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Safe Sleep and Your New Baby
With all of the “mommy” blogs, baby super-store registries and well intending friends, new moms are often overwhelmed with the amount of information and opinions on baby gear.
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How to Read Food Labels
Do you ever find yourself standing in the aisle of the grocery store pondering which products to choose? With so many options, it’s hard to know which foods are the most nutritious.
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Deadly Substances Teens Use to Get High
When I was teenager, parents only had a few substances to really worry about: cigarettes, alcohol and, for those whose children were a little more daring, maybe marijuana. But times have changed.
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All About Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamins and minerals are necessary to help keep our bodies functioning properly and serve many important roles including need for proper development, immunity, and most importantly, overall health. Still, we are often asked, do you really need to take vitamin and mineral supplements?
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How to Create Healthy Eating Habits for Kids
Knowing what to feed your toddler/preschooler can be challenging! Not only are their likes and dislikes constantly changing but it is also hard to know what needs to be served to provide him or her with a balanced and nutritious diet.
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Complications of Childhood Obesity
By now it’s no secret that our kids are struggling with weight-related issues more than ever before. According to reports, 13 percent - or nearly one in every eight - of Ohio’s high schoolers are obese.
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Generic vs. Brand Name Medications
When caring for a child or loved one, there can be many questions regarding medication options, and what options are safe and appropriate medications. However, generic drugs are required to be just as safe and effective as the name-brand product.
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How to Practice Healthy Feeding Dynamics
Fighting with a picky toddler about what they eat seems to be a rite of passage for most parents. In a healthy feeding dynamic, parents choose how, when, where and what children eat, without being overly restrictive or controlling.
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Understanding Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, parents commonly ask, “Does this put my other kids at higher risk for developing cancer as well?” Most of the time, the answer to this question is “no”.
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Teen Heroin Abuse: How to Recognize the Signs
Virtually all serious drug abuse problems begin during the teen years and, for those at risk, exposure to opiates prescribed for pain increases the chances for opiate abuse later in life. The risk for abuse is even greater when teens 14 and younger receive these medications for pain.