Vitamins & Supplements
COVID: Supplements, the Immune System, and Preventative Care
In the midst of a viral pandemic, with orders to ?shelter at home? in effect, parents may be wondering what else can be done to protect the health of their families. Unprecedented circumstances often …
Recommended Probiotics for Kids
Promoting healthy, diverse gut bacteria appears able to make a big difference in keeping us healthy. That's why I often recommend probiotics for the kids in my pediatric practice. This is especially t…
How Vitamins, Sunshine and Antibiotics Have Changed Things for Your Kids
I grew up eating very different food than my children eat. I'm not just talking about different items on the menu, but an apples-to-apples comparison of the same foods shows a substantial difference i…
A gem: Vitamin D and Flu Season
Modern kids tend to spend much less time outdoors than kids did a few generations ago ? and that change could make a particularly big difference in the winter months, with today's kids often not makin…
Dr. Greene’s take on India: overwhelmed or great opportunity?
The other lesson from Sayedpur didn't strike home until we visited a nearby similar urban slum called Jethury the next day. In Sayedpur, skin and clothes were dirty and frayed. Flies fed on the mucus …
The Epicenter
To me the name Calcutta had long carried with it the idea of incalculable poverty and destitution, of Mother Theresa's work with the poorest of the poor. It was the epicenter of need. (more…)…
One Cup of Tea
The alarm on my otherwise useless cell phone went off at 5:30 am. We were leaving early to meet and distribute vitamins to the children of Bhatpara, the most remote village we had visited yet. (more&h…
The Road to Jaigoan
I've ridden the wooden Cyclone roller-coaster at Cony Island just one time. One minute and fifty seconds in the apple-red car, etched in time. The spine-jarringly rough ride and being thrown from side…
Eating What The Host Serves
When I travel, I try to eat and enjoy what my host sets before me, even if it might otherwise make me squeamish. Of course, I'll make my food preferences known if asked or if appropriate. But when the…
They Say an Elephant Never Forgets
In the narrow strip of India that separates Nepal from Bangladesh lies a tiny rural village called Chenga. The village is surrounded by fields, each a patchwork mosaic of knee-high tea trees in variou…
We Know the Secret
We arrived in India after enduring a 20+ hour flight, but the flight is nothing compared to life every day for the children we came to meet. On our first day here, our tiny band from Vitamin Angels, l…
Dr. Greene & Howard Schiffer for Vitamin Angels in Muhundapur India
Video ©VitaminAngels/IN10/Dayka - Video by Matt Dayka I'm proud to be with my dear friend and Howard Schiffer, CEO of Vitamin Angels working together in India. This video was filmed live in Muhundapur…
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…
A Shining Example
Every year wildfires are a danger to the lives and homes of many. But it doesn't seem like a reality until you know someone personally who has been impacted directly. (more…)…
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…
Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin
Dr. Greene's take on the sunshine vitamin... The American Academy of Pediatrics recently doubled their recommended daily amount of vitamin D for our kids ? and many kids weren't getting enough even be…
Alternatives to Cold Medicines
When the American Academy of Pediatrics came out with their recommendation against cold medicines for children under the age of 6, parents started searching for alternatives. The good news is that fam…
Steroids, Asthma and Bones
Sometimes accepting some side effects can help prevent worse side effects. We know that when a child is having an ongoing asthma attack, taking oral steroids for a few days can help turn the corner by…
More Vitamin D Benefits To Consider
Some Seek Guidelines to Reflect Vit D's Benefits - washingtonpost.com This was an interesting article in the Washington Post (link above). It discusses both reasons for excitement and reasons for caut…
Vitamin Sunshine
Dr. Greene's take on the importance of sunshine... An astonishing forty percent of healthy American babies and toddlers have been found to have low levels of vitamin D. Children can get vitamin D in t…