The sizzling days of summer are here.  What better way to cool off from the heat than with an ice-cold popsicle?  An array of options await you at the grocery store.  It is pretty tough to find popsicles made from just 100% juice or whole fruit. ...

Weight is a hefty matter for America's kids.  One in three kids is overweight or obese. Although normal growth is a reality for the majority of our nation's children, it is easy to have a distorted view of what normal child growth looks like. Growth is...

I have a friend who uses the word "hinder" often.  He is from Ireland.  When he uses this word, my ears perk up. Hinder.  Not a word you hear used frequently in the English language.  Hinder :  to delay; to slow down; to impede or impair. I am...

Healthy...hmmm.  Many may think I am going to write about how to eat healthy during the holidays, but I am not.  Fooled you!  There are other ways to be healthy during this holiday season.  Moving your body.  Resting.  Thinking.  Prioritizing...

In a world where much attention is given to prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, the thin child lurks in the corner, causing his parent to sprout grey hairs and yell incessant pleas from the table to eat.  From toddlers to teens, the thin child...

A three-letter word that stings, slaps, and scars.  Modifications of this word hurt just as much.  Unjustified use is common. Fat.  Fatso.  Fatty.  I consider these "F' words.  Unspeakable and with rank and power as high as some of the dirtiest...

The teen years are a time of heightened growth and development, a time when optimal nutrition is critical, and a time when our children’s bodies become adult-like.  Nutrient needs are high and caloric requirements are peaking, all in an effort to...

After many months of consideration, false starts and re-considerations, here I am world!  Sort of like deciding whether or not to make the commitment to have a child, or start a business, or buy a house, beginning this blog has been an idea in my head...