There is a running joke in our family that anytime Harper is going to be around his great-grandmother, we must put shoes on his little feet. The first thing she will comment on, if she sees his bare toes is, “Where are his shoes?!” I even went as far as purchasing these socks, to please her [...]
Category: Children’s Health
Sorry I have been absent from my own blog… I’ve been busy doing other things, like sleeping, sleeping and waking up from sleeping. Oh, and I forgot, the part where I try to convince myself to eat and then work really hard to keep it all down and not run to the bathroom. Oh the [...]
I was reading through the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Position Paper on doctors supporting breastfeeding. I hear many times a week, unfortunately, from patients whose doctors are not informed on the benefits of breastfeeding. And, sadly, these doctors do not know how to educate and support their parents so that their pediatric patients get the [...]
A growing practice, quickly gaining popularity for many reasons, is that of using cloth diapers instead of disposables. But, a less often talked about practice is that of using natural- even cloth reusable- feminine care products (pads and tampons) too. And, many health/environment conscious moms who are not using cloth, opt to use natural/organic diapers, [...]
I can’t seem to get something off of my mind this morning, so I thought I would share. You know, as some food for thought. Yesterday, a friend of mine posted something on her Facebook status that she had learned at a class she’d taken. She was asking other people to share their thoughts on [...]
One of the most frequent things new parents talk about is their baby’s skin. “Oh, there skin is so soft!” “This is awful! Have you ever seen any worse baby acne?! What can I do? I feel so bad for her.” “What perfect skin color!” “Sure wish I could go back to having baby skin!” [...]
Did you know that the acronym for the “Standard American Diet” spells out “SAD”? The majority of households in America, on a daily basis in and outside of their homes, are eating food that makes their bodies very sad. Therefore, should I be surprised that when I start to educate people in my office on [...]
“Ring, ring. Hello, is Harper there?” This is a phrase that is heard often around our house these days as Harper plays telephone with an old remote control held to his ear. In fact, Harper will hold most things to his ear and pretend they are telephones. However, one thing you won’t see him holding [...]
“The terrain is everything; the germ is nothing.” – Claude Bernard “The symptoms of the flu or pneumonia—fever, chills, cough, and excess mucous production—are actually secondary illnesses; the first ‘illness’ was loss of health in the underlying tissues. Bernard’s view is that disease is an ‘inside-out job’, meaning that when the body is disrupted by [...]
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