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Mommies Can’t Get Sick! Cold Busters to the Rescue

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Mothers cannot afford to get sick. But sometimes, the stresses of parenting can leave our immune system vulnerable and unable to fight disease. While moms may be washing their hands throughout the day to avoid germs, they find themselves in…
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What No One Tells You About Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding is hard, really hard. The books, videos, and even mothers who have done it seem to always say what a lovely, rewarding experience nursing is. So often, the difficulties are left out and are only discovered by the poor new mommy…
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7 Medicines You Should Never Give Your Children

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 As mamis, we want to do everything we can to help our children get better when they're sick. But parents should avoid looking for “quick fixes.” Use caution, do research, and ask questions, because certain…
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Asthma’s Impact on Children and Adults

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Nine people a day die from asthma in the U.S. every day, with black Americans being 2 to 3 times more likely to die than any other racial or ethnic group, according to this infographic from the National Asthma Control Program and the Centers…
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Medical Myth Buster: Cracking Your Knuckles Causes Arthritis

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Myth: Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis Bust: How many of you grew up with this myth? I was one of them. It’s still quite common to hear someone warning a knuckle-joint-cracker that they will get arthritis. The cracking sound…
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Medical Myth Buster: Gum Digestion

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Myth: Chewing Gum Takes 7 Years to Digest Bust: I bet you’ve heard that before at least once. I have, so many times when I was growing up in fact, that I used to have nightmares about it. Many still believe it to be true. So where does…
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How Much Water Do You Need To Drink?

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Myth: You must drink at least 8 glasses of water a day Bust: Somewhere around 1945 a government health agency said that the human body needed around eight glasses of fluid a day. This statement included getting fluids from other sources…
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The Fertility Clock is Real!

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When I met my husband in 2009, he was recently divorced—no kids, I was a single mother to a five-year old. After three years of courtship our relationship progressed, and we eventually got married and decided we wanted to have a baby of…
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ACA: Educating Women, Keeping Families Healthy

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Growing up, I always thought my health rested in my mother’s hands and Vicks® Vaporub®. In reality, my family’s health rested in my mother’s dedication—to keeping our doctor’s appointments and eating healthfully. And too often,…