Recipes

Power Foods – Sunshine Smoothie

Oranges, lemons, strawberries and green leafy vegetables packed with vitamin C makes urine more acidic, which helps prevent bacteria from growing in the system. In addition, vitamin C helps cuts and wounds heal, boosts the immune system, helps your child’s gums stay healthy, keeps infections at bay and helps the body absorb iron from food…

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Norton Childrens Hospital, Recipes, Urology

Power Foods – Infused Water

Drinking plenty of water is one of the best things for your child’s urinary and digestive systems. Drinking enough water — about 40 to 60 ounces per day for children ages 4 to 12 — helps flush bacteria from the urinary tract, which prevents infection and helps the digestive tract function regularly. Sprucing up your…

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Childrens Hospital Foundation, Endocrinology, Heart, NICU, Norton Brownsboro, Norton Childrens Hospital, Norton Childrens Medical Center, Research

Lift a Life Foundation, established by David and Wendy Novak, gives $5 million to create diabetes center at Norton Children’s Hospital

A $5 million gift from the Lift a Life Foundation to the Children’s Hospital Foundation will establish the Wendy Novak Diabetes Center at Norton Children’s Hospital. Established in 1999 through a charitable trust by David and Wendy Novak, the Lift a Life Foundation provides innovative grants to nonprofit partners serving Kentucky. The gift is part…

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