Mommy Goes Green

There are several pediatricians that practice both conventional and alternative medicine but Dr. Robert Sears and Dr. Greene are two that stand out to me as the most well-known.  I came across their point of view on the subject of flu and H1N1 vaccinations and thought you might be interested as well. 

Dr. Sears is a father of three, a pediatrician and author of The Vaccine Book and a popular alternative vaccine schedule.  Check out Dr. Sears thoughts here.

Dr. Greene is a father of four, a pediatrician and professor in California.  He is also the author of Raising Baby Green and Feeding Baby Green.  Check out Dr. Greene’s thoughts here.

My daughter’s preschool class recently had a lice outbreak so it’s been on the top of my mind lately.  Luckily, only one child caught it but I was prepared with all of my natural treatment options, just in case.  I recently wrote about several natural lice treatment options and have come across another from Dr. Greene, a well known pediatrician and professor at Stanford.

Apply Cetaphil to wet hair and heat with a hair dryer to create a ’shrink wrap’ film over the head.  Eight hours later, wash out the film with your regular shampoo.  This will remove the lice but not the eggs to repeat the process one time per week for 3 weeks to make sure you are able to get rid of all of them.

According to Dr. Greene, a 2004 study in the “Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics” noted that this treatment cured lice in 96% of children who used it.