26 2025 November
Gratitude Beyond Thanksgiving: From Practice to Mindset
Why Practice Gratitude? Why practice gratitude? Because without it, we take our everyday lives for granted. When we stop to […]
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19 2025 November
Traditions: You Need Them But You Don’t Need Them All
A mom at my kids’ school bemoaned the holidays, complaining about having to bring out the Elf on the Shelf […]
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12 2025 November
From High Chair To High School: My Framework For Feeding Families
After my last article on building your child’s microbiome, I received several requests for gut-flora friendly recipes, foods that nourish […]
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05 2025 November
From Funcle To Father: The Third Installation
Cultivating Your Baby’s Microbiome (and Some Confessions of a Pediatrician) The terms microbiome and gut flora are everyday lingo in […]
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30 2025 October
From Funcle To Father: The Second Installation
“Did you know vaping can mess with your sperm?” My brother, Raman, talked of quitting his vape habit for years, […]
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22 2025 October
From Funcle To Father
The First Installation “One day, if neither of us gets married, we should have a test tube baby together.” When […]
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15 2025 October
Should I Let My Kid Lift Weights?
I was just asked by a friend whether she should protest against her eleven-year-old’s interest in lifting weights. This gave […]
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08 2025 October
How To Avoid Morning Madness
A friend recently said I didn’t need to go to Hawaii to see a volcano erupt. I could just come […]
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01 2025 October
Hydration– Which Electrolyte Mix Should You Use For Your Kids?
If you are worried about your kid playing back-to-back games in the heat, you are not alone. I was asked […]
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