How You May Feel While Eagerly Expecting Labor During your ninth month your eagerness to deliver yourself of this bulge and hold in your arms the precious life you have been growing may make you think every twinge from your uterus is “it.” It usually isn’t “it,” and days or weeks of eagerly expecting labor […]
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Dangers of Using Drugs While Pregnant
Just Say No to Using Drugs While Pregnant Using illegal drugs of any kind during your pregnancy poses significant risks to you and your unborn baby. If you are concerned about using drugs while pregnant, see what they can do to your baby and how to find help to stop using them. Illegal Drugs When […]
Breastfeeding After Surgery
“I am having surgery in a few weeks and am breastfeeding my 7-month-old. She still nurses quite frequently and I am worried because my doctor says I can’t breastfeed her for 24 hours after surgery because of the anesthesia medications. What can I do to make this easier?” You actually CAN breastfeed within 2 to […]
GER Resources
P.A.G.E.R. – The Pediatric/Adolescent Gastrointestinal Reflux Association. A non-profit organization offering support and information from other parents coping with the heartache of reflux. P.O. Box 1153 Germantown, MD 20875-1153, (301) 601-9541 or (760) 747-5001, www.reflux.org.
Holiday Toddler Tantrum Triggers
Toddler Tantrum Triggers The holidays can be stressful for everyone in the family, especially for toddlers still trying to figure things out. Parents who are prepared for tantrums are likely to handle them better, so here are some common triggers to help you cope with your toddler’s holiday stress. Shopping You may or may not […]
Gently Weaning Your Toddler or Preschooler
Ease into weaning with love and compassion Ending the breastfeeding relationship was an emotional rollercoaster I was not prepared for. I felt “prepared” for pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, but when I began thinking of closing this special chapter, I felt overwhelmed. Most of the advice I found seemed to focus on the younger child around […]
Can You Help Your Kids Grow Taller? – 5-Step Action Plan
Kids are often passionate, and sensitive, about how “tall” they are. I remember each of our kids getting excited with each incremental pencil mark up our kitchen wall. While it is true that a person’s height is primarily determined by genetics (i.e., the height of their parents), the new sciences of nutrigenetics and epigenetics reveal […]
Dr. Jim on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a respiratory virus that usually causes symptoms of a mild cold, and is currently (as of fall 2022) experiencing a surge. Here’s Dr. Jim with a video describing why we’re seeing this surge in RSV, symptoms, prevention tips, at-home treatments, and advice for when to seek medical treatment. For those […]
“You’ve Got This!” – Martha’s Breast Cancer Story
In August 2020, I (Martha Sears) was diagnosed with Stage 3A breast cancer. On September 30, 2020, I underwent a total right mastectomy including removal of all 14 axillary lymph nodes. Now, since the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and our newest book, Help Heal Yourself from Cancer, was published earlier this […]
Supplements
Selecting Smart Supplements Let’s take a moment to talk about supplements. If we all lived in a perfect nutritional world—one where we grew our own food on our own farm, and ate only what we grew, fished, or hunted—we probably wouldn’t need nutrition in a pill. “Supplements” are just that. They fill in the nutritional […]
Sleep-Well Tips
Want to get a great night’s sleep and wake up refreshed? The Healthy Brain Book has a 30-page section we call our sleep-well program. Here are the highlights of our sleep-well tips and how your body gets refreshed during a good night’s sleep. Consider good sleep as opening your own personal sleep-well pharmacy inside. Like […]
Finding the Joy in Potty Training
June 20th, 2022 By Erin Sears-Basile Yes, you heard me correctly! I know the words “joy” and “potty training” don’t usually go together. However, throughout the last few weeks the experience has been incredibly rewarding and joyful (most of the time). Now, before you think I am just going to be up on my high […]