#417: Depression and Weight Gain In Kids & Adults | A Long Term Post-COVID Problem & How To Reverse It With Dr. Cynthia Keller
3/3/20261 hr 37 min
Today, I'm joined by the innovative Dr. Cynthia Keller, a pediatrician whose passion for integrative and functional medicine has reshaped how we understand post-COVID health challenges. Dr. Keller opens up about her journey from conventional medicine to designing unique solutions for children and families, revealing how her care, presence, and determination to "solve the unsolvable" led to breakthroughs in treating mood changes, weight gain, and energy loss after COVID.
Special Offer:
If you go to alchemicmedicinals.com and use code NatRocks at checkout, you'll get a whopping 50% off of the Tryptophan Re-Genesis™ Powder while supplies last! (Capsules not included).
Episode Timestamps:
Introduction and host's mission ... 00:00:00
From standard care to integrative pediatrics ... 00:05:05
Patterns in pediatric development and disease ... 00:09:19
Gut health, emotional factors, and parenting ... 00:10:44
Clinic model and multidisciplinary care ... 00:15:04
Post-COVID nutrient depletion: clinical discoveries ... 00:18:03
Key depleted cofactors and rapid recovery ... 00:19:31
COVID's ongoing impact on gut and microbiome ... 00:24:39
Grassroots collaboration and evolving strategies ... 00:26:28
Clinical patterns: mood, weight, thirst ... 00:36:02
Family-wide interventions and quick results ... 00:46:24
Symptoms-based approach, minimal testing ... 00:52:07
Supplementation protocol and cautions ... 00:57:14
Product development and access ... 01:08:22
Infant microbiome and generational shifts ... 01:10:28
Pediatricians: importance of listening and presence ... 01:20:09
Love and connection in clinical care ... 01:21:01
Modern dysregulation: loss of boredom ... 01:22:28
Our Amazing Sponsors:
Ozlo - use smart sound engineering and sleep detection to help you stay in deeper, more stable sleep all night. Create your ideal sleep environment anywhere: go to ozlosleep.com/nat and use code NAT to get $75 off.
Youth Daily by Young Goose — An all-in-one moisturizer powered by NAD+ nano precursors to boost elasticity, smooth wrinkles, and keep your skin looking fresh, dewy, and full of life; grab yours at younggoose.com and use code Nat10 for first orders or this link and code 5NAT for returning customers.
Mitopure Longevity Gummies by Timeline — Clinically backed Urolithin A supports mitochondrial health to boost energy, recovery, and healthy aging, all in an easy daily gummy instead of another pill; go to timeline.com/nat20 for 20% off Mitopure Gummies.
Nat's Links:
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsNathalie Niddam· Host0:00
[on-hold music] Welcome to Longevity. I'm your host, Natalie Needham. I'm a nutritionist, a human potential and epigenetic coach, and I created this podcast to bring you the latest ways to take control of your health and longevity. We cover it all, from new technology and ancestral health practices to personalized interventions and a very special interest of mine, peptides and bioregulators. Enjoy the show. Welcome back. I'm Natalie Needham, your host. What if post-COVID symptoms like depression, anxiety, brain fog, and weight gain weren't psychosocial, but biochemical? My guest today, Dr. Cynthia Keller, is seeing a pattern most clinicians seem to be missing: specific nutrient and neurotransmitter depletion that's reshaping mood, metabolism, and recovery. And the wild part? She's able to reverse it in weeks, not months, with the right people. Now, if you hear and see yourself in this episode, you may wanna run over to the show notes at the end because Cynthia has a really generous offer for the audience. All you have to do is go to alchemicmedicinals.com and use code NATROCKS at checkout, and you'll get a whopping fifty percent off the Tryptophan Regenesis powder while supplies last. This does not apply to the capsules, though. So Alchemic is A-L-C-H-E-M-I-C medicinals.com. The code is NATROCKS. But check out the episode. She's got so many clinical pearls in