CHOP Gastroenterologist Maria Mascarenhas, MBBS, co-authors anti-inflammatory cookbook for families of healthy children and those who have IBD, obesity and other conditions.

Oncology patients can try massage or yoga to help them get through cancer treatments.

The Integrative Health Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offers helpful tips and specialized programs to support children with GI symptoms. 

Through a partnership between CHOP and Disilvestro Playground and Recreation Center, local families had the opportunity to participate in a four-part series infant massage class.

Integrative Health at CHOP offers a unique yoga program to help cancer patients cope with treatment.

Louis Bell, MD, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: prescribing opioids for pain.

Find out how you can introduce the idea of breathwork in ways your child will understand and enjoy.

Mindfulness is the act of paying attention to the present moment. Learn how it can be helpful and how to get started.

Used thoughtfully and carefully, aromatherapy can help children, as well as adults, feel calmer and sleep better. It is also shown to reduce nausea, discomfort and pain.

Complementary care provided by the Integrative Health Program at CHOP considers the whole child — family, environment, mind, body and soul. It can help reduce stress, speed healing, and in some cases resolve symptoms that aren’t addressed through more conventional therapies.