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The transition from the unstructured freedom of summer to the rigid demands of a new school year is rarely seamless. Many parents find that...
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Paris Hilton wants to talk about her mornings, which she dreaded before she struck on a solution. “Mornings used to be the most difficult...
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I’ve struggled with body image for as long as I can remember. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, when women survived on...
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Every autumn, a familiar cycle begins. Children head back to the classroom, and within weeks, a persistent cough seems to make its way through...
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You’d think that with lots of kids that mornings would be complete chaos around here. However, I’ve learned that taking a moment to slow...
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I’ve written many times about how I clean my house with natural cleaners. Now to check off something that’s been on my list for...
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My dad died last summer. Even eight months later, it’s still surreal to type that. He’d been diagnosed with cancer just seven weeks earlier....
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Oh, seasonal allergies. They truly can make life miserable. The good news is, there are things we can do! Many unnecessarily suffer from seasonal...
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For years I exercised daily, did plenty of cardio, and restricted my calories to the point I was way undereating. Yet the stubborn weight...
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The weather has (mostly) warmed up around here, which means cold brew coffee, more salads, and the ever popular popsicles are on the menu....
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I spent years doing everything right for sleep. Taking magnesium, no screens, cool bedroom, and still waking at 3 am wondering what I was...
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For years, the numbers were moving in the right direction. More pregnant women were getting into a doctor’s office early, more complications were being...
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Ms. Rachel remembers the Walmart sneakers. She was a kid, and her single mom was working at a daycare during the week, Pizza Hut...
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More than 60% of a typical child’s diet is made up of ultraprocessed foods. If that number feels abstract, here’s what it looks like...