Category: Pediatric Health
Tips and Tricks for Packing a Gluten Free-Dairy Free Lunch
School is back and session, and like most parents you are probably struggling with what to
pack in your child's lunch. Here are some tips and tricks to make packing lunches a breeze. Tips and tricks for gluten and dairy free sandwiches.
Try using a gluten free bread, Sprout's and Whole Foods have an excellent selection of gluten free breads.
Try using a brown rice tortilla or gluten free deli meat to make a wrap. Fill the sandwich or wrap with deli meat (be sure to read the ingredients Read more [...]
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Cold and Flu Prevention for Kids
Cold and flu season are on there way. Here are some tips and tricks to help prevent your kids from getting sick.
Stop the spread of germs
Wash your hands frequently, especially if you are blowing your nose, sneezing or coughing.
Wash your children’s hands frequently, especially when they get home from school, day care or playing with friends.
Wash your children’s toys. You can use a gentle soap like BioKleen, or Earth Friendly.
Keep a non-toxic hand sanitizer around, like Read more [...]
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Bug Spray
Summer is here and unfortunately, so are the mosquitoes. Many of us will turn to insect repellants, candles and oils that are full of nasty chemicals. Luckily there are some preventative measures that you can take and some bugs sprays that do not contain any chemicals.
How to prevent mosquitoes:
Avoid being outside at dawn and dusk. This is the time mosquitoes are most active, if you are outside at this time wear long pants and long sleeved shirts or use one of the natural bug repellents.
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How to Choose the Best Sunscreen
Sunscreen is an important and necessary product that we use on a regular basis here in Arizona. Many sunscreens now contain potentially hazardous chemicals which have been added to bump up the SPF count. There are many ingredients and brands to avoid, but there are also many companies that make a safe and effective sunscreen.
Ingredients to avoid:
Synthetic Vitamin A or Retinyl Palmitate: shown to accelerate sun damage by forming free radicals that damage DNA.
Oxybenzone, octisalate, Read more [...]
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Bed Time Tips and Tricks
Getting the kids to bed quickly and without a fight is one of my most common complaints from the mom's in my practice. Here are a few tips and tricks to get your kids to sleep quickly and without a fight.
1. Start a nightly routine. Following the same routine every night before going to bed gives your body the signal that it is time to go to settle down and go to sleep.
2. Turn off all electronics at least 1 hour before bed. This means no T.V., IPod, computer, or video games.
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The “Spring-Time” Allergy Blues
Perhaps one of the most irritating medical symptoms is a runny nose. Constant rubbing, blowing, and chaffing of the nose, due to chronic rhinitis, can be treated without the use of medications. The two types of allergy symptoms arise from three causes. The first can result from exposure to common and well known triggers. These include dust mites, cockroaches, dog dander, cat dander, trees, weeds, grasses, and molds. These are found plentiful in the outdoors and can concentrate indoors, particularly Read more [...]
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Autism Testing and Treatment Options
Autism is a developmental disorder that is defined by symptoms that appear before the age of three. These symptoms reflect delayed or abnormal development in language, social skills and behavior.
Impaired social interaction including; inappropriate eye contact, facial expression, body posture and gestures.
Difficultly making and maintaining friendships that are appropriate to their developmental level.
Inability to reciprocate emotions.
Delayed or absent development of spoken Read more [...]
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Foods that Can Worsen ADHD Symptoms
Since 2003, the rate of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased by 22%. As of 2007, over 5.4 million children between the ages of 4-17 had a diagnosis of ADHD. Many parents feel helpless after their child receives a diagnosis of ADHD and feel that there is nothing else to be done beside prescription medication. There are many things that you can to do improve your child’s focus and attention, diet being the most important. Over the past decade there has been a growing amount of research Read more [...]
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Candida and Food Allergy Diet Workshop
I am so excited to announce that East Valley Naturopathic Doctors will now be offering a Candida and Food Allergy Diet Workshop. Many of us have been diagnosed with candida or food allergies and have been struggling with how to shop and what to eat on this new diet!
Join Dr. Carrie Rittling for a one hour workshop where she will help guide you through your dietary restrictions with helpful swaps and substitutes for the foods you are no longer eating.
You will leave the workshop knowing:
how Read more [...]
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Cold and Flu Treatment
As a Naturopathic physician, I have many options when it comes to treating a cold or flu. There are herbs, nutrients, homeopathic remedies, IV's and immune boosting shots. The goal is to provide your body with some help to fight the cold or flu virus more quickly. Suppressing the symptoms, like taking cough suppressant or a daytime cold/flu over the counter medication, just temporarily relieves the symptoms of the cold or flu. Once the medication wears off we feel just as bad, because it Read more [...]
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