WELLNESS

Does Your Deodorant Stink?

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Body odor. It’s a complete non-starter. We can’t smell bad. Our kids can’t smell bad. Let’s face it, anyone we’re shacking up with can’t smell bad. The problem, of course, is that sometimes we do. (Sure, there are people who don’t sweat. Don’t envy them; they have a different issue.) Listen, it’s hot outside. We […]...

July 13, 2014 11:30PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Halloween Candy Conundrum

Your kids are bouncing around with excitement. School activities are over-the-top Halloween focused. Back in the day At the risk of sounding like a real curmudgeon, I will say that nobody had costume parades, Halloween parties, or spooky extra treats in my 1960s elementary school days. Sure, we made pumpkin art projects that got pasted […]...

October 30, 2013 7:00AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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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 […]...

July 16, 2013 7:13AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Sunscreen and the Fear of Sunlight

Anyone else wondering about sunscreen and the fear of sunlight? I’m a fan of letting my kids get a little sun in the summer, an eyebrow-raising approach in this day and age. I realized the importance of sunshine on my children’s skin when testing revealed that my son’s Vitamin D levels plummeted after his regression […]...

June 26, 2013 5:25AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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