You’ve cleared your home of the bottles and cans that contain harmful BPA. Your family is eating organic fruits and vegetables at every meal to avoid exposure to pesticides. But have you swept your home clean of every harmful household product? Can you finally breathe a sigh of ... Read More ›
Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids
With Dr. Amanda Levitt
UPDATED:July 13, 2017
UPDATED:January 30, 2020
Eliminate Strep Throat with This Surprising Solution
Question: Now that the kids are back in school, it's getting to be that time -- strep throat season. I feel like they have it constantly. What can I do? Dr. Wright: After reading a book by a doctor who found that eliminating all milk and dairy products from children's diets completely ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 1, 2019
Raising healthier, smarter, fitter children
Schools have become hazardous health zones full of empty calories, junk food, and stripped-down physical education programs that are cultivating a nation of fatter, dumber, and more aggressive kids. In the film, The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg tells his friend that there are more ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 16, 2016
6 Tips for Treating Constipation in Toddlers and Children
Is your child straining to pass dry, hard stools? Only having a bowel movement every few days and suffering from tummy aches? Fussing because stool is painful to pass? Functional constipation may be the diagnosis. Constipation is a very common childhood complaint. It accounts for many visits ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 22, 2016
Healthy snacks for kids and busy parents too
Isn’t it great when your child sits still for the entire meal and eats every food group on his or her plate? That isn’t the reality at your house? Not at mine either! My children are like hummingbirds, swooping in to eat as little as possible to get back to whatever exciting activity that ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 1, 2019
Do Milk and Sugar Cause Acne?
As our sugar and dairy consumption has increased over the last 100 years so has the number of people with acne. We now have over 17 million acne sufferers, costing our health care system $1 billion a year. Eighty to ninety percent of teenagers suffer acne to varying degrees. The pimply ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 1, 2016
The hidden tick danger you’ve never even heard of
My wife just LOVES deer. Me? I'm not so sure. Sure, they're gentle and lovely, you'll get no arguments there. But deer also carry ticks, which are a BIG problem. You probably think I'm talking about Lyme disease, right? I'm not. I'm talking about something far deadlier. The tick danger ... Read More ›
UPDATED:May 27, 2016
How to choose a safer, natural sunscreen this summer
Beaches, pools, hikes, and excursions…summer is filled with many opportunities for fun family adventure. What can we do as parents to make this summer safe as well as exciting for our children? That is a question that parents in my practice frequently ask. Let's take a look at some important ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Allergy Relief, Naturally
Flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and spring is in the air. For many, the changing seasons mean allergies symptoms. Are you one of the forty to fifty million Americans that suffer from allergies? It is estimated that allergies affects between 10% and 30% of all adults and as many as 40% ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
You Might Not Believe What the FDA Allows in Children’s Shampoo
If I told you there were a kids' shampoo that contained an insecticide, you might not be entirely shocked. It IS shocking. But we've seen worse than that. Unfortunately, I'm not done. The insecticide is a known neurotoxin. Okay. Now it just got serious. But wait -- there's more. This ... Read More ›
Ready to jump start your diet… starting RIGHT NOW?
Follow these eight fool-proof tips to help you reach your weight loss goals! The Best part is... these tips are cheap -- OR FREE! -- and you can do them right at home. As an added bonus I'll also share with you 5 natural supplements to shed stubborn belly fat... fast!
