Preparing kids for back to school requires more than just a shopping trip or two. Vaccinations, physician visits and mental preparation top the list. We cover the key things to cover when preparing for the school year.
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Category: Children’s Health
The easiest way to handle medication administration, is to arrange for dosing to fall outside of school hours. Sometimes that’s not possible. In that case, here are three tips on how to handle it smoothly.
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There are so many facets to Lyme disease; it affects mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of both children and adults. Unlike some chronic disease, it is not just the toll of having a silent, often underdiagnosed health condition that is the issue; the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria themselves affect mental health. Fortunately, there are medication options... Read more »
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Nutritional needs vary little between kids and adults—therefore what works for one, works for the other. But what if nutrition is not working for Mom and Dad? Like the famous Hippocratic adage – Physician heal thyself – most adults could benefit from a review of the dietary needs for the whole family’s optimal weight,... Read more »
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with Dr. Keelyn Wu Autism is a condition that affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills, and the majority of the time it appears in the first 2 1/2 years. It is not so much a behavioral disorder as it is a biological disorder. The rate of those diagnosed with autism has... Read more »
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Improve Behavior and School Function with DHA Fish Oil September is all back to business after the summer sun and fun in Maine. Kids are in school, and adults have their heads back in the game. The change in routine can be a difficult adjustment for some children as bedtimes shift, and the pressures of... Read more »
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“Let thy food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates – the man considered to be the father of modern medicine – first uttered this statement over 2000 years ago. My path to becoming a Naturopathic Doctor has been a journey of finding ways to help patients reconnect with this essential truth... Read more »
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder believed to affect up to 1 in 20 children in the United States. The diagnosis of ADHD has skyrocketed over the past decade. From 2000 to 2010, U.S. children and teens diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder jumped from 6.2 million to 10.4 million. It is characterized by symptoms... Read more »
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