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Pet Happy: How Animals Help Kids Thrive

Jun 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

With studies showing the profound effects that pets can have on children's health, character development and well-being, here are reasons why parents should consider getting a family pet.

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MALE INFERTILITY -More Common Than You Think

May 31, 2021 01:45PM

One in eight couples experience infertility. While many people think women are mostly the cause of infertility cases, this is not always true. Nearly 50 percent of infertility cases are caused by male factor infertility.

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Natural Mama: Holistic Approaches to a Healthy Pregnancy

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Julie Peterson

Eating organic, detoxing the house, practicing meditation or yoga and other holistic approaches for expectant mothers to follow during pregnancy for delivering a healthy baby.

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Nature to the Rescue: Kids Come Alive Outdoors

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Take the entire family exploring outdoors with these fun ideas to get children actively involved with nature in ways that open their senses while also moving their bodies.

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Protecting Our Children’s Mental Health

Feb 27, 2021 04:55PM ● By Shae Marcus

As we keep slogging through the sociopolitical sludge the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought, we’re still very much in the infancy of discovering what exactly the toll has been on us as a species. We know that the virus not only infects and has the potential to kill its human host, but it also leaves a trail of damage inside the brain and other organs.

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Mind Your Peas and Carrots!

Feb 27, 2021 04:35PM ● By Shae Marcus

To try to find out more about what kids think “eating healthy” means, we decided to go right to the experts—themselves. Here’s what some of them had to say about it.

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Getting Pregnant: Lifestyle Strategies to Boost Fertility

Feb 26, 2021 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Natural approaches such as healthier diets, supplements, detoxed living, herbs, acupuncture and other Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) tips for boosting fertility to achieve pregnancy.

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Veggie Tricks: How to Get Kids to Eat Better

Jan 29, 2021 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Parenting bloggers and nutritionists share effective ways to get even the pickiest of children to eat more vegetables.

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Healing the Whole Child: Holistic Pediatricians Go Beyond Meds

Dec 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

Holistic pediatricians apply evidence-informed, natural, integrative approaches to healing children, emphasizing healthy lifestyle behaviors for overall well-being.

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Reinvent the Holidays: More Meaning, Less Stuff

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM ● By Ronica O’Hara

The pandemic is shifting this year’s holidays, motivating parents to seek out affordable, meaningful, sustainable and non-material gift ideas for kids, saving money and creating memories.

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