I Never Went to the Doctor Growing Up | My Mom Explains Why

My guest is my mom, Rosebud, a mother of four who spent fifty years building a life around preventative medicine. In this episode she tells her whole story: growing up with no money in Ozone Park, Queens; losing her father at three, her brother at thirty-two, and her first husband at twenty-five; and how that grief turned into a set of convictions about how she wanted to raise her children. We talk about the plant-based, vegetable-heavy way we ate growing up, the natural births, the years she spent learning from John Galamaga, and the pushback she took for doing things differently. Full Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ISCy3tLwVzrfEq-lR3jvp6qdYoZCOqB3GheuYJqC4s/edit?usp=sharing \*Disclaimer: This episode is a personal and family history, offered for educational and general-interest purposes only. It is not medical advice and should not be used to diagnose or treat any condition. Neither the host nor the guest is a licensed medical professional. Nothing here is a recommendation for how you should care for yourself or your children — please consult a qualified physician about your own health decisions. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:08 Mom 04:53 Mom's childhood, family situation, & diet 09:28 Relationship with the doctor growing up, health habits 10:43 Mom's mom (grandma) 13:14 First daughter 14:38 Vaccines, mom worked as a medical assistant 15:41 How my mom thought about health growing up; diet, medications, vaccines, sunshine 18:49 First husband passed away, life changed, breastfeeding 21:32 Meeting my dad, second child, Grandma's first heart attack 23:12 Finding John Galamaga; Dad having seizures, dad's health transformation 29:54 Natural Childbirths 32:59 Grandma's heart attack, heart health, health transformation 36:03 Experience raising her children, no meltdowns, vaccine exemptions 36:55 Dad being a chriopractor 38:24 Dairy, juicing, diet, healthy snacks 41:18 Surprise baby (Jonathan), limited doctor visits, high risk child, childbirth 44:22 Pregnancy with Jonathan, lifestyle, diet, doctor visits 48:48 Master Lowe, qigong, pregnancy 52:59 Delivering Jonathan in the hospital 57:42 Refusing childhood medical interventions; Vaccines, PKU, Vitamin K, hospital stay time 01:01:31 Leaving the hospital, home environment 01:03:46 Infrared sauna protocol, walking, magnet therapy, hydrogen water, epsom salt bath, 01:05:34 Family dynamic while raising children 01:06:26 The divorce 01:09:37 No medications; Tylenol, Advil, cough syrup... oh my! 01:10:22 Symptoms when I got sick 01:12:03 Diet, Hippocrates 01:16:53 Menopause, bone density, bioidentical hormones 01:21:32 The sacrifice of raising children 01:22:48 Tofu on hormones; testosterone, estrogen... 01:29:16 Restrictive diets on menopause 01:30:10 Food when we were sick; diet, resting, immune system 01:31:38 Gerson Therapy, white potatoes, cancer, low protein 01:36:46 Feeling energized throughout the day 01:38:43 Specifics on the diet 01:39:55 Importance of self education; Book recommendations 01:49:42 Audience Questions: 01:50:02 How did your kids go to school without vaccines? 01:52:11 Essential oils 01:54:38 Did we have any allergies growing up? 01:56:30 Daycare; navigating different environments 01:59:34 What to do when you catch the flu? 02:00:15 Bentonite and Psyllium cleanse protocol 02:02:29 My mom's personal health 02:05:54 Jaundice remedy 02:06:41 Replacements for Tylenol 02:07:34 Did you get any pushback for raising your children vegan? 02:10:58 Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Social Media, Substack Newsletter