There I was, eight coolers filled to the brim with ‘the goods,’ crossing state lines. It wasn’t an illegal pickup, but one almost just as alarming for a former vegetarian. I was transporting a quarter ton of various meat products, including sausage, beef, turkey, pork, and poultry, in my car. It was my turn in …
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Fluoride: Cavity-Free or Killing Me?
Many countries have never adopted community water fluoridation and many are removing it. Beyond the draconian measure of what amounts to a forced, one size fits all prescription, fluoridation is having further reaching effects. According to a 2012 Harvard Public Health Study, evidence is growing that cognitive and developmental issues including lower IQ, is being …
Parenting Through Crisis – Episode 10
January 29, 2014 — Bruce Feiler with Louise Kuo Habakus and Alison MacNeil Six-time New York Times bestselling author + Personal medical crisis + Happy family expert = Bruce Feiler on parenting after something bad happens Across the country, families are already struggling with financial worries, time strain, and emotional stress. What happens to families …
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iTUNES and PODBEAN #106 — The Pathological Optimist September 27, 2017 Guests // Miranda Bailey, Andrew Wakefield, MB.BS Host // Louise Kuo Habakus There’s a new feature documentary in town called The Pathological Optimist. It’s about Dr. Andrew Wakefield. You know, the British gastroenterologist who’s credited/blamed with linking vaccines and autism to millions of parents …
Lessons of Grief through the Eyes of Our Children
A few weeks ago we attended the funeral of a neighbor. Diane* was 52 years old and had battled Stage 4 lung cancer for over five years. She was an active non-smoker with three adorable children, a great husband, and an incredible job in a financial company. Our 15 year-old daughters are friends. On the …
Time To Clean House!
I’m an odd choice to write about housework because I hate doing it and I will really procrastinate. But I also like a clean house and when our place falls to pieces I start to feel a little crazy… and I know it’s time to clean house. I grew up in a very spic ‘n …
Saturday Night Fever
Summer may feel like a funny time to be talking about fevers but during the recent heat wave, my kids had colds with fevers. In the past I would have reached for the Tylenol hoping to bring that fever right down. When my daughter was little she would ask for “the purple medicine” when she …
Pregnant and Pre-Polluted
I wasn’t always a clean living crusader… until I learned that we’re not giving our babies the best start. Many women start out pregnant and pre-polluted. Pregnancy has a way of turning on that just-tell-me-what-to-do-to-get-this-right-NOW switch. Five years ago, that switch was activated for me when a friend gave me Green Babies, Sage Moms when …