About eleven years ago, when I was nine months pregnant with my first child, I accidentally became infected with listeria, a bacteria that spreads through unhygienic food handling practices. Since listeriosis (listeria infection) can cause stillbirth, I was treated with massive doses of i.v. antibiotics over several days. Thankfully, my baby was born alive, but […]
Category: Kids
Growing Mushrooms in a Box
This summer we got The Mushroom Kit from Back to the Roots and had fun watching oyster mushrooms grow out of a box on our windowsill. The kids were all over it when I brought home the box from Whole Foods, and opened up the back to get started right away. Every day they sprayed […]
The Danger of the Gardasil Vaccine
At a family reunion last week, a cousin asked what I thought about giving the HPV vaccine (Gardasil) to adolescents. At 10 years old, our kids are getting close to the recommended age for this shot and there’s a lot of hype. I gave her an unqualified answer: DON’T DO IT. The risks of getting […]
Eating On Time Leads to Happier Children
Did you know that children are happier when they eat on a regular schedule? Food may have a larger impact on your child’s mood and attitude than you realize. According to child and adolescent psychotherapist and parenting expert Katie Hurley, writing in the Huffington Post, “Eating at regular intervals refuels their growing brains and bodies […]
Cold Snap Herbal Cold Remedy
My family returned from our east coast vacation with a miserable summer cold. As soon as I returned I pulled out the Cold Snap and watched my kids turn the corner back to health. As the label says, Cold Snap contains “twenty herbs to restore righteous chi.” I don’t know about you, but restoring righteous chi […]
