That was the question of the day that I was asked repeatedly in our practice yesterday. “What do you do about Halloween? Will you let your kids have any candy at all???”
Have I mentioned previously that I’M NOT A BIG FAT MEANIE?!
Geez! What’s the big deal, anyway?! I’m pretty sure that a child will not [...]
Well, our first couple months of homeschooling certainly haven’t been picture perfect! We’ve had our fair share of bumps and bruises! When folks ask how it’s going, my typical response is, “When it’s good, it’s really, really good. When it’s not, it stinks!!”
I am very happy with our decision, though.
I had anticipated a transition time [...]
Our family has just surfaced from a few days of the “barf-mobile” making a stop at our house. I’m not sure if it was the flu or just the consequences of eating Halloween junk! Either way, it ultimately doesn’t matter… I used it for my own personal mothering benefit!!
Allow me to back up a step…
As [...]
This article on the Yahoo home page this morning made my brain hurt. I let out a faint, half-amused, half-bewildered chuckle… almost cried… then felt like I needed to throw up!
You have really, really got to be kidding me! A vaccination for smokers? Is this a joke? I’m almost certain that I’ll read a new [...]
Don’t eat your Pirate chocolate coins from Costco… or elsewhere before you read this post from Snopes!!!
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/coins.asp
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with an old friend I haven’t seen for quite some time. As is normally the case, we ended up talking a lot about health and wellness – go figure!
She had put on a large amount of weight in the past several years and wanted my help with developing [...]
Phooey. I was just about set with my “master plan” for our home schooling curriculum for the next few weeks… and then I read this article! It briefly outlines the 8 essential skills that contribute to success in life that are not taught in MOST school settings.
Back to the drawing board! Time to re-think the [...]
Do you let your child use your cell phone? Does your teenager have his or her own cell phone? Did you know that the risks of children developing brain cancer later in life (as a result of cell phone use) is even greater than it is when you and I use cell phones?
If your kids [...]
Yesterday was one of those magical days when the planets seemingly all aligned perfectly for our family!
I love it when we have days like this – a day that includes many of the most important things in my life. I talk a lot about scheduling priorities and nurturing our most important relationships… but that isn’t [...]
When I’m helping practice members and clients introduce nutritional improvements to their current lifestyle, I know full well that the biggest initial changes required are normally NOT what’s going into someone’s mouth, but rather, what’s going on between their ears!
Before any lifestyle change is truly going to “stick” for the long run, we need to [...]
You’ve got to read this article from Dr. Mercola’s site! You’ll never believe what’s happening now in the world of vaccinations, autism, mercury, MMR shots, etc. I’d love to hear THIS discussed in the 2008 presidential campaign… it’s an issue that affects our health, our money, our future and our freedom.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/10/02/big-pharma-ties-wants-to-shut-down-vaccine-conspiracy-theories.aspx?source=nl
The vaccine issue has become one [...]
Since posting my biggest exercise, weight loss and nutrition tips last week, I’ve been asked, “What are your biggest tips regarding mental & emotional health and balance?”
Of course, I have many!
But my 3 biggest tips for restoring and maintaining mental/emotional health and balance are:
1) daily disciplines
2) “Me” time
3) sufficient rest
1) Daily disciplines: Personally, I find that [...]
