by Chef Michelle Austin with Lisa Dorfman, RD, CSSD

Remember being 10 years old and begging to go outside to play? As soon as the first daffodil poked through the crusted ground, I was raring to go. It was my neighborhood’s version of the Little Rascals, hanging out, losing all concept of time, until that whistle from the porch came barreling through the wind calling us to race home before dusk for dinner. Read the rest of this entry »

By Lisa Dorfman, RD, CSSD, and Chef Michelle Austin

Be honest. You’re among friends–you can admit the truth. That New Year’s resolution to be fit and healthy is teetering just a wee bit, right? After all, this has been a tough asthma, cold and flu season for most of the country, and darned near impossible to keep up with work, kids and running errands—much less running a mile.

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By Jan Gambino, MEd

When my daughters Rebecca, 15, and Jenna, 18, started coughing last year, I opened the medicine cabinet and reached for the inhalers, peak flow meters and nebulizer as usual. After years of dealing with their asthma, I knew how to wear the Dr. Mom hat pretty well. But this cough was worse than the ones we’d dealt with in the past. Read the rest of this entry »