Health and Fitness

So by now you probably have a friend, family member, or someone on your newsfeed following a keto lifestyle. Low-carb, low-sugar, and high-fat seems to be a craze that’s catching on! (Apparently even one of the Jersey Shore cast...

We've all heard it: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." It's also the meal most of us skip the most, and I'm no different. I’ve always struggled with eating breakfast. I don’t like milk, I don’t like...

My most important job is being a mother to my two beautiful boys.  However,  I'm also a pediatric physical therapist, which means (as my mom puts it) I get paid to play with kids all day. The setting where...

The day has arrived. You get the dreaded notice from daycare or school that someone has lice. ACK!  Before you shave everyone's head, burn down the house, and buy a new car, relax and read on for some myth busters...

Toddlers...too young for group swim lessons (bless their hearts), but old enough to be curious about the water. That tricky combination could make any parent feel as though they're in aquatic limbo. Luckily there are easy moves you can...

If you're an adult biological female, chances are you vividly remember getting your period for the first time. I was twelve years old when it happened–I hid it, deeply embarrassed, for a couple days before I screwed up my...

Updated: March 21, 2021 Of all the battles that occur on playgrounds around the nation, few can be more contentious than this age old question: "Is it okay for kids to climb up the slide the "wrong way"? It seems like this...

If you are like me, the thought of your child going through any sort of medical procedure outside of normal well-checks may have you scared.  That is how I felt when we found out our two-year-old daughter needed to...

My first experience having a mammogram was at the age of 29. I  found a lump during one of my routine self examinations. Luckily it turned out to be fatty tissue and I didn’t need to follow up with any...

The birth of your child is one of the most exciting moments of your life. Although children bring remarkable joy, sometimes the changes that mothers experience in their bodies can feel unwelcome. Lactation and breastfeeding provide children with essential...