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Lessons in Parenting, Bird Style

These cheeping babies outside my door have made me aware of their presence lately by their constant squawking.  Not to get too philosophical, but passing by them the other day made me stop and ponder our role as parents. Like these little birds, our children are completely dependent on us.  If the mama bird doesn’t

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Pond Perfect

I make no apologies. I’ve always hated exercise. It’s tedious.   I beg  forgiveness from those of you who are ardent sports enthusiasts, but despite many attempts,  nothing’s quite stuck.   Running? Not my style. Yoga?  Too still for me. Swimming?  The chlorine negates any benefits the exercise might offer. Exercise classes?  I hate to

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Get Rid of the Goofy Gatorade

My son Peter spends his summers working in the landscaping business.  Dehydration is a threat when the mercury spikes into the 80’s. Gatorade is loaded with questionable ingredients like dyes and artificial flavors and plain old water just isn’t enough to prevent electrolyte loss. But I’ve taught Peter well. Every morning, he mixes up a gallon jug,

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Homeopathy is Purr-fect

Twelve years ago, I received a call from someone who knew we were in the market for a cat and asked if I’d take a sickly kitten.  Foolishly (or perhaps not), we took on this project and named the little waif Carmelina.   From the onset, the kitty showed signs of weakness but not until

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Oh No! It’s Poison Ivy Again

  That itching.  Those vesicles.  As the mother of three active boys I knew all too well what they meant.  My boys were into the poison ivy again.  Maybe your kids, like mine, have recently made the discovery of a little three-leafed plant that left them covered in blisters that itched and spread wherever they

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Whole Grains, Demystified

Is there anything more inviting than the smell of baking bread? Freshly-baked bread spread with rich butter seems like one of the most wholesome things we could feed our families until we read about the problems associated with gluten, refined flours, or unsoaked grains. Perhaps, like I was, you’re confused by all the conflicting messages

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Here’s the Scoop on Croup

In case you missed my free webinar, The Five Most Common Mistakes Parents Make in Their Children’s Health, I wanted to share an excerpt from the section on croup.   Croup is a respiratory infection accompanied by a harsh, barking cough. Most common in very young children, croup frightens parents because it sounds as if

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