Smoothie for Immune Boosting Children often don’t feel like eating following a cold or illness. Their nutrition suffers and their immune system suffers. This accounts for the common occurrence of getting one infection after another. It’s best to keep so well nourished that the nutritional reserves can withstand several days of poor eating. Drink this […]
Five Tips to Keep Your Children Healthy During the School Year You might think that the school year brings sickness but there are ways to keep children healthy during the school year. Some children might be excited to get back to school but we all know that us parents dislike the germs, sickness and unhealthy […]
Childhood Constipation and Chemical Laxatives for Children Many kids suffer from constipation. Thankfully, it’s usually temporary. Making a few changes to their diet and bathroom routine often helps them get back into a more comfortable rhythm, without having to resort to chemical laxatives. As Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy […]
Autism and the Benefit of Soluble Fiber for Digestive Issues More children than ever before are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)1, a condition known for social, emotional and behavioral challenges. Many of these children also suffer from chronic digestive issues such as constipation and leaky gut.2 We don’t know what causes autism, but […]
Digestion: The Breaking Down of Big Food Particles Hop on the intestinal train for a food-informative ride. From mouth to anus, your intestinal tract is a 25-foot long disassembly line. Whole food is taken in at one end and waste expelled from the other. Enroute nutrients are taken out of the food and absorbed into […]
Dr. Poo’s 10 tips to have healthy poop to be proud of By Bill Sears, MD, America’s Pediatrician My early years as a pediatrician and parent were like an on-the-job poo school. One of my goals as a good doctor was to teach parents how to get their child off to the right healthy poop. […]
What Are The Best Solid Starter Foods? Question: We have a 6-month-old, who is beginning the adventure into solids. Since his birth, our pediatrician has had him taking vitamins – at different phases, we have taken either poly vi sol with iron and/or vitamin D. I have since learned that this is unnecessary with babies […]
What are the most important nutrients to consume on a daily basis? Question: What’s the next great nutrient to consume on a daily basis, second to omega 3? Answer: Thank you so much for your question. If you’re not getting enough of a certain nutrient each day, a supplement may be necessary. When it comes […]
Helping Your Family Understand Poop and Digestion During my 50 years as a doctor, I have spent the most time discussing gut concerns with parents – what goes into the top end (food) and what comes out of the bottom end (poop). There has been a surge of new research about the importance of dietary fibers, […]
Clinical Research & Product Benefits Do your children get sick all the time? Do you frequently feel tired and run-down? Is it nearly impossible to get your children to eat fruits and vegetables? Are you lacking the recommended 7-13 servings of raw fruits and vegetables each day? If the answer to any of these is […]
Colon Health More About Colon Health Billions of bacteria normally reside in your large intestine. And, in return for a warm place to live, they do good things for the gut. These “bowel bugs” (as I like to call them) are also called intestinal flora because like plant life they are the fertile soil that […]
The Link between Breastfeeding and Brain Development We can’t promise that breastfeeding will make your child a Nobel Prize winner, but research shows a very positive relationship between breastfeeding and brain development. Children who were breastfed have I.Q. scores averaging seven to ten points higher than formula-fed infants. It’s important to remember that these numbers […]
