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It’s that time again! Back to school! Which means, of course, back-to-school lunches and snacks. It’s important to me to send the kids to school with a healthy lunch, and it’s equally important to me that their lunches and snacks don’t create any waste. Every time I go to pick up my kids after school, I see an errant Ziploc bag making its way…
If you’re anything like me, you’re always resolving to drink more water. I drink a lot of tea and eat a lot of hydrating foods, but it’s just no substitute for pure, filtered water. I’ve also had my share of nifty water bottles, including the one that encourages you throughout the day with the little time markers to keep you on track (“It’s…
We’ve all (unfortunately) heard the refrain “children should be seen and not heard.” Thankfully, most people recognize that this antiquated perspective has no place in a modern approach to raising kids, which is, instead, based on mutual respect, consideration, and empathy. Indeed, if we want to raise emotionally intelligent kids who are respectful and mindful of others, it only makes sense that we should start by being…
Here we are, almost two weeks into the new year (happy new year!). Many of us have been enthusiastically implementing our list of resolutions with an attitude of hope and renewed optimism. If only we could maintain this level of optimism throughout the year instead of letting our resolutions die along with January, right? Imagine what we could collectively achieve. Something that always surprises me is when…
Something I’m sure most people fail to consider in terms of their health is the level of heavy metals in their body. While we may have heard that eating too much fish (especially large fish, like tuna—I’m lookin at you sushi lovers) can spike our mercury levels, it’s likely we haven’t given any thought to lead, arsenic, cadmium, thallium, or any of the other heavy…
I think most kiddos are back in school at this point (though I’m still lamenting the loss of August as part of summer—what happened to starting school after Labor Day?!). And while we’re all so, so excited for them to be back in person, I’m sure most of us parents are thinking about our kids’ immunity too, especially as cold and flu season is about…