Tag Archives: health

Flu shots! What’s new with this year’s flu vaccine? Not looking to stir up any controversy here, just give you the stats on flu shots this flu season and a little blurb on the difference between a cold and the flu. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released the current …

A few months ago, I was invited to participate in a 10-day social media fast. I willingly agreed, not thinking it would have any impact on me because I spend such limited time on social media. I was wrong. The impact was far-reaching and life-changing. I had no idea how …

Finding a primary care provider can be confusing and very frustrating. Who do I choose? Who is taking new patients? What insurance plans do they take? What do all those different letters mean? Let’s start with the easy one to tackle: the alphabet soup. NP — Nurse Practitioner: This is …

Have you ever stood in your pantry or in front of a cupboard full of food and thought, “Well, which of these items is going to kill my kid?” I’m sorry if you have. Really. It is incredibly frustrating. Your child is diagnosed with food allergies, and your entire meal …

Ohhhhmmmmmm…. Ohhhmmmmmmm…… So goes the sound of my newfound hobby: meditating. After years of tentatively reading about it and dabbling in it here and there at yoga classes, I think I’ve finally become one of those people – those people who meditate. But those people are weird, right? How do …

We can all remember vividly our teenage days when we were full of energy, lived in the moment and had no regrets. Fast forward a few decades, add in a few kids, busy schedules and all the other things you are juggling and the result equates to no energy, cutting …

Many mothers have said they did not believe in love at first sight until they laid eyes on their baby for the first time. But what about when their children are out of sight? Are they out of mind? Most mothers I know would say absolutely not. Our children are …

I’ll be the first to admit my fear of the dentist. It came from a long run of bad luck, bad experiences, and, well, general fear of anything drilling in my mouth. After becoming a parent, I try my hardest to keep my personal experiences from impacting my child, but …

Let’s take a trip back to March 2014 (I know, long way back). My now 2-year old was just shy of a year and I wasn’t any closer to feeling like my old self. Yes, I was frustrated that my body looked stretched out in strange places and my belly …

I am all about homemade goods. It’s important to me that my family eats wholesome, healthy foods, so I have really stepped up my game in the world of homemade. A few months ago, I set out to make the perfect wheat bread that everyone in my family would enjoy. I’m …