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Children’s Food Choices Are Affected by Direct Advertising and Parental Influence, Study Suggests :: Science Daily “Children were clearly influenced by the commercials they saw; however, parents are not powerless,” Dr. Ferguson states. This is almost comical. I mean, duh. But really, read the article. It is interesting. Why Not Play Offense With Our Health? [...]
I met Lydia of Divine Health from the Inside Out last year at the Wise Traditions Conference in nearby King of Prussia, PA. We made fast friends and have kept in touch ever since. Since I’m going away this weekend and have been pretty much swamped with work-related projects, she agreed to write a guest post [...]
I’ve had these links sitting in my draft folder for a couple of weeks. I generally take Saturdays and Sundays to unplug so I keep forgetting to post them! So anyway, here you go! Better late than never, right?? Chew Your Food :: Divine Health If you learn anything at all from my site, one [...]
If you see a little old lady hobbling down the street in a picturesque suburban development in eastern Pennsylvania, pay her no nevermind. It is probably just me. I got this bright idea to start lifting weights again. WHY? It’s all the usual suspects: I’m turning 40 next year, bone density issues run in my [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a picture of my new running shoes, and I got a lot of curious comments about them. I forget that not everyone who stops in to read has been hanging on my every word since 2006 — although I’m sure I don’t know why not . . . I [...]
I am conflicted. Yesterday I took my son to the doctor for his annual physical. Now, let me give you some background. I’m a fairly mainstream kinda parent — or, at least I was until the medical community failed me and I started looking to natural, holistic solutions to my ailments and discovered a whole [...]
Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean Farmers’ Market Days are over. Most farmers’ markets are open well into fall and some even have winter hours. Fall is harvest time! There is still plenty of local bounty to behold, so make sure to make a Farmers’ Market trip part of your weekly schedule. My family loves [...]
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Last week I was invited to tour one of Horizon Organic’s dairy farms, located about an hour and a half north of here in the Lehigh Valley. I briefly debated attending the trip because I have read a lot of discouraging things about “big organics”, but I decided to go because I was interested in seeing the [...]
Last weekend as I was sitting by the pool at the Hyatt, the lady next to me started spraying a can of aerosol sunscreen all over herself, and me in the process. Because I have no unspoken thoughts, I grabbed my phone and tweeted something to the tune of, “Gawsh people. If you must spray [...]
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