Everyone has heard of concussions.
Concussions have gotten a lot of attention lately in professional sports, especially the NFL. They can be quite dangerous if players and coaches ignore the symptoms. However, concussions don't just happen to athletes. My 12-year-old...
La temporada de enfermedad ya llegó y si ha intentado hacer cita con su médico ya sabrá que no es fácil, las agendas de los doctores están super llenas. Todavía hay COVID-19 y está empezando a circular la influenza...
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When you think about football, Scarlett probably isn’t the first kid who comes to mind. But this composed, polite, introspective, and easy-going 8-year-old is in her second year playing flag football with the Champlain Valley School District Buccaneers and...
The United States isn't known for having efficient, well-run, and timely healthcare. In fact, anyone who has needed healthcare knows quite the opposite can be true. Vermont, in particular, has extremely limited options for specialized in-state care.
I spend...
As much as I celebrate the return of fall and pumpkin spice lattes, it’s hard to forget the boogers and stomach bugs that reappear this time of year, too. With two toddlers and a preschooler, one little bug can...
My son Abe was diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer in his leg in December of his senior year of high school (Read about Abe's experience in the article titled, "Patience and Persistence.") The normal excitement and milestones...
At the beginning of my third trimester, I failed the glucose tolerance test. Every pregnant person takes it and the grade is either pass or fail.
I failed the super glucose tolerance test, too. I spent a whole morning at...
At my last physical my doctor told me I needed to schedule my first routine colonoscopy. My immediate reaction was that at 45, I am way too young to have a colonoscopy. I was surprised to learn that the...
For many of us, the time has come to start prepping for our kids to leave for college. Shopping lists may include shampoo, soap, shower caddy, mattress pad, storage bins, extra long sheets, travel mug, desk lamp, fan, etc....
Girl, you are crazy!
That is the reaction I get when a friend or family member learns about my new hobby. “You seriously go into freezing water... in the middle of winter in Vermont... for fun?”
I hate being cold, so...
I was 30 years old the first time I heard about PMDD, or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.
I gave birth to my third child 10 months prior, and during my c-section, I had a tubal ligation done. No more birth control,...
I started lifting weight at age 48 because I wanted to tone up.
The program I used happened to include barbell work; in particular, what powerlifters call the big three competition lifts: back squats, bench presses, and (shown here) deadlifts.
I...
We all know that exercise is important for our health.
However, exercise is hard to fit into our schedules. I'm more likely to work out in the mornings, but I also have a hard time waking up early. In the...
In + Around Vermont
7 Favorite Sugarhouses in Vermont: Get Your Maple Sugar On!
It's that time of year again... as the weather starts to warm a bit, the flowing sap reminds us that spring is not far...
