Nutrition
Health Check: Are Your Kids Getting Enough Vitamin D?
I was disappointed to hear the results of a new study about vitamin D levels in our children. Researchers found that about 70 percent of U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, a problem that puts…
Babies are Built from Food
Babies Are Built from Food When a brand-new baby opens her eyes and, for the first time, settles her gaze on her parents with a spark of recognition, something very complex has taken place. The light …
Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Revisited
For the first time in 20 years, the Institute of Medicine updated the guidelines on how much weight gain is acceptable during pregnancy. While I'm glad the medical profession is making the effort to a…
Good for You! Surveys Says Organic Food Buyers Not Cutting Back
I was heartened to see the results of a survey of people who buy organic and natural foods - they're hooked! Even in this tough economy, about 80 percent of the 1,000+ respondents said they weren't dr…
Tree Tomatoes
We just spent our first night in Ecuador, where they say you find "La vida estada pura," or "Life at its purest." We were welcomed with a glass of fresh tree tomato juice. Tree tomatos are a local fru…
Gas Stoves, IQ, & ADHD
According to a groundbreaking new study, preschoolers with gas appliances in their homes scored lower on cognitive tests and were more likely to have ADHD than their peers. Researchers visited the hom…
Food, Inc.
Only two months to go before the movie Food, Inc. hits the theaters -- and I hope changes our nation's dialogue and understanding about food. Let's fill the theaters in June to help jumpstart the conv…
5 Organic Foods Every Woman Should Eat
In case you didn't catch my article in this month's Glamour magazine, here's a summary of what I consider to be the most important organic switches every woman should make, if she eats these foods. (m…
Choosing the Right Vitamin Supplement for Your Children
If the world were a perfect place, we wouldn't have to worry about giving supplements to our families. Children are miraculously designed to thrive on a balanced variety of whole foods: fruits, veggie…
5 Ways to Buy Organic on a Budget
When the economy hits hard, some families cut back on grocery bills by cutting out organic things and even fruits and vegetables, and going for cheaper items that are frequently high in sugar and satu…
Organic Dining in 2009
Dr. Greene on his favorite organic dining place... I love Sideboard Cafe in my hometown of Danville, CA. It's my favorite restaurant find of 2008 anywhere in the country, let alone the Bay Area. Great…
Melamine
Melamine in Baby Formula: Not a reason for panic in the US We're all worried when we hear that more than 50,000 Chinese infants have been sickened and six have died from melamine-tainted baby formula.…
Doubling Vitamin D
Today at our annual meeting in Boston, the American Academy of Pediatrics doubled the recommended amount of vitamin D that children get each day to 400 IU, in response to mounting evidence of the life…
Willie Nelson: Potatoes from his Past, Farmers for our Future
Dr. Greene's recap of Willie Nelson at Farm Aid... Abbott, Texas, where his family grew some of their own food in a small garden. He sees the local community model from his childhood as a workable sol…
John Mellencamp
Earlier this year, John Mellencamp was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, alongside Leonard Cohen and Madonna. He'd earlier won a Grammy for Best Male Rock Performer. (m…
Frances Moore Lappe
Frankie Moore Lappe is a dear friend and one of my heroes. Her groundbreaking book Diet for a Small Planet has been called "the blueprint for eating with a small carbon footprint since long before the…
Dave Matthews
"Our planet will not sustain us if we continue living the way we are. It cannot." "People often say we must save the planet. The planet, in my opinion, will be fine. What we want to do is work with th…
Neil Young on Saving Family Farms
Neil Young got involved in Farm Aid at the very beginning, just to try to save family farms because, "they were dying on the vine." Today Farm Aid is far more than a benefit concert. And it is far mor…
HOPE
Transitioning a conventional dairy farm to become an organic dairy farm is quite a journey. The cows must be raised without the use of toxic synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, added growth hormones, c…
Frankie Moore Lappe Speaks Out
Frankie Moore Lappe is a dear friend and one of my heroes. Her groundbreaking book Diet for a Small Planet has been called "the blueprint for eating with a small carbon footprint since long before the…