Dr. Alan Greene Makes “Future Health 100” List!

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Dr. Alan Greene Makes “Future Health 100” List!

Christopher Gavigan

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

We are thrilled that Healthy Child Board Member Dr. Alan Greene is included on the list of the 100 Most Creative and Influential Innovators working in health care today. Here's what Health Spottr has to say about Dr. Greene:

A Pioneer of Online Care. A practicing pediatrician since 1993, Dr. Greene was one of the earliest physicians to begin delivering advice to patients over the Internet when he launched DrGreene.com in 1995. Among many awards, Dr. Greene was recognized as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential Forces in Healthcare IT.” Dr. Greene is a regular contributor to many media outlets, and is the author of four books. Focuses on healthy child-rearing. Believes if parents can foster good habits in their children from birth - healthy behaviors will persist through adulthood. Dr. Greene advocates organics and is a past president of the Organic Center. He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, an Attending Pediatrician at Packard Children's Hospital, and a Senior Fellow at the University California San Francisco Center for the Health Professions.

Speaking to Sprig.com: "On the positive side, when food is grown organically, it has on average 30% more antioxidants, the things that help prevent and repair damage, and so I got very excited about helping to prevent and repair health issues in kids and adults."

Healthy Child Healthy World congratulates Dr. Greene on this auspicious honor - we're so proud to have him as part of our staff and our family.

Posted by Emily Lynne Ion on 08/03/2009 at 09:50 AM

Please see this recent post for a response to this study’s findings, http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/new_study_fails_to_analyze_key_health_benefits_of_organic_food/.

Thank you for your comment,
Emily
Healthy Child Staff

Posted by pay day loan on 07/30/2009 at 04:38 PM

LONDON (Reuters) – Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007.

A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference.

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