If you have a child who is two years old or younger, their Eustachian tubes are much more horizontal, so it can be a little bit more challenging for us to deal with the fluid in that middle ear, especially if they have chronic ear infections.
Last month I wrote about one of my patients. Roy is a second-grade boy with ADHD whose symptoms improved 90% with the removal of gluten from his diet. I hope you’ll read that article before continuing
I love speaking to parent groups and schools about nutrition and children’s health, ability to focus, and behavior. Last week I traveled about an hour outside Charlotte, NC, to speak to the PTO of an elementary
With travel season upon us, the team at Fox46’s Good Day Charlotte asked me for tips when families are traveling with kids on meds. Here’s what I suggest you do for your next trip. Consider printing this out
Please be sure you have already read my post Is there a natural alternative to PediaSure®? G-tubes have saved hundreds of thousands of lives, my niece Keara included. Keara is now 13 years old and
When 100 Days of Real Food asked me to write a recipe for a natural alternative to PediaSure® I was very excited. As an integrative pediatrician, I have built my current medical practice upon real food.
I had an epiphany yesterday.My friend’s husband emailed me a photo of yours truly actually standing up on a surfboard (yes, the surfboard was in the water). The photo was taken Memorial Day weekend during
GROUNDING: Five Reasons to be Outside & Barefooted! Being barefooted and outside has many health benefits. My entire life, I have always gone barefooted as much as possible. It simply makes me feel good. And
Ear infections are the bane of modern parenthood. Yet, they are poorly understood and often over-treated.The United States spends $4b a year on ear infections. I do not think this needs to be the case.Once
We all come into this world with certain gifts. My gift revealed itself early on. I can remember being in the 8th or 9th grade and my mother brought home one of her students whose
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