Author Archives: Alexis Rodrigo
Author Archives: Alexis Rodrigo
Having a baby just about always means increased laundry. Because of spit-up, diaper “blow outs,” and babies’ general inability to control anything from coming out, you may find yourself changing baby’s clothes several times a day. New parents quickly learn not to leave the house without a change of clothes for their baby. As your […]
Continue readingA birthing method is considered “alternative” if it deviates from what is considered the norm in most modern cultures: a laboring woman enters the hospital, where the staff takes her in as a patient, monitors the birth, and the doctor performs the delivery. Alternative birthing methods include home births, water births, hypnobirths, and other methods. […]
Continue readingOnce you’ve confirmed that your child has the flu by a visit to your doctor, you have to go home and weather the flu storm. Because it’s a virus, parents and kids will just have to wait it out. But there are some things you can do to make your child more comfortable and maybe […]
Continue readingMany consumers are becoming increasingly worried about their diet and their exposure to contaminants that may be present in their environment and in the processed foods that they eat. Each day it seems as if new studies come out implicating a new chemical or food additive in everything from cancer to autism. For this reason […]
Continue readingSnow falling, cold wind blowing. The furnace clicks on. Uh oh! What about all the dust that collected in the air ducts over the year? Here’s a simple solution to keeping the dusty and even moldy muck from spewing into your air. Make your own washable filters! Find an old 100% wool sweater; perhaps at […]
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