Wednesday, February 16, 2011

6 Tips to Prepare Your Child For Vaccinations

See this great article about preparing your child for vaccinations at Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson's blog (Seattle Mama Doc). I agree with all of her points.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

What makes fructose fattening? Some answers found in the brain

Recent MRI data in research reported in Science Daily finds that fructose has an opposite effect on the brain than glucose. It appears that fructose stimulates weight gaining hormones in the brain and can have an addictive effect stimulating increased appetite and fat storage. The research is published in the online edition of the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism and will appear in the March print edition. You can read the full article here.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

May The Force Be With You

Yes, I too remember trying to exercise my powers of the force at this age.  May the force be with you . . .