Health

Winter is an anxious time for families living with asthma. Every little sneeze or sniffle from our son,  A.J.,  can turn into a major asthma attack. Maybe it’s because last year was his first time in public school and attending five days a week, but he had more wheezing incidents …

As a food allergy family, we stay in-the-know about the availability of epinephrine pens for emergency use in case A.J. goes into anaphylaxis from a food allergy reaction. You may recall the EpiPen price skyrocketed back in 2016 to as much as $1,000 per prescription and its CEO’s salary reflected that. I …

A.J. is borderline obsessed with skateboarding. He sees lots of older boys doing it to get around town or to just hang with their friends. But skateboarding scares me because of the possible injuries. We’ve seen a few bad skateboarding spill videos that scarred me emotionally because the riders were …

The timing couldn’t be worse for the 2018 EpiPen shortage: Allergy families who have summer travel plans need additional epinephrine injectors while they’re on the go AND summer camp staffers need up-to-date injectors in case children they’re watching need medical attention. I’ll walk you through what medical experts recommend, plus …

One of the first things I bought when I found was out I was pregnant was buy a bottle of prenatal vitamins. I think I got them from my neighborhood organic store. I switched brands throughout my pregnancy and kept taking them for the almost two years while I breastfed …