A Healthy Start
Lately it seems like new babies are coming into the clinic left and right! Must be that time of year, but I find myself counseling new parents a lot lately. One thing that I stress to them is that it’s...
View ArticleRise & Shine With a Healthy Breakfast!
What did your child have for breakfast today? I’m not going to pretend that Isaac eats a home cooked omelet everyday, but I will say that he eats something. It’s estimated that 8 to 12% of children in...
View ArticleChildhood Obesity: Who is to Blame?
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines estimate that “approximately 32% of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 years are overweight or obese, with 17% of children being obese.” This is a scary statistic, and I...
View ArticleWhy Breast is Best
Did you know that August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week? Probably not. It tends to get trumped by “Almost Back to School” and as a good friend (and fellow RD) said…even Shark Week. Source: Clare...
View ArticleBulk Up Your Child’s Diet!
How was your Labor Day? I was very happy to have the day off, but our weekend was a bit wet with Tropical Storm Lee. Thank God we didn’t have too much rain though, because we were able to work on our...
View ArticleProtecting Little Hearts
February is American Heart Month. Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States? I think we can all think of someone we know that has died from some type of heart...
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