I was in a mood when my eyes glanced at this book title. Indeed, I thought, the ungrateful little buggers. Oops, I’m not supposed to express that publicly. The central mothering narrative is that our children complete us. At times, they surely do. But not always. Author Jessica Valenti’s central thesis in her new book …
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Top 7 Ways to Keep Baby Safe
The luscious baby photos in parenting magazines belie today’s new childhood normal. Frazzled parents-to-be are fretting about chronic illness, obesity, and developmental delays. Using the Three Pillars of Radiant Health as our guide — respect the microbiome, food is medicine, less is more — we sally forth with 7 bold and brave ways to keep …
Holistic Pediatrics: The Basics – Episode 30
June 25, 2014 – Nicole Leahy and Maxine Webber with Larry Palevsky, MD Dr. Larry speaks to two moms in his practice, Nicole and Maxine. Nicole has a daughter and a son, and Maxine has two daughters. Both moms discuss their experiences navigating the conventional pediatric world for their first children, and then have them …
GM Food: Failed Promises, Toxic Impacts – Part 2
Yesterday, in Part 1, I covered some of the impacts (none of them positive) of GE farming and Roundup (glyphosate) use on seeds and crops. Today, I am going to cover what I learned from third generation Iowa farmer Howard Vlieger about how they are affecting both animals and humans, in alarming ways. Serious internal …