It’s that time of year again: shopping for school clothes and school supplies, getting ready for after-school activities, and making sure to have everything necessary to prepare good, healthy lunches. It can get a little overwhelming. Here are just a few recommendations for a great school year. Food Smarts The first concern for a healthy…

We take an average of 12 a minute, 720 per hour and over 17,000 per day. Yes, we take that many breaths and we take them for granted. Rarely do we consider just how important that involuntary process is, or that there are proper and improper breathing techniques that can make a big difference in…

Anything that reflects the slightest thing wrong with a childwill cause concern in a parent. A fever, for example, is oneof the primary reasons that parents will call their child’spediatrician. Yet, the truth is, what many of us have beentold is a “low-grade fever” is a natural body temperaturefor some children. Much of what we’ve…

Deciding to have a baby is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. Or is it? Truthfully, the most important decision you’ll ever make for that baby is to prepare your body in advance for the important job that it will do. Birth Control Studies have shown that roughly 30% of all women…

Many years ago, if a mother was told that her unborn baby was in the wrong position (i.e. breech, transverse, face/brow) it was assumed that the safest course of action was a C-section. While there were other options such as “External Cephalic Version” by an obstetrician, there were risks involved that a C-section could avoid.…

From a holistic point of view, one that understands your mind/body/spirit are interconnected and regulated by innateintelligence, you can pick any place to start changing your life for the better at any moment and that action will impact your whole being. Mistake #5 – Lacking a Positive Attitude Taking yourself to task for having a…

In 1938, chemist Franz Greiter developed the first sun-screen, and in 1944 airman Benjamin Greene, who later became a pharmacist, developed his own version to protect soldiers fighting in the South Pacific from sunburn. Since then it’s been considered a necessity for anyone going out in the sun for any length of time. But is…

As the weather turns colder, you may find that your family will be spending less time outside and more time inside with the heater running. Your body’s natural immunity against common illnesses will be put to the test now more than ever, right down to the common cold or the flu. What is Immunity? Immunity…

The practice of swaddling was used for thousands of years and quite popular until the 1700’s when it was slowly abandoned as many cultures considered it to be old fashioned or barbaric. However, it has remained popular in Europe and there now appears to be a resurgence of the practice in North America, especially among…

Many pediatricians, scientists, researchers and parents have disagreed about the concept of teething, but any mother of a little one will tell you that whether or not it’s just a coincidence their babies are miserable when their teeth start coming in. Teething 101 When newborns are born they have “teeth buds” just under the gums,…