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271. Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos: On Screen Harms in Kids & the Surgeon General's New Advisory

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

May 21, 2026

Show Notes

Since 2010,math scores in 13-year-olds have dropped 14%, reading has dropped 7%, and by 2050,40% of kids are projected to have myopia and the Surgeon General's office just connected that curve to the screen in your child's hand. Today, I sat down with Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health at HHS, to walk through the new advisory on screen harms, the 5-D framework parents can use today, and what bell-to-bell phone policies are actually doing in 37 states.


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Timestamps

- Introduction: Screen harms and the Surgeon General

- The MAHA partnership and HHS direction

- From family physician to HHS leadership

- Demystifying the office of the Surgeon General

- 25 years of patient care meets public policy

- A congenital heart defect at age four

- The new advisory on screen use in youth

- What the science actually shows

- Metabolic health and the military recruitment crisis

- Myopia: 40% of kids by 2050

- The 2010collapse in math and reading

- An entire generation as an experiment

- Bell-to-bell phone policies and what's working

- Mental health, body dysmorphia, and deepfakes

- The five-D framework for parents

- Why more states haven't adopted bell-to-bell

- Gut dysbiosis and the body's engine

- The newborn screening updates saving lives

- Chronic Lyme disease and federal recognition

- Lyme awareness month and treatment gaps

- Bringing 25 years of practice into policy

- What does it mean to you to be an Ultimate Human?


Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions.


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