At “Whole Child Texas” we believe that the future of medicine goes beyond treatment and even prevention, towards wellness creation. We also believe in the body-mind-spirit connection and we strive to address all elements that contribute to a child’s health.
Whole Child Texas - we are not focused on just treating disease and symptoms; we treat the whole child by addressing all aspects of a child’s health - mind, body, emotions, spirit, family, and community
Why Whole Child Pediatrics?
The health of our children – our most precious asset and our future – is at stake. This generation of children may be the first one who lives shorter, sicker lives than their parents. The rates of autism, ADHD, asthma, food allergies, obesity and diabetes continue to rise at an unprecedented pace. The conventional medicine solution so far has been a system that treats symptoms and that incentivizes more care at higher cost. The one disease-one prescription solution is expensive, ineffective and increasingly unsafe. Our children are sicker than before. Changing the current health care system is imperative in order to preserve the health of future generations. To meet the complex health challenges we face, we need a new approach: Whole Child Pediatrics.
What is Whole Child Pediatrics?
Whole Child Pediatrics is a revolutionary approach to health care and is based on the principles of Integrative Medicine. It is a complete paradigm shift that provides a new roadmap to optimal health, based on simple yet profoundly transformative lifestyle changes. It empowers families to make sustainable changes, encouraging them to create the future they deserve. Integrative medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes account the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.
Location
3550 Parkwood Blvd, Ste 100, Frisco, TX 75034
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Hours
Monday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Sat:
Closed
Sun:
Closed
After-hours advice line available. $25/call
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Alina Olteanu, M.D., PhD
Do you ever wish you had a pediatrician with a strong allopathic and research background who:
- You could also trust for information on nutrition, herbs, and supplements and who knows the best of both worlds, mainstream and holistic, Western and Eastern medicine?
- Knows that pharmaceutical treatments are not the only answers for all childhood problems and knows how to use other, safe and effective options?
- Believes in the healing power of loving kindness, conscious speech, purity of heart, and compassionate action?
If you do, Dr Alina Olteanu is here to provide you a trustworthy perspective on pediatric health that it’s rare to find anywhere else.
Dr. Alina Olteanu is the founder and president of “Whole Child Pediatrics of North Texas”. She is the only pediatrician in the DFW area trained through the prestigious Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, founded by Dr Andrew Weil. She is board-certified in pediatrics but also in integrative medicine through the American Board of Physician Specialties and the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. She did her pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas and received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
She has extensive knowledge about herbs, supplements, homeopathy, aromatherapy, functional medicine, energy medicine, mind-body medicine, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, which she practices in combination with traditional, allopathic medicine.
Dr Alina recognizes that the current medical system is imperfect and it often fails patients by its focus on disease management, rather than health promotion and disease prevention. She knows that the epidemic of childhood chronic diseases is preventable and even reversible, mainly through a better diet, a more balanced lifestyle, and reducing stress and harmful environmental exposures. At the same time, she respects the amazing advances of traditional medicine, including vaccines, and she recommends antibiotics and other pharmaceutical treatments when necessary.
She practices what many people call integrative medicine, but she prefers to call it just being a good, caring doctor. As an innovator in the health care revolution, she is passionate about transforming the current medical system that over-diagnosis and over-medicates children, into a model of care that integrates the belief in the innate healing capacities of the body and nature.
Dr Alina speaks several languages (Romanian, Spanish, German) and has a special interest in nutrition, childhood behavioral problems, autism, ADHD, allergies, eczema, asthma, and epigenetics.
Her past accomplishments include, but are not limited to:
- Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
- Fellowship in Primary Pediatric Mental Health at Mayo Clinic
- Chopra Center trained meditation instructor in primordial sound meditation
- Training in pediatric functional medicine
- Selected as “Mom Approved Doctor” – Dallas Fort Worth “Child” magazine
- Selected as “Woman of the Year” – New Orleans “City Business” Magazine
- “Local Hero” award – AAP Section of Community Pediatrics
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Tulane School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA
- Medical Director at New Orleans Children’s Health Project – Department of Pediatrics, Tulane School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA
SUPPORT FOR ANXIOUS CHILDREN
I wish I could go back in time and teach the younger version of myself how to cope, but of course, that's not possible. What is possible is to try to reach as many kids and parents as possible with these coping skills.
MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS
I would like to offer very simple and effective meditation instructions that is both relaxing and profound. It is the integration of Buddhist mindfulness and insight meditation. It is designed to calm your mind, focus your attention and bring a self awareness of your authentic nature. It is the meditation technique that I use everyday.
BREATHING MEDITATION FOR CHILDREN
Meditation, yoga, and other mindfulness practices are popping up in school systems nationwide—and for good reason. Studies have shown that teaching kids mindfulness practices can build students’ attentiveness, respect for fellow classmates, self control, and empathy, all while reducing stress, hyperactive behavior, ADHD symptoms, and depression. In addition, grades are shown to improve for students who participate in mindfulness programs.
5 COMMON CHILDHOOD CONDITIONS
Parenting is hard!
A good parent strives to make decisions in the best interest of the child.To make your life as a parent easier, here are my quick tips on how to manage the most common childhood health issues
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTRITION TIPS
One of the best measures a person can take to prevent or reduce inflammation is to try an anti-inflammatory diet. An anti-inflammatory diet involves eating certain foods and avoiding others in order to minimize the symptoms of chronic inflammatory diseases.
HEALTHY MEALS MENU FOR KIDS
If you have kids that are picky eaters, it can be easy to fall into a food rut and make the same things over and over. I put together a week of Kid-Friendly Meals to inspire you! Remember it’s important to keep trying new things. Some day Ithey might surprise you and eat them!
Online Bill Pay
We understand that dealing with health issues while also worrying about having to pay your medical bills can be an overwhelming and stressful experience. For that reason, we are helping to make the process easier with the creation of a Patient Payment Portal.