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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Show #209: Pediatric Perspectives: A Big Whoop: Pertussis + Death After DTaP with Kari Bundy and Polly Tommey

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    What is the real risk of pertussis compared to the vaccine designed to prevent it — and what happens when a family isn't given the space to say no?

    Dr. Paul Thomas with guests Kari Bundy and Polly Tommey on Pediatric Perspectives, Show 209 of With the Wind with Dr. Paul, discussing pertussis and DTaP vaccine risk.

    In this episode of Pediatric Perspectives, I was joined by Kari Bundy, a health freedom advocate whose son Mason died three days after his four-month vaccines, and by Polly Tommey, who turned the interview around to ask me about pertussis, the DTaP/Tdap vaccine, and SIDS. Kari's story is a hard one, but it's the kind of story parents deserve to hear before they're standing in an exam room being told their baby needs a shot right now.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Kari Bundy's account of the pressure she and her husband faced to vaccinate her son Mason at his four-month checkup, despite his recent illness
    • What happened in the days following Mason's DTaP (Pentacel) vaccine, and the loss the family experienced
    • How Kari approached her next son's whooping cough differently, and what she used to support his recovery
    • Kari's advice to parents on decision-making from a place of calm rather than fear
    • My own clinical perspective on acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness and comparative death-risk data
    • The connection between SIDS, the Back to Sleep program, and the timing of infant deaths relative to vaccination


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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Show 208: Pediatric Perspectives: Nature, Sun & Real Play: Get Your Kids Outside This Summer with Larry Palevsky, M.D.

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    Sunburns, tetanus myths, water safety, and a homeopathic first-aid kit: Dr. Larry Palevsky's practical guide to a healthy summer outdoors.

    Dr. Paul Thomas in conversation with a pro-vaccine mother during a With the Wind interview

    Dr. Larry Palevsky, a practicing pediatrician, returns to With the Wind to talk through the summer season with Dr. Paul: sun exposure, tetanus, fireworks, water safety, diet, and a home first-aid kit built around homeopathy.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Sun exposure, sunburn prevention, and an antioxidant-supportive diet for skin
    • Tetanus: how the bacteria actually grows, and when a booster is and isn't needed
    • Firework, burn, and water safety for the summer season
    • Diet, screen time, and the value of unstructured outdoor free play
    • A homeopathic and tissue-salt first-aid kit for common summer mishaps


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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Podcast 207: Pediatric Perspectives: Unvaccinated Kids, Parents Challenges with Katherine Sigblad Copy

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    What does it look like to raise unvaccinated children with confidence — navigating hospitals, schools, and community while staying grounded in your choices?

    I'm joined this week by Katherine Sigblad, host of the Mom's Off the Record podcast and mother of two unvaccinated children in Florida. Katherine brings the perspective of a mom who has thought deeply about these choices — not from theory, but from lived experience. Her eight-week-old daughter's hospital visit tested everything she believed about navigating the medical system, and she came through it with insights worth sharing.

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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Show 207: Pediatric Perspectives: Unvaccinated Kids, Parents Challenges with Katherine Sigblad

    Host: Dr. Paul Thomas

    Guest: Katherine Sigblad Host of Mom's Off the Record podcast; mother of two unvaccinated children

    Series: Pediatric Perspectives

    Length: Approximately 27 minutes

    Summary

    In this episode of With the Wind with Dr. Paul, Dr. Paul Thomas is joined by Katherine Sigblad, host of the Mom's Off the Record podcast and mother of two unvaccinated children in Florida. Katherine shares her family's journey with holistic health — from the early influence of a "crunchy" uncle who taught her to question the status quo at age ten, to the hospital experience with her eight-week-old daughter that tested her confidence and her boundaries. The conversation covers navigating the medical system without apologizing for your choices, the reality of vaccine shedding at school, finding community when you don't agree on everything, and practical strategies for raising children who think for themselves.

    Key Points

    • 00:00:41 — Opening, CHD welcome, and guest introduction
    • 00:02:04 — Katherine's path to holistic health: learning about GMOs, antibiotics, and questioning the status quo starting at age ten
    • 00:04:02 — Hospital experience with her eight-week-old unvaccinated daughter: home remedies first, trusting maternal discernment, and knowing when to go in
    • 00:08:24 — Confronting a shaming doctor: standing ground without debating when your child's care is the priority
    • 00:10:09 — False positive UTI test leading to unnecessary IV antibiotics — and the gut-healing work that followed
    • 00:12:28 — Recovery and healing: GAPS diet, meat stock, ferments, and the importance of never leaving a child alone in the hospital
    • 00:17:14 — Sending unvaccinated children to school: Florida exemptions, vaccine shedding realities, and choosing not to live in fear
    • 00:19:04 — Dr. Paul explains which vaccines shed: live virus vaccines including MMR, varicella, rotavirus, and the COVID shot
    • 00:21:31 — Parenting challenges: finding community when you don't agree on every topic — and why it's worth doing anyway
    • 00:24:02 — Raising critical thinkers: open-ended questions, Tuttle Twins, Brave Books, and letting kids decompress before engaging
    • 00:26:28 — Katherine's podcast info, St. John's wort and baking soda bath tips, and closing thoughts

    Quote

    "I really do believe that when we set a healthy foundation with sunshine, rest, happy, authentic human connections in person, and of course food, that when we do encounter sickness of any sort, we're more resilient, it's less intense." — Katherine Sigblad

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    Disclaimer

    The information shared in this episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It does not establish a doctor–patient relationship. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding medical decisions.

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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Show 207: Pediatric Perspectives: Unvaccinated Kids, Parents Challenges with Katherine Sigblad

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    What does it look like to raise unvaccinated children with confidence — navigating hospitals, schools, and community while staying grounded in your choices?

    Dr. Paul Thomas and Katherine Sigblad, host of Mom's Off the Record podcast, in conversation on Pediatric Perspectives, Show 207 of With the Wind with Dr. Paul, discussing raising unvaccinated children, navigating hospital visits, vaccine shedding, and building community.

    I'm joined this week by Katherine Sigblad, host of the Mom's Off the Record podcast and mother of two unvaccinated children in Florida. Katherine brings the perspective of a mom who has thought deeply about these choices — not from theory, but from lived experience. Her eight-week-old daughter's hospital visit tested everything she believed about navigating the medical system, and she came through it with insights worth sharing.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What happened when Katherine took her unvaccinated infant to the hospital — and how she handled a doctor who tried to shame her for her choices
    • The reality of vaccine shedding: which vaccines shed, what it looks like in practice, and why Katherine doesn't live in fear
    • How she builds community as a parent with different views — without isolating her family or compromising her values
    • Practical strategies for raising children who question, think critically, and form their own conclusions
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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Show 206: Pediatric Perspectives: Risk Factors for Autism with Peter McCullough, M.D.

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    What does the most comprehensive scientific review of autism determinants ever published tell us — and what does it mean for parents making vaccine decisions today?

    Dr. Paul Thomas and Peter McCullough, M.D. in conversation on Pediatric Perspectives, Show 206 of With the Wind with Dr. Paul, discussing risk factors for autism and the McCullough Foundation Report: Determinants of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    In this episode of Pediatric Perspectives, I'm joined by Peter McCullough, M.D. — one of the world's most published cardiologists, an epidemiologist, and the lead author of what may be the most comprehensive scientific document on autism spectrum disorder ever produced. His McCullough Foundation report, Determinants of Autism Spectrum Disorder, spans 52 pages with 308 references and extensive supplemental material. Dr. McCullough entered this arena not from a place of advocacy but from an epidemiologic one: when the numbers stopped making sense, he followed the data.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How autism prevalence went from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 31 — and why the inflection point matters
    • The risk factors the McCullough Foundation identified: genetics, prematurity, older parents, in-utero drugs, and vaccines
    • What the Tylenol data actually shows — and where Trump, RFK Jr., and Makary got it wrong
    • The 136 vaccine-related studies reviewed, why 29 "neutral" ones fail under scrutiny, and the 12 studies showing unvaccinated children are healthier
    • Why Dr. McCullough believes autism represents a post-encephalitic state — and 20 vaccines list encephalitis in their package inserts
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    With the Wind with Dr. Paul — Show 205: Pediatric Perspectives: Pregnancy Principles for Optimal Fertility with Ben Lynch, DNM

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    What every parent planning a pregnancy should know about folic acid, folate, and the prenatal environment that shapes a child's neurodevelopment.

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    I'm joined today by Dr. Ben Lynch, DNM — one of the most knowledgeable experts I know on methylation pathways, biochemistry, and how prenatal nutrition shapes a child's lifelong health. Dr. Lynch is the author of Dirty Genes and founder of Seeking Health, and over the years he has become one of the physicians I turn to most for insight on these critical early developmental windows. In this episode, we go deep on a topic that doesn't get nearly enough attention in conventional obstetrics: the difference between synthetic folic acid and the natural folate forms that developing babies actually need — and what happens when we get it wrong.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why folic acid is not the same as folate — and why that distinction matters profoundly in pregnancy
    • How synthetic folic acid can block natural folate from reaching the developing brain
    • The connection between folic acid food fortification and rising autism rates
    • Sperm health, chromosomal integrity, and the 90-day fertility preparation window
    • Practical guidance on prenatal nutrition, real food, and folate-based supplement choices
    • Why acetaminophen during pregnancy depletes glutathione in both mother and baby
    • How vaccine adjuvants interact with the immune tolerance state of pregnancy