#239 What’s Making Your Children Sick? Addressing Health Epidemics with Vincanne Adams

Vincanne Adams talks to us this week about what is making our children sick – from GMO’s to pesticdes, to leaky gut and more.

What You’ll Learn

Tune into today’s podcast to hear all about:

• The epidemic of chronic diseases in children that are on the rise.
• What is causing leaky gut in our children?
• Why our children is the sickest generation EVER
• Steps you can take to improve your child’s health

Please keep in mind that this program is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease or health condition and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. The Live to 110 Podcast is solely informational in nature. Please consult your health care practitioner before engaging in any treatment or diet suggestion we suggest on this show.

Transcript

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About Vincanne Adams

Dr. Adams is Professor of Medical Anthropology.  She graduated from the UC Berkeley/UCSF Program in Medical Anthropology in 1989. She taught at Princeton University from 1992 until 2000, where she received tenure as Associate Professor.  After coming to UCSF in 2000, Dr. Adams ran the UCSF division of the joint (with UC Berkeley) graduate program in Medical Anthropology until 2012 and served as interim chair in 2012. She is currently vice-chair of the department.  

She teaches core theory courses on the history and development of medical anthropology, reproductive health and development studies, social studies of science, technology and medicine, and ethnographic field methods. She wrote a book called What’s making our children sick with Michelle Perro.

You can find the book by clicking here.