Food allergies are more common in children than what you may think, the most common foods that cause allergies are revealed in our article, but first, lets understand more about this very important health topic. What does it mean...
Does detoxing or food choice help eczema?
What causes Eczema? Eczema is a skin condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Chemical sensitivity, vitamin deficiency, allergies, poor digestive health, and an overloaded liver are all possible eczema triggers. Children with eczema may have an adverse reaction to...
Can children outgrow their chronic illness symptoms?
If your child takes several medications regularly, they may be suffering from a chronic illness. According to a report published in Academic Pediatrics, at least one chronic health disorder affects 43 percent (32 million) of American children. According to the...
GAPS Diet and Ferments to Start Healing the Microbiome
A diverse and flourishing population of beneficial microbes in our guts and the entire body is the foundation of health. Most chronic childhood illnesses are caused by a disturbance in the health of the gut. If your child has been on even a single course of antibiotics, born via c-section, or has a history of chronic constipation, a good place to start healing is to reinoculate the gut's microbiome with beneficial microbes through fermented foods. This is the cornerstone of the GAPS Diet.
A Holistic Pediatrician’s Complete Guide To Protecting Your Family This Fall
With the schooling year starting in just weeks, I created this guide to help you navigate the extensive & overwhelming world of immune-boosting and illness-busting natural remedies. (All remedies I swear by myself!) Take these steps now to prevent illness in the fall & winter....
Let’s take a moment to salute the magic of VERNIX
VERNIX is the waxy or cheese-like white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies.
Here are some of the reasons to delay the bath and washing the magic right off...: ps- You can absolutely choose when you want your baby bathed and many many hospitals are adopting a delayed bath policy.
Why is it important to help your child detoxify? Prep for the upcoming school year….
Why is it important to help your child detoxify? The fall is an especially overloaded time of year. Many kids are fighting colds and flu, other kids have a tough time with the shorter days and longer nights, some kids...
“All disease begins in the gut.” - Hippocrates
When a child’s gut is healthy, it leads to a healthy, energetic, robust, joyful, clear-skinned, and happy lifestyle because the child feels good. Proper and balanced nutrition is the most effective and sustainable way to get there. Sound basic? Sure it does…but achieving it can be a long term process.
Superpower Your Kids’ Immunity Blog Series- PART II
Superpower Your Kids’ Immunity Blog Series- PART II
What are the Parts of the Immune System? What are immunity, autoimmunity, and allergies? Read on to learn about what proper immune responses are, and what they are not....
Superpower Your Kids’ Immunity Blog Series- PART I
Superpower Your Kids’ Immunity Blog Series- PART I
Are you sick of non-stop coughs, emergency doctors’ visits, antibiotics, pharmacy medications, emergency rooms, urgent care, early school pickups, calls from school nurses, missed days off from school, tissues everywhere, missed weekend getaways and birthday parties, and cancelled vacation plans? Over the next few weeks, you will learn about my most evidence-based, natural, safe, wise, and effective tools to superpower your kids’ immunity. Let’s start with this common question — what is the immune system? The immune system is the body's defense against infections.