by | Apr 20, 2016 | Monica Hershey, Pediatric Nutrition, VAND Annual Meeting
Dr. Robert Murray, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Ohio State University School of Medicine, kicked off the last day of the VAND annual meeting on April 12, 2016 in Fairfax, VA. He presented an engaging talk on epigenetics and the importance of...
by | Apr 13, 2016 | Adolescent Nutrition, Janelle Walker, Moms, Pediatric Nutrition, Shopping, Wendy Phillips
Last week I went grocery shopping at my favorite “big box” market, and once again I winced as I watched the total click higher and the printed receipt get longer. The printed tape makes it even more difficult to deny that the cost of food has skyrocketed over the past...
by | Jan 20, 2016 | Adolescent Nutrition, Moms, Nutrition & ADHD, Pediatric Nutrition, Wendy Phillips
This week I introduced you to my son, Austin, and some nutrition interventions that do and do not work to help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). While it’s true that impulsivity, inattentiveness, and hyperactivity are each hallmarks of...
by | Jan 18, 2016 | Adolescent Nutrition, Nutrition & ADHD, Pediatric Nutrition, Wendy Phillips
“All we ever do as a family anymore is talk about my ADHD,” my son Austin complained, as he pushed aside the books I bought to help us learn about this new diagnosis he had been given. I sighed, because I knew he was right, but I didn’t know what else to do. Due to...
