Dr. Greene’s Blog
Are Essential Oils Essential?
When it comes to food, the colors you see in plants provide powerful information. They often signal the rich nutrient density of the plant. When you look at a blueberry and see that color, you see del…
Altitude Sickness & The Brain Stage of O2
Podcast Transcript of Altitude Sickness & The Brain Stage of O2 Dr. Greene: (00:01) Hi, this is Dr. Greene MsGreene: (00:02) and Ms. Greene and greetings from Chile. Hola!. Dr. Greene: (00:06) Hol…
CTs, MRIs, Ultrasounds: Differences, Risk & Benefits
CT scans, MRIs and Ultrasounds -- find out why each one is used and the associated risks.…
The Brain Stage: The Power & Promise of The Cephalic Phase for Health
Brain Stage is a new concept developed by Dr. Alan Greene who connects the dots on centuries of observations and decades of studies in this groundbreaking talk. He explains what placebo-controlled tri…
Itchy Eyes: Allergies are Crying Out for Attention
Typically, when a child has itchy eyes, it's an allergic reaction to pollen, dust mites, or animal dander. Itchy eyes can be very uncomfortable and deserve treatment.…
Fear, Measles, and Protecting our Kids
Claims that the MMR vaccine might cause inflammatory bowel disease or autism continue to haunt parents. I’m asked about the connection every week. The group that began the controversy, researche…
Stuffy Nose and Cough Remedies for Kids
Kids are not small adults. That may seem like something so obvious that it goes without saying. Yet for decades the doses for many medicines, including over the counter cough and cold medicines were s…
Where there’s Fire, there’s Smoke: Poor air quality, smoke and asthma treatment
Following smoke exposure, traditional asthma treatment needs to be reconsidered. Here's why.…
Olive Oil and Garlic for Ear Infection Pain
Ear infections cause a great deal of pain. From my perspective, olive oil and garlic for ear infection pain should play a large role in the management of ear infections.…
Saving Lives in Nepal with One Heart Worldwide
Maternal and infant mortality is a huge issue, world-wide. When I met Arlene Saman, the founder of One Heart Worldwide I was excited by the results they were seeing and I had ideas for ways to make th…
Your Gut Bacteria Get Jet Lag Too
Ever experience GI symptoms after travel? It may be more than a change in what you eat. Gut bacterial get jet lag, too.…
More than a Quarter Million Antibiotic Related ER Visits
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that between the years of 2011 and 2015 nearly 350,000 children in the US were taken to the emergency department for adverse drug events c…
Swallowed Button Batteries and Honey?!
Button battery ingestion is a big deal. So much so that The National Battery Ingestion Hotline (NBIH) was created in 1982 to study and advise best practices. They look at all types of batteries but sw…
Oops. Decreasing iron supplements to every other day.
Decreasing iron supplements to every-other-day has shown dramatically more iron was actually absorbed – enough more that it could end iron deficiency with 25% fewer doses.…
Is There a Kind of Severe Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease?
Hand-foot-mouth disease can be caused by any of several related viruses, most commonly by one called coxsackievirus A-16. In 2008, an epidemic of one type of severe hand-foot-mouth disease (also kno…
“Easy” is the Secret to Family Meals: Five Tools I Use
It’s no secret. I’m a fan of family meals. Eating together as a family while sitting around a table (in front of a TV doesn’t count) has been shown to reduce the odds that kids will …
What’s Your Toddler’s Poop Telling You?
Picture this scene: A mom walks into my office and pulls out her phone. She scrolls and turns the phone to face me. On the screen is a photo of a previously used diaper. She’s concerned because …
2018: The Near Future of Flu
The influenza virus continues to be wildly successful at growing and spreading in people around the world because it slightly changes its structure from time to time to avoid our body’s detectio…
Games, They Do a Family Good
As a pediatrician, I’m regularly asked for the best developmental tools for kids. Family games are one of my favorite ways to stretch mental abilities and to enjoy time together as a family. Gam…
Meeting Jane Goodall & The Chimpanzees
After one of the hardest hikes of my life, I stepped into a small clearing and turned to see a full-grown male chimp perched in a tree just above and behind me. He was close enough to attack if heR…