How to Limit Sugar on Halloween
As an integrative pediatrician, I always recommend finding ways to limit sugar on Halloween—but despite that advice, Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays! When I was in elementary school in Avon Lake, Ohio, around 1980, we had a big Halloween costume contest every year. One year, I decided I was going to […]
How to Take a Probiotic When on an Antibiotic
Knowing how to take a probiotic when on an antibiotic can be especially helpful during the colder months, when kids spend more time indoors and antibiotic prescriptions tend to increase. A study evaluating outpatient antibiotic prescriptions found that prescriptions were about 25% higher in winter than in summer. [1] Antibiotics save millions of lives each […]
Healthy Daycare Habits for Back-to-School: 3 Simple Tips
Back-to-school season is here, and healthy daycare habits become more important as families settle back into daycare routines. Lunches are being packed, drop-offs feel rushed again, and kids are adjusting to earlier mornings, new classrooms, shared toys, and more close contact with other children. If your child attends daycare, you already know what often comes […]
Multivitamin for Kids and Adults: How to Find a High Quality Option
A multivitamin for kids and adults provides a broad base of essential vitamins and minerals to help support overall health and wellness. Taking one daily is a simple way to help fill common nutrient gaps and complement a balanced diet. I like to think of supplements, especially multivitamins, as “nutritional insurance.” Food is always the […]
When Eczema Keeps Your Child Up: How to Stop the Scratching
When eczema keeps your child up at night, it affects far more than just their skin. Unfortunately, this is a scenario I’ve seen play out far too many times in my twenty years of pediatrics. A child with eczema can’t sleep because the itching is relentless. They wake up multiple times throughout the night, scratching, […]
Tick Prevention for Kids: What Parents Need to Know This Summer
Tick prevention for kids is especially important this year as tick activity continues to increase across many parts of the country. According to the CDC, emergency room visits for tick bites are higher than normal in many parts of the country. In all regions except the South Central United States, weekly rates of ER visits […]
Microbiome Health for Kids: Playing in the Dirt and Immunity
When we think about microbiome health for kids and immune system support, we often focus on nutrition, vitamin intake, nutrient-dense foods, quality sleep, and regular physical activity. But one important piece of microbiome health for kids that often gets overlooked is simple exposure to the natural world. I love these pictures of Lauren’s daughter, Sylvie, […]
Phosphatidylcholine Benefits: How to Support Cellular Health
One supplement I use often with the patients I see in my practice is PPC, or phosphatidylcholine. Phosphatidylcholine benefits are profound, and so it has rightfully earned the moniker in our office as “liquid gold.” It’s one of those foundational supports that works at the cellular level. Phosphatidylcholine is a major building block of cell […]
Natural ADHD Support for Kids: Focus, Sleep, and Regulation
As kids settle into the school year, changes in routine, academic demands, and busy schedules can sometimes make ADHD symptoms feel more noticeable. For children with ADHD, parents may see more challenges with focus, emotional regulation, transitions, sleep, or getting back into a consistent daily rhythm. In this blog post we’ll discuss natural ADHD support […]
Food Allergies in Kids: How to Lower Risk With Early Exposure
It is allergy season, so most families are thinking about pollen, grasses, runny noses, and itchy eyes. But allergies are not just about what is floating in the air. Food allergies in kids are an important part of the conversation too. For years, earlier guidance encouraged parents to delay foods like peanut, egg, and other […]
