Health Blogs

Anyone who has lived through the so called "terrible twos" knows what it is like to wrangle a toddler in a tantrum. It is no fun! Parents often see this behavior as defiant or even concerning, but ... Read More »

One in five women has used Planned Parenthood services. For those of you who don’t know what Planned Parenthood does, they are the largest provider of women’s health services in the United ... Read More »

I have always wanted wavy hair. Yes, so much so that in the 80’s, I permed my perfectly straight, fine, blonde hair. It wasn’t pretty. Little did I know that after I gave birth, my hair dreams ... Read More »

A recent study called the “Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study,” the results of ... Read More »

When I got pregnant, I expected a bigger butt, a huge belly, porn-star sized breast-feeding boobs, but bigger feet? That, I did not expect. There are two key factors that go into increasing foot size ... Read More »

My OB told me the darkened areas appearing on my face, the "mask of pregnancy," would go away after my babies were born, especially since I have fair skin (the mask affects darker skin people more ... Read More »

Last post, I listed the weird, unexpected, permanent reminders of my pregnancies. Today, I will go into the first one: skin tags. These are perfectly normal, small growths of tissue that can appear ... Read More »

I have a friend who is pregnant, and asked me to give it to her straight. What kind of toll could pregnancy exact on her body, permanently? I gave her the usual list: expected weight gain, bigger ... Read More »

Every year around this time I like to give a little insight as to what I’m seeing in the pediatric community these days because, well, frankly, parents always seem to want to know. Granted, ... Read More »