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7 Reasons Why Child Vaccines Are the Best Parenting Choice
Child vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines save lives. The immature immune system is very vulnerable to infectious diseases and a baby’s body needs a little help to get on-line. Like car seats and...
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Tamiflu Dangers: What if Modern Medicine Causes Flu Deaths?
Tamiflu: Is this drug more dangerous than we think? | Photo credit: Vital Record, News from Texas A&M University Health Science Center Last week two people died from the flu: Michael Czaruk, a...
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Art for Art’s Sake Will Make You Healthier
I drew this frog one afternoon while my daughter was at her circus class. I used watercolor brush pens and plain drawing paper. Time disappeared as I was working on it. It didn’t feel like I was making...
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45 Reasons NOT to Have a Home Birth
You definitely don’t want a home birth. Here are 45 reasons why home birth is the wrong option for you. 1) You’d like an episiotomy, even though that is no longer the standard of care, but the...
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I broke my leg, doc, so why is that lady playing the harp?
The Emergency Room at St. Joseph’s in New Jersey is integrating alternative health options into their everyday care, including music therapy and therapeutic touch. Photo courtesy of Dr. Mark Rosenberg....
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Plastic Nation No More: Rid Your Life of Plastic
Rid your life of plastic. Stop using produce bags! | via Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D. “I hate plastic,” I complained to my friend Sue. “I want to get it out of my life.” “But it’s ubiquitous,” Sue...
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My Mom Died Almost a Year and a Half Ago and I’m Still Sad: The Death of a...
Yesterday Athena came tentatively into my office, sat down on the couch where I was working, and sighed. “What’s the matter?” I asked. “Nothing,” Athena humphed. But tears trickled out of the corner of...
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New Jersey’s Fight For Medical Freedom
Thousands rallied in Trenton, New Jersey to fight for medical freedom and against school exclusion. Photo courtesy of Susie Olson-Corgan.The Fight For Medical Freedom in New Jersey By Susie...
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23 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Baby
So many good reasons to breastfeed your baby. Here are 23 of my favorites. 1. Breast milk has never been recalled. Similac has. Oops, so has Enfamil. Ut oh, so has Good Start. 2. Breast milk has never...
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Nonsense Poem (or is it?) Your Kids Will Have Fun With
I have a love hate relationship with poetry. I usually love poems and I think reading poetry is good for your brain, but I struggle to make time to actually do it. When I have time to read for...
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The Keys to the Sex Kingdom: How to Improve Your Sex Life
I recently promised to write about how to improve your sex life. “Got any pointers?” I asked James, my husband of fourteen years. “I do,” he answered. “A big one. I’ll show it to you.” When you’re...
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How To Be a Better Person in the New Year
I want to be a better person. You probably do too. In fact, the number of Google searches for “be a better person” has been steadily increasing since 2004, and typically peaks around the holidays each...
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On Rejection
My New Year’s resolution worked so well last year that I am making it again. I didn’t resolve to clean around the outside of the toilet or floss my teeth daily. I didn’t resolve to improve myself in...
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Why Doctors, Nurses, and Other Medical Professionals Are Choosing to Birth at...
More doctors, nurses, physicians assistants, and health professionals are choosing to birth at home. Image courtesy of Erin Wrightsman, Nurture Nature Photography. It’s one of the best kept secrets in...
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Vaccinate with Confidence: CDC’s New Campaign
“Vaccinate with Confidence” is the name of the new campaign that the CDC has launched. Its goal is to stop “Vaccine hesitancy.” This Vaccinate with Confidence campaign has 3 aims: #1 Protect...
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Tamiflu Alternatives: Better, Safer Remedies
There are many good Tamiflu alternatives. Choose better, safer remedies to fight the flu. Photo credit: Jennifer Margulis. This year’s flu is a doozy. According to the CDC, which tracks influenza...
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Majority of Heathcare Workers Refuse the Flu Shot
Flu shot efficacy rates are so low that most health professionals skip the shot. Why do a majority of public healthcare workers, like this M.D., and this one, refuse the flu shot? It’s been freezing at...
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Women Who Don’t Breastfeed Shouldn’t Feel Guilty, They Should Feel Angry
August 10, 2012—Women who don’t breastfeed shouldn’t feel guilty. We have a healthcare system that derails women from their breastfeeding goals, which is the subject of my op-ed in today’s Newsday. The...
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V is for Vaccine Rally in Sunrise, Florida
Vaccine education activists hold signs to educate Oprah about the safety of vaccines V is for Vaccine Rally in Sunrise, Florida By Ilonka Michelle O’Neil Special to www.JenniferMargulis.net January 4,...
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A Commitment to Coloring Your Life
Watercolor and mixed media whimsical purple cat in the window. Coloring your life by making art promotes happiness | Original art by Jennifer Margulis Ready to get serious with some deep study and...
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