| By namamaste,on December 1st,2011% Maggie and the Four-letter Word:What a Children’s Book Can Teach Us about Food and Fitness A new children’s book has ignited a firestorm centering on children and diets—and what the relationship between the two should (or shouldn’t) be. Dr. David Katz explains what a healthy relationship between food and fitness really looks like . . . →Read More:New Controversial Children’s Book Addresses “Diet”and Power of Words By namamaste,on October 25th,2011% The Trick to Fewer Treats:Eight Ways for Cutting Back on the Candy This Halloween Hilton Head,SC (October 2011)—We’re well into October,which means that a gaggle of witches,ghosts,vampires,and more are about to descend on neighborhoods around the country. For kids,Halloween is a dream come true:the chance to dress . . . →Read More:The Trick to Fewer Treats:Eight Ways for Cutting Back on the Candy This Halloween By namamaste,on September 1st,2011% LOCAL FOUNDATION ASKS PUBLIC TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS WITH ARTHRITIS: There are more children with juvenile arthritis than children with diabetes,cystic fibrosis,muscular dystrophy &cerebral palsy combined Help children with arthritis by attending the Arthritis Foundation’s sixth annual SHINDIG fundraiser event on Friday,September 9,from 6-9 PM. . . . →Read More:Juvenille Arthritis Fundraiser in Chicago By namamaste,on August 24th,2011% Summer is coming to an end and kids are about to get back into the swing of school. Now is the time to take a closer look at what kind of fuel they are starting each day with. The type and variety of foods that children eat can affect their academic and physical performance, . . . →Read More:Back to School Fuel,Help Children Achieve with Eating Well By namamaste,on August 4th,2011% My family and I for the last ten years have been using Fluoride Free toothpastes since we put a great deal of effort into healthy living and avoiding unnecessary chemicals in our lives already. It started when my first son was born and we looked to get training paste – all of which is fluoride . . . →Read More:Should You Question Toothpaste Safety for Your Child By namamaste,on June 28th,2011% (Chattanooga)—It’s summertime and the sweating comes easy for children. Whether they are enjoying a pickup game of basketball or competing at a sports camp,how does a parent know the appropriate amount of liquid refreshment to offer? Part of the mystery lies in whether the child’s body produces a lot of salt while engaged . . . →Read More:Keeping kids active and healthy in hot weather By namamaste,on May 10th,2011% ASK ME WHY I HURT:The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them by Dr. Randy Christensen,Medical Director of the Crews’n Healthmobile,a free mobile medical clinic (a Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels) for homeless adolescents in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Randy has dedicated his . . . →Read More:Ask Me Why I Hurt:The Kids Nobody Wants and The Doctor Who Heals Them By namamaste,on October 29th,2010% I just wanted to let you know that my book What Your Pediatrician Doesn’t Know Can Hurt Your Child is now available. It’s a really interesting book that encourages mothers to take a more natural approach,and to trust their instincts when it comes to raising emotionally and physically healthy children. As a pediatrician . . . →Read More:What Your Pediatrician Doesn’t Know Can Hurt Your Child:Susan Markel,MD | |