Oh no! Not another Halloween warning to dampen our spirits. Every year, we parents are faced with the choice of locking our kids in (thus protecting them from harm) or letting them out and enjoy childhood for a little bit longer. Mrs H’s Halloween Safety Tips just about said it all.
Now, there’s nothing like face [...]
Tags: Allergies, face paints, Halloween, Halloween Masks, Halloween Recalls, make-up
Posted in: Holidays, Products
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This week, the New York Times says that dirt and worms are actually good for your baby.
Babies love putting horrible stuff in their mouths. Rediscovered ancient cheerios dropped weeks ago, fluff from under the bed, and grot they find in the grass at the park. I know a couple of babies who love to eat [...]
Tags: Allergies, dogs, Eczema, hygiene, worms
Posted in: Baby, Health
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Health conditions can range from the simply annoying to the potentially fatal. But it seems there are upsides to certain conditions that give us some food for thought. As in the case of allergies and gestational hypertension.
Allergies
This study by Cornell University researchers suggests that our annoying allergies, previously thought to be due to a malfunctioning [...]
Tags: Allergies, cancer, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia
Posted in: Health, Pregnancy
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Once, the American Academy of Pediatricians recommended that parents of children at higher risk of eczema and allergies held off feeding their babies certain foods until age 3. The thinking was that if parents avoided foods that cause a large percentage of all food allergies, like fish, until the child was older, then their immune [...]
Tags: Allergies, Eczema, fish, omega 3
Posted in: Health
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Allergies in children are on the rise. And the most difficult cases are allergies to common food ingredients like nuts, milk, and – eggs.
Allergy to eggs is not just about not eating eggs for breakfast. Eggs can be found in many things we eat, from bread, cake and pastries to the cookies and noodles our [...]
Tags: allergens, Allergies, egg allergy, eggs, food allergy, nine-step process
Posted in: Health, Nutrition
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