The Essential Oil Revolution - Health, Purpose, and Aromatherapy7 Nov 2023

387: Using Essential Oils for Healthy, Thriving, Happy Kids with Integrative Pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song, MD

What You’ll Learn:

How Dr. Song became interested in integrative pediatric medicine and how her background in law complements her mission to enhance the health of children worldwide.
How the vagus nerve is the mediator between the gut and brain and plays a critical role in regulating immune and brain health.
How essential oils can be used to support the vagus nerve and to get children into a parasympathetic state to enhance their resiliency and recovery.
The role of a healthy microbiome for children’s immune and brain health and how certain medications can disrupt its balance.
How Dr. Song integrates essential oils into her pediatric practice with acute and chronic illnesses.
Two acupressure points, Heart 7 and Pericardium 6, that support vagus nerve function and can be stimulated with essential oils. For example, Heart 7 can help with calming the brain and Pericardium 6 can relieve nausea. (See links below for the locations of acupressure points.)
Safety considerations for children with essential oils including considering their potency and proper dilution ratios. (See below for links to dilution guides.)
Two essential oils that can decrease breastmilk production.
Why young children should not ingest essential oils, unless under proper supervision.
The unfounded safety scares regarding lavender and tea tree oils.
The myths around fevers with children.
What oil to apply to the Large Intestine 4 acupuncture point for remedying a fever, headache, and constipation.
What acupuncture point to apply oils to during infections.
How to apply lavender and citrus oils to a certain acupuncture point for relieving stress and anxious feelings.
What essential oils to use with kids for focus, memory, and concentration.
When to not to use peppermint oil with homeopathy, but why you can use them together in the same wellness plan.
Closing Questions: (1) What Dr. Song does for daily self-care and what’s “Jeff” got to do with it? (2) What Dr. Song thinks we should ditch and replace with instead to be healthier.

Bio of Dr. Elisa Song, MD

Dr. Elisa Song, MD is a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician and a pediatric functional medicine expert. She earned a master’s degree in public policy from UC Berkeley, is board-certified in pediatrics and holistic medicine, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Song has also been trained in the Defeat Autism Now! biomedical approach to autism and has additional expertise in functional medicine/holistic nutrition, homeopathy & homeopathic detoxification, acupuncture, herbal medicine, essential oils, and flower essences.

Dr. Song is a nationally recognized authority in holistic pediatric care. Not only has she provided integrative care for children with some of the most complex medical issues, but she also provides training in integrative pediatric care to healthcare professionals. This is through the Holistic Pediatric Association, the CEDH (Center for Education and Development of Clinical Homeopathy), the Academy of Pain Research, and the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Wanting to reach more parents and children than she could in a brick-and-mortar setting, Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids (www.healthykidshappykids.com). Today, it is celebrated as a go-to online holistic pediatric resource that is evidence-based, pediatrician-backed, and mom-approved.

Links to Learn More About Dr. Song and Her Healthy Kids, Happy Kids Resources and Offerings:

Dr. Song’s Resources

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