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Energy Drinks: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Drinking?

This is Part I of Bright Beacon’s series on Energy Drinks. Don’t miss Part II – “Skip The Speed: 5 Reasons Teens Should Avoid Energy Drinks”and Part III – Energy Drinks: The Danger Of Creating “Wide-Awake Drunks” Energy drinks are caffeinated beverages advertised as boosting the immune system, enhancing performance, and creating a buzz or a high. Most parents cannot differentiate between an energy drink and a carbonated soda. And even fewer can explain specifically to their kids why energy drinks might be unhealthy.

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Toddlers With Chronic Diarrhea

It’s always frustrating when your child is suffering from diarrhea, but especially so when the diarrhea just won’t seem to go away. Chronic diarrhea isn’t caused by the same things that cause acute, or short-term, diarrhea, and the symptoms of the two differ. If you suspect your child is suffering from a condition that may be causing chronic diarrhea, make an appointment to speak to her pediatrician as soon as possible.

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Tired All the Time? It Might Be What You’re Eating

Youre just a busy mom, the doctor told me after returning with test results that showed no indication of an underlying medical condition that would account for my chronic fatigue: no anemia, no hyperthyroidism, no urinary tract infection or heart issuesall possible causes of extreme exhaustion. Try to give yourself a break, he recommended. Take time to exercise every day, and make sure you get enough sleep. But I did exercise, and I …

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Alcohol Abuse: When Mommy Has a Problem

By Desire Washington She wasn’t going to make it. Sally was running late again and she hated seeing the look on her daughter Olivia’s eyes, as her daughter was forced to wait. Where had Sally’s day gone? An early morning PTA meeting? Done. Chores? Done. Shed revised the budget. Perhaps, it was the afternoon nap?