HEALTH/WELLNESS

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No, Chipotle Doesn’t Make You Chubby

So, I was catching up on the New York Post this morning - and was amazed to come across this ...
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Why I See a Midwife (No, I’m Not Pregnant)

I just booked an appointment with my midwife. No, I’m not having a baby – or planning on becoming pregnant ...
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Why Limiting Screen Time Helps Kids

Proof about something I’ve always believed: a new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found children get more sleep, do better in ...
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Vitamin D: Are You Getting Enough?

Sitting in the sun helps your body make vitamin D. Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is actually a ...
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When It Comes to Health, Women Aren’t Men

I read an enlightening-and at the same time disturbing-article in The New York Times about how women should be taking less (half ...
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I am Not Superwoman: Hear me Roar!

We live in a society where doing more, being more, having more is lauded … I lived that life for ...
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Get More Sleep…Starting Tonight!

It was Saturday morning. My toddler son was finally down for a late-morning nap —after fussing, fussing for the better ...
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Staying Positive: Why It Makes a Difference

It seems so easy to talk negative: what doesn't work about your job, your friends, your life. The truth is ...