Nutrition
Backstage at Farm Aid
Not only do all of the musicians donate their time to play at FarmAid, but they also pay all of their own expenses to get here and play. (more…)…
Chubby Babies: Is the Baby Fat Here to Stay?
Dr. Greene's take on baby fat... How quickly does being overweight affect health? Overweight babies and toddlers under age 2 already show signs of health problems according to a study in the August 20…
Dr. Greene’s Top Parenting Dos and Don’ts
Each day I see parents trying their best to do what's right for their families, but no one has the perfect guidebook that tells parents what to do. (more…)…
New York Menu Law – My First Time
My first time was at a Starbucks in JFK airport in New York City. It happened just last week. It was so subtle that I didn't even notice it at first. While I was waiting in line, I glanced up at the m…
Food Chains Sue San Francisco
San Francisco became the target of legal action because of their March 2008 ordinance requiring that chain restaurants in the city disclose 4 things on their menus for each item: calories, saturated f…
Cholesterol, Drugs, and Kids
Controversial new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for more children to get their cholesterol checked, starting as young as age 2, and for some kids to be started on statin drug…
Dinner with Frances Moore Lappe
Local Johns Hopkins-trained Pediatric Neuroscientist Dr. Joan Blom took best-selling author Frances Moore Lappe, Cheryl, and me for a cross country drive to a fabulous Italian restaurant, Vincenzo, fo…
Carlo Petrini and Vandana Shiva
Delegates from over 70 countries gathered together under a huge white tent set up in Parco Novi Sad as the Congress began in earnest. Carlo Petrini is the founding father of the Slow Food Movement, wh…
Lunch in the Piazza
Cheryl and I returned to the storied Piazza Grande for a cappuccino. While we sat under an awning of the sidewalk cafe, exhilarating in the thousand-year-old architecture, we saw fellow Organic Center…
All Over Town
The throng in the big white tent in the Parco dispersed along the cobbled streets of the old city to 18 different Congress venues, in museums, universities, foundations, institutes, union halls, chamb…
Opening Ceremony
A crowd from around the world gathered in the Piazza Grande in Modena Italy. Against an architectural backdrop of thousand-year-old buildings, with cobblestones beneath our feet and dramatic evening c…
Flughafen Muenchen
Our flight to Munich arrived late, so we get to spend the day in the Munich airport. Often, an airport is just an airport - but this one has German character through and through. (more…)…
The Journey to IFOAM
Cheryl and I are at O'Hare Airport in Chicago getting ready to board a plane to Munich on our way to the World Congress of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. (more…)…
An Organic Dad
Dr. Greene's take on being an organic dad... As a father, I have a desire to teach, provide for and protect my children. For me, one way to do all three of these is to choose organic foods for my fami…
Let’s Put Artificial Dyes on Time Out!
I've joined with a number of distinguished physicians and research scientists to send a letter to the FDA urging them to begin proceedings to end the use of artificial food dyes, which mounting eviden…
DHA and Allergies, Asthma, or Eczema
Getting plenty of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), one of the important omega-3 fats found in breast milk, could help to prevent allergies, asthma, and eczema in young children. Dr. Eileen Birch, who has p…
Eating Fruit at School
You can send healthy snacks like fruit with kids to school, but how do you get them to actually eat it? I can remember trading away healthy lunch fare as a child, or just bringing home an uneaten oran…
Choosing a Green Pediatrician
As you did when choosing an ob/gyn, you want to find a pediatrician who is top-notch medically. How much better if he or she is also on the journey to an environmentally sustainable perspective on ped…
What about Seafood?
For an expectant mom, trying to eat seafood as safely as possible is difficult because the USDA has no classification yet for organic seafood. Therefore, seafood is a double-edged sword. (more……
DHA and Diarrhea
I received a letter expressing concern that some babies do not tolerate formula with added Docosahexaenoic acid/ARA and that parents are not aware of this possibility. DHA and ARA are important fatty …