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. Newsletter: https://jonathanjarecki.substack.com/ 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 Intro03:08 Mom04:53 Mom's childhood, family situation, & diet09:28 Relationship with the doctor growing up, health habits10:43 Mom's mom (grandma)13:14 First daughter14:38 Vaccines, mom worked as a medical assistant15:41 How my mom thought about health growing up; diet, medications, vaccines, sunshine18:49 First husband passed away, life changed, breastfeeding21:32 Meeting my dad, second child, Grandma's first heart attack23:12 Finding John Galamaga; Dad having seizures, dad's health transformation29:54 Natural Childbirths32:59 Grandma's heart attack, heart health, health transformation36:03 Experience raising her children, no meltdowns, vaccine exemptions36:55 Dad being a chriopractor38:24 Dairy, juicing, diet, healthy snacks41:18 Surprise baby (Jonathan), limited doctor visits, high risk child, childbirth44:22 Pregnancy with Jonathan, lifestyle, diet, doctor visits48:48 Master Lowe, qigong, pregnancy52:59 Delivering Jonathan in the hospital57:42 Refusing childhood medical interventions; Vaccines, PKU, Vitamin K, hospital stay time01:01:31 Leaving the hospital, home environment01:03:46 Infrared sauna protocol, walking, magnet therapy, hydrogen water, epsom salt bath,01:05:34 Family dynamic while raising children01:06:26 The divorce01:09:37 No medications; Tylenol, Advil, cough syrup... oh my!01:10:22 Symptoms when I got sick01:12:03 Diet, Hippocrates01:16:53 Menopause, bone density, bioidentical hormones01:21:32 The sacrifice of raising children01:22:48 Tofu on hormones; testosterone, estrogen...01:29:16 Restrictive diets on menopause01:30:10 Food when we were sick; diet, resting, immune system01:31:38 Gerson Therapy, white potatoes, cancer, low protein01:36:46 Feeling energized throughout the day01:38:43 Specifics on the diet01:39:55 Importance of self education; Book recommendations01:49:42 Audience Questions:01:50:02 How did your kids go to school without vaccines?01:52:11 Essential oils01:54:38 Did we have any allergies growing up?01:56:30 Daycare; navigating different environments01:59:34 What to do when you catch the flu?02:00:15 Bentonite and Psyllium cleanse protocol02:02:29 My mom's personal health02:05:54 Jaundice remedy02:06:41 Replacements for Tylenol02:07:34 Did you get any pushback for raising your children vegan?