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Number Two, Why Movement Matters
Poop. We all do it, or we all should, regularly. Yet the questions remain: Is it normal? What is normal…and why is it so important?
Creating Healthy Eating Habits for Your Kids
Written for Dr. Thornburg Wellness By Shelly Stauber, The Medicinal Gourmet Helping your child create a healthy balance between what he or she wants to eat and what is actually healthy is easier to achieve than you may believe. There are simple ways to improve the balance! If you have a picky eater, try implementing […]
The Sleepover: From a dad, a doctor, and child abuse advocate
One of my daughter’s had her first sleepover. She was invited to a play date and as the day went on the play date turned into a sleepover. The decision to let her spend the night at someone’s house was easy for me. I have wonderful memories from those days and wanted her to have […]
O Xbox, Xbox, Wherefore Art Thou, Xbox?
“How much gaming screen time should be allowed?” is an oft-asked question by parents, my kids and my friends. “But I am a good kid, I make good grades, I play two sports, and rarely get in trouble,” is the reply I often hear as the debate unfolds in my house, at the office, […]
Probiotics: beneficial or spore taste?
Written by Special Contributor, Jennifer Barrell, MS, CNS, LDN Spore probiotics are spore forming bacteria or soil-based organisms (SBO’s) that come from Mother Nature. Synergistic in nature, they come from the soil and are found in animals as well. Spores are like tiny seeds that blossom in the warm, humid climate of our […]
When Mom has the Flu?
You do not want to give up snuggle time but you also do not want to be Typhoid Mama either. So what is a dedicated mom to do… You want to generously dole out affection but not germs. #1 Wash your hands. Everyone wash your hands with soap […]
Vaccines: History, Culture, and Countermeasures
This will be a full length three-part lecture on the topic of vaccines beginning in the origins of vaccines, then taking us to current state of social discontent, and concluding with a discussion on the measures you can take a concerned parent. We are currently seeking an appropriate Naples based venue for the event. […]
The Cold & Flu Vitamin
In January 2018 a study was published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal demonstrating something I have been sharing with my patients, family and friends for years. Vitamin D is a cold and flu killer. The study focused on infants with influenza but results are similar for older children and adults, too. The multicenter, […]
Sleepovers, A Big Hot Mess?
A mom asked me what my thoughts were on sleepovers because in her view they are sneak-outs, sneak-ins, drink ups, and just a big hot mess to avoid. Her view is increasingly shared by other parents that interpret the world as changed since our childhoods. Society is not only more dangerous but increasingly more […]
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