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Ad Campaigns Promoting Eating Disorders

by maggie baumann posted Thursday, October 21, 2010 |

filed under: maggie baumann

This past August, the new campaign for Pretzel Crisps debuted, and its tagline was, "You can never be too thin." Who's writing these ad campaigns?!

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A Mom's Job-Related Risks

by michelle kemper brownlow posted Friday, October 15, 2010 |

filed under: health

Either I am a total klutz (as some would agree with much passion), or this job should come with special insurance!

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The Scary Truth about Cured Meats

by michelle kemper brownlow posted Thursday, October 14, 2010 |

filed under: food

The nitrites used to preserve all cured meats and give them their fresh color turns to a carcinogen when the meat is cooked.

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A Chat with 'Origins' Author Annie Murphy Paul

by vivian manning schaffel posted Tuesday, October 12, 2010 |

filed under: health

Can you imagine interviewing scientists and reading reams of research about how various situations can affect a fetus in the womb and far beyond -- while you were pregnant yourself?Mom of two Annie Murphy Paul did just that while writing "Origins: How the Nine Months before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives," a new book that explores the field of "fetal origins" research through the lens of Paul's own pregnancy.

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Will I Ever Sleep Again? Help!

posted Thursday, October 7, 2010 |

filed under: health

Sleep deprivation is seriously making my life a living hell!

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Mom Fights Cancer, One Cape at a Time

posted Monday, October 4, 2010 |

filed under: health

Stay-at-home mom Amy Pankratz makes "Wonder Capes." These capes are homemade, beautifully crafted "superhero" comfort capes delivered to sick children around the world.

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Baby Carrots: 'Binge Better'?!

by maggie baumann posted Monday, October 4, 2010 |

filed under: maggie baumann

As a therapist dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of eating disorders -- anorexia, bulimia and binge eating -- I was troubled to hear of a new advertising campaign for baby carrots.

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Bill & Giuliana Rancic Suffered a Miscarriage

by vivian manning schaffel posted Thursday, September 30, 2010 |

filed under: baby

The trauma will be televised on the new season of their Style Network show, in the hopes that other couples who have experienced this pain will know there's nothing to be ashamed of.