What happens when you do everything right, and your toddler still ends up with iron deficiency? This is a question posed to many parents with toddlers or preschoolers. After you describe a child's food habits, a pediatrician might order a blood test to check for iron deficiency. If the results come back deficient, or even trending towards anemia, you might have no idea what to … [Read more...] about Eating Organic May Make Kids Anemic
Health & Wellness
Toddlers as Instruments of Biological Warfare
It has been, to be blunt, a winter of misery. Starting just before Thanksgiving, the house has been the site of an unrelenting siege. The aggressors? They look cute, but those smiles conceal a contempt for health and wellness that is unlike anything else in human history, or at least the history that occurred without toddlers. … [Read more...] about Toddlers as Instruments of Biological Warfare
Mindfulness Helps you Stay Present
As a father, there are a lot of competing requests for our time. Beyond our kids, we have the regular stuff: finance; relationships; chores; employment; and others. You may also have other situations arise, like health issues, projects, and hobbies. All of these have the capacity to create stress, reduce attention, and lead to a sense of spinning or swirling. While it's a New … [Read more...] about Mindfulness Helps you Stay Present
Influenza at Home
No one likes influenza, or the flu. The muscle aches, the fever, the fatigue, and everything else about it make life miserable. So what do you do when you or your partner get it? Here's how we handle it. Influenza or a cold? One of the first things you need to figure out is if you have the flu or something else. The table below is reproduced from the CDC. Of … [Read more...] about Influenza at Home
Stress and the Art of Mental Fitness
It's just as important to focus on your mind as your body when it comes to fitness. The demands of fatherhood in addition to everything else you already did deplete your mental and emotional energy. When your mind is fatigued, emotions and reactions are harder to manage. You might also find self-care suffers, especially as it relates to exercise and healthy eating; junk or … [Read more...] about Stress and the Art of Mental Fitness