What To Feed Your Kids, Picky Eaters & The Uncensored Truth About EMF’s & Glyphosate | Ali Miller & Becki Yoo

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If you've ever stood in the grocery store wondering whether you're doing enough for your kids - or felt guilty every time the processed snacks made it into the cart - this conversation is going to give you a lot more grace and a lot more tools.

I sat down with Ali Miller and Becki Yoo, both functional medicine registered dietitians and co-authors of Naturally Nourished Kids, and we covered a lot of ground. We started, somewhat unexpectedly, with dark sky communities, the electromagnetic body, and The Body Electric — a book Ali mentioned that maps the science of the human body as an antenna, and why our increasing disconnect from nature matters more than most people realize. From there we got into the history of how convenience culture post-WWII systematically dismantled the family dinner table and handed the keys to the food industry, and how we're living with the consequences: 74% of children's diets are now ultra-processed, one in five kids has a metabolic disorder, and we're now seeing type 2 diabetes diagnoses in eight and nine year olds.

The practical content in this episode is genuinely useful. Ali and Becki walk through a full day of meals from the book - breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts - with real recipes, real portion sizes, and real strategies for getting kids involved. They make the case for protein as the most underrepresented macro in children's diets, break down glyphosate's mechanism of action on the microbiome (and how to offset it with glycine, probiotics, and tryptophan-rich foods), and give a clear, compassionate framework for handling picky eaters that doesn't involve battles at the table. There's also a conversation on real food on a budget that I think a lot of people need to hear - including the fact that SNAP dollars can be used at most farmers markets, and splitting a quarter cow with a neighbor comes out to about $5 a pound.

The through-line of this whole conversation is empowerment, not fear. When you know better, you do better - and these two are here to make sure you know enough to start.

A few of my favorite things we cover in this episode: 

• Women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's - why "naturally nourished kids" is also a brain health conversation
• Dark sky communities, EMF, and the science of the human body as an electromagnetic antenna - The Body Electric explained
• Practical EMF reduction for families: wifi timers, ethernet hardwiring, non-wifi baby monitors, the Light Phone
• The post-WWII history of how convenience food replaced the family dinner table - and what we lost
• Why 74% of children's diets are now ultra-processed, and the data linking it to 1-in-5 kids with a metabolic disorder or mental health issue
• Glyphosate as a broad-spectrum antibiotic - how it disrupts the microbiome, depletes tryptophan and glycine, and what to do about it
• Protein is the most underrepresented macro in children's diets - the case for 1g per pound of body weight
• A full day of naturally nourished meals: bacon cheddar egg bites, bento kebab boxes, cheeseburger casserole, and grain-free cutout cookies
• The picky eater framework: "taste adventure table," using descriptive language, and why it takes 8–15 exposures before a child accepts a new food
• Savory starts for baby-led weaning - why rice cereal primes the wrong palate from day one
• How to get a co-parent or skeptical partner on board using behavior outcomes as the common ground
• Real food on a budget: SNAP dollars at farmers markets, splitting a quarter cow, connecting to local ranchers
• Supplements: Cellular Antiox (NAC + glutathione + sulforaphane), Relax and Regulate (magnesium bisglycinate + myo-inositol), GABA Calm for kids and adults

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Products Mentioned:  

• Naturally Nourished Kids by Ali Miller RD & Becki Yoo RD 
• Naturally Nourished supplement line : Cellular Antiox (NAC, reduced glutathione, sulforaphane, B6), WHE Protect (non-denatured whey + bovine immunoglobulins), Relax and Regulate (magnesium bisglycinate + myo-inositol), GABA Calm (bioidentical chewable GABA)
• Force of Nature ancestral meat blends (heart, kidney, liver grinds - used in superfood chicken nugget recipe)
• The Body Electric by Robert O. Becker (book referenced by Ali)
• The Light Phone (mentioned as an alternative to smartphones for kids)
• CHOMPS meat sticks (mentioned as a school snack option)

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In Health,

Dr. Will Cole