Protect Against Measles: How to Support Children
As a holistic pediatrician, I want to remind parents about the importance of protecting your little ones from the measles during this time. Over the past several weeks, many of us have seen headlines like the one below. This blog post breaks down how we can protect against measles and how to keep our kids […]
Winter Probiotic Protocol: How to Prevent and Treat Illness
When the sweet little Sylvie (Lauren, our Patient Care Coordinator’s daughter) came down with a cold, a winter probiotic protocol came to the rescue! Of course, Lauren sprang into action, and so Sylvie recovered quickly. 70% of the immune system resides in the gut. That means having a diverse and robust microbiome is crucial for staying healthy and bouncing […]
How to Introduce Strategic Supplements: Step-by-Step
I get asked all the time about how to introduce strategic supplements. I will never talk about supplements as the “cure-all” for any condition. The truth is, we need to pair strategic supplements with a clean diet, frequent weight-bearing exercise, and a generally healthy lifestyle for them to make a serious difference in our health. […]
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: How to Use Probiotics
Last year I had to take an antibiotic for the first time in about 10 years. Thankfully, I was prepared with my trusty probiotics and didn’t have to worry about antibiotic-associated diarrhea. There’s no arguing that antibiotics have done more to keep us alive than possibly any other medication, but they also impact the bacteria in the gut (our […]
Is Being Sick the New Normal? Inflammation’s Role in Recurrent Illness
50% of American children suffer from chronic illnesses—more than at any other time in our history. Check out these shocking stats… I talk a lot about inflammation in my book, Healthy Kids, Happy Moms. There’s a reason I keep coming back to it… inflammation plays a key role in our overall health (including how frequently […]
The ABC’s of Probiotics: Your Gut is like a Garden
A diverse and robust microbiome is critical to our overall health and immune function. Since 70% of the immune system resides in the gut, eating a diet high in fiber (vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds) and adding the right probiotics helps support that gut diversity. In my book, Healthy Kids, Happy Moms, I use a […]
How to Treat Constipation and “Bowel Accidents” Without Medication
The video below addresses the case of a 7-year old little girl who was having constipation and “stooling” accidents every day. She came to see me with three years of encopresis despite being on ½ capful of MiraLAX® (Polyethylene glycol 3350) daily. She’d also had recurrent urinary tract infections and was on a prophylactic antibiotic to help prevent any […]
