Category Archives: Health

To the doctor, again

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Melissa @ HerGreenLife

Our current pediatrician practices out of an office that’s about seven miles away.  Due to timing, distance, and route options, we have never made the trip by bicycle.  Every time we take G to this doctor, we pass by a … Continue reading →

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Allergies and busy bees

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Melissa @ HerGreenLife

I feel like it was just Easter . . . and then I blinked and four weeks flew by! Awful allergies Seasonal allergies hit all three of us hard at the beginning of the month.  We took G to the … Continue reading →

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March Mindfulness

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Melissa @ HerGreenLife

I’m overdue on a mindfulness practice update, and March is shaping up to be a big month for mindfulness: goals met, an anniversary, and TWO retreats! Achieving goals and next steps In this post, I wrote about the short- and … Continue reading →

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My vaccine journey

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Melissa @ HerGreenLife

Despite her intense fear of needles (which I do not share), my mom made sure that my sisters and I were fully vaccinated.  As a child of the 80s, this meant I received vaccines for polio; diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus … Continue reading →

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Family stomach weirding

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Melissa @ HerGreenLife

On several occasions, I’ve thought about writing a blog post on our eating habits and how they contribute to good gastrointestinal health (I haven’t done a study, but I feel like we contract GI bugs at a lower than average … Continue reading →

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