? Food, air, water, antibiotics, toxins — the "Total Load" 25:48 – Explaining the Total Load Theory and why no single cause explains it…

People in this episode

Host: DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching, LLC

Guest: Beth Lambert

Topics covered

• chronic disease
• children's health
• Total Load theory
• environmental factors
• healthcare reform

Keywords

• chronic illness
• autism
• ADHD
• autoimmune disease
• gut health
• vaccines
• dietary factors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Documenting Hope, CHIRP Study

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