Dr. Taz Unravels The Pediatrics & Nutrition Crisis Nobody's Talking About
The Gabby Reece Show
Dear Media
4.8 • 954 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
This week, Gabby talks with Dr. Taz — traditionally trained physician, integrative medicine expert, and founder of Whole Plus — about what it really means to practice medicine in today’s world.
They begin with the new U.S. health guidelines and unpack why Dr. Taz considers them a “win” — particularly the shift toward whole foods, protein, healthy fats, fiber, and the callout of ultra-processed foods. But the conversation quickly goes deeper.
They discuss why food pairing and portion size matter more than food labels, how blood sugar and inflammation are driving modern disease, and why simple carbohydrates may be at the center of the chronic illness epidemic.
From there, the episode moves into something bigger: shared decision-making in medicine. Dr. Taz explains why individualized care — especially in pediatrics — requires nuance, context, and trust between families and physicians. She shares her own journey through personal health struggles, how that experience reshaped her medical philosophy, and why healing requires more than just prescriptions and protocols.
Gabby and Dr. Taz also explore:
Micro habits that lower cortisol and improve metabolic health
The impact of blue light and screens on inflammation
Why 10-minute practices can shift your nervous system
The difference between “data-driven” health and intuitive health
Gender differences in how men and women approach wellness
The importance of family systems in long-term healing
Why medicine must move from authority to partnership
At its core, this conversation isn’t about trends or controversy. It’s about reconnecting science with spirit — and empowering families to think critically, ask better questions, and practice health in ways that actually work for their lives.
Chapters
00:00 – Why evidence-based holistic medicine matters
05:00 – The new U.S. health guidelines: what changed
10:00 – Simple carbs, insulin resistance, and inflammation
15:00 – Full-fat foods, meat, and food pairing nuance
22:00 – Why personalization beats rigid rules
30:00 – Gender differences in health blind spots
40:00 – Micro habits: 10-minute practices that shift cortisol
50:00 – Personalized medicine and micro-dosing prescriptions
58:00 – Pediatric care, shared decision-making, and gut health
1:08:00 – Trust in medicine and rebuilding relationships
1:18:00 – Medicine as a calling, not a business
1:24:00 – What keeps Dr. Taz grounded
Key Takeaways
• Pairing and portions matter more than labels.
• Inflammation and blood sugar instability drive most chronic disease.
• Micro habits can regulate cortisol without overwhelming change.
• Health is contextual — environment, stress, and family systems all matter.
• Personalized medicine isn’t alternative — it’s responsible.
• Shared decision-making builds trust between doctors and families.
• Nervous system regulation may be the foundation of long-term healing.
Connect
Dr. Taz
Instagram: @drtazmd
Whole Plus: https://holplus.co
Gabby Reece
Instagram: @gabbyreece
YouTube: The Gabby Reece Show
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:03.8 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:04.8 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:05.6 | I'm your host, Gabby Reese, and let's face it, none of us have the answers. |
| 0:09.5 | But that's why I think having the conversations with some of the smartest people, whether |
| 0:13.2 | it's in health and fitness, relationships, parenting, even business, gives us an opportunity |
| 0:18.8 | to take complex ideas, simplify them, and put them in our |
| 0:22.7 | day-to-day lives and make them more manageable and easier and more fun. Remember to subscribe |
| 0:28.6 | and like and it's all an experiment. Dr. Taz, welcome to the show. Oh, I'm so glad to be here. We even have our grown-up shoes on today. |
| 0:41.2 | Yes, I got rid of the sneakers. So, Dr. Taz, I want to, I want to jump right in, but maybe you can just share with us your background and expertise so that we understand the source that we're getting it from. |
| 0:54.9 | Absolutely. So, you know, I come in with a little bit of a different perspective. |
| 0:58.8 | I am a traditionally trained MD. I'm board certified in a couple of different specialties. |
| 1:04.2 | But because of my own health, I had to detour a bit and started a holistic medicine practice almost 20 years ago. That practice, which was |
| 1:12.7 | in the back of my husband's dental office, has now grown to about four different locations. |
| 1:17.2 | And we just launched our brand new platform, Whole Plus, which is really about bringing medicine |
| 1:23.5 | together. I feel like there's a lot of noise and people camping and in different places, |
| 1:28.3 | but evidence-based holistic medicine is really what people need. And it ultimately changes not |
| 1:34.4 | only your personal health, but the health of your whole family. And I'm so passionate about |
| 1:39.2 | looking at our health through those lenses of community and family because we don't exist alone or in isolation. |
| 1:46.2 | And you can have the fanciest labs and the best intellectual information in the world. |
| 1:51.6 | But if you come back to a place that doesn't really let you practice that or put it into motion, |
| 1:57.0 | it really isn't worth it. |
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