Indoor Air Quality: Tips To Allergy Proof Your Home
Did you know that indoor air quality can be up to five times more polluted than outdoor air? Mind blowing, right?! If your child struggles with allergies, we want to make environmental modifications to lessen their exposure as much as possible. Of course, we can’t cut down all the trees or dig up all the […]
Eczema and Asthma: Why Allergy Testing Is So Important
Did you know 50-80% of kids with eczema and asthma also have environmental allergies? So doesn’t it make sense to do some allergy testing to identify what they’re allergic to so we can strategically minimize their exposure? You might’ve seen one of my emails about the different types of allergens and why it’s key to […]
How To Treat Asthma Naturally: 3 Crucial Nutrients
If your child is constantly reaching for their inhaler or you’re frustrated with only managing symptoms instead of addressing the root cause, you’re not alone. Most people think asthma is just a lung issue, but what if I told you it is, in part, an inflammation issue? Using an integrative approach to reducing inflammation, we […]
The 5 Triggers of Inflammation: What They Are and How to Address Them
To some extent, we need inflammation in the body. (For example, an acute response to stop the bleeding if you cut yourself.) However, when inflammation goes unchecked, and the body keeps mounting an inflammatory response to the same trigger, it leads to chronic inflammation and disease. Integrative medicine teaches us that we need to look […]
Mold in Schools: How to Fight Back Against Environmental Toxins
Here’s a not-so-fun fact about mold… According to recent studies, up to 50% of schools in the U.S. have indoor air quality issues, which often lead to mold growth and contribute to exacerbations of asthma, allergies, and eczema among children.1 It’s definitely not an ideal situation, but no need to add a hazmat suit to […]
Food and Environmental Allergy Testing Part One
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?
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?
Recurrent Illness: Stress and Illness
When we adults live in a fight-or-flight state every day, this makes it more likely that our kids will also be in a fight-or-flight state, which can wreck havoc with their minds, bodies, and spirits.
Treating Childhood Asthma at the Cellular Level: Case Study
In traditional medicine, asthma is often considered a lifelong diagnosis, but with an integrative approach, symptoms can be well-controlled or even resolved. Asthma is a condition involving the narrowing of airways and excess mucus production, leading to wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing. In traditional medicine, doctors manage asthma with inhaled steroids, which aim to keep […]
