With the upcoming holidays, there’s a lot of focus on meals, preparing for family gatherings, and for families with little ones, creating safe and enjoyable celebrations. The holidays are a wonderful time for creating memories, but it is also important to keep your...
If you are a parent, you have probably found difficulties introducing vegetables to your child. It doesn’t matter if you have an infant starting solid foods, a toddler learning to self-feed, or a teenager just resistant to anything green. The vegetable struggle is...
Holiday meals are commonly associated with an excessive intake of food and drink. Here are some sensible recommendations for more health-conscious holiday choices, especially when it comes to athletes in your family. Involve Children in Meal Preparation: With more...
Tell me you have not heard this before – fruits and vegetables are good for you. As both a pediatrician and sports medicine doctor, I’ve probably used that line (or something similar) many a time. I routinely get the nodding approval/ “I told you so” look from parents...
ActiveKidMD is proud to share Volleyball Nutrition as the first of an on-going blog series with Volleyballmag.com Editor’s note: Few things can be more confusing or frustrating than feeding youth volleyball players. Major college programs have trainers who take...
Could low iron levels explain why you are struggling to finish hard workouts? Is there a ferritin level that will make your run faster? Unsure about how to answer these questions? Not even certain what the term ferritin means? No worries- click on the above video and...
Dual board-certified pediatric and sports medicine specialist Dr. Chris Koutures and pediatric specialist Dr. Christopher Lin offer an individualized approach to general pediatric and sports medicine care that enhances the health and knowledge of patients and their families in Orange County, California.
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