Category Archives: Personal Care

Are Moms Really That Busy?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by admin

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I watched the Dr. Phil show.  No, I haven’t been living in a cave; it seems I’ve always known about Dr. Phil, it’s just that the TV here is, 99% of the time, switched … Continue reading →

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9 Little Known Toxic Ingredients that Could Affect Your Pregnancy (and what to do to avoid them)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by admin

I blame the pregnancy message boards.  At the outset of my first pregnancy, I was blissfully oblivious to the potential hazards of shampoo.   Then, the posting was clicked: “Shampoo?“, then, the link followed: “Pregnancy Alert: Shampoo Ingredient Could Damage Developing … Continue reading →

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Smart Choices?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by admin

The only true shorthand I can think of that might be worthy of such labeling practice is this: Don’t eat anything with ingredients that your grandmother wouldn’t recognize. But the food industry wouldn’t be very gung-ho on that one, would they? Continue reading →

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An unexpected cure for headaches?

Posted on August 11, 2009 by admin

Like many women, I have chronic headaches.  I know my triggers:  bright sunlight, squinting, certain smells…….but really the nasty ones come on when my hormones are in flux, and as this happens monthly, I’ve just come to accept it as … Continue reading →

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The Female Body

Posted on August 3, 2009 by admin

As I read the book, I actually felt dumber and dumber. As I finished, I had gained plenty of insight, but was deeply embarrassed that I had never learned this stuff, which was actually so basic to the female body and its cycles. Continue reading →

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At long last……hair care dollars well spent

Posted on July 29, 2009 by admin

I am a hair care junkie.  Or at least……..I was a hair care junkie.  Seduced by all of the TV and print ads promising luxurious hair, I would try nearly anything in the hopes that it might tame my fine, … Continue reading →

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