Episode 7: How To Keep Kids Healthy with Dr. Anjuli Gans

Disclaimer: This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please seek immediate care from your physician if you have any concerns about your baby or child’s health.

Join Rachael and Dr. Anjuli Gans as they talk about cold and flu season with your kids and babies, partnering with your healthcare team, trusting your own parental intuition, and more! Dr. Anjuli will also answer some of the most-asked questions directly from our listeners!

In this episode we discuss how and why Dr. Anjuli started her Instagram page and resources for parents. We talk about the importance of forming trusting, therapeutic alliances with your care team and the trends in medical advice on social media. Dr. Anjuli teaches us how to manage cold and flu season with little ones plus focuses on RSV season and how to protect your baby, especially with older children around! Learn all the tips for hydrating your babies and kids when they’re sick and educate yourself on the signs of respiratory distress and when to be concerned. Dr. Anjuli shares some homeopathic remedies and top things to be feeding your child to keep them healthy and answers the question if multivitamins are necessary or not. Find out if melatonin is recommended for improving babies and kids sleep plus the benefits of breastfeeding past 12 months. We also discuss managing congestion and silent reflux in newborns and so much more!

Dr. Anjuli Gans is a pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She’s worked in pediatrics for over a decade -- and focuses on early childhood development and pediatric mental health and well-being. But it wasn't until she became a mom of two young children that she realized how little practical health information there was out there for parents. She remembers all of the advice she used to give, before she had kids, that now feels truthfully very unrealistic. 

You can follow Dr. Gans on Instagram @resilientrascals to find simple, intentional, step-by-step health tips for parents. You can also purchase one of her in-depth guides on her website Resilient Rascals as well as find a variety of other resources and blogs. Specifically, you can find her Vitamin Guide for children from birth through three years of age here.

Grab the HSB Better Bedtimes Guide Dr. Anjuli used for her child here. For more on biologically normal infant sleep and a holistic approach to getting more sleep, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow on instagram.

Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Join me & our guests each week for new episodes and follow along:

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