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The Importance of Physical Distancing & Face Coverings
by PATSY GIARDA, APRN, CPNP As time passes, it is becoming even more clear that COVID-19 is not going anywhere anytime soon and we have to figure out how to work our lives around it. We know physical distancing and avoiding environments where viral particles are more...
Dr. David’s Corner: Like It or Not, We have to Learn to Live with this Coronavirus
Dear Wholistic Community,I don’t remember the last time I sat down to write at a time of such widespread uncertainty. To get past the SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) global pandemic, we find ourselves stuck with some rather lousy choices. But there is one...
Educating Your Kids during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Wholistic Pediatrician’s Perspective featuring: David Berger, MD, Wholistic ReLeaf
A Plea for Mutual Respect & Understanding in the Time of COVID-19
by DAVID BERGER, M.D. As our nation surpassed 100,000 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), I have been reflecting on how things have unfolded over the past few months. When we look back on this tragic time, it will likely become apparent what...
Welcoming Ethan Levy, Our Newest Practitioner
by DAVID BERGER, M.D. ETHAN LEVY, PA-C, MPAS, MSESS, AT-C, CSCS Wholistic Pediatrics & Family Care is thrilled to announce our newest team member — Physician Assistant (PA) Ethan Levy has joined our practice to work with both children and adults!Dr....
COVID-19 and Medical Cannabis: An Ace(2) in the Whole?
by RUSS BATTIATA As the world navigates a “new normal” due to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, people are seeking relief and have lots of questions about what the future holds. Will there be therapeutic options that adequately prevent or treat COVID-related...
Our Office Is Open! Post-Shutdown Guidelines & Precautions
by EMILY COLÓN During the shutdown, we sure missed seeing our patients in the office! The past few months have been an unprecedented, crazy time. Our entire lives have changed — work, school, family, and free time are all different. During this time,...
Dr. David’s Corner: Standing In Solidarity to Combat Systemic Racism
Standing In Solidarity to Combat Systemic Racism Dear Wholistic Community, It is very telling that as we relaunch our newsletter, Our Wholistic Planet, we feel the need to start off with a topic other than the global COVID-19 pandemic plaguing our communities. ...
The Sacred Plant – Pediatrics Q & A – Dr. David Berger
Dr. David has Q & A session with author and Cancer survivor Shannan Ajluni
FAMU’s MMERI Forum Radio interview with Dr. D.
Dr. D. discussed the medical cannabis experience for parents and children.
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions
As the Dec. 1 deadline approaches for school districts to draft policies on how students can take cannabis on campus, effected groups are reaching out to Dr. David for his opinion on how best to approach medical cannabis treatment in schools.
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions
As the Dec. 1 deadline approaches for school districts to draft policies on how students can take cannabis on campus, effected groups are reaching out to Dr. David for his opinion on how best to approach medical cannabis treatment in schools. WFLA News Channel 8:...
ABC Action News: Florida Schools are Drafting Medical Marijuana Policies
As an expert in pediatric medical cannabis, Dr. David continues to be contacted to discuss strategies for handling medical cannabis in schools. Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions WFLA News Channel 8:...
WFLA News Channel 8: Medical Marijuana & Schools
WFLA News Channel 8 called upon Dr. David's expertise to discuss school policies around medical cannabis.
Dr. David Webinar: Autism & Cannabis
Sponsored by The Autism Community in Action (TACA) Parents of children with Autism have reported improvements in their children's behaviors, movements, socialization, sleep, appetite and GI symptoms after introducing cannabis (CBD). In this webinar, Dr. Berger...
Wholistic ReLeaf: Empowering Families and Patients to Choose the Best Treatment Approach
Dr. David and WHolistic ReLeaf are the feature story in the September issue of Florida Cannabis News!
Medical Cannabis, Autism, and the Transformation of Medicine
Written by David Berger, MD, FAAP and published in Autism Parenting Magazine. Find out how using medical cannabis can help facilitate the treatment of children with chronic conditions from a board-certified pediatrician and leading US authority on medical cannabis,...
Integrative and Wholistic Medicine and Its Impact on ADD
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is diagnosed in approximately 9.4% of U.S. children and 5% of adults, as reported by the CDC. It encompasses three subsets: predominantly inattentive type, predominantly hyperactive type, and combined type. ADD is not a diagnosis that...
Dr. David’s 50th Birthday Bash Fundraiser
Dr. David's 50th Birthday Bash Fundraiser was a huge success raising funds for TACA and Cannamoms. Special thanks to our medical cannabis dispensary sponsors: Muv, Surterra, Knox, Trulieve, and VidaCann! ***VIDEOS: Click here to (re)experience the event on our YouTube...
Medical Cannabis, Autism, and the Transformation of Medicine
In 1987, during my freshman year at Lehigh University, our first English assignment was to write a letter to an elected official advocating for a controversial issue of our choosing. I decided to write my United States Congressman to express why I believed marijuana...
