Joan Guthrie Medlen
Nutrition & Dietetics, JEM Consulting, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Bio:
Joan Guthrie Medlen, MEd, RD, specializes in transforming families
to experience quality lives with quality health, wtih a community
vision through informed choices. The inspiration of her work began
through supporting her son, who has Down syndrome and celaic
disease, and hundreds of other individuals and with intellectual
and developmental disabilities and their families to live a quality
life...
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Credentials:
Education
- BS Dietetics, Kansas State University, Mahanttan, KS, 1987
- Masters in Education, University of Massachusetts - Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 2010
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Joan Guthrie MedlenQuit the Food Police! Steps to Healthy Lives for Individuals with Down Syndrome. A Celebration of World Down Syndrome Day & National Nutrition Month!
03/24/2012
Quit the Food Police! Steps to Healthy Lives for Individuals with Down Syndrome. A Celebration of...
03/23/2012 -
How can I take care of my child with Down syndrome?
By being a good parent. Being a parent of a child with Down syndrome is just that: being a parent.... Full Post 10/27/2011 -
How many calories should my child with Down syndrome eat?
This is a very broad question and varies with each child. Not with each age, but with each child!... Full Post 10/26/2011 -
What are the treatment options for Down syndrome?
There is no one "treatment" for Down syndrome. In fact, there's no treatment that will... Full Post 09/12/2011 -
How can I deal with my autistic child's picky eating?
Children on the autism spectrum - as well as many children with developmental disabilities - are... Full Post 08/23/2011 -
How can I teach Down syndrome child not to hit or pull hair?
First, take a deep breath. It always helps. Children with Down syndrome are going to have some of... Full Post 08/23/2011 -
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Joan Guthrie Medlen
Food Rewards: Help or Hindrance?
I overheard Melissa talking to a friend the other day. She was explaining her day. “In... Full Post 08/20/2011
2011 MOve It and Lose It.
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View All- How many calories should my child with Down syndrome eat?
- This is a very broad question and varies w... More
- How can I take care of my child with Down syndrome?
- By being a good parent. Being a parent of... More
- What are the treatment options for Down syndrome?
- There is no one "treatment" for Down syndr... More
- How can I teach Down syndrome child not to hit or pull hair?
- First, take a deep breath. It always helps... More
- How can I deal with my autistic child's picky eating?
- Children on the autism spectrum - as well... More
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Food Rewards: Help or Hindrance?
Aug 20, 2011
I overheard Melissa talking to a friend the other day. She was explaining her day. “In... Full Post
