Health and Fitness

We are so excited to bring you a new series on the blog, highlighting the amazing husband-wife team behind Robinson Family Wellness and Sweet Feet Yoga! Ron and Dana have been so supportive of the Iowa City Moms Blog...

As we mentioned in our post this morning about the upcoming Mommy Morning Out, we are so excited to bring you a panel of leading health and wellness experts from the Iowa City and surrounding communities.  It probably goes...

Spring has sprung! I don't know about you, but about this time of year I have about had it with comfort food and crock-pots. I'm ready for fresh, grilled, get-on-the-table-so-we-can-head-outside-again meals. Every season I like to shake the dust...

I was so healthy I hadn’t even been to the doctor in ten years. I hadn't had so much as a cold since the Clinton administration! But my new health insurance was forcing me to get a checkup. I...

Back in January I shared with all of you my desire to be "hot" again {read it here}.  A few months earlier I'd had my 3rd baby in 5 years and was feeling in a rut.  I gained 55...

In my job as a pediatric physical therapist I often get to evaluate cute little babies. Some come to me because they have medical conditions like Down Syndrome or cerebral palsy and benefit from early intervention. Others are not...

Make-ahead meals and being more frugal, avoiding processed foods and weird ingredients, clean Mason jars with white labels on front, these are a few of my favorite things! *** And it just so happens that I’ve got a nifty thrifty...

I have small children in my house.  I also have big children in my house.  Their ages range from seven months to twelve years of age.  Unfortunately, that means that there are many different toys for different ages in...

Food allergies among children is a growing public health concern in the United States.  I have been a nurse since 2012, and have worked with children of all ages with a number of different conditions.  However, I do not...

The new year has come and everyone is rocking their new beginnings, but personally I am struggling. The new year is suppose to be happy, but that is not how I'm feeling. It could not have come at a...