Nourish Vermont 2019 | Beth Lambert | Documenting Hope

With rates of chronic illness and neurobehavioral and developmental conditions in children around the globe reaching epidemic proportions, it is time to look at the environmental factors triggering these new childhood epidemics. We have more autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies, diabetes and other conditions than ever before and our “healthy” kids aren’t even very healthy. While children’s health was largely seen through the lens of genetics in the 20th century, a new paradigm is emerging—one that explains why children get sick (and struggle developmentally) and how they can return to good health and vitality. There is much to be learned from the children and families who have completely lost their diagnoses and recovered their health. What does the healing process look like for these families and what enables these children to thrive in a toxic world? Importantly, how can we take the lessons learned from these families and help protect all of our children? Included in this talk: case studies and a sneak peak at a research program that aims to turn this childhood epidemic on its head.

Author, educator and former healthcare consultant, Beth Lambert has monitored and documented the escalating rates of childhood chronic conditions for nearly a decade. Her first book, A Compromised Generation, provides a thorough analysis of the origins of this modern health crisis and documents how modifications to environmental and lifestyle factors can profoundly influence health outcomes, including full disease reversal. Beth is also the co-author of Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis. Beth is the founder and Executive Director of Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to reestablishing vibrant health in our children. She is also the creator and Executive Producer of The Documenting Hope Project, a multi-year prospective research study and media project that examines the cumulative impact of environmental stressors on health and their mitigation through personalized and systems-based treatment approaches.