How Diet Affects Fertility

You’ve probably been hearing for years that what you eat and how you live affect the health of your heart and blood vessels, your chances of developing certain kinds of cancer, the strength of your bones, and more. What about fertility—can what you eat help you get pregnant? It certainly makes sense. After all, the reproductive system is subject to the same influences as the circulatory system, nervous system, and others. Read the rest »

Hello Geralin,

Help! I hate to sound dramatic, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to get the housework finished, and often times, can’t even get started! It’s ruining my life. Housework is so boring, and there are so many other distractions, like being with my kids, that I never get anything done. Do you have any suggestions for organizing my “homework” or making housework more interesting — less of a chore?

Michelle Read the rest »

As Halloween approaches, and my fifth grader is figuring out what costume to wear, he asked me to list what he dressed as for every one of his past ten Halloweens. As I flipped through the images in my mind—the dinosaur costume he wore as a four-month-old, the monkey costume I put on him the year after—I realized that while he always had a good costume, I never put much effort into the planning and creation of his, or his twin sisters’, Halloween get-ups. Some moms are crafty, and love to decorate for the holidays. I’m neither. Read the rest »

Go environmental, keep up with vaccines and look stylish while preggo with these tips of the week.

Boston Mamas: Stand Tall & Green. Got chemicals? Check out these tips to take charge of your family’s environmental health.

Stay Up to Date With Baby’s Vaccinations! The Bump keeps you on track for well-baby visits with its new vaccination checklist. Read the rest »

I am going to dispel some of myths and misinformation that may be fueling your fears and making your job harder especially around Halloween, when your kids want to have some good, scary fun.

Myths, Memories, and Realities
You aren’t alone if you believe that the world is more dangerous today than when you were a child. But, the fact is many of the problems we have now we had thirty years ago. The biggest difference is that today we get bombarded with bad news and it takes a cumulative toll on our peace of mind. This constant barrage of upsetting news causes us to develop an increasingly vulnerable outlook about our ability to keep our kids safe. Read the rest »

Recognized in the literary world with stories such as Cinderella, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, the pumpkin is no stranger to the spotlight. Each year in the USA, thousands of pumpkins are carved into jack ‘o lanterns and many pumpkin pies are eaten at Thanksgiving celebrations! Read the rest »

If your child has a cold or asthma you may be tempted to operate a humidifier in his or her bedroom. But humidifiers can cause mold and indoor air quality problems.

There are four common types of portable humidifiers: ultrasonic, evaporative pad (cool mist), steam, and warm mist.

(image of a furnace humidifier with actinomycetes - (c) J. May 2008) Read the rest »