Parents in our pediatric wellness program get more than just a trusted and experienced provider for their children, but access to our childhood wellness guidance resources online 24/7. As we combine the best of functional, conventional, Christian, and years of parenting without driving you to unnecessary fear, you get our guidance for parenting in this fallen world. Here we offer a sample of our wellness resources for ages Newborn through Five Years that accompanies your sleeping well at night knowing we will work with you to individualize your child’s health care.
Toxins
We live in a toxic world where nature is not always safe and where we as fallen humans can make things worse off with all the synthetics we drop into the environment. Sometimes the toxins are simply errors which we did not realize before putting into various products. Sometimes they are added to our personal care or other products out of neglect. Sometimes they are added with full awareness that they are not good for us.
Regardless, we cannot fully trust industry to look out for our health. For this reason, we must learn enough about what is safe and what is not for our daily exposures. There are some things we cannot control, but for the exposures we can choose, we must be careful and diligent with our financial resources without going crazy in fear.
As we work through the ages of your little one, you will see this section over and over. You may wonder which toxins and which products are problems. This only introduces the big picture concept and lets you know what resources are available. Other pages which review products go into more detail. Use them for references when choosing different products.
How Functional Pediatrics Sees through a Different Lens
Functional Pediatric guidance navigates a balance between the limited concern of conventional medicine and the sometimes “drive-you-crazy” world of “everything is toxic” in some natural medicine circles. While conventional medicine is worried about a few toxins like lead, BPA, and somewhat about phthalates, they don’t recognize how many childhood products can contain harmful chemicals that build up in baby’ bodies. On the other hand, looking at some natural medicine sites which list thousands of toxins that you crossed paths with today, could send you into deep panic attacks.
In the middle, a combination of trusting our heavenly Father to give us the wisdom we need for parenting and our guidance in focusing on the most important issues means that you can feel good about the choices you make for your little ones. Realizing that we are stewards of these precious gifts of life empowered by looking to the heavenly Father who blessed us with them, then means we can expect God to guide us in choosing what toxins should be absolutely avoided and which ones are not as critical. We live in a fallen world, when our kids will face the effects of the Fall including toxins, but we do not have to fear. We look forward to helping you find your confidence and your children’s long term healthier childhood.
Sanctuary Functional Medicine, under the direction of Dr Eric Potter, IFMCP MD, provides functional medicine services to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and beyond. We frequently treat patients from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, and more... offering the hope of healthier more abundant lives to those with chronic illness.
