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Integrative Pediatrics, 830 W Poplar Avenue Suite 2, Collierville, TN (2025)

12/25/2025

✨At Christmas, we’re reminded why caring for children matters so deeply …it’s about family, love, and creating a sense of safety and joy. Amy brings all of that into our clinic every single day.
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🎄A proud Mimi to three amazing grandbabies, Amy’s love for children shines through in everything she does. The same patience, warmth, and calm she gives her grandchildren is what our families feel the moment they walk through our doors.
Whether she’s making memories with her grands, enjoying live music, or welcoming families with a smile, Amy embodies the spirit of the season all year long.
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🤍If you’re lucky enough to be in clinic on Wednesdays or Fridays, you may get the opportunity to see her. We are so grateful for her this Christmas and always.
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🎄We hope your family is having a wonderful Christmas Day!

12/23/2025

🎄Did someone say VIRTUAL sick visits?!
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👏🏼That’s right! Our pediatric nurse practitioner Kaylan Lowry is offering virtual sick visits through Integrative Pediatrics—no driving, no waiting rooms.
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📱 Text us at 901-673-4061 to request a telehealth visit 💚

12/23/2025

✨Good Morning from Integrative Pediatrics. Caroline is always the bright shining face in our office when you walk in, we couldn’t run smoothly without her!
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🧩 Our clinic is open today! Call or text our Clinic line if you need anything!
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🎄Merry Christmas

12/21/2025

🩺🌡️Sick Visit open, TOMORROW, Sunday @9:30!! Text our office phone to schedule!
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12/20/2025

🩺Well child check up!!
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🤍This little one was all smiles for her 2 month well check! We love to see and love on our Integrative babies and cheer on our parents at every milestone!
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🩺A well visit is a head-to-toe examination used to evaluate your child’s growth and development at regular scheduled intervals. We address your child’s medical history, milestones, and any new concerns that you may have.
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☎️ Give our clinic a call to schedule your child’s well visit! 901.673.4061

12/17/2025

👂🏼What is an ear infection?!
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‼️Why kids get them so often
• Shorter, more horizontal Eustachian tubes (don’t drain well)
• Immature immune systems
• Congestion from colds, allergies, or sinus issues
• Exposure to secondhand smoke or frequent illness in group settings

🌡️Common symptoms
• Ear pain or tugging at ears
• Fever
• Fussiness or trouble sleeping
• Trouble hearing or muffled sounds
• Fluid draining from the ear (less common)
• In babies: poor feeding or increased crying when lying down
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➡️Viral vs bacterial
• Many ear infections are viral and will resolve on their own
• Bacterial infections may need antibiotics, especially if symptoms are severe or persistent
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❕💊Why antibiotics aren’t always needed
    •    Many ear infections are caused by viruses(up to 70-80 percent), not bacteria
    •    Even bacterial middle ear infections often clear on their own
    •    Overuse of antibiotics can cause side effects (diarrhea, rash) and antibiotic resistance. They can also alter the gut microbiome.
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⏰ When “watchful waiting” is used
Practitioners may delay antibiotics for 48–72 hours if:
    •    Child is over 6 months
    •    Symptoms are mild
    •    Infection is in one ear
    •    Reliable follow-up is   possible
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📞 When to call the pediatrician
• Severe ear pain
• Fever over 102°F
• Symptoms lasting more than 2–3 days
• Repeated ear infections
• Ear drainage
• Concerns about hearing or speech delays

12/10/2025

☕️🍫🎅🏼Tis’ the season for some hot coco!
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🍫One of the most popular warm drink for our kids during the Holiday season is, Swiss Miss hot chocolate. But do we really know what’s actually in it?!

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☕️Most Swiss Miss packets—especially the classic varieties—contain:

1. Sugar (first ingredient)
• The main component.
• One packet often contains 20–25 grams of added sugar, which is close to (or exceeds) a child’s entire recommended daily added sugar limit.
• Causes quick blood sugar spikes → crashes → irritability, cravings, headaches.

2. Corn Syrup & Modified Corn Starch
• Ultra-processed sweeteners and thickeners.
• These can disrupt gut balance and contribute to inflammation in sensitive kids.

3. Hydrogenated/Partially Hydrogenated Oils
• These are trans fats, even if the label says “0 g” (anything under 0.5 g can be legally rounded down).
• Linked to increased inflammation and poor metabolic health.

4. Artificial Flavors
• No nutritional value.
• Can be triggering for kids with sensory sensitivities or underlying neuroinflammatory issues.

5. Carrageenan (in some versions)
• A common thickener that can irritate the gut lining in susceptible children.

6. Processed Cocoa
• Treated at high heat, which destroys antioxidants found in natural cocoa.
• Often alkalized (“Dutch-processed”), lowering its nutrient profile even more.

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Let’s break this tend & try some healthier swaps!

‼️If you want to offer practical alternatives:

✔ Simple Homemade Mix
• Raw cacao (rich in magnesium!)
• A tiny bit of maple syrup or honey
• Real vanilla
• Oat, coconut, or raw milk

Warm, comforting, and actually offers nutrients.

✔ Store-Bought Cleaner Brands

(Lower sugar / no artificial additives)
• Clevr cacao
• Navitas cacao + milk at home
• Laird Superfood Cocoa
• Four Sigmatic cacao (caffeine-free kids version available)
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🍫What’s your favorite Holiday sweet treat with your kiddos?!

12/10/2025

🧁Happy Birthday to Kaylan!🧁
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🌟 Today we’re celebrating our incredible pediatric nurse and nurse practitioner, Kaylan! She’s the friendly voice you hear on the phone and the compassionate provider many of you already know and trust. Our nurses hold our team together 🙂.
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‼️We’re excited to share that Kaylan will soon be available to fully offer telehealth visits- bringing quality pediatric care right to your home. We are happy to be able to offer this service soon!
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📱 Text our business line to wish her a HBD! She is working today!! 901.673.4061

12/09/2025

🎄🎅🏼 It wouldn’t be Christmas time if we didn’t have a fun festive party!! We’re so lucky to have this wonderful group of ladies in our clinic. Their warmth, joy, and heart make Christmas here feel extra bright.
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12/05/2025

✨Our clinic is here for you in so many ways!
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🧩 Read below to learn about our different services we offer!!
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🎄Biomedical Autism Care

For families seeking integrative or biomedical guidance on autism spectrum symptoms. We explore the connection between nutrition, gut health, detox, immune balance, and neuroinflammation
— all tailored to your child’s unique needs.
Please select this visit if you’d like to go beyond basic symptom management and into deeper functional assessment.

🎄Gastrointestinal and Skin Health

Gut health plays a crucial role in your child’s overall well-being. A healthy gut helps with proper digestion, supports a strong immune system, and influences skin and behavioral health. Imbalances in the gut can contribute to issues like constipation, frequent illnesses, eczema, and conditions like ADHD or anxiety. By focusing on gut health, we can address the root causes of these concerns, helping your child feel better, stay healthier, and thrive both physically and emotionally. This visit is designed to assess and support your child’s gut health, improving their overall health and development.

🎄Well Visits

A well visit is a head-to-toe examination used to evaluate your child’s growth and development at regular scheduled intervals. We address your child’s medical history, milestones, and any new concerns that you may have.

🎄Newborn Visits

Call us to schedule your newborn visit anytime! We would love to meet your sweet family and be there alongside this new stage of life!

🎄Sick Visits

A sick visit is typically an appointment scheduled with a practitioner because of the onset of an acute illness. Common complaints leading to acute visits include fever, earaches, coughs, skin rashes, headaches, sore throat, flu symptoms, vomiting among others. The best course of action is to call us as soon as you begin to notice symptoms. We can additionally provide school notes should your child miss school due to an acute illness.
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12/04/2025

🎄✨December can be magical — and stressful. Kids feel our emotional energy more than we realize.
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✨When we regulate ourselves, we help their nervous systems stay calm and connected. When we don’t, their bodies absorb our stress. This month, give your child the gift of your calm.
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👧🏼👶🏼Children are incredibly sensitive to the emotions of the adults caring for them. When we’re overwhelmed, tense, or rushing through the season:

✨Their nervous systems go into “alert mode”

✨They become more clingy, irritable, or emotional

✨Their sleep and appetite can shift

✨Behaviors escalate because their bodies feel unsafe
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⁉️Why?

✨Because kids “co-regulate.” This means they use our calm to find their calm.

✨So when we slow down, breathe, and regulate our emotions, we’re actually helping their bodies regulate too.

✨A regulated parent = a regulated child.

✨A stressed parent = a child whose nervous system mirrors that stress.

✨In a busy month like December, here’s what helps:

✨Build in simple moments of connection (5 minutes goes a long way)

🗣️ Say out loud: “I’m feeling stressed, so I’m going to take a deep breath.”

✨Lower expectations — kids don’t need a perfect holiday

✨Protect routines as much as possible

✨Try to notice when you’re overwhelmed and pause instead of powering through

‼️Your calm truly is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child this season. ❤️
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11/27/2025

🦃We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are so thankful for each of our families!

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