Bluebird Integrative Pediatrics Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr. Cheri Standing
I had the pleasure of going to the office of Carolyn Krafka of Prairie Song Therapeutic Massage. Carolyn creates a true nurturing experience of rest, relaxation and massage for clients ranging from adults to children.
We discuss massage, mindfulness and how she moved from the corporate world into her own massage practice.
Learn more about Carolyn at http://prairiesong.abmp.com/
Wonderful conversation with Dr. Tammy 'Walz' Watkins of Birthwell!
Tammy serves as a pre-natal post-natal chiropractor serving women and families to equip them with the most genuine, healthy and complete care. She's just a delightfully smart woman and I know you'll agree!
We had a really insightful talk about her family, homeschooling her kids, how she guides her patients through nutrition, sleep and chiropractic care. Most people don't understand that babies really have a FOURTH trimester. It's such an important talk to have with new and expectant mothers.
Learn more about her and what she does on her website: https://birthwell.net/
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Wonderful conversation with Angela Bigler Swieter of Basking Babies, LLC today. She’s a lactation specialist working directly with mothers, working them through their breastfeeding challenges. Great conversation for any new mother or friends of new moms.
You can learn more about how she changes lives of mothers and babies on her website www.Basking-Babies.com.
Our website: bludbirdintegrativepediatrics.com
Let’s talk about autism! Wonderful talk with Shellie Greth and Susan Straka from Talk About Curing Autism - TACA Iowa! We discussed the origins of the organization, how autism has affected their families and how they use nutrition, sleep and exercise to help their kids live fuller lives. They have a mission to connect and help families with autism in Iowa.
Find out more about TACA Iowa and how you can get involved here: https://tacanow.org/local-chapters/midwest/iowa/
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Who's ready to take back their health? I really enjoyed my talk with Jeanine Armstrong. She's a certified health coach, personal trainer and women's fitness specialist, who coaches, guides, supports and empowers women "to transform their health and lifestyle habits to experience a renewed level of energy, strength, awareness and confidence so they can live more active and healthy lives and feel fabulous again." Professional certifications from Health Coach Institute (HCI) and National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) Find out more at www.healthfitcoach.net
Wonderful conversation with superstar Melissa Clarke-Wharff of Courage League Sports for the Bluebird podcast. Courage League is a non-profit adaptive sports and recreation facility that offers year-round programming for children and adults. “We don’t use the word ‘exercise’ here. Everything we do here is play.” ❤️
Wonderful organization and thank you to Melissa for generously sharing your time. You can find them online at courageleaguesports.com.
We had a great conversation recently with Heidi Kroner of Aspire Academy! She was inspired to help start Aspire as a means of helping her son deal with issues of dyslexia.
We talked about how that was the catalyst for helping so many others manage and overcome their learning disabilities.
Aspire Academy provides dyslexia screening and dyslexia tutoring, individualized ACT Prep and Summer Academic Enrichment programs.
In this episode, we visit with Chefs and owners of Brightside Kitchen, Steve and Deanne Bryce.
Located in the foyer of Mercy’s Health and Fitness Center in Clive, Brightside is a vegan café with a selection of soups, sandwiches, salads and rice bowls. Serving breakfast and lunch, the restaurant's small menu is marked by fresh, healthy and flavor-forward items.
We talk about the little things that families can do to improve their health through a plant-based diet.
Open 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday to Friday; 12493 University Ave., Clive. Learn more at BrightsideKitchen.com.
We really enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Sarah Beattie about holistic mental health care and childhood psychiatry.
is a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner serving Ankeny, Iowa, and surrounding areas. Dr. Beattie’s passion lies in providing quality, holistic mental health care that involves assessing all aspects contributing to each unique individual’s mental wellness. You are the person who knows you best and will ultimately be the one responsible for change in your life. Dr. Beattie will partner with you to provide tools to assist you in that growth and change. The tools used in the journey toward healing may include psychiatric medications, complementary and alternative therapies, nutrition and lifestyle changes, and individualized counseling. Dr. Beattie will collaborate with your other health supports to help you maximize all resources for wellness.
Dr. Beattie received a Master of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Iowa in 2010 and went on to obtain a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Iowa in 2012. She completed training involving adult and pediatric populations in a variety of mental health settings. She is registered with the State of Iowa Board of Nursing, State of Iowa Board of Pharmacy, and credentialed with the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Dr. Beattie has been working as a psychiatric nurse practitioner since 2010. Prior to her specialty training, Dr. Beattie practiced as a registered nurse for 8 years with 6 of those years in acute mental health care.
You can learn more about Dr. Beattie here: http://www.birchwoodwellness.com/sarah-beattie-dnp
More about Bluebird Integrative Pediatrics here:
http://www.bluebirdintegrativepediatrics.com
Great talk today on the podcast with Dr. Katherine Heineman of Des Moines University. We talked about her field of Osteopathic medicine, her experience in both the classroom and as a physician and how this can all tie into integrative medicine.
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Inspired to cook healthy and real food for busy families, Brandy Lueders took a passion and a profession for cooking and started a business cooking for hundreds of pre-cooked and pre-prepared meals per week. She now runs The Grateful Chef out of a full commercial kitchen on the southside of Des Moines, Iowa with her partner John Cornish.
Listen in to learn more about their busy operation and how they change lives through great and wholesome food!
This podcast is a fascinating look at what we all can do with our talents to improve the nutrition and health of so many.
Links: bluebirdintegrativepediatrics.com
The Grateful Chef: thegratefulchefdsm.com
As an integrative pediatrician, I'm always thrilled to have the ability to criss-cross the country, meeting some of the best minds in integrative medicine. One of those that I've gotten to know is Dr. Joh Ahrendsen, who practices not too far from us here in Iowa.
Dr. Jon Ahrendsen is a family medicine doctor in Clarion, Iowa and is affiliated with Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion. He received his medical degree from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Ahrendsen accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 5 doctors at Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion who specialize in Family Medicine. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and German.
In this episode, we discuss Dr. Ahrendsen's current practice and how he got to where he is today as well as some of the most innovative practices he's come across to treat anything from Autism to Pandas and ADHD. Join us!
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Hello! Welcome to Bluebird Integrative Pediatrics Radio. I’m your host, Dr. Cheri Standing. I’m a pediatric integrative medicine doctor.
Each week I will talk to guests and explore integrative and functional medicine topics as they relate to children. We will discuss ways that parents can ‘opt in’ to a different brand of healthcare.
This is a show for parents who are looking for holistic and lifelong solutions to some of the chronic diseases we’re seeing at a disturbing and escalating rate in children. Things like autism, ADHD, PANS, food sensitivities and bowel issues including irritable bowel disease or inflammatory bowel disease, eczema, to name a few.
My life has been marked by intense curiosity and lifelong learning. I spent 30 years practicing pediatric emergency medicine. It was a transformative period in my career when I studied integrative medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil. I love integrative medicine because it is really medicine from the heart and of the future.
My absolute favorite thing is watching parents overcome their doubts and frustrations and succeed in ways they only imagined.
This is going to be fun and I’m so glad you are here!
Thanks for joining me!