This week, the Institute of Medicine convened hundreds of physicians, patient advocates, and policymakers in Washington, DC, for the Summit on Integrative Medicine.
Dr, Dean Ornish told the Huffington Post, “Integrative medicine uses the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines “health” as, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
WHO published this in the preamble to the Constitution...
On February 24, 2009, President Obama told the Congress, “The state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others. And rightly so….You don’t need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis,...
In and beyond the U.S., there’s a global trend that “health care” is morphing toward health. In the U.S., this is a critical turn for the better given that health care consumes 17 cents of every dollar spent in America. As a health...
Some background on JSK: Thanks to Cheryl Greene, I’ll be sharing some personal perspectives on health this week with you here on DrGreene.com. I’d already felt a part of the Dr. Greene family due to my own use of the portal back in the...
Cheese puffs, chocolate cake, soda pop, and milkshakes- are these the things our little boys and girls are made of?
Do you remember the original Willy Wonka Movie? There is a scene where the winners of the Golden Tickets enter the fantastic world of...
Encourage Your Kids to Explore, Discover, Experiment and be Creative
Do you remember what it feels like to sit on the ground and put your hands in the sand? Or how it feels when you swing as high as you can and look into the sky? How about what it...
What are you teaching your kids? You may be shocked to realize much of your child’s behavior, whether appropriate or not, is connected to how you parent.
Parenting is the toughest job you will ever have. What other job requires you to...
We all know about the importance of fitting exercise into our daily lives. However, millions of Americans still do not get exercise regularly. With the obesity epidemic all around us, it is time for every parent to take healthy steps to get or keep...
Dinner time with kids can often be chaotic. I am a parent with 3 young children, a busy household, work and extracurricular activities, and I know it can be a challenge to get dinner on the table, make it healthy, keep my kids occupied and keep...
At the Greene household, we love Mark Bittman. He’s a columnist for The New York Times, a regular on the “Today” show and shows up on public television in several series.
He says he’s not a chef and has never had any formal training (hasn’t even...
We normally think of pizza as a high-fat, low nutrition food. But it doesn't need to be that way!
We love to add fresh vegetables from our garden (or from the farmer's market or the CSA or even the grocery store :-)) Some of our favorite...
The author of this beautiful cookbook, Jesse Ziff Cool, is the chef of three restaurants near Stanford, where Dr. Greene is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics for the School of Medicine. We got to know her as we discovered her meals made with fresh...
Real Food Daily is one of my favorite restaurants in Southern California. It’s a vegetarian restaurant, and after eating there we had to buy the cookbook.
This cookbook is perfect for the vegetarian who is tired of tofu and cheese. Author Ann...
This book is one of the classics, and Dr. Greene has loved it since he was in college. Laurel Robertson created a library of really healthy recipes and added cooking resources that turn you into a cooking genius. She writes about the ingredients,...
Myra Goodman is the co-founder of Earthbound Farm, a company that brings together 150 farmers who use organic farming methods. You’ve probably seen their salad mixes, snacks and produce at your local supermarkets.
We’ve gotten to know Myra, and we...
This beautiful book (and DVD) puts chocolate in the proper perspective -- heavenly! Author and archeologist Meredith Dreiss* and co-author Sharon Edgar Greenhill do an excellent job taking scientific information and putting it into language that is...
Do you really need to heat (or cool) your guest bathroom? What about your laundry room? It may be nice when you're actually in those rarely used rooms to have them at a comfortable temperature, but is it worth it to heat (or cool) them 24/7?
I just...
I really don't like the smell of conventional fabric softeners -- never have. But static cling can be a pain. Enter the dryer ball. They help your clothes dry faster, fluffier and no static cling! They reduce lint and soften fabrics without...
There is a great new product available called SafetyTats that are Quick-Stick Write-on Tattoo Stickers for your children to wear when they go on outings. There are also SafetyTats with Allergy Information so your child's food allergies are visible...
We don't own an EarthBox yet, but it's definitely on my birthday wish list. This garden box on wheels is a foolproof way to raise fresh tomatoes (my favorite!) or other veggies, even when you’re tight on space! EarthBox says you can double your...
Most people don’t know this, but coffee beans are actually full of antioxidants! Unfortunately, the process of converting the natural beans into the critical ingredients of your morning coffee, the antioxidants are removed.
That’s why Dr...
Dr. Greene and I love the tools that make it easier to prepare the fresh fruits and veggies that we love to feed our family. These two tools are additions to the kitchen gadgets I mentioned the other day.
I am always amazed about how much my nephews (and all the other kids I’ve known) love to play with food! Ashton and Jamison will bring little play hamburgers to the adults as we talk in the kitchen, or they’ll bake little play cookies on the coffee...
A new study has shown that brief exposures to bisphenol A (BPA) early in life can have a long lasting effect on reproductive hormones. BPA is a common ingredient in some plastics and resins that has been shown to act like an estrogen hormone. In...
