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Inside Fatherhood

Archive for the ‘health and fitness’ Category

April 10th, 2008

*Healthy* Busy Family Meals

I’d like to welcome to Busy Family Meals to the b5 Media Lifestyles Channel! A fellow Massachusetts resident, Cyndi will be sharing recipes, tips and techniques for creating healthy family meals with real ingredients. She’ll be sharing time-tested-tidbits of info on 30 minute meals and once-a-week cooking (OAWC).
Although I don’t have a food science degree, […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

February 21st, 2008

Shrek says your kid is fat

On my way to work the other morning I drove by a large billboard with the Shrek and Donkey characters riding skateboards. I had to do a double-take. While I do like Shrek, that’s not the reason I looked back. My surprise over the advertisement’s slogan was what warranted a second glance:
Be a player. Get […]

By Bill -- 5 comments

February 2nd, 2008

Pulsating fontanelles

I was pretty sure a small alien was going to bore its way out of my child’s head when I saw a spot on top of his head start pulsating. We were giving him a bath when I noticed the movement in his anterior fontanelle (front soft spot). It creeped me out a little to […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

January 23rd, 2008

Fatherhood linked to prostate cancer

As if the sleeplessness, expense and worry weren’t enough, fatherhood apparently has the dubious distinction of being linked to prostate cancer. Although this relationship appears to be corollary and not causal, there is no proof of what the factors leading to the increased rate of prostate cancer actually are. A Danish study found the following:
Evidence […]

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January 2nd, 2008

Sleep deprivation and new parenthood

One of the most prevalent themes of having a newborn is that of sleep deprivation. (That and poop.) Not only do my wife and I not sleep much, the sleep that we do get is quite often punctuated. Studies suggest that sleep deprivation is linked to psychiatric disorders in as much as “It’s almost as […]

By Bill -- 5 comments

November 7th, 2007

Quick exercise tips for managing parental stress

Stress comes with being a parent or expectant parent. It is inevitable with any part of life, but parental woes seem to be particularly weighty.
Successfully managing stress can make a huge impact on your life. Less (or managed) stress means better parenting, and exercise is one of the best ways to achieve that end. I […]

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