Let me tell you the five most helpful to-do's I have seen parents use for their children's health, as we start a new year. These come from my twenty years'...

Miralax is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for infants, toddlers and kids. It isn’t FDA approved for them. It contains ingredients found in anti-freeze. Concerns for its toxicity have...

Can you redirect ADHD and learning disabilities without prescription drugs? Such a big topic, so I split it into three parts. Short answer: Yes, you can. Bonus: Your child will...

Gluten-free is a big part of my pediatric nutrition practice. It has also been my life since 1998, when we pulled gluten out of my son’s diet. He was 22...

I'm now serving my second generation of clients, working with moms who where were not even born when I finalized my credentials as a dietitian/nutritionist. Recently I did a double take noticing...

How was your child's school physical? School is starting up, and the pressure is on. Plenty of not so subtle efforts are afoot to pit parent against parent and doctor...

Those back-to-school ads have already begun, with school looming as close as three weeks from now for many kids, including mine. It's also the time of year that I get...

Getting your kids' annual physicals this month? Take this check list with you to your appointment. There are straight forward, nutrition-focused solutions to all of the problems on this list....

When do kids need supplements? If you’re reading this, then you have probably already discovered, hopefully with some guidance from your team of health care providers,...

I'm often asked if ketogenic diets are good for kids. Parents are trying this diet and having great results - why not put the whole family on a ketogenic diet?...

Ezekiel and sprouted wheat breads are taking off in the ancestral diet department – but does this work on a gluten free diet? Spoiler alert: Sprouted grains, while containing less...