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No More Family Food Fights with Pediatrician Dr. Yami

Jun 24, 2020

Watch Episode 80 with Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster here:

If everyone had a pediatrician like Dr. Yami, the world would have a much healthier relationship with food. Board-certified Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster is a plant-based physician that brings practical advice and her sunny personality to her private practice in Yakima, WA. She was so generous with her knowledge and time—think of this as your complimentary one-hour consultation on childhood nutrition. But we talk more than just food. Dr. Yami offers advice on how to build healthy relationships with food—for adults and children alike. Whether you have a child or not, everyone will benefit from this joyful and informative conversation.

Listen to Episode 80 with Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster here:

What we discuss in this episode:

  • Instilling healthy habits early in life
  • How to meet families where they are and transition to plant-based slowly
  • Osteopathic medicine and the body’s ability to heal itself
  • Prenatal nutrition 
  • Milk, meat, and child nutrition
  • How to foster a healthy relationship with food in your children
  • Dr. Yami’s website, Veggie Fit Kids, and her practice, Nourish Wellness

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