• Created on 12/7/12 by Marcy Axness

I'm supposed to blog regularly. Ideally every day (ha!), but at the very least, twice a week. (This I'm told by professionals who know how to keep interest alive in one's book and one's work.) And being a writer with lots to say, this is normally fine with me. Then December 2012 arrived. I'm all a-bumble. Topsy-turvy. And you know what? I'm going with it! In thinking deeply and reading lightly about it, I find that December 2012 is like life, amplified: ripe with opportunities that can be embraced and nurtured, or overlooked.   Life deemed that my December 2012... read more

• Created on 12/6/12 by Amy Lansky

by Amy L. Lansky, PhD (To learn more about homeopathy, please visit www.impossiblecure.com)   Well, it's that time of year again. I've been trying to take off a few pounds myself, but I know that during the holiday season, "holding steady" is about the best I can hope for. It's so hard to resist those goodies, especially if you're on vacation or if you've had a bit too much to drink! And of course, after that yummy holiday party comes that bloated feeling. That's when homeopathy can come to the rescue.   Probably the most useful remedy for such situations... read more

• Created on 12/5/12 by JenniO11

Post sponsored by Carlson Labs   by Jolie Root, LPN, LNC   Feeding our children well, especially as we send them off to school, is one of the most important things we can do for them. But, let’s face it—it can sometimes be a chore. Most parents admit that their kids don’t automatically choose healthy meals or snacks. Kids love to reach for cookies and soda or sugary breakfast cereal instead.   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that diabetes will affect one of every three American children born in 2000. This could be the first... read more

• Created on 11/28/12 by Melanie Mayo

By Brian Leaf   Whether you're stressed this holiday season from the gift-buying and consumerism, the in-laws visiting, or just too many wakings in the night, try these quick and easy fixes to move you from stress case to relaxed mama.   1. Alternate Nostril Breathing    Sit in a chair or on the floor with a blanket or pillow underneath your bum.   ➊ Close off your right nostril with your thumb, and inhale slowly through the left nostril. ➋ Then close off your left nostril with your ring finger, and exhale slowly through the right. ➌ Then inhale... read more

• Created on 11/19/12 by Melanie Mayo

Sponsored by Colic Calm   Infographic by the team at Colic Calm read more

• Created on 11/9/12 by Brian Leaf

By Brian Leaf   If you're into yoga (or soft porn) you may have seen the Equinox Fitness YouTube videos of Briohny Smyth practicing yoga postures in her lingerie. Since the release of the first video in December of 2011, these clips have generated lots of controversy … and page views, at times garnering 500,000 views a day.   Some contend that the clips are art in motion and a testament to human potential. Others feel that the videos objectify women and use sex to sell yoga and the Equinox brand.   I think I agree with this second camp. If nothing else, I... read more

• Created on 11/8/12 by Keya Chatterjee

Dear President Obama,   This has been a good week for you, politically-speaking.    But it's also been a devastating few weeks for parents across America because of Superstorm Sandy.   Last week when Sandy hit, our family here in Washington DC was a few hundred miles from the worst of the storm. As I listened to the wind whip around trees outside our house and even pull some large ones right out of the ground, I felt blessed to be safe.    It was painful to hear the accounts of those who weren't safe.  That night, we heard about the NICU in New York... read more

• Created on 11/6/12 by Melanie Mayo

By Laura Grace Weldon         Storm clean-up near us is slow and there’s no word when power will be restored to thousands of homes. Problems in our area are minuscule compared to states on the coast, as well as hard hit countries like Cuba and Haiti. And yet everywhere there’s a crisis, wonderful things are happening. People are freely sharing food, water, and electricity with each other. They are cooking the last of the food from their freezers to offer their neighbors. They’re donating their time to labor on behalf of those they’ve never met. The... read more

• Created on 11/1/12 by Amy Lansky

Amy L. Lansky, PhD (For more information about homeopathy, visit www.impossiblecure.com)   In addition to his homeopathic teachings, the founder of homeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) taught about the importance of food and environment in maintaining good health. If a person is eating poorly, living in damp quarters, etc., these maintaining causes, as he called them, severely limit the good that even excellent homeopathic treatment can achieve. Thus, even if you are under the care of a homeopath and are receiving a remedy that matches you, if you are... read more

• Created on 10/25/12 by JenniO11

This post is sponsored by Hyland's Homeopathic   by Chelsea Vurciaga   It’s amazing how people in the same family can be so different. Growing up, my cousin and I never seemed to have anything in common. I was more into Hip-Hop, she was more into Country. I love Mexican food, she thinks it’s too spicy. In fact, we didn’t seem to see eye-to-eye on anything. Thus, when we had kids it became immediately clear that we had vastly different parenting styles. At family functions we would talk carefully about our viewpoints as they never seemed to align. That is why... read more