Hugs and Kisses: Nature’s Perfect Cold Remedy
As a parenting expert, I often teach one simple, free way to get your kids to stress less, fend off colds, and sleep more soundly. It sounds too good to…
How Dads Keep Kids Healthy
It’s no surprise that positive parenting affects a child’s health and happiness. Countless studies have shown powerful benefits of dad’s participation in children’s development: Kids of highly involved fathers score…
At what point is it necessary to call a doctor when my child is not feeling well?
When your little one is sniffling and sneezing, it’s sometimes hard to know what to do. While most bugs clear up on their own, sometimes an illness can turn into…
Yoga Cures for 5 Common Health Woes
Yoga is popular for its body-toning and mind-calming benefits. But beyond these obvious pluses, it’s also an ideal way to cure what ails you. From alleviating allergies to soothing PMS…
Outsmart 5 Hidden Gym Dangers
You go to the gym to get healthier. But what you may not know is that there’s also a chance of getting sick or injured. The reality is that many…
Cold Tips: Should You Exercise When You’re Sick?
Search “cold remedies” online, and more than 35 million results pop up. But it turns out that one of the most effective ways to beat the sniffles is also the…
Should You Work Out When You’re Sick?
When you wake up feeling the symptoms of a cold or flu, most of the time you just want to stay in bed and rest. But if you're a fitness…
When to Keep a Sick Child Home
It's cold and flu season, which means plenty of moms are facing that age-old parenting dilemma: Do I send my coughing, sniffly child to school? And if I make the…
The Best Foods for Sick Kids
When your kid is miserable with a stuffy nose, fever or stomachache, it's tempting to feed her what she wants (ice cream!) or let her skip dinner altogether. But research…
Bouncing Back After Being Sick
If you're getting over being under the weather, it can be tempting to put the pedal to the metal on the road to recovery. But if you really want to…