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In this episode, Dr Alina Olteanu, pediatrician, and Dr Sandy Gluckman, behavior and parenting specialist, are sharing tips on how to raise confident, resilient children especially in these fast changing, volatile times. 

Dr Sandy Gluckman explains the concept of feeling "so enough" as a child and shares a parenting tool. She leads parents into a guided visualizations that helps them re-connect with their heart. Heart-centered parenting is one of the elements to raising resilient children.

Dr Alina Olteanu discusses how a healthy body and brain are prerequisites to raising confident, resilient children. She discusses the foundational elements of a healthy lifestyle, from getting enough sleep, limiting screen time to improving gut health through diet and supplements.

In this episode, Dr Karen Koffler and Dr Alina Olteanu, graduates of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, are talking about the importance of an integrative medicine approach to health, especially during the pandemic. They also share self-care techniques that can increase resiliency to stress in difficult times. 

What do parents of children with ADHD/ADD need to know? The role that diet plays in mental health and the importance of proper nutrition! Nutrition, supplements, sleep, healthy lifestyle, stress management - all these are integrative medicine approaches to treating ADHD/ADD in children.

The future of medicine NOW: Integrative Medicine. Long recognized for its central tenet of preventing or managing chronic disease through lifestyle changes, integrative medicine is our health’s first and best line of defense. Now is the time to take the next step to fortify your foundation by learning more. Join Dr Alina Olteanu and Dr Victoria Maizes, as they discuss how integrative medicine can set the foundation for health and increase our chances to stay healthy during these uncertain times.  Dr. Victoria Maizes is Executive Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona where she is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health.  Internationally recognized as a leader in integrative medicine, Dr Maizes is committed to helping individuals live healthier lives and pioneering change efforts that solve US health care system problems. Together with her team at the Center she created and implemented national educational programs that reach thousands of health professionals. A highly sought-after speaker, she is the editor of the Oxford University textbook Integrative Women’s Health and the author of Be Fruitful: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Fertility and Giving Birth to a Healthy Child. In 2009, she was named one of the world’s 25 intelligent optimists by ODE magazine. You can find more information about integrative medicine and Dr Alina Olteanu at www.wholechildtexas.com and Dr Victoria Maizes at https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu

The internet and social media are here to stay. Let's learn to use it wisely for ourselves, our children, and our clients and patients. Now more than ever it's so important to learn how to use the power of digital marketing for health education and promotion. Everyone wants to know how to boost their immune system or prevent screen addiction in children. Healthcare providers can use different digital marketing platforms to reach more people and spread beneficial information. My guest today is Daffnee Cohen, a digital marketing specialist and writer, who has tons of helpful tips for healthcare providers on how to use digital marketing to reach and educate more people.

Sound pediatric advice for the pandemic and beyond! This is some of the best pediatric perspective you'll ever hear from two experienced pediatricians who heal the whole child. Lots of pediatric pearls, from nutrition to gut health, inflammation and immune support. 

Listen to Dr Chris Magryta and Dr Alina Olteanu talking about integrative medicine and current trends in pediatrics! Enjoy! 

The health of a baby starts with mom's health. Maternal stress, especially during pregnancy, can have long-lasting effects on the baby and child's health. Here are a few tips on what a pregnant woman can do to maximize the chances of having a healthy, thriving baby.

Everyone in my clinic is "constipated until proven otherwise"! That means recognizing constipation in kids can be tricky for parents sometimes! Here are some practical tips on how to prevent and treat constipation before kids get severe abdominal pain and you have to reach for enemas or laxatives. 

A pandemic adds significant stress to the already stressful, tough job of parenting. Children absorb parents' stress and feel stressed, anxious or defiant themselves. 

Myself and Dr Sandy Gluckman, a behavior and parenting specialist, are guiding parents through several meditations and visualizations to release stress and learn how to meditate.

Meditation is an ancient mind-body technique and the perfect antidote to stress for modern times. Anyone can learn how to meditate. No equipment required, just a quiet space and the willingness to sit down for few minutes every day, to calm down the nervous system.

 Listen to this episode to feel calm, peaceful, and serene! Enjoy! 

Nutrition is the corner stone of a child's health, including mental health, but so many children are picky eaters. Join me and my guest, Erin Kerry, a certified integrative nutrition health coach and owner of  "Sparking Wholeness", as we share practical tips on how to convince children to eat healthy (without them even knowing...shhhh!)