What do you do when a kid won’t eat vegetables? A neighbor’s child, Stacy (not her real name), was over to play the other day. I knew Stacy refused to eat most vegetables as her mother had just asked me for some ideas about how to resolve this. When snack time came around, the little […]
Kids
Breastfeeding May Prevent Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
We know breastfeeding is good for babies, but did you know that it could help control multiple sclerosis, too? A new study found that half of the new mothers with MS in the study saw a decrease in relapses when breastfeeding. We already knew that the odds of having an MS exacerbation were low during […]
Good Belly makes for a Good Belly
I’ve become addicted to GoodBelly. Have you heard of it? GoodBelly is a non-dairy fruit-based probiotic fruit drink packed full of serious probiotics and nutrients. I’ve begun offering shot of GoodBelly to my kids each morning instead of our regular Juice+ gummy vitamins. Probiotics, or “good” bacteria, are one part of the foundation for helping intestinal […]
Glorious One-Pot Meal Garlic Fish Recipe
I’m kicking off my blog tour with a guest post on the CafeMom Food and Party Buzz blog. Check it out for a guaranteed kid-pleasing recipe from my upcoming cookbook — served without anything touching anything else: Garlic Fish!
Stopping Stridor with Steam
Not much more frightening then when your 4-year old shows up at your bedside in the middle of the night painfully wheezing for air with a barky cough. Stridor, or difficult, raspy breathing can be a sign of croup, or it may just be an individual occurrence due to breathing dry air. Luckily, you can […]
