Healthy Ages

Where can I find a dietitian who works with senior adults, nursing homes or home health care? The Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities and Healthy Aging dietetic practice groups of the American Dietetic Association specializes in working with older Americans, long-term care facilities and home health care. You can also find a dietitian at...

My friend's one year old has constipation problems and has been put on a high fiber diet by her doctor. She is having difficulty getting the baby to eat raw vegetables. She doesn't like to chew things that are too hard. Do you have any ideas for things she might like to eat? If the...

I breastfed my daughter until she was six months old. Then I switched her to 2% milk. She had bad cramps and diarrhea. Her doctor did lots of tests on her after she was taken off milk. He also gave her a calcium supplement. She was four years old last summer and can now...

Many parents of ADD/ADHD children will testify to the benefits of this program. I encourage you to visit the Feingold Association website to find out more. If you re-read the question in this topic, you will see that the person asking the question misspelled Dr. Feingold's name. In my answer, the spelling is correct. I am...

I am an 18 year old male. My father is 6 feet 2 inches and my mother is 5 feet 10 inches. I am currently 6 feet 7 inches and I am still growing. I have been putting on about 4 inches each year for the last four years. I am starting to feel...

I am having problems adjusting to cooking for just one person since my husband died last year. Sometimes, I just eat a bowl of cereal or open up a can of soup for dinner. Can you give me some suggestions? Your problem is becoming more common, not just among seniors, but also with our society...

Thank you so much for your prompt reply. You have made me feel so much better. I could not find anyone to tell me anything about children and weight, even our family doctor, whom we adore, seemed hesitant about discussing Emily's weight, acknowledging she was big, but shrugging it off. I simply wanted someone...

I am 16 years old. In the past 8 months, I have lost 80 lbs. and now weigh about 146. I've used your Healthy Body Calculator and it said that I have a daily allowance of 2500 calories. That is all fine. Here is my problem. There are times when I can't stop eating. I'm...

When watching what you eat to get quickest weight loss results and exercising regularly, should you be as concerned with calories as with fat content? For successful weight loss, how many grams of fat/day are necessary for a girl age 16? Thank you. Well check it out for yourself, but you will have to pretend you...

I found your webpage by doing a net search for "hyperactive children". Could you point me any tools (i.e. useful questionnaires) that may help a parent assess whether a 10-year old child is indeed "hyperactive" versus just being a typical boy at that age? I am not aware of any nutritional tools for screening hyperactivity...