Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Health, Illness, Safety, Vaccines on Oct 21st, 2010
I was at a mommy and me class today when a woman cornered me. “I know you’re so into this stuff. I have to ask you. Did you know that this year’s flu shot contains the H1N1 virus? I asked if there was a version without it and there isn’t!” This girl, who gave her [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, Friendship, Health, Illness, Preventative medicine on Mar 3rd, 2010
I almost hate saying it, but I am surprised I am not hacking up a lung. Usually when I go away — and definitely after spending an afternoon in a kids’ ER — I get a cold. It’s been 48 hours now, and I am sniffle-free, but we’ll see what the week brings. I thought [...]
Posted in Health, Illness, Preventative medicine on Sep 22nd, 2009
It came to me in a rather unique way. I was co-chairing ASJA‘s Personal Pitch program — one of the events at our annual writer’s conference — a few years ago. We put out feelers to PR folks asking them for 100 or so giveaways for the editor gift bags we were putting together. One [...]