Preparing the Birth Canal for the Probiotic Gulp
How to prepare for baby’s birth by optimizing the microbiome of the birth canal for seeding of the newborn immune system with a diversity of …
Healthy Pregnancy, Baby & Child
Social Services Arrests, Imprisons Pregnant Woman for a Drug She Wasn’t Taking
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Health Canada Recommends Meat as Baby First Food
One of the most misguided and damaging pieces of advice coming from the vast majority of “experts” is to give rice cereal as a baby first food around …
Study Warns: Kids Who Eat Fast Food Have Lower IQs
There’s no free lunch, Moms and Dads. That trip through the drive-thru may be easy and convenient, saving you the hassle of preparing dinner at …
Epidural: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The modern woman is task-oriented. She lives in a world demanding of her competence, attention, and efficiency. We use technology, tap into our …
How to Properly Feed an Adopted Baby
The quest to offer my children the chance for the best health possible has led me further down the road of natural health than I would have ever …
Safe and Effective Gas Remedy for Babies
For those of you familiar with the various “nursing personalities”, my son was definitely the speed nurser (aka, “Barracuda”), …
5 Basic Cooking Skills Children Need to Learn
One thing I contemplate regularly is how my children will fare in a world obsessed and overridden with calorie heavy, nutrient poor, industrialized …
Pope Francis Takes a Stand in Favor of Public Breastfeeding
Choosing to breastfeed in public isn’t for the faint of heart. At nearly every turn, the efforts of nursing mothers attempting to feed their …
Is Your Healthcare Provider Best, Good or to be Avoided?
A recent edition of the monthly Chapter Leader newsletter from the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) had some interesting information I thought was …
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell at the Pediatrician Office
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Depressed? Breastfeeding May Offer Protection with a Metabolic “Reset”
As is the case with most parenting-related decisions, breastfeeding, and the right not to, are the subject of a polarized debate with potential …