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Healthy Living This Just In

POM Wonderful Juice Can’t Work Miracles (But I’ll Still Drink It)

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on May 22, 2012 at 11:45 PM

POMI've got to be honest, I'm kind of disappointed to learn that POM Wonderful apparently isn't the magical elixir it's cracked up to be.

Federal Administrative Judge D. Michael Chappell ruled Monday that the company made "deceptive advertising claims" by marketing the juice as a means to “treat, prevent, or reduce the risk heart disease, prostate cancer, or erectile dysfunction.”

Why am I disappointed?

Not because I'm personally worried about any of the above ailments, but because those "deceptive advertising claims" made me feel better about spending a small fortune on the stuff. Which I love simply for the taste.

But all is not lost. Even Judge Chappell "did not agree that every marketing claim included in the complaint was deceptive."

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I've Accepted Myself for My Daughter's Sake: Can You?

Posted by The Stir Bloggers
on May 21, 2012 at 9:21 AM
A Mom's Life, Uncensored

scaleSarah Chang is a mom trying to navigate the mean streets of Manhattan with a stroller. She writes about raising a bi-cultural daughter at The Stroller Ballet. 

To help us celebrate Mother's Day, Sarah has shared the scary pediatrician edict that hit her right in the guts:

Overweight.

It’s a word I never imagined could be used to describe my 3-year-old. I thought -- and still think -- of Peanut as “fine”. She’s small, but solid. Without so much as the suggestion of a belly. She’s active -- she’ll walk up to 1 mile without complaint. 

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Healthy Living Yum!

How to Keep Your Sweet Tooth From Making You Stupid

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on May 19, 2012 at 1:19 PM

candyOh, come on. Really?! As if we didn't already know enough bad stuff about sugar and how it can make us everything from overweight to diabetic to toothless, apparently sugar can also make us stupid. Seriously? Life is so stinkin' unfair.

Researchers found that rats who were fed a high-fructose diet had a harder time finding their way out of a complex maze. Great. So does this mean those of us with a yen for Yodels need better GPS systems than potato chip people? Because frankly that makes me a little depressed. (Which only makes me crave cookies even more.)

Thankfully, there is an antidote of sorts for sugar-induced dimwittedness ...

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Mom Encourages Breastfeeding of Toddlers in Most Discouraging Way (VIDEO)

Posted by Adriana Velez
on May 14, 2012 at 12:33 PM

bfeeding a toddler
Typical mom of two Katie Hamilton is shrugging off that Time magazine cover photo we can't stop talking about. She knows it was just to sell more magazines, and she thinks most nursing moms know that's not how you nurse a child. But she says it's great that we're talking about it -- especially about extended breastfeeding.

So she gives her reasons for feeding her almost 2-year-old daughter. As another mom who breastfed a toddler, a lot of her reasons resonated with me. But some of her reasons reminded me of why a lot of other moms are turned off by attachment parenting.

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Healthy Living GossipMonger

Lea Michele Can't Expect Cory Monteith to Follow Her Extreme Diet

Posted by Maressa Brown
on May 11, 2012 at 6:26 PM

rachel and finnVegans aren't so crazy. They're probably the healthiest people on the planet actually, as there's plenty of research to support that animal products -- especially dairy -- aren't doing us many (if any) favors. Still, going 100 percent vegan isn't for everyone. Unfortunately, it sounds like Glee diva Lea Michele begs to differ. Or, at least, she reportedly hopes that boyfriend Cory Monteith will give up meat and dairy for her.

The rationale, according to an insider: "When Lea has kids, she wants them to be vegan -- and she wants Cory on board." Eeek! Danger, danger. Kinda putting the cart before the horse now, isn't she? Maybe, just a little?

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Toddler This Just In

'Time' Magazine Taps Into America's Discomfort With Extended Breastfeeding

Posted by Linda Sharps
on May 10, 2012 at 6:27 PM

You've seen the Time magazine cover that's been burning up the Internet, right? I'll admit it, my first reaction was to recoil from the image. It seemed deliberately provocative and shocking, and I chalked it up to a clever marketing technique to sell more magazines.

Of course, plenty of people don't think it's shocking at all, and in fact, they're pretty offended that ANYONE would be taken aback by the photo. So then I started feeling like maybe I was a bad person for raising an eyebrow at an innocent image of a mother and child … but then I remembered a somewhat similar nursing scene from Games of Thrones that everyone agreed was shocking.

So: extended breastfeeding! Why are we so disturbed by it?

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Healthy Living Health Check

Madonna's Secret to Staying Young Is Tastier Than Plastic Surgery

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on May 9, 2012 at 11:42 PM

madonnaI'm sorry, say what you will about Madonna and plastic surgery and $86,000 worth of facials and blah blah blah, the woman is 53 years old. And did you SEE the Superbowl Halftime Show this year?

Point is: Madonna looks dang good for her age. Whatever she's doing is obviously working, so why wouldn't the rest of us do it too?

Because we don't have $86,000 to spend on facials, I know. But apparently the true secret to Madonna's glow is actually affordable ...

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Toddler Rant

It's Not My Fault My Daughter Is a Picky Eater

Posted by Sasha Brown-Worsham
on May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM

My children are picky eaters. It's a fact and while I would like to change it, there is no advice that other moms will give me that will help. But that doesn't stop them from trying.

"Stop feeding them separately," some will tell me, while others discourage second meals, tell me I am feeding them too many snacks, not forcing the issue enough, or otherwise committing some grievous food sin that has caused my children to have strong preferences and utter disgust at 90 percent of foods.

To them I say this: You aren't raising my child and you have no idea what you are talking about.

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Healthy Living Health Check

Memory-Boosting Berries Might Be the Perfect Food

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Apr 26, 2012 at 11:07 PM

berriesSo I don't know about you, but I'm thinking of going on an all-berry diet. Okay, not really.

But man!

It seems like every other day strawberries and/or blueberries and/or blackberries are in the news because some expert-type people discovered yet another antioxidant-related magical power.

Today in miraculous berry power news: Apparently eating blueberries and strawberries can the prevent the "cognitive decline and memory loss that comes with aging."

Well, these are truly happy tidings, my friends. Because I am sooo sick of losing my keys. And I'm still in my 30's! I better start pounding the berries asap or I'm not going to remember my own name by the time I'm 50.

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Healthy Living Health Check

You're Probably in Denial About Your Weight

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Apr 21, 2012 at 6:37 PM

skinny mirrorRemember that episode of Seinfeld about the "skinny mirror" in Elaine's department store dressing room? Essentially, Elaine buys a dress that looks "stunning" when she tries it on at the store -- but her mirror at home tells a very, very different story. ("This is false reflecting!")

It was hilarious because every woman can relate to that feeling, on some level -- not necessarily the feeling of being duped by trick mirrors, but of looking at our reflection and thinking, "What?! I don't look like THAT!"

According to a recent study, the tendency to underestimate our body size is at least partly biological, particularly if you're overweight. Check this out:

Researchers found that "58 percent of overweight people incorrectly described themselves as normal weight. Among the obese, 75 percent placed themselves in the overweight category, and only 10 percent accurately described their body size."

Denial? Wishful thinking? Turns out there's more to it than that ...

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