I have a profound connection to children’s literature. When I was young, my parents read to me often and instilled in me the joy of reading. I was transported by the tales, my imagination whisking me on amazing journeys to fantastic new worlds. Even today, when books struggle to compete with …
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7 Science-Backed Reasons To Get Your Kids Outside
(Originally posted for MindBodyGreen) Most of us intuitively know that we feel better when we spend time outside. But sadly, as our lives become more dependent on technology, we are increasingly disconnected from the Earth — and this disconnect could be harming our children more than we …
7 Things I Wish Everyone Taught Their Kids
Every December, I start to think about intentions for the coming year. Not as once-a-year resolution making but as part of an ongoing process of self-reflection and re-commitment to what is true for me. Lately, I find myself meditating often on a theme that's central to my roles as both father …
5 Reasons Why Gratitude is Good for Your Health
Gratitude: An intentional appreciation of what and who you have; an acceptance and explicit acknowledgment of what life brings you. That’s how I define gratitude, one of the 10 words I believe everyone should live by. We're knee-deep in the season of gratitude. Thanksgiving, in fact, could be …
7 Prescriptions Every Child (And Frankly Every Adult) Needs Now
While you are doing your best to live a “MindBodyGreen” life, you’ll notice that more and more children are suffering from asthma, allergies, ADHD, autism, and autoimmune diseases like diabetes. The conventional health care solution has been to prescribe more medications, a one-ill-one pill approach …
DIY: Make Your Own Natural Hand Sanitizer
One of my all-time favorite messages for families is: Go to your kitchen cabinet before your medicine cabinet. That’s one I work with at the Whole Child Center and a core theme of my book, Treatment Alternatives for Children. (sidenote: all these remedies work for us big kids, too.) Some of the …
10 Things I Wish Every American Knew About Health
Despite throwing tons of money at the problem, Americans really are sicker than ever. Chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, anxiety and depression are wreaking havoc with our minds, bodies and bank accounts. Our “one ill—one pill” solutions are expensive, and frequently …
10 Words Everyone Should Live By
I’ve noticed a trend in wellness circles. Whether in my work with patients or in my yoga classes, I keep coming across the same words. On a given day, one might be the theme of a dharma talk or a TED Talk video someone mentioned to me. (Or, as was the case one strange morning, the same word was …