Health Care
One of the hottest parenting topics and my biggest parenting challenges I have faced as a parent is food. Friends and family with food allergies, kids that barely show up on the growth chart, eating local, organic or should we be vegan… The whole thing overwhelms me. Specific eaters who are sensitive to texture and [...]
A few days after I had the stitches on my finger I started to think about getting a second opinion. I had never had an x-ray and although I joked about not being a concert pianist or hand model I did want to make sure I would heal well and not lose any feeling or [...]
When I was 12 years old and my family was living in South Africa I met my first Peace Corps volunteers. A few moments of speaking with PCVs and I new that was an experience I had to have. Getting into the community to educate about primary care and prevention and at times actively supporting [...]
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When I don’t feel good I want soup and I always whip up some Feelin’ the Healin’ soup – a light broth with lots of healing power. I believe strongly in the healing power of food. And not just soul healing comfort food* or the holiday meals around the table with friends and family. I [...]
The vaccination word came up on Twitter last night. PBS was showing Frontline: the vaccine war. Tweets went about. But 140 characters is just not enough for me. I’m not going to get into the vaccination argument on here. One thing I know about parenting is that NO ONE has walked in my shoes so [...]
Mastitis is evil. This is only the second time this has happened to me; both times this has come on when I am sick with something else. Since it was the weekend when things got really bad I went to a doc-in-a-box. I had to wait for an hour, fever rising, while they saw other [...]
