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...

Numerous factors control puberty - nutrition, gender, family genetics, environmental factors, race, and hormones. Obesity is affected by...