Category: Health
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Sugar Sugar
I have been giving something a lot of thought lately. I am thinking about my son and sugar. We are not a family that consumes a lot of it – but lately we have been very…
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Jumpin’ Jack Flax – it’s a gas, gas, gas
As I sit over my yummy bowl of flax & pumpkin seed granola, I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you about the wonders of flax seed. It is one of our…
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Cancer-Causing Chemicals from Tobacco Smoke Found in Baby Urine
Scientists have detected cancer-causing chemicals associated with tobacco smoke in the urine of infants whose parents smoke. The finding, detailed in the May issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, supports the…
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Mama’s Kitchen
I heard a wonderful piece on NPR today – it was called Hidden Kitchens. Apparently it comes on every Friday (this was the first time I have caught it) and today it was featuring…
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New 24-Hour Phone Response System Gives Parents Immediate Access to a Pediatrician / Pediatric Emergency Physician
Los Angeles, Calif. (April 27, 2006) – With overcrowded emergency departments and capacity constraints on office-based pediatricians, many parents find themselves in a quandary when it comes to taking the best course of action…
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Sick of being Sick
Since we have all been sick these last few months – I have been doing some research about how be more preventative in my daily life. There are so many foods that you can…
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Vegetarianism Found To Be The Best Way To Lose Significant Weight
A new study was just released claiming that eating a vegetarian diet is the most effective way to lose weight. The authors found that the body weight of both male and female vegetarians is,…
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Treating the Untreatable
This last week has been murder on me and my six year old son. He has been home all week with what I thought to be just a bad cold. By Wednesday evening, he…
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Me Time? Really?
Phew. Today is the last day of my son’s spring break. I know I have mentioned it with great frequency and fervor this week — my apologies if you are tired of hearing about…
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The Good Deed Fellow
It’s remarkable when you feel more down on your luck than ever before and there is a simple stranger who, with a small thoughtful gesture, can make you realize that things are pretty great. We…