Back to School Louse Check

It’s time to get back to school. Shifting gears from epic summertime adventures to books, backpacks, homework - and head lice? Head lice infestations are common, affecting an estimated 6 million to 12 million people each year. As the younger kids in pre-k,...

Tips to motivate yourself

Motivation is simply the force driving your behavior. It’s the “why” behind everything you do, and the reason you might take up a cause, commit to an action, or work toward a goal. Everything we do is motivated by some combination of conscious and unconscious need or...

Caffeine. How Much is Too Much?

If you are like most people, you wake up and rely on some form of caffeine. I normally drink coffee from home but today I was in a hurry and picked up a sparkling juice-type energy drink. It’s been a while since I’ve had an energy drink. I was surprised at how fast I...

Sunscreen 365 days a year

Is sunscreen really that important? Yes and there’s scientific research to prove it. Tanned skin is often held up as a standard of beauty. Think of the ads you see of men and women frolicking on the beach – there’s seldom a pale body among them. But what many...