Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 23 – Back To School
Back To School Thoughts As summer winds down and the school year starts, our attention naturally turns to backpacks, school supplies, new cl...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsKids & family
Portable Practical Pediatrics
Stimulate and empower parents with interesting conversations about a wide variety of pediatric topics
Episodes
20 of 320 episodesDr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 22 – Technology and Kids
The Hardest Part of Medicine Isn't Making the Diagnosis Last week I wrote that one of the most healing words in the English language may be...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #19 Repost – Dr. Alessio Fasano – Intestinal Permeability, Microbiome and MIS
In this podcast repost, we rediscover the work of Pediatric Gastroenterologist Dr. Alessio Fasano from the Massachusettes General Hospital D...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 21 – Saying No
The Healing Power of Saying No Why the path to health often begins with restraint! Every major faith tradition discovered something long bef...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #116: Russell Greenfield, MD – The Art of Listening
Welcome back to Dr. M's Women and Children First. One of the recurring themes on this podcast is that the future of medicine won't be discov...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 20 – Healthcare Policy
Failing Them Why Are We? We are failing our children, the next generation. I have been spending an inordinate amount of time studying cellul...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 19 – Pain
Pain Do we listen to its signal? Pain: Your Body's Built-In Warning System Pain is one of the body's oldest and most important protective me...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #115: Michelle Chalfant – The Adult Chair
Welcome back to Dr. M's Women and Children First Podcast, where we explore the science, stories, and strategies that help children thrive an...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 18 – Autism and Microbiomes
Autism and Diagnosis Metabolites and Phenotypes In a brand new paper entitled. “Elevated Microbially-Derived Metabolites in Autism: A Possib...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 17 – Processing Death
DEATH or Better Yet, Live for Today Recently, there has been more death and morbidity in my life than usual. There is no easy way to discuss...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #114: Aimie Apigian, MD – Biology of Trauma
Today's podcast guest is Dr. Aimie Apigian, a physician who has become one of the leading voices in helping us understand the biology of tra...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 16 – Fake it Till You Make it
Fake It Till You Make It? One of the most misunderstood pieces of advice in our culture is the phrase "fake it until you make it." At face v...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #113: Navaz Habib, DC – Vagal Action and Health
Welcome back to Dr. M’s Women and Children First. Today, we are joined by one of the leading voices in the world of vagus nerve health, func...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 15 – Virus and Food
Should You Feed A Viral Illness? This Nature news article discusses emerging evidence that eating may acutely enhance immune responsiveness,...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 14 – The Adult Chair
The Adult Chair, the Adolescent Chair and the Child's Chair The Adult Chair by Michelle Chalfant is a practical framework for emotional matu...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 13 – Birth Order
Birth Order Birth Order Is Biology, Not Birthright - so says a new paper in MedRxIV (Kramer et. al. 2026) Here is a short field guide to how...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #112: Mona Delahooke, PhD – Beyond Behaviors
Today on Dr. M’s Women and Children First, we welcome one of the most important voices in modern child development and behavioral science, M...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 12 – Creatine and Microbiomes
Creatine and Microbiomes A new 2026 Cell Metabolism study explores a compelling and increasingly central idea in modern biology: the gut/bra...
Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #111: Duey Freeman, MA – Attachment
Welcome back to Dr. M’s Women and Children First. Today’s conversation moves into one of the deepest layers of human development: attachment...
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 11 – Magnesium
Screenshot Magnesium Magnesium is a major cofactor in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, less a supplement than a piece of physiologi...