LifeSprout MD

11/23/2025

Drs. Spencer and Karl Nadolsky talk about nutrition, medicine, and fitness through the lens of two physicians who lift weights. Both doctors are former NCAA division 1 wrestlers who have gone into medicine. Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is a board certified family physician specialized in obesity medicine an...

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

10/09/2025

✨ Is it PPD, PPA, or POCD? ✨
Perinatal mental health challenges can look different for every parent. While postpartum depression is more widely recognized, many also experience perinatal anxiety or perinatal OCD—and each one is temporary, treatable, and deserves support. 💙

This OCD Awareness Week, let’s break the stigma and raise awareness about perinatal OCD—marked by intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and hypervigilance—that can feel overwhelming but is treatable with the right help.

You are not alone. Healing is possible. 🌸

👉 Save this post to learn the differences between PPD, PPA, and POCD.
👉 Share to spread awareness.

📞 PSI HelpLine: 1-800-944-4773 (call or text)
📞 National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-852-6262
🌐 Visit Postpartum.net for free support groups, resources, and help in your area.
📱 Download the Connect by PSI App in the App Store & Google Play Store

10/05/2025

10/05/2025

Breastfeeding after mastectomy. Breast Cancer Awareness.

08/06/2025

07/08/2025

No need to interrupt breastfeeding for Botox or Retinoid skin treatment. Nurse on!

Retinoids are a group of compounds derived from vitamin A. They work by promoting cell turnover, reducing inflammation, and clearing clogged pores. Our big question: is it safe to use retinol while breastfeeding?

This is just one in a multi-part series this summer featuring research on vanity treatments during breastfeeding. 👀Read our article here: https://www.infantrisk.com/content/retinoid-skincare-and-nursing-what-new-moms-should-know

Highlights from our article:
🧖‍♀️Cosmetic retinols are unlikely to affect human milk or a breastfed infant. They are not regulated like drugs, so the content of the products themselves are always somewhat questionable.
🧴Topical retinoids, whether OTC or prescription, are generally considered safe to use while breastfeeding, as they are applied to the skin and absorbed in very small amounts.
💊Oral retinoids are NOT recommended during breastfeeding.

For a quick view of medication safety in breastmilk, download Mommy Meds in the App Store or Google Play.
📲App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mommymeds/id669222544?ls=1
📲Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=con.irc.hcp2&hl=en

06/08/2025

Despite CDC’s recent update, ACOG continues to strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in any trimester and during lactation. The vaccine is safe, effective, and protects both you and your infant. Talk with your ob-gyn about getting vaccinated. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RWsM3z

03/16/2025

I’m honored to make the cut. Thank you to my patients who nominated me.

08/09/2024

World Breastfeeding Week: Closing the Gap.

To all who have walked this road, whether it was for a day or a year, I'm here to help. Breastfeeding pain, low milk supply, concerns about medication safety during lactation, mastitis, ni**le rashes, hyperlactation, milk production for multiples, inclusive feeding plan, lactation induction for surrogate and adoptive families, ankyloglossia and feeding troubles. If you need diagnosis, management, and support from a board certified lactation medicine physician LifeSproutMD is here for you.

06/10/2024

Fellowship exam results are in, and I can put more letters behind my name!! So grateful to this organization for doing the hard work to recognize physician excellence and competence in breastfeeding and lactation medicine.

If you need lactation support from a dual board certified Family Medicine and Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine doctor, reach out through my website.

Dr. Toni Griffin, MD, CLC, IBCLC, NABBLM-C

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