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Prevention and Wellness

Children aren’t just miniature adults—when it comes to their health, they need special care and attention customized for their bodies.

If you’re a parent who wants to avoid a prescription for every illness, these resources can help make smart alternative choices for you and your child.

Quick Reads

Short on time? Looking for the latest research briefs, news items and topic tidbits? Click below to get started!

I just realized there’s aspartame in my kids’ multivitamins. How do I select a nontoxic chewable?

Many children’s multivitamins contain fillers like dyes, sugar, and artificial sweeteners.

Toxin Alert: Baby Got Perc

Perchlorate may be tainting you baby's formula.

Goddess Garden Kids’ Suncare

Goddess Garden makes sun protection cool with its fun, flexy UV Bracelet.

Fast Food Television

Fast-food commercials make up 23 percent of the food-related ads on television.

No Child Left Bananas

Just like adults, children can feel completely out of control when they get stressed.

A Safe Solution for Head Lice

Eliminate lice with nontoxic quassia-wood extract.

One More Reason to Breast-feed

Feed your baby intelligently with IQ-boosting breast milk.

Pool Precautions

Swimming with baby might not float in chlorine-laden pools.

Quick tip! Get Your Kids to Eat Healthier

Children’s shows’ commercials tout unhealthy food choices.

Kid-Friendly Acupuncture

Kids benefit from acupuncture and related modalities.

Give your child one of these safe sippy cups, all free of the hormone-disrupting bisphenol-A.

These cups are safe to give your toddler, as they are free of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A, also known as BPA.

In Search Of The Safest Sippy

Safer sippy cups keep chemicals out of your child’s drinks.

Toxin Alert: Toss the Chemicals From Baby’s Bathwater

Hidden phthlates may harm babies in utero and infants.

What You Need to Know: Kids’ OTC Cold Remedies

Natural OTC cold remedies work for small children.

Water Works

Kids need winter hydration too, and might need a little reminder in the colder weather.

Simple changes, big results

Simple changes can make a big difference in the health of children, like buying organic milk or steering clear of corn syrup.

Massage to Soothe your Cranky Baby

Infant massage may provide bonding benefits to parents as well as ease baby’s medical conditions.

Eliminating Lice

Lice affects about one in 100 kids in the US, but chemical treatments can be harsh and unnecessary when more gentle alternatives abound.

Go Outside and Play

The benefits of active play for children can be seen academically and physically.

Gardens Grow on Kids

Gardens increase fruit and vegetable eating in students.

Read All About It

This section delves deep into the heart of the matter. Click below to read in-depth investigations, article features, cover stories, and the inspirational journeys of others.

Wake-Up Call

The Kids Aren't Alright

Think your kids are better off than you were? Think again.

Secrets of Healthy Kids

Keep your kids in peak health this back-to-school season.

Alternative Medicine Cabinet: Put an End to Earaches

Antibiotics are not the answer to healing persistent ear infections.

Keep Kids Healthy, Naturally

Common childhood ailments respond to alternative treatments that work without harming little growing bodies.

To Cut or Not to Cut?

Circumcision is a decision that involves many ethical, spiritual, and health considerations. Is it right for your son?

Safe Remedies, Healthier Kids

Homeopathy is good for childhood ailments from diaper rash and colds to tummy aches and the sore gums of teething.

Healing Foods— Sugar Daddy

Nicky Billou and Marina Zelenovic, dnm, rncp
Healthy snacks, breathing exercises and lots of water can keep new fathers energized.

Eat, Taste, Feel

Teaching your kids (and yourself) the ABCs of mindful eating.

Curbing Childhood Obesity

Has our society super-sized our kids? Learn how parents can halt the creeping epidemic that threatens our kids’ futures.

fitness—child’s play

You may lead an active lifestyle—but what about your kids?

No Child Left Unhealthy?

Parents, educators and private enterprise work together to create healthier schools.

The Ames Prescription

Controversial biochemist Bruce Ames is bent on proving that taking a multivitamin daily just may save your life.

A Sweets Deal

The news about natural sweeteners just got sweeter.

Omega 3: The Experts’ Favorite Antidepressant

Everything you always wanted to know about omega-3 fatty acids.

Summer Survival Kit

Mosquitoes, poison ivy, heat—summer does have its downside. But help is on the way: Here’s how to put the easy back into summer living.

Good Food—Getting Your Goat

Goat cheese and milk is easier to digest, better for people with asthma or sinus problems, and is also quite tasty.

On the Edge—School Lunch Scandal

The dangers of irradiated meat—and how your kids stand to lose.

Ask The Doctor

Everyone can use good advice. Below, we've gathered top queries and answers for you. Don't see the answer to your question? Email us and our team of experts with respond!

Family Bed Benefits: Expert advice from a holistic pediatrician

Is sleeping with a new baby necessary for bonding and attachment? Holistic pediatrician Roy Steinbock offers his expert opinion.

Sunburn

Are there any herbs I can use to heal my sunburn and prevent permanent damage to my skin?

How to Decipher That Rash

I try not to overreact every time one of my kids gets a rash, but it still freaks me out. How can I tell if it signals something serious?

Ask the Doctor—Baby’s First Solids

When to give solid foods to baby

Ask the Doctor—The Vitamin-K Shot

The controversial vitamin-K shot

Ask the Doctor—Chicken Pox Vaccine

Chicken pox vaccine: Yes or no?

Tame Your Child’s Fever

My poor little girl gets fevers whenever she’s sick. Is there anything I can do besides give her Tylenol?

Fevers

Treatments for children's fevers.

Ask the Doctor—Help for bed-wetters

Hope and chiropractic help for bed-wetters

Ask the Doctor—Chronic Fatigue Syndrome–Teenage Depression

TCM solutions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and teenage depression

Ask the Doctor—Healing After an Accident - Altitude Sickness - Depression - Cradle Cap

After-injury care, altitude sickness, cradle cap, and St. John’s wort.

Ask the Doctor—Chinese herbs for colic

How Traditional Chinese Medicine treats colic.

Housecalls—Pool Dangers, Healthy Grilling, and a Better Desk for Your Back

A little-known swimming pool risk, healthy grilling, and a desk that can save your back.

Your Sneezing and Coughing Kids

Natural ways to soothe your kids' sore throats and sneezy noses

Allergy Testing For Kids

What kinds of allergy tests are good for kids?

Recipes

Isn't it wonderful that your food can be your "medicine"? All the recipes below include ingredients that act positively on your body for this condition. The bonus? Each one is delicious!

Fruity Good Shakes (Serves 2-3 children)

Kid-tested recipes to help manage ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) by delivering healthy nutrients.

Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut butter balls are a healthy and fun vegetarian snack your kids can bring to school.

Black Bean Dip

A quick and healthy black bean dip recipe your vegetarian kid will love.

Simple Sesame Hummus

Simple sesame hummus recipe is an easy and healthy addition to your kids' lunch.

Coconut Chips

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder knocks your child’s brain chemistry askew. This healthy coconut snack can help set it right.

Blueberry Thumbprint Cookies

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder knocks your child’s brain chemistry askew. Healthy snacks like these blueberry cookies can help set it right.

Mermaid Nut Mix

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder knocks your child’s brain chemistry askew. Healthy snacks like this Mermaid Nut Mix can help set it right.

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