Is Football Child Abuse?
Is Football Child Abuse? Knowing but allowing them to play anyway… With the Superbowl next weekend and an article in the January 31 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, I thought today would be a good day to discuss child abuse. Wikipedia defines child abuse as “The physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child or children.” The CDC and DCF define child maltreatment as “any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm or threat of harm to a child.” A new study on football shows permanent brain damage in teens who had never even had a concussion. Dr. Robert Cantu, chair of neurosurgery at Emerson Hospital and co-director of the Center for Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) and the the nation’s leading authority on concussions says “There’s an epidemic of kids whose normal trajectory is permanently stunted by head injury.” My question to ponder is this. If you know now while your kid is playing football that the risk of playing the game is exceptionally high for permanent, even potentially life threatening injury to the brain, is...
read moreYesterday You Said Tomorrow – Weight Loss Coaching in Maine
Weight Loss Coaching in Maine Yesterday you said tomorrow. If you told yourself yesterday that you’d start “the plan” today and you have already let yourself down, you’re stuck. Mental preparation, focus and accountability is critical to starting and sticking with a weight loss plan. You may be a great candidate for weight loss coaching in Maine. Weight loss coaching in Maine is an affordable, proactive and accountability based method for staying inspired, motivated and educated on how to make your goals a reality. The world’s most successful people use coaches to get to the “next level” and then continue to move toward bigger and better things. Now is the time to consider weight loss coaching in Maine and here’s why. January 1 is the day that most people start their new year weight loss plan. January 1 is right around the corner. If you don’t have a plan in place for the 1st your are relying on the knowledge and planning of years past that have ultimately failed. If they had been successful strategies, you wouldn’t be doing this again this year… Find out if you are a good candidate for weight loss coaching in Maine by...
read moreAvoiding Difficult & Prolonged Labor – Dystocia in Portland, Maine
Dystocia in Portland, Maine Difficult Labor Portland, Maine Watch this blog on Youtube “Dystocia” or abnormal progress in labor is a common problem that is being looked at more closely as the incidence of C-Sections at some hospitals in the United States approaches 100%. Dystocia is also loosely defined as failure to progress during labor, lack of progressive cervical dilation or lack of fetal descent. Dystocia is not accurately diagnosed before 4 cm dilation, however 25% of all dystocia diagnoses are at 3 cm cervical dilation. Cephalopelvic distortion (CPD) is often blamed for dystocia and the need for a c-cection. CPD is a situation where the baby’s head is too big to pass through the pelvic canal or pelvic contractions are not great enough to push the baby through. CPD is a diagnosis that must be thought over very carefully as a reason to have a c-section because 2/3 of mothers who are diagnosed with CPD later go on to deliver children vaginally that are larger than the baby involved in the CPD diagnosis. “Abnormal Progress” is yet to be clearly defined, but suffice to say that more and more women are being rushed to receive pitocin, rushed to...
read moreTop 5 Websites For Moms In Portland, Maine
Top 5 Websites for Moms in Portland Maine There are thousands of parenting websites and it’s far too time consuming to search for and then research each one. We’ve got a list of some of our favorite websites and we are going to share some of the Top 5 websites for Portland moms with you. There will be more, this is just the tip of the iceberg. These lists will help you get through many of the best websites without being overwhelmed by 50 at a time. Enjoy. 1. Pathwaystofamilywellness.org Pathways is a wonderful magazine that is a must read for all parents, pregnant parents or parents to be. This is THE family wellness magazine. Check out the magazine on The Dr. Drew Show! 2. Ourbirthroots.org Birth Roots is the go to organization in Maine for raising your children “naturally” in a confusing and chaotic world. 3. Mamanatural.com One of my favorite blog sites. Great humor, great videos and great content! 4. Familiesforconsciousliving.org AWESOME. 5. Mothering.com “The home for natural family living” a wonderful website with a lot of information. Moms in Portland, Maine looking for great parenting websites have unlimited options. If you would like more, please let us know or sign up to receive our...
read moreThoughts From Backstage
Thoughts From Backstage After 10 years of working with and specializing in musicians health and injuries, I was finally asked to go on tour with a band. Just 2 days ago I respectfully declined the gig of a lifetime. Being asked is just as good as doing it, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. My passion for working with musicians has provided me with opportunities that I only dreamed of years ago. The experiences have been profound and I have learned a lot about working with all people by spending time with some of the most famous people in music today. – People are all the same. We are individuals with sometimes unique issues but we are all people and we all want to feel better. – We all need a bit of TLC at times. The distance from the top to feeling as though you are at the bottom is sometimes nothing more than a bad sprain or strain. – All people are valuable and worthy of great care and respect. Everyone deserves superstar care. Our problems are important to all of us, whether we’re famous or not, pain doesn’t discriminate. – Musicians are athletes and need to treat themselves as such. – Whether we are millionaire superstars...
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