I am one of those people who likes to exercise. Honestly, I need to exercise. It lifts my spirits, energizes me, and makes me healthier and happier. Exercise has been a daily part of my life since my teens, and I never had too much trouble fitting it into my life…until I became a mom….
Category Archives: Health
Season to Taste
Molly Birnbaum was an aspiring chef, doing kitchen duty at a Boston bistro while waiting to enter the Culinary Institute of America, when she was hit by a car while running through the streets of Boston. The impact of her skull against the car’s windshield severed the neurons that connected her nose to her brain,…
Lunch Wars: Kirkus Reviews Blog
While many kids will be going back to school after Labor Day, my son just finished his second week. As he has done in past years, he eats school lunch. Our district has incorporated whole grains, banned strawberry milk completely and now offers salad along with PB&J as the third daily option. The menu has…
Kirkus Review: What’s Eating Your Child?
For the past few years, I have dealt with recurring health issues: reflux, eczema, sinus infections, and anxiety. After reading that they could all be connected to my digestive system, I made extreme changes to my diet. I have stuck with these changes since March 30th and have seen drastic changes. My eczema and sinus…
Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl
When I was younger I ate a tuna fish sandwich at my great-aunt’s house. I broke out into hives and we assumed it was the mayo. For a long time after that I stayed away from anything with mayo, but that turned out to be an isolated incident and I never reacted to mayo again….
Health and Food Myths on Kirkus Reviews
Should you use hydrogen peroxide on a wound? Do eggs raise your cholesterol? Does going outside with wet hair make you sick? No, no, and no. Don’t Cross Your Eyes, They’ll Get Stuck That Way! debunks these health myths and 72 more. Two pediatricians use science and studies to explain why so many things we’ve…
Too Small to Be Big, Review and Giveaway
We don’t need to see statistics to know that childhood obesity is on the rise. From pudgy preschoolers to overweight tweens and teens, it’s pretty obvious. In fact, when I recently saw a large group of high schoolers at an event, I was a little shocked to see that almost none of them were a…
This Life is In Your Hands
I picked up This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone one afternoon, planning to read just a little bit in a few minutes of downtime. Instead, I was drawn in and kept reading and reading and reading — through baseball practice, and into the evening. When I think…
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