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Drug Use in the US – Stats

Some people don’t like to think of drug use as mental health issue, but it is. When determining if someone has an addiction we use the same manual as we do to determine if someone has bipolar. It is a medical model of addiction – addiction is a disease similar to any other chronic disease where a combination of genetics and choices contribute to the problem. Think diabetes, heart disease, etc. Many disorders in mental health are looked at through the same lens, because as pieces of the disease are out of our control, pieces are also within our control … Continue reading →

Zombie Hunting Gone Real World

Like many 16-year-old boys, my son is into video gaming. We all have our different ways of escaping the world and that is one of his. He also loves to bury himself in a good book and the more action, the better. So what happens when you combine video gaming with reading? You get Z. In this book you get the best of both worlds. The main character, Josh, loves to play his virtual reality zombie hunting game. But then he receives an invitation that he just can’t turn down, the chance to play the game in real life. This … Continue reading →

Kids, Cereal and Halloween

Just in time for Halloween the Food and Drug Administration has some spooky news for parents: Those so-called healthy cereals you’ve been feeding your kids may not be as nutritious as they claim to be. A while back cereal manufacturers, including Kellogg’s and General Mills, started displaying banners on their boxes announcing that their delicious sugared breakfast treats were “Smart Choices” and “Healthy Choices” respectively. For example, General Mills proudly declares that Cocoa Puffs are a “Smart Choice” for kids, despite the fact that the cereal, which turns leftover milk into fudgy syrup, contains 40 percent sugar. How healthy is … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: July 7th Through July 13th

With babies, there is always something new every day. My little one turned two-years-old today. It is hard to believe that this energetic toddler started out as a fragile newborn who came into the world already charming everyone in the delivery room with his big eyes, long toes and the ability to accurately wet two nurses and one doctor when he was less than a minute old. Because of all of the changes, it is important to keep up with the latest news. July 7th Baby Blog Week in Review: June 30th Through July 6th Summer time is so much … Continue reading →

The Pregnancy Blog Review Feb 10 – 23

A wide range of topics related to infertility, pregnancy and birth have been covered recently in the pregnancy blog. Wherever you are on the road to parenthood, you will find something relevant in this review and the pregnancy blog archives. A big hurdle for many couples is the cost of the medications used with infertility treatments. Insurance often does not cover the cost, which can be as high as over $2000 for one cycle. Read more in Affording Fertility Medications. A relatively rare, but sometimes serious, complication of injectable fertility medications is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. These medications work by stimulating … Continue reading →

Does Natural Birth Really Matter?

Proponents of natural child birth say natural birth is the safest option for both mothers and their babies. Some women swear by the epidural and will recommend one immediately upon hearing the news that you are expecting a baby. You may be left wondering if natural child birth is really all that important. Does it matter whether you have pain medication when you are in labor? Although opinions vary widely on this issue natural child birth does offer some benefits to the mother and baby. One benefit to the mother is a lower risk of interventions during labor, such as … Continue reading →

Too Many Babies Take Reflux Drugs

A recent study was done where doctors and researchers looked at 44 infants who were thought of by their parents as having reflux issues. Interestingly, only 8 of those babies actually fit the diagnostic criteria for having GERD. However, all but two were on anti-reflux medication. The study was prompted by a pediatric gastroenterologist who was receiving increasingly more referrals for spitting up issues. It is known that approximately 70% of babies spit up, up to four times per day. The doctor also points out that second hand ciagarette smoke, gas, constipation, and colic are much more common causes of … Continue reading →

Why am I Writing this Weight Loss Blog?

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I have never found an online forum on weight loss where the moderator/writer was someone who had been obese and made it to “the other side”. Who better to talk with people who want to lose weight than someone who has felt their pain and been through everything that they are going through? I am passionate about this topic because I live it! At my heaviest, I weighed 265. I’m not proud of that, but I don’t mind saying it because I know that there are other people out there who have gone over that 200-pound mark and they may … Continue reading →

Babies Produced by the Drug Culture

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At the close of a recent blog about child abuse, I was asked an interesting question. Why do women, who do not want to take care of their children, keep having them? I am by no means an expert on a question like this, but I can make some comments based upon what I have seen and heard. The birth mother of our five adopted children had seven children in ten years. I have not seen her in some time so she may have had more. All of the children that I know of have been taken away from her … Continue reading →