No matter how well intentioned people are about making sure they get the right balance of vitamins and minerals, they face tough obstacles. With breastfed newborns, the scale is tipped in the right direction (except for vitamin D). After infancy we are biologically designed to thrive on a balanced variety of whole foods, such as fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans, nuts, and lean sources of protein and calcium. But natural instincts to eat the right amount of healthful, balanced foods can...
Alan Greene, MD, FAAP
Dr. Greene is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, an Attending Physician at Packard Children's Hospital, and the Founding President of the Society for Participatory Medicine. He is on the board of directors of Healthy Child Healthy World, The Lunchbox Project, and the Organic Center. He is the author of many popular health and parenting books including Raising Baby Green and Feeding Baby Green.
In 2010 Dr. Greene founded the WhiteOut Movement to change how babies in the United States are fed.
He has been featured in the New York Times and has appeared on CNN, The TODAY Show, Good Morning America - Health, NBC Evening News, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, and The Dr. Oz Show. Dr. Greene was honored as one of “the 100 most creative and influential innovators working in health care today” and was named the Children’s Health Hero of the Internet by Intel.
Website: www.drgreene.com