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Catholic Sisters Use Homeopathy

Two years ago, I found myself sitting in the Calcutta airport waiting for a flight when I had the pleasure of meeting a nun from Mother Teresa’s order, The Sisters of Charity. I will refer to her as Sister Bernadette throughout this post for the sake of her privacy, though I simply felt the need […]

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Terror in the Night

NIGHT TERRORS. The very words send chills down my spine! Only one of our children suffered from this frightening condition, and that was enough. Night terrors terrorize not just the child but the entire family. Consider Helen’s story. It was around the beginning of cold and flu season, and along with a cold came the first

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Sickening Summer: Heat Rash

SUMMER. We crave it throughout the cold winters (especially here in New York), but when it finally arrives, it can be a fair-weather friend. We’ve all said it once, maybe even a hundred times, when discovering illnesses or conditions in our children. “Wait, what’s THAT?!” And doesn’t it surprise us in the summer? Who gets

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Is the FDA Stepping on Our Toes?

In late April 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a two-day public hearing to gather information about the consumer use of homeopathic products. I already know what you’re thinking … “Uh-oh. What does this mean for us?” But before you let worry set in, let me tell you that I see this

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I Have Coca-Cola Guilt

Nearly thirty-five years ago, I worked at NBC as an account executive. It was interesting work because I witnessed firsthand how large corporations in America function. One of my prized accounts was Pepsi Cola. I never directly met the people from Pepsi Cola but had a working relationship with their advertising team in Chicago. This

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Mom, I’m Really Sick!

  I write this while my husband is driving on our way back from spending the night at our son’s home. My son had phoned me asking me to help him because he had a raging fever, severe head and back pain and weak breathing. He’s not often sick, so when he does this, I

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