The Waiting Room – Page 19 – Dr. Thornburg Wellness

Dec 07, 2017

Are you a supermom?

Are you a supermom? Tis the season in the era of superheroes. What do we expect from the greatest superhero of them all during the holidays? Supermoms are cooking up extravagant architectural designs for the grandest gingerbread homes on the...

Dec 01, 2017

A child’s odyssey of hardship defiance and hope

Does hardship in childhood keep your child from being successful? Divorce, chronic illness, trauma, abuse, addiction and neglect are common settings for childhood. 75% of children experience at least one of these ongoing stressors. So we worry as parents, “Is...

Nov 28, 2017

Addressing ADD Naturally?

A mother recently asked me how I would naturally address inattentiveness (ADD) in a 14-year-old. Like her, many of you know and love someone with this common condition and would like to try a natural approach before resorting to medications. Symptoms of inattention,...

Aug 21, 2017

Backseat Mishaps

Have you ever seen the sharp line between fresh and salt water when a river and the ocean meet? You can see the clear blue of the sea and the muddy brown of the river pressed up against each...

Aug 18, 2017

When Teachers Turn Clouds into Spaceships

Painting by Rob Gonsalves Did you know the Native Americans could not recognize the first galleons arriving in the Americas? They stared at the ships for days but misidentified their sails for clouds on the horizon. The galleons were so...