Is What’s On Your Plate Protecting You?
February 13, 2017
A tutorial about food and the link to a healthy body. Why we eat to live! Also, a simple test to understand your eating habits … More Is What’s On Your Plate Protecting You?
Category: Juice Plus
Juice Plus, My Family’s Nine Year Experience
January 11, 2017
Nine years ago I got tired of my children’s and husband’s never ending illnesses. Allie: had asthma and allergies took daily medications, inhaled steroids, needed oral steroids several times a year for exacerbations, was on antibiotics every few months for sinus infections and ear infections. had eczema that needed steroid creams and antibiotics to keep … More Juice Plus, My Family’s Nine Year Experience
Top 4 Reasons Why You Get Sick During Final Exams
November 29, 2016
Let’s look at how the body works during periods of high stress, why we get run down, and what we can do to thrive during stressful times in our lives. … More Top 4 Reasons Why You Get Sick During Final Exams
Preparing Your Immune System for Back to School – Supplements
August 24, 2016
Post 1/4 On Building Your Immune System Today the topic is Supplements. There is tons of information out there about vitamins, herbs, and probiotics. It can be very confusing. Let’s break it down: ** Vitamin D ** We don’t make enough or at all vitamin D. We must ingest it or have sunlight exposure without SPF … More Preparing Your Immune System for Back to School – Supplements
Handling Anxiety that comes with Change
August 15, 2016
During these past few weeks, many college bound freshman have been making their final preparations for starting their journey into adulthood. These days have been filled with excitement and anticipation, but also a lot of anxiety. Though Change leads to great accomplishments personally, educationally, professionally, and financially, it comes with stress, worry, tears, fears, and anxiety. … More Handling Anxiety that comes with Change
The Story Behind Pesky Ear Infections
April 25, 2016
It seems like lately I have been discussing ear infections A LOT. It is true that I am a pediatrician and that one of the most common things I see in clinic is, in fact, Ear Infections. So lets take a few minutes and go over some basics about Ears and Infections. And then lets … More The Story Behind Pesky Ear Infections
Survival Guide to Spring Allergy Season
March 21, 2016
It is that time of the year in NC for pollen. It will layer thick and yellow on everything we own. Allergy symptoms will skyrocket. Here are a few tips and trick that may help reduce your and your child’s symptoms. ALLERGY SYMPTOMS Sore Throat, Red / Itchy eyes with or without goop, Sneezing, Coughing, … More Survival Guide to Spring Allergy Season
Nutritional and Supplemental Treatments for Constipation and Encopresis
February 4, 2016
After reading the information on Common ways constipation presents in children, we need to discuss how to treat this problem. This blog post will discuss – Supplements and Nutritional treatments – WATER +++ children in general do not drink enough water, teens especially. Goal of water intake a day: 1/2 your body weight in pounds = … More Nutritional and Supplemental Treatments for Constipation and Encopresis
Building Up Your Immune System for the Cold and Flu Season – Supplements
December 10, 2015
Post 2/4 On Building Your Immune System Previous post on how to build your immune system addressed Nutrition. Building Your Immune System – Nutrition Today the topic is Supplements. There is so much information out there about what vitamins, herbs, probiotics you can take. It can be very confusing. Let’s break it down: ** Vitamin … More Building Up Your Immune System for the Cold and Flu Season – Supplements
Building Up Your Immune system for Back to School – Nutrition
December 1, 2015
Post 1/4 – Nutrition Focus and Your Immune system I cannot discuss how frequently this time of the year parents come into our clinic with sick kids and teens. We continuously discuss illness after illness. Snot, boogers, coughs, and sore throats appear to never end. Night time coughs seem to go on forever. At times, … More Building Up Your Immune system for Back to School – Nutrition
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