health

If you live in southern New Hampshire you should check out the Manchester Kids Marathon. The Kids Marathon takes place the same weekend as the Manchester City Marathon. Many local schools are putting together teams for the marathon, but you don’t need a team for your child to be able to parti... Read More

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I know I am not the only mom that feels like snacks are all the kids really want. While in my experience less snacks also means cleaner plates at dinner time, a day doesn’t go by without eating a snack of some sort. In our house we only stock healthy snacks, believe me when I say you do not mi... Read More

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    You may have noticed a lot of talk about genetically modified organisms in the media lately. But if you’re new to the subject, do you want to know why you would not want to eat genetically modified food? We will give you enough reasons not to think twice and start reading l... Read More

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What mom doesn’t want to raise a healthy baby? It would be tough to find one! We all want our kids to grow up healthy, but where do you start? Many mothers, especially first timers just don’t know. With so much conflicting information in magazines, on the web, in books, and from doctors - ho... Read More

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What are you thankful for? Perhaps you’re in a time in your life when it is hard to feel thankful. Jobs lost, relationships fallen apart, finances unpredictable. You may have a lot more than you realize though. It’s easy to focus on yourself and your problems without giving any thought to th... Read More

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  I do not have any children in school yet and probably never will since we’re homeschooling. But I can certainly see the frustration and challenge of many moms who try to provide ... Read More

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I do not think any pregnant woman seriously wishes to go into labor early. I am seven months pregnant and this belly makes me want to give birth any day now, it seems like too much to carry! Of course not in reality. The troubling thing is that preterm labor has become so common. While nobody ca... Read More

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I have a pet peeve for people who are religious about reading Nutrition Facts but never bother to look at Ingredients. They don’t even know what they are eating! They say “Oh, it’s low fat” or “there is not much sugar in here.” Yet they fail to recognize that what they are eating... Read More

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  There is no doubt you will encounter the option for your kids and yourself to swim in a pool this summer. Swimming is a great way to exercise and stay fit, it is a whole body workout. It is good to know though, why a chlorinated pool is not your best option. You see, the problem is not t... Read More

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