Cold and Flu

6 Immune System Boosting Foods Your Kids Might Eat Regularly

September 19, 2011
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Here we are. La Jolla Girl came down with a cold on the 4th day of school. Based on guidelines regarding when to keep your sick preschooler home from school, she stayed home on Friday. So, off to Google I went to figure out what I can do to prevent this from being a common occurrence during this school year, like it was last year. It turns out that there isn’t a magic cure that [...]

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When To Keep Your Sick Preschooler Home From School

January 15, 2010
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Several times already this year, I’ve hesitated whether or not to send La Jolla Girl to school.  I’m pretty strict about keeping her home and always err on the side of caution.  The times when I hesitate are usually when she’s full energy but is recovering from a cough or has a mild runny nose. The preschool sent home this helpful chart so I refer to it and see where she falls. Keep your preschooler home [...]

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I Just Fought Off a Cold With Some of This (Plus Whole Foods Giveaway)

December 14, 2009
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I was surprised that on the day I was the preschool volunteer mom, several of the kids were visibly sick.  I spent the morning wiping boogers and getting coughed on.  I knew I was going to get sick.  I woke up feeling absolutely horrible 2 days later.  I took some immunity supplements compliments of Whole Foods that I’d been sent to try about a month ago.  They had been sitting in the pantry waiting for use, and my [...]

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Here Comes The Sick Season (Natural Remedy Suggestions)

November 9, 2009

Here Comes The Sick Season by Abby Lacey So fall and winter are most notably when we all catch something.  Between the changing weather, the kids back to school, the stress of work, the family obligations with the holidays – its no wonder that we get overwhelmed! What’s your best bet for avoiding illness?  Some of the answers are obvious – lots of sleep, regular nutritious meals, and minimizing your exposure to others who are [...]

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Do You Need Boogie Wipes To Survive This Cold and Flu Season?

October 30, 2009
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I should put out a disclaimer that before I even started this blog, we used Boogie Wipes.  But La Jolla Girl (my 2.5 year old) recently tested all 3 Boogie Wipes scents.  Read on to find out which one she picked!  A little background first…. I had the opportunity to meet The Boogie Moms, Mindee and Julie, at the MIBU (Moms In Business Unite) Conference last month.  I sat in on a few of their [...]

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H1N1 Vaccine – Will You Get One?

September 8, 2009
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I have no doubt that this winter is going to be a stressful flu season. Today I read an article in the Chicago Tribune that the producers of the swine flu vaccine are having production issues and that there will be less vaccine available in October than had been planned. Right now it’s recommended that people falling into these risk groups get the H1N1 vaccine: pregnant women parents and caregivers of infants health-care workers children and [...]

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