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Childhood Anxiety and Depression: Causes and Natural Prevention

lcords — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:41:53 +0000

More than 19 million Americans suffer from anxiety and depression. Sixty years ago depression was quite rare and now it seems as though everyone either suffers from or knows someone with an anxiety or depressive disorder. Major depression can cause: … […]

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Ear Infections and Food Allergies

lcords — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:28 +0000

I don’t know of one parent who has not gone through ear infections with their kids. It seems as though ear infections are a childhood ‘right of passage’. But, the most common cause of recurrent and chronic ear infections are … […]

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What Really is the Cause of Infections?

lcords — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:48:07 +0000

What most doctors rarely discuss is being pointed to as the cause of most bodily infections, biofilms. These infections are common and can be deadly. What exactly are biofilms? They are a large ‘family’ of microorganisms (a microorganism is bacteria, … […]

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When Did Parenting Change?

lcords — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:55:50 +0000

I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I was growing up there were no ‘potty prizes’, ‘behavior charts’, ‘chore charts’, getting rewards for behaving. We did all these things because we knew we had to behave. Even … […]

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Sun Protection for Babies and Toddlers

lcords — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:48:51 +0000

Just one blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person’s chances of developing melanomalater in life. According to one US study, 54 percent of children become sunburned or tanned in their second summer, versus 22 percent in … […]

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Anaphylaxix: Life-Threatening Allergies

lcords — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:15:59 +0000

Here are some allergy statistics to chew on: 11% of all US kiddos suffer from respiratory allergies, 5% from food allergies, and 12% from skin allergies…this is from the CDC. There has been an 18% rise in food allergies within … […]

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GMO foods What Parents NEED To Know!

lcords — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:11:43 +0000

If you are like me you have been bombarded with information on GMO’s, Frankenfoods, that one minute tell you they are not safe and the next minute say they are! It is confusing and enough to drive any parent nuts! … […]

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Celebrating the Research of Vivien Thomas for Black History Month 2013

lcords — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:48:11 +0000

Vivien Thomas is the ultimate example of an unlikely hero. […]

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Homeopathic Treatments for Sick/Fluish Children and Babies

lcords — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:55:25 +0000

Well, it is flu season in our house! Lily has been sick for a few days and is on antibiotics for bilateral ear infections and has the flu. It stinks! The only up swing on a sick child is they … […]

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Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatrics

lcords — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:54:01 +0000

February is heart awareness month! My daughter, Lily, was born with significant heart resulting in 3 open heart surgeries for her before she was a month old. Luckily, her conditions were caught at her birth mother’s first ultrasound appointment. Lily … […]

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