Dr. Kelsey Asplin, ND There seems to be a general oversight in the medical field when it comes to teen health. Parents and physicians alike often focus our efforts on growing strong babies and then skip forward to supporting healthy adults, assuming that our able-bodied teens require little to no medical intervention during this in-between […]
Dr. Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG) In my experience as a parent and a physician, kids get a lot of strange rashes Rashes can have distinct patterns that help determine a quick diagnosis or they can be quite mysterious in how they present. I just had a 16-year-old boy tell me he had been diagnosed
Dr. Kimberly Sanders, ND @_drkimsanders What is PANDAS? PANDAS, or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, is a disorder that can suddenly and drastically change a healthy child into an anxious, obsessive-compulsive, angry, or regressed child. Children with this disorder have a sudden onset of anxiety, OCD, tics, bedwetting, night-terrors, changes in handwriting,
Dr. Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG) It is a known fact, kids get coughs. Some can be very concerning but the vast majority of them are not. Coughs are generally caused by the post-nasal drip that drains down the back of the throat from congestion due to a viral cold. Infants under 6 months should be
Dr. Thomas A Kruzel, ND Diarrhea has a number of causes and is seen as an attempt by the body to eliminate some form of toxic or harmful agent. Most everyone will suffer from an acute diarrhea at one time or another, which is usually self-limiting. In infants and children however, the condition can become
Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND @DoctorBianca Kitchen Pantry Choices Will Change the Future of the World I had an interesting exchange with a patient recently and it went something like this, “I make very good food choices when I am away from home but once I get home, food choices are much more difficult. I have
Dr. Krystal Richardson, ND @NaturopathicFam Proper storage of breast milk is important to keep bacteria from growing and making your little one sick. It is also important to store breastmilk appropriately to maximize all the good properties that are in the milk, like antibodies and immune-boosting cells. One avenue that exposed breastmilk to contamination is
Dr. Thomas A Kruzel, ND Colic is a condition often encountered in infants, especially in the first few weeks of life. Colic is thought to be caused by a distention of the small bowel in response to a build up of gas produced by certain bacteria, irregular peristaltic activity, or due to a dysregulated autonomic
Dr. Krystal Richardson, ND @NaturopathicFam When I was growing up, “screen time” was limited to TV and video games. Now, the term “screen time” includes so much more. Kids are learning at an astonishing age how to use these devices and often are much better and faster learners than their parents at navigating through the
Publisher Razi Berry “Mommy, can you get me some more, please?”, my daughter asks as I get up from our evening dinner with family and friends. She looks at me with a wide smile checkered, showing off missing teeth that the tooth fairy had already taken away just a few nights ago. I meet her
