Health

Summer and sunscreen: what’s your plan?

by Robin (noteverstill) May 1, 2012 Beauty

My second daughter enjoying Bethany Beach in last summer’s sun. With the strange spring we’ve been having, we’ve already had quite a few hot days, and today is supposed to be another one. Our conversations about sunscreen have become more commonplace, as have my concerns. Let’s start with this: none of my kids has ever [...]

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Get your Pap Smears, Ladies!

by Stacy Kravitz March 30, 2012 Health

When was YOUR last pap smear?! After a brief debate whether or not this was a publicly sharable topic or TMI, I decided it was absolutely TMI and therefore I absolutely had to share as a simple reminder to NOT neglect your health, ladies. We are all super busy, we all could get more sleep, [...]

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What remains

by Sue Wagner February 9, 2012 Causes

When I think of Susan Niebur, so many thoughts come to mind. But the one that rises to the top is a quote from Gandhi. Be the change you want to see in the world. Oh my, how Susan changed the world. Not just once, but many times over. When she was a graduate student [...]

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Health conference to feature mom-chef from Takoma Park

by Jessica Haney February 2, 2012 Green

One of the reasons I moved to the DC area from Michigan was because there is so much to do. Now that I am an adult with a fair number of health issues and a mom with two curious kids, I both delight in and dread all the choices. On any given day, there are [...]

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Unwanted guests in your bed: bugs!

by Jessica Haney December 21, 2011 Green

While a group of tired parents waited under bright lights in our school’s multi-purpose room for our December PTA meeting to begin, I overheard EverWonder Camps co-founder Moley Evans talking about freezing things to kill them. I just had to ask. Bed bugs. She had them. She hopes she doesn’t have them anymore. I just [...]

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Holiday decorating: To tree or not to tree?

by Jessica Haney December 13, 2011 Green

For the second year in a row, my family cut down a Christmas tree at Ticonderoga Farms in Chantilly, Virginia. It was a sunny day with a brisk wind, warmer than last year — and different with a walking (and heavier!) toddler instead of an infant! This is a fun ritual for me; it recalls [...]

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An Interview with Chris Powell

by Stacy Kravitz November 11, 2011 Entertainment

I recently had the opportunity to chat with the uber-inspirational Chris Powell, host of the ABC series, “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” to discuss his just-released DVD, “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition – The Workout” and find out what motivates him, what his mantra for good health really is, and get his best advice for [...]

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Traditional foodists rally outside FDA, plan conference

by Jessica Haney November 9, 2011 Food

If your child was sick all the time, had terrible allergies, or suffered from severe eczema, and one thing cleared everything up, wouldn’t you get mad if someone got in your way of obtaining it, saying you had no right to buy it? What if that thing was food, not medication? Proponents of raw milk [...]

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Marathon Mama

by dianafunk November 4, 2011 Fitness

On October 30, I fulfilled one of my life’s goals: I ran – and finished! – a marathon. Or, as I like to say, I ran 26.2 miles – all in a row, and I didn’t die in the process. This may not seem like a big deal to lifelong runners. But to a tried-and-true [...]

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