Limited access. High costs that aren’t always given up front. Impersonal care. All of these are complaints I hear all the time from people about…
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Support your body’s natural immune system with these immune-boosting foods, vitamins, and lifestyle habits for your most vibrant health. Some people have sledding and hot…
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Here is something you’ve probably never been told: Perimenopause (the period leading up to menopause) and menopause are risk factors for developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a sugar metabolism disorder that affects 1 in 9 women where there is too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. In type 2 diabetes, cells
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When we were kids, everybody knew what a “germ” was. It was something tiny we couldn’t see that would make us sick. Germs are why we washed our hands and why our mothers made horrible faces when we did normal kid things like picking our nose, pressing our lips into a glass window, or bringing
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It’s ironic to write about the health benefits of sweating right now since it’s February and I live in Michigan. In fact, as I type, we’re in the midst of a 2-week cold snap with temps in the single digits before wind chill is even taken into account! We had to move our apples and squash
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In a world where it’s hard to get kids to change their underwear or brush their hair regularly, dealing with a new piece of clothing worn directly on the face every day is a big organizational deal for parents! I’m sure some have had no problem incorporating regular mask washing into their routines, but we
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Have you heard of mouth tape for sleeping? Here’s how we use mouth tape for sleeping to stop mouth breathing. Help mouth breathers at night rest easier. Ever caught yourself yelling at your kids with a choice mom phrase like, “If you say one more word, I’m going to tape your mouth shut!” That’s really not
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I’ve never in my life had much trouble falling asleep, possibly because sleep deprivation has been something I’ve erroneously worn as a badge of honor for a few decades now. Now suddenly in the last few months, I find myself lying awake at night occasionally. Worse yet, sometimes my eyes will pop open at 3
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Can you heal the gut? Do gut healing diets actually work? Here’s how gut healing is possible. It houses 80% of your immune system, the food you eat, and your poop. The gut is the clearinghouse for your body’s health. When things aren’t running smoothly down there the answer is often to heal the leaky
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We live in a frighteningly litigious society, don’t you think? I’m looking at you, burglars who sue homeowners because they got injured during a B&E…and so many more! I’m curious if you can imagine a situation where you would want to sue your child’s elementary school or preschool. As you turn over possible scenarios in
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Watching your kids take on some of your better qualities is one of the best parts of parenting. I get a little high every time I watch my kids fall deeply into learning, or even just share a factoid they remember with excitement. Recently, John, my eight-year-old, proudly told his friend, “Honey is the only
I couldn’t tell at first if the shrieks were of joy, annoyance, or pain coming from the pool with 11 children in it. When I finally realized that someone was definitely crying in pain, I knew it wasn’t mine but was still concerned. One of the kids swimming with us was holding his hand and
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If you’re going to be outside enjoying the healthy sunshine, be sure to have a safe, mineral sunscreen on hand for longer days! My first baby learned over 100 “baby signs” by the time he was 15 months old. It’s probably a good thing social media wasn’t around back then or I might have caused
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“Do-nut worry” read the cute little tags attached to the double doughnut hole treat our first graders presented to our fourth graders last year before their big, stressful standardized test. School counselors have told me that you can palpably feel the atmosphere change in the third and fourth grade wings of our local elementary schools
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One of the most frequent questions I get as a certified nutritionist is, “what is a good fish oil to buy?” Don’t feel bad if you are also wondering what and how to figure this out. The nutritional supplement world is confusing even to healthcare professionals! Let’s dig into the details of what fish oil
When I read my favorite mystery books as a child, the heroine got knocked out cold about once per novel, and never once did she have any long-term (or short term!) effects of concussion or go to see a therapist to rehab her brain. Clearly, Nancy Drew knew and practiced every one of these brain
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Sun protection goes further than finding the right sunscreen. Learn why protecting yourself from the inside out is smart from Emilia Javorsky, Ph.D., an expert who has done the research on a fern-based oral photoprotection. This weekend I witnessed a most interesting phenomenon – a man in his 70s literally running from the sun to
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Is gluten bad for everyone? Should allll of us go on an elimination diet meal plan that’s grain-free for good? Should everyone ditch whole wheat and switch to baking with einkorn, or just use only freshly ground, soaked whole wheat as long as you don’t have Celiac? Nope. Those aren’t even the right questions to
Gluten is Evil? Don’t Even Listen – Unless it’s to Your Body Read More »
Chill, Mama. That karate chop I busted out on poor Uncle Charlie when he made an attempt to give my first baby a bite of dirt cake at 7 months old? May have been overkill, it turns out. When that little-baby-who-is-now-an-alarmingly-old-kid was born over a decade ago, the recommendation from our pediatrician on introducing first
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The great thing about a Whole30 is that it really makes you meal plan, and you find ideas for so many vegetables in your diet, you might buy out the produce section. You might even start your day with a load of vegetables, like this “tastes like pizza breakfast hash” I discovered. If you ever
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