Sitting and drinking my morning coffee is the first step in my daily routine for staying sane during one of the craziest times I could have imagined. I’d like to share with you how I am staying sane and...
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 microbes that cause infections. Disorders of the immune system range from common conditions such as...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog wants to send out a huge thank you to Angela Filion for writing this and allowing us to share it with all of you.
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To fight COVID-19, we have to change our strategy.
When my husband first started reading the news about the novel coronavirus to me over our breakfast table, I shrugged it off. It’s another virus, one of many. At the time,...
I keep thinking about how our society is going through these super rapid changes due to the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. I don't think this virus is going to be a flash-in-the-pan in our shared experience either. COVID-19...
My name is Matt Salter, and I’ve been a Physician Assistant since 2007. I live in a small, tight-knit town in Vermont. I participate in several community forums and am compelled to educate and inform those around me. Due...
We have all been hearing a lot about social distancing recently. But what does social distancing actually mean and what does social distancing for family units actually entail?
If you ask different people what that term means, you get a...
I am mentally exhausted from all the COVID-19 news, discussion, and debate.
I want to take a social media break. I just don’t think I can leave it right now.
Over the last week, we’ve all tried to sort through what...
Some people claim that this new strain of coronavirus is a lot like the viruses that cause colds, and if you get it, it will probably just seem like a bad cold, or nothing at all. Depending on who...
Before the pandemic struck, there were many situations I wish I had a manual for: how to navigate raising teenagers, how to stop my hair from thinning and neck skin from falling without becoming victim to overpriced lotions, and...
Whether you’ve been longing for it or dreading it, the “change of life," or, "mental pause" is inevitable. Women have known their menstrual cycles would eventually come to an end since they began. Menopause, also known as “the climacteric,”...
COVID-19 is a sickness that is caused by a new type of coronavirus that has received a ton of attention in the media recently.
People often call this virus just "coronavirus," but the reality is that this is a new...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
