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Review of The Jensen Project and Changes

We finally had a night where we sat down and watched a movie.  Woohoo for us!  The only thing is that my daughter was calm while the popcorn was out, but not so much when we were watching this movie. I have to say that the movie is for much older children, in the range [...]

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Whooping Cough

Lately there has been a lot of talk about whooping cough, also known as pertussis.  I’ve also seen commercials about getting infants vaccinated because adults are normally the carriers of the infection and can unknowingly spread it to infants. After hearing a lot about it, and reading news about alarming outbreaks in California, I read [...]

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Oh Mr. Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Please shine down on me!  First, I hope everyone had a happy 4th of July.  We are truly lucky to be here, and I love this time of year when people gather around to be thankful for the independence we have in the U.S. Here is a short clip of the finale of fireworks in [...]

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Good News for Uninsured Due to Pre-Existing Conditions

The good news is that the HHS (Health and Human Services) has unveiled a new plan for people that have pre existing conditions. To find out more, and to apply, visit HealthCare.Gov What do you think about the new plan?  Good plan, or bad plan?

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Gee, Great

As I pressed publish, put my computer away, I look up at the TVs in JFK airport, and I see a report about airplane food. I immediately found the link, thought I’d share.  Gross! jetBlue has been great thus far, and all I’ve had has been packaged snacks and drinks, and all seemed to be [...]

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Protein Shake-Up

I have never been one for protein shakes.  Since protein can be obtained from a variety of sources, I find it unnecessary in my family’s diet.  Some recent alarming news is the high incidence of heavy metals contained in protein supplements, and the way the companies that sell protein supplements target the most vulnerable of [...]

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Doctor Banned From Practicing Medicine In Britain

Since 1998, there has been a growing movement against vaccines because a suspected link to autism.  The movement was started stemming from a research conducted by Dr. Wakefield, but was a flawed study since he was paid to advise lawyer representing parents that suspected a link between vaccines and autism. Today, however, Dr. Wakefield was [...]

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What’s In Your Sandwich?

With the heightened awareness around foods and links to certain diseases, it’s no wonder a study was conducted to find a correlation between processed foods and heart disease and diabetes. According to the article from Reuters linked above, “They found that on average, each 1.8 oz (50 grams) daily serving of processed meat a day [...]

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E.Coli Outbreak: Contaminated Lettuce

If you have any romaine lettuce in the house, check out the brief article from FoxNews about the recall due to E. Coli contamination. I always wonder how or why such contamination can occur.  Does anyone know?  I find it interesting that there really isn’t any explanation as to why or how the contamination occurred. [...]

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The Great Vaccine Debate

Once upon a time people fought for the widespread use of vaccines to stop terrible diseases such as polio, small pox, measles and mumps.  However, these days there are two sides of debate, where there are people that do not administer vaccines to their children out of fear of harm from autism or other side [...]

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