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Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place
A deep dive into children’s health, vaccines, chronic illness, toxins, and wellness. I break down complex science into clear, practical guidance and offer an honest, holistic, evidence-informed perspective on the topics parents are most worried about.
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What we know, what we still do not know, and why I think both politics and medicine have made this discussion harder than it needs to be.
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The uncomfortable debate over what doctors can keep confidential—and whether parents should always be told.
I Debated Vaccine Policy With People Who Disagree With Me. Nobody Yelled.
A former CDC leader, an ER doctor, a MAHA mom, and we talked for over an hour—and accidentally proved what vaccine policy is missing.
Stop States From Punishing Families for Medical and Religious Choices
You should not lose access to school, work, or public life because of a deeply held medical or religious decision.
The Questions Your Pediatrician Is Afraid to Answer Honestly
Vaccines, Tylenol, antibiotics, fever, formula, sleep training, food dyes, circumcision, screens, and the conversations that rarely survive a 15-minute appointment.
Everyone Is Screaming About Vaccines. Meanwhile, Something Good Actually Happened.
Food chemicals, ultra-processed foods, and a regulatory loophole most parents have never heard of quietly had a very big week.
What If This Vaccine Executive Order Backfires?
Trump put vaccines back in the headlines—but he may also have given public health the exact rallying cry it needed.
Religious Vaccine Exemptions Are Back! Except…They Aren’t.
I support vaccine choice. I hope the courts ultimately expand it. But an executive order cannot magically rewrite California and New York law.