As a former educator and frequent volunteer in my daughter’s elementary school classroom, I know one thing for sure. Fourth grade stinks. Like, for real. Those kids are cute, funny, and a joy to be around, but oooh wee are they funky! To be fair, it’s not their fault. This is just the age that…
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We need to talk about kidney disease
Do you know how important the kidneys are to our overall health? Learn more in this sponsored post. I grew up in a Southern family who loved getting together. We loved our big Sunday dinners. The food was amazing! We’d have ice cold soda, and end with a delicious variety of desserts. It was a…
When ‘not in the mood’ is something more
Do you have hypoactive sexual desire disorder? Find out how to get diagnosed with HSDD in this sponsored post. What does it mean when you’re never in the mood for sex? You might have HSDD. My husband and I were celibate for a year before we were married. It was a decision that we made…
I tried toothpaste with charcoal. Here’s what it’s like.
Does toothpaste with activated charcoal actually work? Find out in this sponsored post! Does brushing my teeth with charcoal toothpaste make them whiter? I checked out the latest health trend and this is what I found out! I have had gone through quite a few ugly phases over the span of my four decades here…
I’ve been trying, but losing weight isn’t easy.
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Novo Nordisk to write about the realities of obesity as a chronic disease. All opinions are my own. Do you know why it’s hard to lose weight? Because obesity is a chronic disease. I was always super skinny when I was growing up. In fact,…