Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents

Shanna Garza, MD
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Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents

Total Teen Health and Wellness is a biweekly podcast for parents of teenagers to learn more about medical and mental health issues in their children. Dr. Shanna Garza, an Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, provides essential education and helpful guidance to parents to help them better understand how to empower and encourage their teen children to live healthy and balanced lives. Parenting the whole teen requires moms and dads to know about the physical health and mental well-being of their children. Dr. Garza is here to guide!

  1. 14/02/2023

    25. Why I Refer My Patients for Therapy: An Adolescent Medicine Physician Perspective

    Therapy is an important part of mental health care for teenagers. Patients improve more when they are connected to a therapist who helps them build healthy coping skills, work on relationship issues and improve their self esteem. There are many different approaches to therapy in teens. Today, Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and expert explains why therapy is helpful for her patients and why she refers them for therapy. Parents, listen to learn more and to see if therapy ...

    15 min

  2. 18/01/2023

    24. Anti-Diet: How Parents Can Teach Their Chidren Balance with Food and Exercise

    Parents are the ultimate teachers for their kids and can be role models by showing balance with food, body and exercise. Following up Episode #23 on Why Diets are Not Good for Teens, this episode reviews how parents can help their teen and young adult children see food, nutriton and exercise in a more balanced way. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, provides parents pearls to guide these discussions and cautions on talking about diet, weight loss and body image with t...

    11 min

  3. 05/01/2023

    23. New Year, New You? Why Diets Are Not a Good Idea For Teens!

    The diet industry targets teenagers during this time of new years' resolutions through social media and marketing. Dieting is never a good idea for teenagers who are still growing and developing. Dieting, which is essentially restrictive eating and weight suppression, increases the risk of developing eating disorders. There are many medical concerns with weight loss and restrictive nutrition in adolescents. Parents, listen to this episode to learn more! Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine p...

    18 min

  4. 17/11/2022

    22. Worried About the Risk of Prescription Drug Use in Your Teen? Parents, Listen to Learn More!

    Parents hear scary stories in the news every week about drug overdoses in teens related to prescription pill misuse. 10% of teenagers report misusing a prescription drug in the last six months. Now, the risk is even greater given how many pills are counterfeit and laced with fentanyl. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine expert, reviews the risks of prescription drug abuse in teenagers and how parents can help their teens stay safe. To learn more about the risk of marijuana use in Teenaager ...

    15 min

  5. 04/10/2022

    21. Is It Ever Safe for My Teen to Use Marijuana? Parents, Know the Risks!

    Teenagers and young adults have easy access to marijuana, and many are using cannabis frequently and heavily. Chronic use of marijuana has higher risks to young people due to the developing teen brain. Dr. Shanna Garza reviews medical and mental health risks that are more significant in adolescents. Parents, listen to learn more about the possible effects heavy marijuana use can have for your teen and young adult children. There are higher rates of depression, anxiety, psychosis and schizophr...

    21 min

  6. 15/09/2022

    20. Suicide Prevention in Teens and Young Adults: Parents, Know the Warning Signs

    In honor of September being National Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Shanna Garza discusses risk factors and warnings signs for suicide in teenagers and young adults. There are many mental health and medical risk factors for which patients need to get care. In Adolescent Medicine, we treat patients for all types of mental health issues which helps prevent the risk for suicide. Parents want to know the warning signs for suicide in their teen children. Dr. Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and...

    15 min

  7. 16/08/2022

    19. Teen Gynecology: Common Issues Your Teen Daughter May Have

    In Adolescent Medicine, we are often the first doctors to address patient concerns related to women's health and gynecology. In this episode, Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, reviews common gynecology concerns she treats in teenagers and young adults. Common concerns include many different issues related to periods, pelvic pain, ovarian cysts, vulvar pain and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Listen to learn more about how to get your teenager the help they ...

    15 min

  8. 02/08/2022

    18. Sexually Transmitted Infections: What Your Teenager or Young Adult Child Needs to Know!

    Sexually transmitted infections (STI's) are common infections in sexually active teens. Many teens don't know that they are infected or that they have been exposed. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and clinic director of Girls to Women/Young Men's Health- McKinney, reviews commonly occuring STI's. Teens need to know how to prevent STI's, when to be checked and how to be treated. Check out this episode to learn more about how to help your kids get the care they need regarding th...

    16 min
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Total Teen Health and Wellness is a biweekly podcast for parents of teenagers to learn more about medical and mental health issues in their children. Dr. Shanna Garza, an Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, provides essential education and helpful guidance to parents to help them better understand how to empower and encourage their teen children to live healthy and balanced lives. Parenting the whole teen requires moms and dads to know about the physical health and mental well-being of their children. Dr. Garza is here to guide!

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