May 18, 2012
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Newly analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) shows that over the last two decades an estimated 45,398 children under the age of 3 years were treated in the ER for injuries related to common childhood items – baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups. That works out to about one child being treated [...]
May 18, 2012
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Did you know that it was National Women’s Health Week? Me either. I wish I had found this out for last weeks post. That’s okay though. It’s not too late to find out what it’s all about. The government website gives this definition of National Women’s Health Week….. National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong [...]
May 17, 2012
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(TrendHunter.com) “Buddy started life as a rather silly concept—a mirror that tweets,” Buddy writes on its Sidekick Studios profile. “We brought this idea to a workshop run by NESTA exploring...
May 17, 2012
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Yesterday I met with a new client, S, who is 6 months pregnant. Before you even think it: she is not trying to lose weight! But our conversation did touch on the rate of weight gain she has been experiencing in her pregnancy thus far and how it might be slowed, as her doctor is [...]
May 16, 2012
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Why We Love Salt (And How to Break the Sodium Addiction)Forget the candy aisle. Find out why certain people crave all those chips n’ dip and how to help curb that salty desire. Continue reading »via Health and Fitness Articles, News, and Tips - Greatist.com
May 16, 2012
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Next Tuesday, May 22nd, I will be in Washington, DC rallying for safer chemicals. Will you join me - either in person or in spirit? We'll be gathering on the U.S. Capitol lawn at 9:30am, with a press conference starting...
May 16, 2012
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Have you watched HBO's "The Weight of the Nation" yet? What do you think?
May 15, 2012
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When I was a little girl, we had these extra freezers that my mom would fill with all the on sale items and her “Q-Pees” bargains. This included meat, bread and what some might call “junk food”. She’d also buy the Winn Dixie brand of ice cream, by what seemed to my little eyes to [...]
May 15, 2012
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I was surprised when a friend told me that her new afternoon snack is a rice cake with peanut butter. I am so over my rice cake-eating days. I put rice cakes in the category of foods that make me … Continue reading →
May 15, 2012
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While FitBlog Meet & Tweet event was full of great swag, there were also great panels featuring Fitness Magazine editors and nutrition experts. I jotted down some of my favorite tips and wanted to share them with you. AJ Jacobs … Continue reading →