{"podcast":{"title":"Parents With Questions","slug":"parents-with-questions-6853219","podcast_index_feed_id":6853219,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/aslTzWs9.rss","website_url":"https://parentswithquestions.riverside.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/f5bf252a-47df-41b3-8379-c671724e7015/logos/fcf34d99-a3c5-4080-ad9a-fda394641162.png","author":"Parents With Questions","episode_count":48,"summary":"This is a podcast for thoughtful parents navigating a rapidly changing world. Hosted by Adam Gibson, the show explores the big questions shaping the future of our families — from children’s health and food systems, to financial resilience, digital privacy, education, and raising capable, independent kids. This isn’t about panic or outrage. It’s about curiosity, critical thinking, and learning how to build strong foundations at home. Through conversations with doctors, farmers, entrepreneurs, educators and independent thinkers, Parents With Questions helps families step back from the noise, think clearly, and make confident decisions for themselves and their children. Because the most important leadership in the world starts at the kitchen table.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T06:20:40.918991+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-with-questions-6853219"},"episode":{"title":"Leading Doctor Breaks Ranks on Food and Health","slug":"leading-doctor-breaks-ranks-on-food-and-health","published_at":"2026-03-16T00:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-with-questions-6853219/leading-doctor-breaks-ranks-on-food-and-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-with-questions-6853219","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/e1261b1865684b4ebb4be55ce7f37d0516523f432576504ded6ba269b1ccf869/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkYjAxOTEyOC1kOWU0LTQzNDctODZjMC1kMjRiN2NhZTYwYTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmNWJmMjUyYS00N2RmLTQxYjMtODM3OS1jNjcxNzI0ZTcwMTUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2M2VjMWFlZWFkZjExOTQ3OWQyYzE2ZGYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjliNzQ0MWMxN2M4N2RiMzQ5NmU1YjA3L2FkYW0tZ2lic29ucy1zdHVkaW8tS3lBNjEtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi0zLTE2X18wLTQzLTI0Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/e1261b1865684b4ebb4be55ce7f37d0516523f432576504ded6ba269b1ccf869/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkYjAxOTEyOC1kOWU0LTQzNDctODZjMC1kMjRiN2NhZTYwYTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmNWJmMjUyYS00N2RmLTQxYjMtODM3OS1jNjcxNzI0ZTcwMTUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2M2VjMWFlZWFkZjExOTQ3OWQyYzE2ZGYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjliNzQ0MWMxN2M4N2RiMzQ5NmU1YjA3L2FkYW0tZ2lic29ucy1zdHVkaW8tS3lBNjEtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi0zLTE2X18wLTQzLTI0Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"For decades, parents have been told a simple story about health: Follow the food pyramid. Trust the experts. Do what the doctor says. But what if some of those assumptions are wrong? In this powerful conversation, Adam Gibson sits down with Professor Ian Brighthope , one of Australia’s pioneers of nutritional and environmental medicine, to unpack a generational shift in how we think about food, immunity, and the role of doctors in our lives. Professor Brighthope helped establish the Australian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM) and has spent decades challenging conventional thinking about diet, chronic disease, and preventative health. In this interview, he shares why the next generation of parents may need to rethink what we put in our kids’ lunchboxes — and why nutrition may be the most powerful medicine we have. But the conversation goes deeper. Professor Brighthope was also one of the early medical voices who publicly questioned the rollout of COVID vaccines for children, advocating instead for a more cautious and evidence-based approach. That stance came at a personal and professional cost. Now approaching 80, he reflects on what it means to stand up against your own profession, how parents can navigate a medical system many no longer fully trust, and how families can reclaim responsibility for their own health. This is a thoughtful, practical and deeply honest conversation about raising healthy kids in a complicated world. In This Episode We Cover • Why many of our assumptions about “healthy food” are outdated • Simple ways to improve kids’ nutrition and immunity through diet • What actually belongs in a healthy school lunchbox • Why nutrient density matters more than calories • How modern food systems may be contributing to chronic illness…","meta_description":"For decades, parents have been told a simple story about health: Follow the food pyramid. Trust the experts. Do what the doctor says. 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