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School Bells are Ringing
August 27, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
It’s almost palpable, the sense of excitement that has taken residence in our home. With 5-year-old Ben eager to start kindergarten and 3-year-old Kate poised to begin preschool, these are thrilling times indeed! But such major changes don’t come without some anxiety, too. (For them ...
Too Few Women Take Folic Acid
August 27, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
What do a healthy diet, regular exercise, folic acid, and human milk have in common? Each play a key role in disease prevention (that public health strategy legislators talk about but fund at levels far below those for disease treatment…ahhh the subject of another ...
Don’t Ignore Those Lumps!
August 26, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Attention all breastfeeding moms, including those of you who are young and have no family history of breast cancer. While you may be correct in assuming that the appearance of a breast lump in a breastfeeding mom is most likely a plugged duct, any ...
Remember the Beauty of the Breast
August 25, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or commentsSometimes, in the day-to-day mechanics of getting the baby fed, it’s easy to forget that breastfeeding is purely beautiful. At 3 a.m., you might feel more of a zombie numbness than a maternal glow. In a parked car in the middle of a ...
Work n’ Wear
August 24, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 5 questions or commentsThe staff at the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in the state of Ohio have given new meaning to the phrase—Work n’ Wear. “I brought my baby to work since he was ...
How Kids Can Eat Smart to Be Smart
August 22, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 3 questions or commentsI have come to the conclusion that my diet needs a major overhaul. Sure the benefit of losing some weight and getting healthier are great motivators, but after looking at a new report from the University of Michigan Health System on getting kids on ...
Childhood Obesity Tops List of Concerns
August 22, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | No questions or commentsLike all parents, I worry about my daughter. Is she getting enough to eat? Is she getting too much? Will she be able to stand strong against peer pressure and 'just say no' to unhealthy choices such as smoking and drug abuse. There are so ...
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- New Research Links Daycare to Lower Breastfeeding and Higher Weight Gain
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Do Vaccines Cause That?
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