"You Aren't a Real Doctor"- A Pediatrician's Rebel Story
Release Date: 12/12/2025
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"You Aren't a Real Doctor"- A Pediatrician's Rebel Story
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info_outline"You're Not a Real Doctor" — Until She Proved Everyone Wrong
Dr. Elisa Song was told she wasn't a real doctor. Twice. Once for wanting to be a pediatrician instead of an "important" specialist. Again for daring to practice functional medicine instead of symptom management.
Now she's at the forefront of exposing the pediatric health crisis no one wants to talk about.
In this episode, Dr. Song reveals:
- The shocking truth about what's happening to our kids: Why autism, OCD, PANS/PANDAS, and autoimmune diseases are skyrocketing—and why traditional pediatrics is failing to address root causes
- The 15-minute appointment trap: How conventional pediatrics has been reduced to tracking milestones and pushing vaccine schedules while ignoring nutrition, gut health, and brain development
- Her "quiet rebellion": From that pivotal Stanford flyer to walking away from conventional medicine, how she forged a path that didn't exist
- Why it starts with pediatrics: If we want to transform healthcare, we have to stop chronic disease at the top of the funnel—and that's in the pediatrician's office
- Gut health is everything: The inflammatory marker (LPS) every practitioner working with kids needs to know about
- Empowering the next generation: How teaching kids to understand their bodies creates lifelong health advocates
Dr. Song doesn't just criticize the broken system—she's built the alternative. Her book Healthy Kids, Happy Kids is now being used by UCLA, USC, and Cleveland Clinic to train the next generation of practitioners.
This is where the healthcare revolution starts: with our kids.
IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 — Meet Dr. Elisa Song: Integrated Pediatrician & Quiet Rebel
02:07 — The Flyer That Changed Everything: From Law School to Holistic Medicine
05:12 — Medical School's Dirty Secret: "Wait Until You're a Real Doctor"
08:06 — The Pediatric Health Crisis No One's Talking About
10:54 — How Functional Medicine Actually Works With Kids
13:36 — Teaching Kids to Take Control of Their Health
16:19 — Training Practitioners Who Give a Damn
19:22 — The New Health Paradigm Starts Here
22:07 — Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: The Book Disrupting Pediatric Medicine