Join Dr. Pinkston for a vital conversation with Dr. Rose, a passionate children's advocate and educator with 40 years of experience. They discuss the critical need for an integrative approach to health and healing for children, especially those who have experienced trauma, abuse, and adverse childhood circumstances.

Dr. Rose shares her inspiring journey of personal healing and decades of professional work, from building schools in the inner city to teaching at the college level, emphasizing the resilience of children and the power of creative outlets like art in healing.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The powerful, often unseen, impact of trauma and anxiety that can be epigenetically transmitted from parent to child.

• The importance of self-healing for parents and the danger of "dumping" unresolved issues onto children.

• The crucial role of early childhood development (ages zero to five) and why a nation that neglects its children is a nation in peril.

• Insights into recognizing signs that a child is struggling, how to provide an outlet for them, and strategies to stop cycles of abuse and bullying.

• The challenges faced by teachers and the societal responsibility to establish policies that support educators and protect the most vulnerable.

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Join Dr. Pinkston and returning favorite guest, Dr. Carolyn Dean, as they tackle the great confusion surrounding sugar and its profound impact on your health.

In this illuminating discussion, you'll learn:

• The Sugar-Heart Disease Connection: Discover the suppressed history of how the sugar industry successfully blamed fat for heart disease and the critical role of Vitamin C in preventing arterial damage.

• The Magnesium Link: Understand the biochemistry of how sugar metabolism depletes your body's essential magnesium stores and its direct connection to ATP energy production.

• Collagen & Scurvy: Hear how high sugar intake bumps off Vitamin C, which is vital for collagen production, potentially leading to weakened blood vessels (scurvy) and the mechanism of arterial plaque formation.

• The Addiction and Cravings Cycle: Explore why sugar is highly addictive, the role of yeast overgrowth (Candida) in cravings, and how nutrient depletion drives excessive eating.

• Artificial Sweeteners & Toxicity: Dr. Dean explains the dangers of many synthetic sweeteners, including how they break down into toxic compounds, and offers safer alternatives like Stevia and monk fruit.

• Peripheral Neuropathy Explained: Learn the fascinating (and terrifying) mechanism by which excess sugar transforms into sorbitol, which builds up inside cells and can lead to nerve damage.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand the science behind sugar's toxicity and how an integrative approach—focusing on critical nutrients like Magnesium and Vitamin C—can help you achieve the "Better Life."

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Five years after the pandemic began, the long-term impact of COVID-19—known as Long COVID—remains a controversial but crucial subject. In this episode of The Better Life with Dr. Pinkston. Dr. Pinkston explores an integrative approach to understanding and addressing post-COVID complications, combining holistic and contemporary medical information.

She is joined by experts Robert Long and Dr. Hans Vink, who have conducted extensive research into the glycocalyx and microvascular function. They explain how the COVID-19 virus can severely damage this critical protective gel lining our blood vessels, leading to systemic inflammation, organ compromise, and a significantly increased risk of serious cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes—even in otherwise healthy individuals.

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