I would love for you to be my patient, but sometimes, you may need to see someone else other than me. Whether your condition is out of my scope of practice, or I just think a different approach or practitioner will be a better fit or complimentary to what we’re doing, I often refer patients
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Nine Nurturing Meals For New Mom
Hooray! Your sister (or daughter or friend or cousin or niece) just had a baby! If you’re wondering what kind of gift will best celebrate a new little bundle of life, consider whipping up some meals for new mom. Those of you with kids may remember that the first few weeks (or months) with a baby
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Anna’s Earth Mother Lactation Stew
Also known as Persian lactation stew, this delicious dish was delivered to me by my dear friend, Anna, after the birth of my first child. Not just for nursing moms, my whole family enjoyed it. This is great to take to a new mom or prepare ahead and freeze yourself for when baby arrives. I promise it won’t
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4 Food Groups All Kids Should Eat
As parents we tend to obsess about what our kids eat and fret about the lack of green vegetables in their diets. Truth be told, there’s a good reason why junior does not crave steamed broccoli or a raw kale salad, and it’s not the fault of bad parenting. Hooray! Growing children need nutrient-dense foods.
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10 Tips For Losing The Baby Weight
#1 – Don’t rush This is the #1 most important rule to shedding post-pregnancy pounds. You grew a baby for nine months, so you need at least nine months to recover before even considering weight loss. In the meantime, make good choices to nourish you and your baby without stepping on a scale. #2 – Breastfeed
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Head Lice Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Sometimes kids catch weird germs…or bring home bugs. Like lice – yuck. Though not technically an illness, head lice symptoms are certainly a nuisance and a cause of distress for parents, teachers, and kids alike. Like me, you may remember the school nurse coming around the school with a comb checking heads for little white bugs
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24 Ways To Pack A Healthy School Lunch
Back-to-school tends to mean less control over what your child eats, and let’s face it, most cafeterias in this country are not serving anything that resembles a healthy school lunch. To ensure your child gets nutrient dense foods, there is no question that you need start packing. 24 ways to pack a nutrient dense, healthy school lunch
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RSV Infection: Symptoms, Treatment, And Prevention
Sometimes kids catch weird germs. From hand foot and mouth to scabies, parents find themselves perplexed by the symptoms, worried by the diagnosis, and at a loss for what to do. Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV infection is an illness of the lungs and breathing passages. It’s a major cause of respiratory illness in school-aged
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Measles Infection: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Sometimes kids catch weird germs. From hand foot and mouth disease to scabies, parents find themselves perplexed by the symptoms, worried by the diagnosis, and at a loss for what to do. Enter Holistic Squid – your source for to-the-point answers. Measles infection is a highly contagious viral infection and shows up with a telltale rash.
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Roseola Virus: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Sometimes kids catch weird germs. From hand foot and mouth disease to scabies, parents find themselves perplexed by the symptoms, worried by the diagnosis, and at a loss for what to do. Enter Holistic Squid – your source for to-the-point answers. This week we are featuring roseola virus, one of the common childhood illnesses that usually
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Natural Teething Remedies For Your Baby
From about 3-4 months old, your baby starts drooling and chewing on her hands. Teething? Everyone from Great-Aunt Tilly to the mailman is convinced that teeth are emerging, and whether they come soon or much, much later, those chompers are on their way out. Teething is commonly over-diagnosed and over-treated by parents. Although all babies
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Is Your Baby Ready? When to Start Solid Foods
Among advice-givers, opinions vary about when to start solid foods in a baby’s diet, and ultimately it’s up to parents to decide based on what will be best for their child’s nutrition and development. There are however a few guidelines that can help you make this decision. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most
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