Health

Prepared Toddler Foods Are High in Sodium… Duh?

May 2, 2013
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New research by the Center for Disease Control has the medical community and parents alike in a tizzy. It seems that those convenient, pre-packaged, toddler foods are unhealthily high in sodium. And this was a surprise?

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Why I Miss After-Dinner Walks

May 2, 2013
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In the 1960s, life was very different for kids than it is now. We had this amazing self-directed after school activity called playing outside and each of us participated as much as possible. Life was made up of predictable events that created a pattern of secure expectation – you always knew if it was Friday then fish would [...]

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Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Lead to Food Allergies in Children

April 18, 2013
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Although vitamin D is an important nutrient, it may be one that should be limited in pregnancy. While it is important for pregnant women to get enough to ensure healthy bone development in their babies, too much of the vitamin in a supplement form is related to a variety of food allergies according to recent [...]

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Drinking Too Much Tea Can Have Serious Health Implications

April 8, 2013
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A very interesting case made its way into the New England Medical Journal. Did you know that by consuming too much tea, you could be damaging your health? First we are told that Diet Coke is bad for our health and now the tea. What’s next? Wine? It was recently reported that a 47-year-old Detroit, [...]

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Easy Tips to Kickstart Your Metabolism Before Swimsuit Season

April 5, 2013
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Spring is officially here and soon we will all be scrambling to try and look our best before hitting the neighborhood pool or beach this summer. Let’s face it; we have kids so there is no avoiding the water this summer. We can’t very well keep our kids locked up indoors all summer because we [...]

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New Study Confirms that Zofran Is Safe To Use During Pregnancy

March 19, 2013
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When I was pregnant, the last thing I wanted to do was take medication. In fact, I went off medications months before we even began trying to conceive a baby. I was too afraid that I’d take something that would cause a birth defect or provoke a miscarriage. I guess it didn’t help that when [...]

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Video: Children’s Nutrition Guide

March 16, 2013
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Learn some tips and tricks to avoid future meal-time melt downs.

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Baby DNA Remains with Us Long After Giving Birth

March 14, 2013
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We all know that the bond between a mother and her baby is impenetrable. I’ve always contributed it to the fact that I grew them and they lived in my body for 10 months. Well now, new research suggests a physical connection that proves that we retain the cells of our mother and our children [...]

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Ibuprofen and Other NSAIDS May Pose a Risk to Some Children

February 15, 2013
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You may want to rethink your decision to give your child ibuprofen, according to a team of researchers led by Jason Misurac. The Indiana University School of Medicine study screened data from over 1,000 children that had developed acute kidney injury (AKI). The study showed that about 2.7% of the children showed signs of NSAID [...]

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