Just brush your children's teeth and they won't need any dental work. Right? Wrong!
As a former dental hygienist, I have strict rules about tooth...
Everything is making me cranky today.
My husband. My children. The stranger at the grocery store who stood too close to me. My colleagues and...
Yes, I said it. That dirty word starting with a “P”. Get your mind out of the gutter, I said dirty, not inappropriate. Politics....
Here I am, approaching my late 30s, glaring in the mirror at a face that’s a little different than it was ten years ago....
What do I do? Workout!
It's that time of year when everyone is struggling to stick to their New Years Resolutions. I've been there!...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve known that I didn’t fit into a specific gender mold. Born genetically female, I never quite...
I often look back at my pretend mom ideas from before I had kids, and laugh. I used to think that it would be...
This is hard. Really hard. As a physician, I take COVID-19 very seriously, and have found myself with friends and family being in the...
Your immune system is your body's security system and sometimes needs an immune boost.
The immune system deters foreign invaders like bacteria, parasites, and other...
One day, while trying unsuccessfully to pee alone, my daughter, two at the time, asked me what a tampon was.
She was holding it...
April 22nd is Earth Day and it also marks my son being potty trained for a full year. Hallelujah!
We'd had some false starts, and...
I've written before about my struggles with breastfeeding my first daughter, Nora (you can read more about that here). When I found out I...
I’d like to think that you, gentle readers, follow along in reading all of my blog posts. If so, you’ll recall that in January...
Last weekend I ran 26.2 miles in NYC. This was my third marathon but still a challenge nonetheless. And before you roll your eyes...


















