May 4, 2012 | Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health
By Debra Benfield, M.Ed., R.D., LDN, Medical Nutrition Therapist Yesterday’s blog about dealing with your child’s eating and weight focused on what NOT to do. Today’s topic is much more hopeful! Let me back up a bit and let you know that I have great compassion for...
May 3, 2012 | Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health
By Debra Benfield, M.Ed., R.D., LDN, Medical Nutrition Therapist Does anything freeze you in your tracks faster than someone commenting on your child’s body size? Is there anything that creates more embarrassment, shame, confusion, anxiety, or maybe anger, than “Has...
Jan 21, 2012 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition
By Guest blogger, Michael Lee Coates, M.D., Chair, Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Health – Brenner Children’s Hospital If the available information about the dangers of food dyes does not seem very black and white, don’t worry, you’re not alone....
Aug 6, 2011 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, For the Home, Health, Local Resources, Nutrition, Safety
By Guest Blogger Jessica Sheedy What Mom doesn’t want the best for her kids and family? We all strive to lead healthier lives, and recent news of dangerous chemicals and irritants in products we use every day has become more prominent. There is an overwhelming amount...
Jul 30, 2011 | Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health
By Guest Blogger, Christine Pomper A few months after I announced my pregnancy, my mother surprised me with an early mommy gift – a subscription to Parents Magazine. I remember spending the last weeks of my pregnancy skimming a variety of useful articles. One...