Most drugs used to treat mental health disorders act on the chemicals in the brain to alter these and return the brain to a healthy...

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I devote every article this month to a different mental health topic and links to nutrition....

June is National Safety Month for children so I'm starting this month with an article on choking. Most parents likely know that anything ...

And How to Reduce Your Child’s Intake! Why is too much salt an issue for a child or for anyone? After all, isn’t salt, or sodium...

What is iron? Why is it important? Iron is a mineral our body uses to make hemoglobin, a protein in the red blood cells that carries...

Babies can have yogurt as early as 6 months. Yogurt is a great food to add to their baby food repertoire. Yogurt has numerous health...

Can babies have water? That question is common for pediatricians. The answer is yes or no, depending on the age. Babies should not be...

There are numerous cancers children can develop risk for in childhood Evidence shows that diet is one of the primary, controllable...

This is the second article regarding endocrine-disrupting chemicals or EDCs. This article focuses on minimizing and avoiding exposure to...

Have you heard about these? I had not until the last couple of years. My goal in choosing this topic is to create awareness. Due to my...

We consume thousands of chemicals everyday, approved as food additives. In fact, more than 10,000 additives are approved by the U.S. Food...

I am devoting the articles for this month to the unhealthy items we are exposed to in our food and environment. My intent is to create...

This is the second article on children’s dental health written by Kelsey Scott, DDS, a pediatric dentist, and my daughter-in-law. Young...

For Pediatric Dental Health Month, I asked my daughter-in-law, Kelsey Scott, DDS, a pediatric dentist, to write a couple of articles. She...

Guidelines for heart health and cardiovascular risk reduction have been set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the...

Heart-healthy Foods Since February is both National Heart Disease Month and National Children's Dental Health Month, I am splitting the...

What is Culinary Medicine? Why is it important? Culinary medicine is a relatively new branch of medicine based on research that uses food...

Puberty - that word triggers an emotional response and anxiety in parents! Something we don’t like to think about when our little ones...

Baby-led weaning (BLW) is a bit of a misnomer, per the author of this feeding method. The term should be baby-led solids since the...

Nutrition plays a role in maintaining your and your child’s health during the winter. There are ways you can use food to offer...