The Aware Families Podcast

About The Aware Families Podcast

The Aware Families Podcast wants to educate parents, grandparents and kids of all ages on how to stay healthy using the principles of Functional Medicine. Episodes are hosted by a pediatric gastroenterologist and functional medicine provider (Tom Flass MD) who is trained in both conventional and functional medicine. As an experienced healthcare provider and parent, he has navigated the challenges of the modern world with his own family and patients and shares what he has learned along the way. A range of topics that impact our health are covered, including nutrition, sleep, stress and mental health, exercise and physical activity, toxic exposures, gut health, hormones and a lot more. This podcast strives to deliver real-world actionable health information to people looking to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

Publisher

Tom Flass MD

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Dec 2024

Latest episode

23 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Dec 2025

   Episode 23: Interview with Krista and Rose from Logan Fitness: Fitness and Cardiometabolic Health

   Do you know where you are on the spectrum of cardiometabolic health? Millions of us are prediabetic or at risk for the other consequences of poor metabolic health, namely heart disease, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's. In light of the New Year, we are starting a series of podcasts focusing on your metabolic health, how to best assess where you are, and how to lower your risk. In this special episode, Brittany and Tom interview two people in the local community making a positive health impac...

2. 

   2 Dec 2025

   Episode 22: The Gluten Files Part 2- An Inside Look at Gluten Sensitivity

   In this episode of @awarefamilies, Dr. Flass contrasts gluten sensitivity with last weeks discussion about celiac disease. How common is gluten sensitivity? What are the symptoms? How do you screen for it? What is the link with gluten and IBS? Listen to both episodes of the gluten files to get the inside look at gluten related reactions from a gastroenterologist with celiac disease. #glutensensitivity, #celiac, #functionalmedicine, #IBS For more information find us at www.function...

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   25 Nov 2025

   Episode 21: The Gluten Files Part 1- An Inside Look At Celiac Disease

   3 million Americans currently have celiac disease, but 80% of them don't know it yet..... In this episode of @awarefamilies, Dr. Flass does an brief but comprehensive overview of celiac disease. He reviews the common and uncommon symptoms, the genetics, the immune background of celiac, as well as proper screening and diagnostic criteria- all from a gastroenterologist who also has celiac disease. If you or someone you know are suffering from chronic gastrointestinal issues or have been l...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

351

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

32