ADHD, anxiety, sleep struggles and behavioural challenges may be influenced by more than what’s happening in the brain. Dr. Dan Sullivan is a licensed naturopathic doctor and functional medicine practitioner who was diagnosed with ADHD at 18. He joins Dr. Murray Clarke and Bryce Wylde to explore a root-cause approach to children’s health and the factors that may influence brain development during the first seven years of life.

They unpack the gut-brain connection, nutrition during pregnancy, stress, sleep, screen time, environmental exposures, the microbiome and the role of individualized testing. Dr. Sullivan also shares his own ADHD journey and the lifestyle changes that helped him better manage it.

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Raising resilient, thriving children doesn’t require high-tech fixes—it starts with simple, intentional choices made during the formative early years.

Dr. James "Jim" Sears is a board-certified pediatrician, Emmy-winning former co-host of The Doctors, and co-author of renowned parenting guides including The Baby Book and The Healthiest Kid in the Neighbourhood. He joins Dr. Murray Clarke and Bryce Wylde to share practical wisdom on raising healthy children through everyday nutrition, restorative sleep, and positive lifestyle choices during the first seven years.

They explore the modern rise in chronic childhood conditions, the vital role of prenatal and breast milk omega-3s, and why starting with whole foods like avocado beats processed baby cereals and snack puffs. Dr. Sears also shares pediatrician-tested advice on gentle sleep routines, reducing EMF and blue light exposure, managing picky eaters with healthy dips, using movement to support focus, and why parental role modelling is the single most powerful tool for your child’s well-being.

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Nearly 1 in 2 kids today has a chronic health condition, and the research increasingly points to the same root system: the gut.

This conversation covers how a baby's microbiome is shaped before birth, why antibiotics in the first months of life carry outsized downstream risk, and what parents can actually do about it, whether their child was born by C-section, wasn't breastfed, or already had rounds of antibiotics for ear infections. Dr. Song also unpacks prebiotics vs. probiotics vs. postbiotics, the vagus nerve's role in gut-brain communication, why fermented foods may beat fiber for microbiome diversity, and the five daily habits she calls "Microbiome Magic." Parents will walk away with a clear, practical framework for restoring their child's gut health at any age, plus what to look for on a food label that's quietly working against it.

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Could shining light on a child's head help rewire a struggling brain?

That's the question at the center of today's conversation. Erinn Askin, MA, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist, the creator of NeuroAdaptive Therapy™, and founder of OTEIM (Occupational Therapy Empowering Individual Minds). Erinn joins Dr. Murray Clarke and Bryce Wylde to break down photobiomodulation, the use of specific light wavelengths to energize brain cells at the mitochondrial level, and why she believes it's changing outcomes for kids with autism, ADHD, developmental delay, and sensory processing challenges.

This conversation goes beyond behavioural labels into the biology underneath them: mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation, retained primitive reflexes, and BDNF (often called "fertilizer for the brain"). Erinn explains how her own daughter's severe ADHD led her to pioneer this work, walks through what a QEEG brain map reveals that a standard evaluation can't, and shares real outcomes from OTEIM's intensive therapy model, including a nonverbal child who is now keeping pace in the fifth grade.

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Could your child’s eczema be a sign of something deeper going on inside the body? In this episode of The First Seven Years, Joy McCarthy joins Dr. Murray and Bryce Wylde to unpack the powerful connection between gut health, skin health, and early childhood development. Joy McCarthy is a certified holistic nutritionist, bestselling author, founder of Joyous Health, and author of The Eczema Healing Guide.

In this conversation, she explains why eczema is often more than a surface-level skin issue, how the gut microbiome influences inflammation and immune balance, and what parents can do to support healthier skin from the inside out. In this episode, you’ll learn about the gut-skin connection, how pregnancy and early feeding may shape a child’s microbiome, which foods and ingredients may aggravate eczema, and why “less is more” when it comes to skincare for babies and kids. Joy also shares practical guidance on probiotics, food rotation, clean products, and simple ways to help parents feel more empowered instead of overwhelmed.

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In this episode, we break down how seed oils and processed fats affect child development at a biological level.

Liana Werner-Gray, bestselling author and whole foods advocate, explains what happens when children consume seed oils and ultra-processed fats during critical developmental windows. We cover how industrial seed oils influence neuroinflammation, disrupt gut microbiome colonization, interfere with neurotransmitter development, and affect immune system programming in the first seven years.

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Most kids are moving less than ever, and the consequences go far beyond fitness. Celebrity trainer and kinesiology expert Brent Bishop breaks down exactly how to raise active, resilient children from day one.

Brent Bishop is a national on-air fitness expert, celebrity trainer, bestselling author of The Think Factor, and founder of Think Fitness Studios. With over 25 years in performance conditioning, he's coached Olympians, elite athletes, and film and TV personalities , and he's a devoted dad who lives everything he teaches.

In this practical, energizing conversation, Brent and the hosts explore how movement shapes children's brain health, emotional regulation, sleep, metabolism, and long-term resilience, and why parental modelling is the single most powerful thing you can do.

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What if the chronic health issues plaguing our children today aren't inevitable, but entirely preventable? Dr. AnnaMaria Temple reveals the shocking truth about how our modern lifestyle is creating a generation of sick kids.

Dr. Anna Maria Temple is a traditionally trained medical doctor turned holistic pediatrician, bestselling author, and creator of the Eczema Transformation Program. After watching her own three children suffer from chronic conditions despite following conventional medical advice, she discovered the root causes that traditional medicine was missing.

In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Temple shares how simple dietary changes transformed her children's health and why 93% of your child's health outcomes are determined by lifestyle choices, not genetics.

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