Category: wellness

The Big Bottle Swap: Trade in your aluminum bottles for stainless steel ones

The Big Bottle Swap: Trade in your aluminum bottles for stainless steel ones

[ 9 ] 9.3.2009 |

The Soft Landing has partnered with Cool Mom Picks to announce the Big Bottle Swap that allows consumers to send in their old SIGG bottles that are not BPA-free and receive a discount when they purchase clean, non-leaching stainless steel water bottles. The promotion runs through September 14, 2009 (See list below). This is a [...]

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How to minimize spreading H1N1 Flu and other germs

How to minimize spreading H1N1 Flu and other germs

[ 2 ] 8.28.2009 |

Don Cowart, Principal of Hope Highlands Elementary School shares helpful tips and reminders for parents, kids and school staff on how to help keep our schools germ-free. especially in response to the increase of reported H1N1 cases. Read more at principalcowart.blogspot.com. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is projecting that as many as [...]

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RISE: Be a Friend, Be a Mentor!

RISE: Be a Friend, Be a Mentor!

[ 1 ] 5.26.2009 |

“During the new mentor training, we learned about the 10-block radius, a term that refers to kids who grow up in the inner city and are limited to experiences within their own neighborhoods and never get a chance to venture outside that zone. That concept really hit home when I took T to the East [...]

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HOPE: Holistic Opportunities for Parent Education

HOPE: Holistic Opportunities for Parent Education

[ 2 ] 5.16.2009 |

Special Event: This month, HOPE will host Shiatsu therapist Karlo Berger on Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu for Childhood and Adult Ailments. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rochambeau Library at 708 Hope Street in Providence.* As a parent, health and wellness for the good of my family has become a passion. [...]

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C is For Cabbage

C is For Cabbage

[ 7 ] 5.15.2009 |

Vegetables from A to Z By Hannah Marcotti When someone hears that I am gluten-dairy-soy-corn-and-mostly-grain-free, they usually ask, “So what do you eat?” Sometimes I forget how odd my personal food pyramid must look to others. To me, it is overflowing with choices. We live in a country whose dietary guidelines are built around most [...]

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Swine Flu Update

Swine Flu Update

[ 5 ] 5.1.2009 |

By Dr. Cristina Mitchell Hillside Family and Community Medicine Swine flu (H1N1) is a type of influenza virus that causes a respiratory illness that can be spread between people.  The symptoms include fever, chills, body aches, cough, sore throat, headache, and occasionally vomiting and diarrhea.  Thus far, the illness has been mild in the vast [...]

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Warning Issued on Foods Having Peanut Butter

Warning Issued on Foods Having Peanut Butter

[ 1 ] 1.19.2009 |

Federal health officials say that consumers should postpone eating cookies, crackers, candy and ice cream that has peanut butter content until the authorities can learn more about a recent outbreak of salmonella contamination. Read more at the FDA website. Check your food for dates and be prepared when you go to a restaurant that your [...]

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Help! My Kid has LICE!

Help! My Kid has LICE!

[ 8 ] 1.14.2009 |

By Dr. Cristina Mitchell Hillside Family and Community Medicine It’s that time of year again. In the last month or so, head lice infestations have been reported at several area schools. These infestations are fairly common, as are parental overreactions. Yes, lice are icky and the mere thought of them make us itch; however, they [...]

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Tips for New Moms: Bring Sexy Back (part 2)

Tips for New Moms: Bring Sexy Back (part 2)

[ 0 ] 11.19.2008 |

Exercise. The dreaded word. Who has time for exercise with a newborn? Who has the energy for it? Well, the truth is that exercise will actually GIVE you energy. And, even better, it’s something you can do with baby — and you may meet a few new friends along the way. Here are some great [...]

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Tips for New Parents: Bring Sexy Back

Tips for New Parents: Bring Sexy Back

[ 0 ] 11.12.2008 |

Well, Justin Timberlake said he was bringing sexy back, but I don’t think he had new moms in mind when he wrote his song. It’s our job to reclaim our bodies, continue healthy eating, squeeeeeze in a little time for exercising (so we can squeeeeeze into those pre-pregnancy clothes), and bring sexy back! There are [...]

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