How to Combat Fall Allergies
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Fall allergies can be just as troublesome for kids as the ones that come in spring. Let’s talk about allergy triggers and how to relieve them.
Food and Environmental Allergy Testing Part One
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General pediatrics is filled with kids who have chronic runny noses, poorly controlled eczema and asthma, and many of them need allergy testing.
Asthma: Is Wheezing the First Sign?
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When I know a child has an increased risk of asthma or any other type of inflammatory issue like allergies, constipation, or reflux, I look at the bigger picture and ask, How can I reduce this child’s overall systemic inflammation?
What Role does Genetics Play in Celiac Disease?
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Celiac disease is more prevalent in people of Northern European descent. One can have symptoms without having celiac disease.
Inflammation and Recurrent Illness: A Parent’s Guide
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Inflammation is an intricate, complex response by the whole body to what it perceives as a threat.
Grounding: Five Reasons to be Outside and Barefooted
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Being barefooted and outside has many health benefits. My entire life, I have always gone barefooted as much as possible. It makes me feel good, and now that there is a growing body of research on grounding or earthing, I can justify my desired shoeless existence. And yes, I find it comical that we have […]
Get to the Root Cause of Common Childhood Illnesses
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I am dealing with a bug issue in my kitchen right now (I am sure they are not only in my kitchen but saying they are only in my kitchen at least makes me feel better). Yesterday I noticed there was a crack along the bottom of the caulking where the beadboard and countertop meet, along with tiny […]