Vitamins & Supplements
Vitamin D, Asthma, and Eczema
Kids who have low levels of vitamin D have a higher chance of asthma attacks, according to a study presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. This…
Multivitamin Back-Ups
You know that it is wise to back up your computer's hard drive; I recommend backing up your child's food drive with a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement. This simple habit could improve your child'…
Can You Be Vegetarian or Vegan while Pregnant?
Being a vegetarian or a vegan can be an option for a pregnant woman, if you make informed choices. Here are four things to keep in mind: (more…)…
Children’s Multivitamins: Does your child need a multivitamin?
You know that it is wise to back up your computer's hard drive; I recommend backing up your child's food drive with a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement. This simple habit could improve your child'…
ADHD and Omega 3 fats
ADHD is one of the most common behavioral and learning problems in childhood. It can affect the school experience, families, and friendships. It's often associated with other problems as well, includi…
Eating for Two: A Guide to Mother’s Nutrition during Pregnancy
During pregnancy, every ounce of baby?s growing body after that very first single cell has come from her mother?s own body. The brain, the heart, the muscles are all built from nutrients that were onc…
Smoking, Pregnant Monkeys, and Vitamin C
All pregnant women, not just women who smoke, should hear the news about vitamin C and nicotine. About 450,000 babies are born each year in the United States to women who smoke (this is about 1 in 8 b…
Iron and ADHD
Here's a very interesting study - the first to connect children's iron levels and ADHD. In Paris, France, 110 children from the same school district were referred to a university hospital between Marc…
Breastfeeding, Bone Density, and Teens
Breastfeeding can help improve mothers' bone density. During the months of nursing, calcium is taken from the bones, and the density decreases - whether or not they are getting plenty of calcium in th…
Early Multivitamins, Asthma, and Food Allergies
We know that the first months of life are a very impressionable time when it comes to the developing immune system. Even brief breastfeeding in the first few months of life, for instance, may give lon…
Full Fat Yogurt for Infants and Toddlers
The AAP's Caring for Your Baby and Young Child suggests yogurt as a healthy food for babies and toddlers as early as 8 months old. Most young babies begin life nutritionally sound with breast milk or …
Diet and Skin
Baby soft, smooth skin in young children could be partly the result of what their mothers ate during pregnancy and nursing, according to a study reported in the May 31, 2003 issue of The Lancet. Benef…
Mom’s Vitamins Help Kids
Vitamin B12 consumed by nursing mothers can change the trajectory of their babies' brain development. The Jan 31, 2003 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report told the story of a 15-m…
Iron Needs Missed in Millions
Iron deficiency in toddlers, preschool children, and teenage girls is still all too common in the US. Healthy People 2010 is a program that has set an achievable target of dropping iron deficiency rat…
Cookies n’ Creatine?
Many children would like to build muscle, improve their appearance, and enhance their athletic performance. Supplement marketers are convincing them that they can do it all by taking creatine. And it'…
Mercury Questions
Two questions came up in chat about news urging us to reduce children's exposure to mercury. Is there mercury in fish oil capsules? And should we delay or forgo vaccines in children because of the mer…
Dads Make a Difference
Dr. Greene on the importance of dads! Men with multiple sclerosis seem to be more than twice as likely to transmit the disease to their children as women with this disease, say researchers from the Ma…
Breastfeeding and Vitamins
Dr. Greene's take on breastfeeding and vitamins... Research has shown that women who are dieting and exercising tend to produce breast milk lower in certain nutrients, such as vitamin B6, that are imp…
Nutrition and Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand cigarette smoke saps nutrients directly out of kid's blood, according to a report in the December 2000 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Important antioxidants, such as b…
The Calcium Supplement Scare
A study in the September 20, 2000 issue of JAMAreported that lead was discovered in a calcium supplement! A "public health concern" as some are proclaiming? I'm more concerned about the scare than abo…