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Do you use Person First Language?
This week is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness week. I’m sure you’re thinking, “Hooray. Another awareness week. If I become any more aware I might explode.” And it’s true that we are...
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Regulating health: It’s a good thing right?
Limiting the size of ”sugary drinks” sold in a handful of settings may seem like a noble endeavour, but it is fraught with problems. And as a conservative, you should know why these types of...
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Immigration, Health Care, and Supreme Court rulings… Oh my!
This is a big week in terms of Supreme Court rulings. The ruling on Arizona’s immigration enforcement law has already been made. While the court struck down three of the four provisions of Arizona’s...
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Which type of sugar is best for my child?
Stepping away from the political posts this week for a health related post. And it’s about none other than the dreaded high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)…. :: cue dramatic music:: Sorry for the sarcasm,...
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Formula feeding should not be treated as a shameful act
So Mayor Bloomberg is once again sticking his nanny nose where it doesn’t belong. I doubt there is a women left in America who hasn’t heard about his latest escapades, but I will recap just in case....
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How do we reduce the number of abortions?
I was asked by FaithfulPolitics.org to be a contributing author for a post answering the question, “How do we reduce the number of abortions?” (When they post the submitted answers on their site, I’ll...
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Forcing the flu vaccine?
Over Christmas, I announced to my family and friends that my husband and I are expecting Baby Jewell #2 in July. I haven’t written much in the past several weeks, mostly because of this little peanut...
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Calorie counts on menus: Good or bad?
Soon (a deadline has not been set yet) restaurant chains (not just fast food) will be required to post calorie counts on their menus. The public health side of me is thrilled with this. I believe in...
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Technology and guns are baaaaad
Why do so many Americans feel the need to be “extreme” is some aspect of their lives these days? I just finished reading a Sunset magazine article about a family of “unpluggers” – people who remove...
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What does homeopathic actually mean?
Today’s post is a health post rather than a political post, because I feel like health “information” is what my Facebook news feed has been cluttered with lately. More specifically, I feel like...
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