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Protecting your skin from sunburns

June 8, 2020Articles

𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.⁣ ⁣ Here are our top Dermatologists Approved lotions to help when you get a painful sunburn. We ran all of these items through the Think Dirty App, so they are toxin-free as […]

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲?⁣

June 7, 2020Articles

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲?⁣ ⁣ 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗢 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀. ⁣ The study also stated that people with blood type A were 50% more likely than people with other blood types to experience severe COVID-19 […]

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒, 𝟏𝟎-𝟐𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞.

June 6, 2020Articles

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒, 𝟏𝟎-𝟐𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭.⁣ ⁣ Most miscarriages occur because the fetus isn’t developing normally. About 50% of miscarriages are associated with an extra or missing chromosome. […]

The smallest gestures make the largest impressions.

June 5, 2020Articles

It is the smallest gestures that often make the largest of impressions.⁣ ⁣ A manila, unmarked envelope was delivered to my office and made its way to my desk.⁣ In it was one of those gestures that I will always cherish.⁣ ⁣ I would like to share parts of the letter with you:⁣ ⁣ “Dr. […]

Juneteenth

June 4, 2020Articles

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated today, June 19, to commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure […]

Do you feel like a @germaphobe since COVID-19 has started?

June 3, 2020Articles

Do you feel like a #germaphobe since COVID-19 has started? We hear you! Many of us have learned more about proper cleaning protocols and have purchased SO MANY disinfectants. But do you know the one thing you continuously overlook throughout the day? Your cellphone! According to USNews, “If you Google “cellphone germs,” you will be […]

New Study: The Egg chooses the sperm

June 2, 2020Articles

A new study shows that even though the fastest and most capable sperms reach the ovum first, it is the egg that has the final say on which sperm fertilizes it. W O W! . 🧐 . The study titled, “Chemical signals from eggs facilitate cryptic female choice in humans,” is published in the latest […]

Building A Forever Family

June 1, 2020Articles

We are so honored that we were able to help this couple not once, but twice in building their forever family. What we thought would be an exciting time of trying to conceive soon turned to what was almost a second full-time job. We saw several doctors, all who informed me that I was young […]

Toxic Tuesday: Commercial Pesticides

May 31, 2020Articles

Are you a novice gardener like us? 🌿 We planted our first veggie garden this past spring and are still learning. Should you spray commercial pesticides in your garden? If you have lived in the valley for any length of time, you know that when it heats up the bugs seek refuge where it’s cool. […]

The Signal For Help

May 30, 2020Articles

Did you know this hand symbol? I am shocked I did not. The Signal For Help campaign was created to give women suffering from domestic abuse during the coronavirus lockdown a safe way to reach out for support. This one-handed hand gesture can be used while on a video call to alert the person they […]