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Revised! The Breastfeeding Book

2018 Revised Edition! A fully updated version of the Dr. Sears guide to breastfeeding, a perennial parents’ favorite for nearly two decades. Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning…

Wanting What’s Best for Your Kids

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Angela Schwindt by Martha Sears, RN This quote came to me in an email from…

Breastfeeding Rates Are Up

Breastfeeding Rates Are Up and Lives Are Being Saved Our newspapers are so full of dismal news that it’s uplifting to read some good news, especially about babies. The October 2016 issue of the Journal of…

Benefits of Nature in Your Daily Life

How Nature Into Your Daily Life is Therapy Today I got an unexpected (and needed) dose of nature therapy, and it couldn’t have come at a better time after a few weeks of a busy,…

Baby Foods and Formulas Test Positive for Toxins

A study, recently done by the Clean Label Project, found that a large percent of baby foods and baby formula tested positive for toxins. The study tested over 500 baby food products from a variety…

Giving Back During the Holiday Season

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is taking advantage of the chance to give back to others, and this year I’m focusing on how to help families and babies experiencing diaper need.…

Rates of High Blood Pressure in Kids Rising

High Blood Pressure in Kids Linked to Attention and Learning Problems in School New Research Raises Concerns Once upon a time high blood pressure in kids was not something we had concerns about. Articles in pediatric…

The Scoop on Comfortable Poop by Dr Poo

Helping Your Family Understand Poop and Digestion During my 50 years as a doctor, I have spent the most time discussing gut concerns with parents – what goes into the top end (food) and what comes…

Nutrition for Young Athletes

Young Athletes Need a Diet Rich in Omega-3s and Antioxidants My friend, Dr. Michael Lewis, Director of the Brain-Health Education and Research Institute, recently publicized what we Little League coaches and parents have long known –…

Prevent Family Diabetes with Real Food

Does Your Family Have Diabetes? The headline on March 10, 2016 in the Los Angeles Times read: “Almost half in the state are at risk for diabetes.” While many have always thought those “granola-fed Californians” are a bunch of…

Science is Proving Mommy Brain is Real

“Mommy brain” is for real – so is “daddy brain.” A must-read article in Scientific Mind, October 2015, explores the reality that we have always written about, birthing a baby and parenting a child changes…

Movement Can Improve Your Health

What Can Plants Teach Us About Being Healthy? The Importance of Movement. On a recent lecture trip to Singapore, my love of the neuroscience of nature was boosted while visiting what the locals call “the…