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Smart snacks

Your kids just walked in the door, ravenous. They head straight for the fridge and grab … an apple or a few mini-carrots and a big glass of organic milk. Sound hard to believe?...

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Smart snacks

Your kids just walked in the door, ravenous. They head straight for the fridge and grab … an apple or a few mini-carrots and a big glass of organic milk. Sound hard to believe?...

Laura Dern's New Deal

In a film career that has spanned more than two decades, Laura Dern, 41, has famously chased down dinosaurs, bedazzled Southern patriarchs, and starred in the episode that outed Ellen...

Raise healthy eaters

As parents, we all want our children to grow up strong and well nourished, with a good sense of nutrition and a healthy approach to food. In reality...

Safe Therapies for Sick Tots

Parents scrambled last fall when the FDA deemed conventional cold medicines ineffective and potentially dangerous for children between the ages of 2 and 5...

The Sugar Debate

Ever since I was a kid, I've craved sweets. Now that I'm a new mom, however, I pay closer attention to what my family eats, and I do my best...

The dreaded earache

If you have kids, you've probably suffered through at least a couple (if not many) rounds of tears and sleepless nights because of ear infections. An...

Birth to 19: Build immunity

Sure, you'd love if your 7-year-old had fewer sick days away from school. But what if by bolstering her immune system now, you could also protect her...

Q&A

Q. Should my kids take probioticsand if so, when? A. These "friendly" bacteria, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium, promote good health...

Help for childhood eczema

Recent research shows that giving newborns a combination of probiotics and prebioticstypes of healthy bacteria and fibercan reduce the incidence of childhood...

Prescription for healthy kids

Birth to 2 years Focus on: Nutrition Proper nutrition is the foundation of good health, says Marilyn Tanner, a pediatric dietitian at St. Louis Childrens...

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