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 Recipe: Goat Milk Formula
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By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Gluten Free, Immune Support, Nursing, Pediatrics, Recipe, Recipes
Posted June 1, 2022

Recipe: Goat Milk Formula

A recipe for home-made formula, rich in nutrients. To a clean quart-sized container, add the following ingredients: Fill 2/3 of the container with goat milk Fill 1/3 of the container with water 1 [...]

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 Video: Innate & Adaptive Immunity – How Vaccines Work
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By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cold and Flu, Environmental Health, Immune Support, Inflammation, Pediatrics, Video
Posted November 15, 2020

Video: Innate & Adaptive Immunity – How Vaccines Work

Our immune systems consist of two parts: the innate (or general) immune system and the adaptive (or acquired) immune system. In this video, I explain the basics of these immune systems, [...]

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 MTHFR: A Genetic Mutation to Watch
By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Autism, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cancer, Environmental Health, Fertility, Genetics, Inflammation, Mental & Emotional Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Women
Posted February 8, 2018

MTHFR: A Genetic Mutation to Watch

MTHF-Huh? MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a gene that codes for an enzyme of the same name. However, if the MTHFR gene is mutated, the enzyme produced is imperfectly [...]

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 Your Child is Getting Vaccinated and That’s Final
By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Medical-Industrial Complex, Pharmaceuticals, Uncategorized, Vaccines
Posted March 10, 2017

Your Child is Getting Vaccinated and That’s Final

America’s Approach to Informed Consent (or Lack Thereof) When it Comes to Vaccination Last week I helped grade exit exams at a local medical school. I was specifically grading the students on [...]

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 Should I Feed My Baby Rice Cereal?
By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Digestion, Food Intolerances, Gluten Free, Inflammation, Nursing, Nutrition
Posted March 4, 2017

Should I Feed My Baby Rice Cereal?

What was your first food? Have you ever asked your parents? Depending on your age, it might have been banana, sweet potato, oatmeal, or Cheerios. Perhaps it was meat, first chewed in your [...]

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 The Milk Myth
By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Digestion, Food Intolerances, Inflammation, Nursing, Nutrition
Posted June 16, 2016

The Milk Myth

A recent study from Harvard has echoed what integrative physicians have been saying for years: There is little if any reason to give a child a bottle or glass of milk. . Health Problems [...]

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 Treating Reflux in Babies
By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Digestion, Nursing, Nutrition
Posted April 30, 2016

Treating Reflux in Babies

Part 3 in my series on reflux . Before treating reflux in a baby, it’s important to first assess if the reflux is really an issue. If your baby is spitting up after feedings, it doesn’t [...]

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 Moms Giving it their All and Falling Apart
By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Hormones, Nursing, Parents, Thyroid, Women
Posted February 4, 2016

Moms Giving it their All and Falling Apart

Every day in my practice I treat moms are who giving it their all and falling apart. And it isn’t their fault. . THE UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WE HAVE OF WOMEN. It seems the odds are against new [...]

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 Fever? Flu? Congratulations!
By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cancer, Cold and Flu, Immune Support, Pharmaceuticals
Posted October 15, 2015

Fever? Flu? Congratulations!

Why Getting the Occasional Cold or Flu Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing Every now and then I have a patient who boasts proudly, “I’m healthy as a horse! I haven’t had a cold or flu in [...]

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 Anemia in Pregnancy
By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Posted March 14, 2015

Anemia in Pregnancy

She. Began. Talking. Like this. With little. Gasps. And. Pauses. Between. Words. Last week I was having lunch with a dear friend who is in her 38th week of pregnancy. While telling me about her [...]

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 Electronic Cigarettes: the Good and the Bad
By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Allergies, Babies, Environmental Health
Posted February 16, 2015

Electronic Cigarettes: the Good and the Bad

Electronic cigarettes (“E-cigs”) are gaining popularity. But could they do more harm than good? Electronic cigarettes (also referred to as “e-cigs”) offer smokers a less smoky, less stinky [...]

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 Treating Eczema Without Steroids
By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Immune Support, Inflammation, Pharmaceuticals
Posted August 8, 2014

Treating Eczema Without Steroids

Many dermatologists manage eczema with steroid creams. But is a steroid deficiency really the cause of dry, itchy skin? Eczema – or, as we doctor-types like to call it, Atopic Dermatitis – has [...]

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 Folic Acid May Prevent Autism
By EricaZelfand
In Autism, Babies, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Vitamins
Posted March 29, 2014

Folic Acid May Prevent Autism

It’s long been understood that folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy reduces the risk of spina bifida and other neural tube defects in children. But can it also prevent autism? [...]

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 Genetic Glitches and Folic Acid
By EricaZelfand
In Autism, Babies, Cancer, Environmental Health, Genetics, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Posted March 24, 2014

Genetic Glitches and Folic Acid

This is Part II of my previous entry on the importance of supplementing folic acid during pregnancy. Folic acid is one of the B vitamins. It is used by the body to make healthy new cells, balance [...]

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