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Collapsed lung. Inability to breath. Infection. Ventilator. Death. Cinnamon. Yes, all from eating cinnamon. The “Cinnamon Challenge“. If you have not yet heard, this is a popular game where the challenge is to swallow a spoon full of cinnamon without water in 60 seconds. Sure, cinnamon may sound safe. But- not without water or [...]
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Sometimes I think having a choice makes things that much more difficult. I have written before about my hesitation and confusion about the HPV vaccine. Here we are a year later. I have no more knowledge – but the rumors continue to spread. Some feel the vaccine should be mandatory. Some think that thought is [...]
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Yet another thing to talk to your kids about. Bath salts. I am not talking about that stuff you sprinkle into your bath tub to make you feel better. I am referring to a very powerful drug. If you have not yet heard of bath salts, make sure you learn all you can. They are [...]
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With all the sad news in the world this week I decided to change gears a bit. I don’t usually post too many videos but love this one. It is both very funny and so true in all ways! Watch and see…. And for the record – I think high fructose corn syrup is [...]
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Years ago when my first was one it was an option to get the chicken pox vaccine. It was a very new vaccine and there was lots of talk about whether or not it was the right thing to do. Just like with anything else there were all sides to the issue. Some thinking, “I [...]
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I left a large part of me in last fall worrying about H1N1. The uncertainty and the frustration took me over. It was about this time last year when it all started. The virus that could be the end of us, similar to what happened years back and killed so many people. The media managed [...]
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Mom is having a bad day and needs a break….grab the Benadryl. There has been a lot of talk lately about moms drugging kids. Yup, drugging kids. The hype is all about those parents who give their kids medication (mostly sedatives) for a break. I will say I have never given my kids medication for [...]
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I am one of the first to say YAY to medical advancement and new technology. I really can’t imagine living back years ago when we didn’t have the treatments or testing capabilities that we do now. I was one of those that HAD to find out what the sex of my baby was when I [...]
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Does it seem that everyone takes a pill for something these days? Have a headache? Take a pill. A rash? Take a pill. Sore muscle? Take a pill. Tired? Take a pill. Overwhelmed? Take a pill. The list goes on and on. Why do people these days feel the need to take a pill for [...]
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It seems everywhere we go today there are kids with food allergies. We now have peanut-free tables in schools and have to be very careful about sending certain foods into schools because odds are there is a child in the classroom with a food allergy. As a mom of a child with a tree nut [...]
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