According to a recent piece in the New York Times, a sub-culture of high-performance runners are beginning to learn what the majority of baby shoe manufactures have known all along…less is more. Running barefoot or nearly barefoot with thin, flexible shoes is thought to reinforce proper biomechanics unlike many running shoes that allow athletes to
If you haven’t been to ZRecs lately, you would probably surprised to hear that none of the “3 Things to Do with Your SIGG Bottle” listed below include drinking water. As it turns out, the epoxy lining used in SIGG bottles for many years (bottles manufactured before Aug 2008) contained hormone-disrupting BPA (bisphenol-A). It appears [...]
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s “Kids Count” data book provides a statistical look at children’s well-being in the US, and the new 2009 book was released today showing mixed results. Although improvements were made with six of ten key indicators since the last
If you have a toddler in the house, chances are good that you hear the “W” word dozens of times a day. Why do bananas grow on trees? Why are bananas yellow? Why do you open bananas from the stem instead of by the end like a monkey? What? You don’t open a
Summer is heating-up and it’s time to get the kids out of the house. This weekend’s prescription is to pack-up the family and head outdoors on an adventure…doctor’s orders! You may not have access to a new 39-foot-tall play structure like the Girl Scouts in Balboa Park do, but there must be field, beach, or [...]
If your summertime routine includes sending the kids to daycare or camp, your family may have dealt with head lice. If not, it’s just a matter of time before a note comes home warning you of an outbreak of the little beasties. When it happens, you’ll probably forget to write me
