Why we need to build a better relationship with food now – and what you can do!
Did you know that around 1 in 4 British children say they are attempting to lose weight and that rates of eating disorders have escalated?…
Category: Teen & Tween Health
Is Your PMS Causing Havoc Every Month? 5 Natural Ways to Help Alleviate Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) can be awful, with symptoms varying from mood swings, anxiety, sugar cravings and water retention to depression. The monthly cycle is met…
How nutrition can help painful or heavy periods
Does the thought of your monthly cycle fill you with dread? If you are holding back from things you normally love due to pain or…
Is Attention Deficit the New Normal?
Is it just me observing a rise in numbers, or are many more kids and teens being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD/AD(h)D) these days?…
Liz Earle Wellbeing Podcast – Friday Five Immunopsychiatry
This week, I had a catch-up with Liz Earle or her Friday Five Podcast! Has your child or teen (or even yourself!) developed anxiety, tics,…
Zinc – The Mighty Mineral For Learning, Brain Development and Mood
Our body uses zinc to do many amazing things and zinc is one of the most important minerals that every parent of a child with…
The ten best ways to beat Acne & Pimples
Not many people get through their teens without spots and pimple outbreaks, and this is really quite normal. However, when we suffer from prolonged periods…
Back to School – Your Top Twenty Questions
The new school year is always equally exciting and nerve wracking with the prospect of new beginnings. Many parents are worried about the long autumn…
How Not to Screw Up Your Kids – Podcast
I do love chatting on a podcast, and even better when it’s with one of my most favourite people ever, Dr Maryhan Baker. Maryhan really…
How to dial down the risk of child obesity
We all want our kids to grow up to healthy and well, and Kings College London have now highlighted six important modifiable factors that a…
What happens when your teenager kisses 20 people at a party and ends up with glandular fever?
When Sam was recently sent home from school feeling badly fatigued, and with suspected mental health problems, I had a worried mum asking me what…
NatureDoc’s Winter Health Tips
At this time of year, I’m often asked the best way to keep kids strong and healthy through the winter months, and this year is…
Why do some kids have rough, bumpy “chicken skin”?
The bumpy, rough skin that is often found at the tops of arms is often called keratosis pilaris (KP) or follicular keratosis and can be…
How to speak to your kids positively to build better behaviour & self confidence
If you have never yelled at your child, then you are either a one in a million parent, or you’re telling fibs! No one ever…
Can Vegan Kids be Healthy Kids?
I often get asked if it’s possible to feed kids a healthy and nutritious vegan, vegetarian, or mainly plant-based diet? Firstly it’s very important to…
Top 6 Tips For Getting Kids To Sleep At Night
If you struggle to get your kids to sleep at night, then be reassured you’re not alone! Sleep trouble isn’t just a problem among adults, kids oft…
Nine Tips To Help A Skinny Kid Eat More
Skinny kids are just as much a worry to parents as the overweight ones. Amazingly, in a world of obesity I have more small and underweight children co…
My child has gone vegetarian or vegan… what should I cook?
Here is good advice on what to do if your child becomes vegetarian or vegan. This is particularly relevant for parents who aren’t vegetarian or vega…
How To Beat School Exam Stress, Anxiety & Tiredness
Do you have kids with big exams this term? Is exam stress getting them down? What a child eats can have a big impact on their mood, sleep and energy l…
The Original Health Gurus – Why Grannies Know Best!
Lucinda Miller, explores the difference between 1950s kids’ diets and diets today and what we can do to readdress the balance.