Dr. Jay Gordon is a pediatrician that uses whole-food, plant-based nutrition as preventative medicine in his medical practice in California. In the above eleven-minute video, Dr. Gordon addresses common questions regarding children's nutritional needs and the importance of establishing good eating habits at home.
A few of the topics he covers are:
- The benefits of children eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
- How a plant-centered diet impacts children's developing brains and bodies
- Raw vs cooked vegetables
- Childhood obesity
- What to say to children when they want to eat the junk food that their peers are eating