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Based on my book, Perfect Health for Kids, I have written many articles in this section helping to educate parents on how to become more familiar with who their child is, how each child is unique, and how to offer healthy support to your children before they need medical care. Please enjoy the latest research on kids’, teens’ and college students’ health strategies and get the tools you need to be more proactive regarding your children’s health.

092: Hormonology with Gabrielle Lichterman

by John Douillard on October 7, 2019 | 2 Comments

Podcast Hormonology with Gabrielle Lichterman_OCTOBER 2019

October 7, 2019 | 61 minutes, 24 seconds Download Every once in a while, you read something so important, you just want to make sure everyone hears about it. Recently, I read the book 28 Days by women’s health journalist Gabrielle Lichterman, who sourced thousands of scientific studies to explain and verify what women feel […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Emotional Health, Energy + Vitality, Kids/Teen/College Health, Love + Libido, Podcast Library, Women's Health Tagged: ayurveda, holistic medicine, interview, podcast, video, women's health

Ayurvedic Pregnancy Preparation Tips

by John Douillard on September 12, 2019 | 5 Comments

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Ayurveda + Modern Science for Healthy Pregnancy According to Ayurveda, preparing for pregnancy is as important as getting pregnant, being pregnant, staying pregnant, and delivering a healthy child. Today, understanding these ancient principles is more important than ever. But it is important to understand modern pregnancy risks as well. In this article, I discuss some […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Kids/Teen/College Health, Women's Health Tagged: ashwagandha, children's health, iodine, minerals, ojas, shatavari, stress, video, vitamin b12, vitamin D, women's health

The Power Of Nurture

by John Douillard on June 1, 2019 | 1 Comment

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A 2004 study found that early life influences may have a more potent impact on adult behavior than previously thought. The study compared a neglectful environment to a nurturing environment. Nurture took a commanding lead in the nature-vs-nurture debate! It turns out life experiences and environment, especially during early years, can turn genes on or […]

Categories: Emotional Health, Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: Aging, children's health, emotional health, emotional patterns, genes, genetic code, genetics, stress, vitamin b12, weight balancing

Dr. John’s Winter Immune-Boosting Plan for the Whole Family

by John Douillard on December 8, 2018 | 8 Comments

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While raising our six children, I experimented with every type of immune-boosting concoction you could imagine to keep our kids healthy. One report suggested that kids get sick 6-8 times a year on average.13 With six kids and each cold lasting a couple of weeks, I did the math: six kids x six colds per […]

Categories: Immune Health, Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: ashwagandha, chyawanprash, ghee, immune health, turmeric, video, vitamin d3

077: Ayurveda for a Healthy Family

by John Douillard on August 13, 2018 | 2 Comments

A 2017 Nobel Prize went to 3 scientists researching biological clocks, opening up entirely new fields of Circadian Medicine. It is very likely that doctors will begin making suggestions for how to align with the rhythms of nature… let’s hope they get it right! The alternative to waiting for all of this is the time-tested […]

Categories: Kids/Teen/College Health, Podcast Library Tagged: children's health

5 Back-to-School Tips for Healthy Kids

by John Douillard on August 9, 2018 | 5 Comments

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More and more parents are asking, “What can I do preventatively now to keep my family healthy this year?” Over the years, I have streamlined 5 basic lifestyle tips based on the five-thousand-year-old, time-tested medical system of Ayurveda. These are all outlined in my book, Perfect Health for Kids, and I have summarized them here. […]

Categories: Immune Health, Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: ashwagandha, digestive health, immune health, mood health, nasya, triphala

Is Co-Sleeping with your Baby Safe? An Ayurvedic Perspective.

by John Douillard on August 7, 2018 | 18 Comments

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When I first met my Ayurvedic teacher in India in 1986, I remember meeting his wife and three children. They lived in a roomy, one room home with one bed in the corner for all five of them. I remember joking with him about how he was sleeping in such a small bed—with all five […]

Categories: Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: sleep health

Harness the Power of Darkness: 3 Keys to Raising Children in the Modern Age

by John Douillard on September 30, 2017 | Leave a Comment

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Remember the popular children’s tune, “Toe bone connected to the foot bone, Foot bone connected to the heel bone, Heel bone connected to the ankle bone…” and so on. Of course, in med school, one learns that things are a bit more complicated, but the message still holds strong: Everything in the body is connected. […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Kids/Teen/College Health

Healthy Care Package for College Students

by John Douillard on August 24, 2017 | 3 Comments

College can be one of the most challenging times to stay healthy. Suddenly, things like basic nutrition and sleep are taken for granted, resulting in sluggish immunity and making students susceptible to acne, hormonal issues, getting run-down, and more. With six kids, two in college and three college graduates, I have had firsthand experience keeping […]

Categories: Herbs + Supplements, Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: ashwagandha, children's health, chyawanprash, digestive health, immune health, sleep health, turmeric, vitamin d3

Technology & Your Kids: The Modern Human Experiment

by John Douillard on August 17, 2017 | 6 Comments

According to a New York Times report, both teens and adults check their smartphones 150 times per day (or every 6 minutes), and send an average of 110 texts per day. (1) For many teenagers these days, texting is passé, so they have upgraded to platforms like Snapchat and Instagram – suggesting that these numbers […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Kids/Teen/College Health

065: Technology + Your Kids

by John Douillard on August 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

The habits of the average cell phone user are quite astounding: Both kids and adults send more than 110 texts a day, check their phones 150 times per day and 46 percent of them say they could not live without their phones! (1) Kids are going from simply liking their cell phones to wanting and […]

Categories: Kids/Teen/College Health, Podcast Library

My 14-Year-Old’s Blog About Social Media & Technology

by John Douillard on August 14, 2017 | 32 Comments

As part of the research for my podcast, “Technology & Your Kids,” I was able to interview my six kids on the topic during our family’s summer vacation. The blog below was actually written by my 14-year-old daughter who just finished middle school – the Wild West of smartphones! Her words are so sincere and […]

Categories: Emotional Health, Kids/Teen/College Health

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