Did you know that diet plays a role not only in brain development but also in brain function? The brain requires specific nutrients to...

Making meals that are nutrient-dense rather than energy-dense is easy and affordable. Nutrient-dense refers to foods high in nutrients...

Keeping your child healthy and well-hydrated helps to optimize sports performance. They need adequate calories for their given sport and...

Many of you may have heard that sugar and dairy are bad for acne. There is actually science behind this. Acne is an inflammatory process;...

Adolescence and puberty - those words trigger an emotional response and anxiety in parents! This article will help you prepare your child...

The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has consistently ranked as one of the healthiest, most sustainable diets, beneficial for heart health and...

A concerning trend in the past few years is the occurrence of kidney stones in children and adolescents. Kidney stones are another...

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. These have become especially prevalent...

Vitamins, in appropriate amounts, are healthy for the body and necessary for many bodily functions. The vitamins we obtain from our diet...

Inadequate sleep is a pervasive problem for all ages, worse in those affected by mental health disorders. I cannot leave this topic out...

Anxiety disorders are the most common illness in this country. About half of those with anxiety also experience depression. These...

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....

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...

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

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

Research is making it very clear that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods can lead to a significant decrease in mental...

What are supplements? Supplements can be anything given by mouth that is not in the form of food, including vitamins, herbal supplements,...

Girls' soccer team, an example of organized sports for kids Now that school sports are in full swing, I have put together some...