Dr. Deborah Ginsburg is a Family Doctor, became board certified in Family Medicine in 1995, board certified in Integrative Holistic Medicine since 2006, and board certified in Integrative Medicine since 2017.
Being an “integrative physician” means she is trained to integrate the best parts of conventional medicine and alternative healing modalities to find an elevated, holistic approach. A focus of her practice is to raise the level of the health of a patients so that they’re more fit, more vibrant, with a stronger immune system, better every-day energy, and fewer illnesses.
As a Family Doctor, she is the primary physician for women, men, and children.
She also provides specialized medicine for people with special needs, such as around issues of in diet and nutrition, allergies, diabetes, immune system weakness, ADD/ADHD, autism, bowel and gut issues, general family stresses, inflammation, and the cycle of disease in which many people never actually become fully well.
Dr. Ginsburg prioritizes nutrition, healing foods, and lifestyle medicine as cornerstones of a vibrant life. She pays attention to herbal therapies, homeopathy, and other modalities that can contribute to wise treatment.
As part of caring for patients, she connects them to a network of extraordinary practitioners in both conventional and alternative health care specialties, which she coordinates. This care can include acupuncture, chiropractic, psychotherapy, homeopathy, and osteopathy, and other therapies, as well as the new frontier of functional testing.
Her style is collaborative. Patient visits take place in a relaxed, unhurried environment with ample time for questions and dialog.
She welcomes patient’s input regarding what may be causing symptoms, plans with the patient the best option a healing course.
“I use the parts of conventional medicine that fit the situation,” says Dr. Ginsburg, “and blend this with the expanded tools and possibilities of other healing systems and modalities.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, picky and selective eating is actually a quite common concern for children with autism. If you rolled your eyes looking at the steps above because your child with autism has never had a full day's serving of vegetables in their life, you are definitely not alone. As if getting kids to eat their veggies isn’t challenging enough, research shows children with autism have significantly more eating challenges than their peers who are not autistic.
In addition to sensory difficulties that can lead to a lot of anxiety with food, autistic children are 4x more likely to have gastrointestinal issues such as stomach pain and discomfort. This creates the perfect storm for extra extra picky eaters - and a lot of added obstacles and concerns for parents.
The difficulties associated with autistic children and food can cause a wide range of concerns from children being underweight to overweight (overweight children can still be at risk for nutritional deficiencies!). This can lead to slower than normal growth and nutritional deficiencies like low vitamin D and calcium levels. Even when given multivitamins, many children with autism are still found to have some of these nutritional deficiencies.
Here are some tips:
Keep to a schedule - setting schedules for meal and snack time can help picky eaters build up their appetite throughout the day
Minimize distractions - removing distractions like screens and toys can help your child be more engaged at mealtime
Approach new foods together - Make new foods less scary by trying them together. Touching and smelling the food together before tasting it
Support choice & control - Allowing your child to pick which foods they eat will help them feel more in control
It may not seem obvious, but eating is a complex behavior that involves perceptual, emotional, and cognitive processes. And we know that children with autism process things differently. While many of us look forward to things like our afternoon snack, it may be an activity that causes a lot of anxiety for your child.
Parents describe food selectivity being determined by a few of the following factors: texture (69%), appearance (58%), taste (45%), smell (36%), and temperature (22%). Uniform texture, bland and neutral color foods are reported to be overwhelmingly preferred by more than 90% of children with ASD.
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