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Go to Gabby for Healthy Inspiration

Friday, April 18, 2008




Ever wish you could just IM your pediatrician with your latest nagging fear? Thanks to MommyDocs.com—a new site launched by 2 moms who happen to also be pediatricians—you can get pretty close! They anticipate your questions in their podcasts and blog posts, or they’ll even answer your specific concerns in “Ask the MDs”. And on April 23rd from 8:30 – 9:30PM ET, they’ll have a live web chat about sun protection and answer your questions instantaneously!
We’re always looking to inspirational moms like Gabrielle Reece—mom, wife, model and pro athlete—for tips on how to be healthy when you’re caring for a brood:

Make it official: “Schedule your workout the same way you schedule everything else in your life–take the option and emotion out of it.”

Consistency is king: “Working out for just 20 minutes 3 times a week is better than exercising for longer periods of time with larger gaps in between.”

Keep it fun: “If you don’t enjoy what you’re doing, you won’t hang in there. Figure out what you like.”

She also stocks up on these healthy habits:

* Use stevia to make your own healthy lemonade—just pour a glass of water, squeeze in half a lemon, and add 1 dropper of stevia.

* Pack some Jennies 100% Natural Macaroons in your diaper bag as a healthy snack for mom—packed with omega 3’s and fr*ee of gluten, lactose, wheat or trans fat.

* For your next pregnancy, order Gabby’s Prenatal Workouts—the DVD contains 6, 15-minute workouts that will help keep you healthy and bounce back faster after delivery.
   
• A wise woman once said … don’t listen to common wisdom, especially as it pertains to these 3 myths about babies.

• With autism on the rise (it’s more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined), it’s important to know the warning signs.

• Oprah and new mom Salma Hayek are teaming up for a seriously “Big Give” away … with Pampers and UNICEF, they will help provide tetanus shots to expectant moms in third world countries. For every pack of diapers marked with the “1 Pack = 1 Vaccine” campaign sticker sold through August, Pampers will donate $.05 to UNICEF (the cost for 1 vaccine).

• April showers cramping your playtime? Keep budding artists entertained indoors with these Paint a Poster books that come with non-toxic FDA approved vegetable-based paints.
   
Quickie Smoothie
Need breakfast to go? Whip up this delicious smoothie to fuel you on the fly.
   

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