Category: Children’s Health

Cloth Isn’t Just For Clothes…

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, [...]

“They Don’t Remember…”

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 [...]

Scrub a Dub Dub

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!” [...]

Happy Meals for My Children

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?…”

“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 [...]

Goblins, Goodies and Germs- OH MY!

“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 [...]