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Category Archives: food
Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with the medical students. What is a good latch?
Tales from the hospital newborn rounds with the medical students. What is a good latch? As a follow-up to my breastfeeding blog, I was asked how to make sure the infant has a good latch onto the breast. This is … Continue reading
Posted in food, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged breastfeeding, breastmilk, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, family practice, latching, Reno family doctor, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Tales from the hospital newborn rounds… how to educate about breastfeeding?
Tales from the hospital newborn rounds… how to educate about breastfeeding? I love breastfeeding questions. I helped educate both medical students and new mothers this week about breastfeeding while on newborn hospital rounds. Here are some of the questions (and … Continue reading
Posted in allergies, asthma, food, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged breastfeeding, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, Reno family doctor, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Breastfeeding linked with reduction in diabetes…
Breastfeeding linked with reduction in diabetes… This is not new news, as my children are now teenagers…and this was known then. What is new is the percentage DROP in incidence of diabetes in mothers who breastfed per JAMA Internal Medicine. … Continue reading
Posted in breast, food, General Medicine- Adults, Pediatrics, pregnancy, Uncategorized, Women's Health
Tagged breastfeeding, breastfeeding help, can i breastfeed, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, the benefits of breastfeeding, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Does your tongue-tied baby need it cut?
Probably not. There are three reasons to cut a tongue-tied infant’s tongue: difficulty with speech, or with feeding, or due to cosmetic reasons (imagine heart-shaped tongue). There is no evidence that there is improved latching for breastfeeding after frenotomy (cutting … Continue reading
Posted in food, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, frenotomy, tongue tied
Babies need extra Vitamin D.
To prevent rickets and vitamin D deficiency in healthy infants and children, 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D is needed daily. Who needs this? All breastfed infants unless they are weaned to at least be drinking 500 mL per … Continue reading
Posted in food, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, rickets, vitamin D, wichita
Why breastfeed?
Too many reasons to list. . . but I’ll try. Benefits for mother: increased physical closeness with baby, decreased risk of breast cancer, decreased risk of ovarian cancer, decreased risk of endometrial cancer, less blood loss after birth which may … Continue reading
Posted in food, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged Andover, breastfeeding, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, wichita
Multivitamins: Do young children need them? – MayoClinic.com
I was asked recently to comment on if multivitamins are needed for children. “The run-of-the-mill child who is thriving does not require a multivitamin,” says Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, chair of the AAP’s committee on nutrition. There are a few sets of patients … Continue reading
Posted in food, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, multivitamins, vitamins, wichita
Got an itch? Your doctor should be asking some of the following questions. . .
If you are itching, there is more to the story. There are other parts to the history and physical to investigate. Any new cosmetics or creams? They can cause allergic contact dermatitis, hives or even sensitivity to the sun. New … Continue reading
Posted in allergies, allergies, Dermatology, Dermatology, food, General Medicine- Adults, medication issues, medication issues, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged allergies, Andover, cancer, chicken pox, contact dermatitis, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, folliculitis, herpes, infection, kansas, kidney failure, lice, mumps, pediculosis, photodermatitis, rash, scabies, skin, urticaria, varicella, wichita
Childhood obesity. How to help your kids. . .
A recent study of obese 2-11 year olds reinforced some take home points that all of us parents with young children may appreciate. . .First the facts and then how we can change the culture in our own homes. Limit sugar-sweetened beverages … Continue reading
Posted in food, obesity, Pediatrics, Uncategorized
Tagged childhood obesity, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, fat kid, kansas, obesity, weight loss, wichita
Want to take off that “fat tire?”
Losing and keeping weight off is a touchy subject. I saw a patient today who is emotionally comfortable with a BMI of 45 (severely obese). My heart goes out to her. She is aware that she looks imposing and unapproachable … Continue reading
