Health + Wellness

Why try a hyperbaric chamber? In a pressurized chamber, you receive 100% pure oxygen. This increases oxygen levels in the blood and enhances your body’s healing process at the cellular scale. It helps decrease both swelling and inflammation, making it a whole-body treatment. It is even considered safe for children.

Motherhood has a way of putting everyone else first. Calendars fill up, stress builds, you get inconsistent sleep, and your health can slide to the bottom of the list. If you have ever thought, “I just want to feel better in my body again,” you are not alone.  

I am in no way an expert on hydration, but I do drink a lot of water, and my kids do, too. Here are some of the ways we make that happen

Sudden-onset upset stomach. A vague headache. Sort of sore throat. Any one of these may be minor (or maybe not?!) symptoms, which leads to the pressing question: Is she too sick to go to school?

One of my closest mom friends shared an article that talked about the residents of northern Norway, who, one would assume, would have high rates of seasonal depression. Despite not seeing the sun from late November through January, the residents of these northern communities embrace winter and view it as a celebration, not a drudgery.

‘Tis the season for germs. No matter how much one tries to avoid it, this time of year, there are sick people all around–especially true right now in Wisconsin with flu season in full swing and influenza activity unpredictably high.

I am a Mom Guilt procrastinator of the highest order. I always have the best intentions to get things done and keep up with my To-Do list, but it never happens.

The winter season often brings with it a flurry of respiratory viruses, ranging from the common cold to more serious conditions like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Many of us experience “winter blues,” which is a temporary, “Tell me again, why do we live in this climate?” kind of thing. Beyond that, though, is seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, which is absolutely no joke.

I have decided to take a dose of my own medicine.  Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, I worked in a Preventive Cardiology clinic where, day in and day out, I helped patients set goals to better their own health.  The typical method I used when helping people set goals was to make a S.M.A.R.T goal.