Whether to breastfeed or formula-feed your baby is your personal choice. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health...

This new year, I will present information on nutrition for different ages and stages. I plan to focus each week on different aspects of...

Picture of food as medicine with a variety of healthy foods ejecting from a medicine capsule. Make 2024 the Year of Healthy Eating!...

Cold and flu season is upon us, and keeping healthy goes beyond good handwashing, avoiding crowds, and covering your cough. Nutrition...

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...

This article is especially for mothers who take care of everyone and everything! You also need to take care of yourself. A mother’s heart...

If you are like me, cooler weather often signals a change in eating habits. Gone are the fresh fruits of the summer and light meals full...

Last week, I discussed what type 2 diabetes is and some of the risk factors and causes; this article outlines what you can do about it...

Since November is American Diabetes Month, this week and next will pertain to this timely topic. One of the reasons I started this blog...

It is likely you know someone who has vitamin D deficiency. It is a common nutritional deficiency. Estimates are that 50% of the...

I was a guest recently for a podcast, Small Changes, Big Shifts, with Dr. Michelle Robin (9/25/23). You can find it on Spotify, Apple and...

What are probiotics and prebiotics; are they different? Do we need to take them as supplements, or can we get them in our diet? Are they...

Since October is SIDS Awareness Month, I am starting with an article about safe sleep guidelines, rather than nutrition. This topic is so...

The topic of this article is the plethora of commercial snacks marketed for infants and toddlers. Little ones need to have snacks,...

Now that school is in full swing and after-school activities abundant, you will often find yourself eating on the go (and in the car)...

Many of you are likely familiar with the food pyramid. This was first developed in 1992 by the United States Department of Agriculture...

A child’s vegetable intake often declines with age. Achieving the recommended daily vegetable intake of 2-4 servings is difficult. There...

Child with a plate of plant-based foods Since I ran this post last October, I am publishing it again as it reviews vegetarian eating for...