Tales from the Tracks

Twenty years ago, Type 2 Diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure were virtually unheard of in children. Today, hundreds of thousands of American youngsters are being treated for these problems, which are byproducts of obesity. And they’re being treated by prescription medications usually reserved for adults.
I understand the seriousness of these problems and I [...]

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I’ll admit it - I’m an odd duck. When my son became a toddler and started rejecting whatever fruit, vegetable, or meat Gerber saw fit to blend and bottle (because, really, what self-respecting preschooler would eat pureed meals?), I panicked. “What am I going to do?” I thought. “I have no idea what to feed [...]

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I fancy myself many things. Often, I fancy myself a successful, productive member of society. Other times, I fancy myself a writer. Today, I fancied myself a housewife.
I think it’s because I wore a skirt while doing errands. Something about walking the isles of the grocery store, cleaning my bathroom, and doing five loads of [...]

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