About

He (Dr. Roy Nattiv) is a board certified pediatrician doing his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at UCSF. She (Dr. Nina Molayem Nattiv) is a family dentist who spent a few years treating mostly adults but has spent the last few years mostly treating children. They are overwhelmed by the dearth of misinformation on the internet, tired of opinions given by unreliable sources (why are so many random people giving medical advice?!?!), and confused by sites that mix too much superfluous information with the good stuff.

The Doctors Nattiv want to bring you easy-to-understand medical and health information based on scientific evidence (research, textbooks…) because it doesn’t make sense for you to have to go to medical school just to make healthy decisions for you and your family.

Our philosophy:

1. Everything in moderation. Even drinking clean water will kill you at a high enough dose.
2. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Did you just read that eating onions/chia seeds/red wine etc can prevent and/or cure all illness? Many foods are good for you, not one of them will save your life.
3. Make sure your information is backed by research. There is a big difference between anecdotal evidence and empirical/scientific evidence. It is not good enough that someone tells you that broccoli will cure cancer because a few people with cancer ate broccoli every day and now they don’t have cancer. All other factors need to be accounted for and controlled.
4. Be your own advocate. There probably aren’t a lot of people in the world that care about your health as much as you do. Even your doctor, who only wants you to be healthy, has hundreds of other patients fighting for his attention. I’m not telling you to harass anyone, just make sure that you are being taken care of. For example, if you have an urgent matter and you have called your doctor to make an appointment, make sure that they know that it is urgent, or else they will book you when it is convenient for them.

 

Disclaimer: The information in this blog is compiled and summarized (sometimes just flat-out copied) from the articles listed in the sources. These articles are only meant as a guideline based on our educated opinion. Please consult with your physician or pediatrician if you have any questions – please don’t use this blog as a substitute for seeing a physician or as a means of diagnosis.