If you are a regular of Do Your HW, then you will certainly have noticed my lack of posts in recent months. That is because I have been busy cultivating a new baby so to…

Finally, some ( non-American) researchers are conducting the studies our government and pharmaceuticals refuse to undertake–comparing vaccinated versus unvaccinated. Please…

Are you overwhelmed? Stressed? Does it feel like all your deepest darkest “stuff’ is coming up? Are you being hit with one “curve ball” after the next? Trust me you are…

I recently went to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation lunch. While all the doctors agreed we should eat fruits and veggies, the conversation re: nutrition and prevention was…

This is my ORGANIC vegetable garden. I know, AMAZING, right??!!! And this is a picture of my ORGANIC lawn. Look closely and you will see beautiful clovers! And this is a…

Thank you to my amazing friends, Julie Kurtzman and Valerie Wasserman of City Beauty Guide, the go to for all things beauty in NYC. They recently reached out to me and asked if…

Spend a little time in the blogosphere of health and wellness and you will notice a recent barrage of articles on “oil pulling.” I know. I said the same thing…huh? What…

Do you know you have cancer cells in your body? Do not freak! We all have them. They are actually produced on a regular basis, but we never know BECAUSE…the body is capable…

So many have asked what I buy for my family. It is no secret…I take grocery shopping very seriously. I do not delegate, particularly to my husband. He is known for…

My relationship with myself began eight years ago when I started to meditate. Until that time, l was on autopilot. Moving through each day, checking off the to do list…

A friend handed me a newsletter from a prestigious university–specifically their school of Nutrional Science and Policy. The headline article– “Should you Worry…

Red Powerade makes me cringe… as does Diet Coke, Splenda, Equal, anything processed (GMOs)… the list is LONG, but when I see a child drinking this noxious drink, as…

I am back! Did you miss me? I actually did not go anywhere, literally and figuratively and while the blog was relatively quiet, FACEBOOK has been busy. I encourage everyone to…

Did you know lemon has long been prescribed as a natural health remedy to cleanse and detox the body? Or perhaps you were one of the millions to receive a viral email that lemons…

“There is nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.” Brene Brown There are so many self-help gurus. Everyone…

Sunscreen is one of the drags of motherhood– you pray, like changing the diaper, that just maybe your husband will volunteer for the task. However, sunscreen is a necessary…

I sign a lot of petitions these days making me quite popular with anyone with an issue looking for support. Everyday, my inbox is filled with various worthwhile campaigns. When…

I am going to let you in on what seems to be a secret that gives you a flat stomach and so much more. I call it “the miracle cure.” It is cheap and you may already…

There is a list of foods one should eat organic. I figured everyone knew of the list. But after a recent lunch, when my berries lay uneaten on my plate and my friends wondered…

As I read the Times this morning, I gagged on my breakfast and that pit in my stomach grew. The US Preventative Task Force has come out with a new recommendation. For women ages…

We really never talk about death, unless we have to. It certainly does not make happy dinner table conversation. But sometimes, we have to do what we have to do and last weekend,…

Last weekend’s New York Times article about Hurricane Sandy and mold is prompting me to tell my story. This is a “coming out” of sorts…yikes… but I know my…

Now to get my husband and kids on board. A few months ago, Bhutan announced that the entire country will be 100% organic. Talk about manna from heaven! Believe it or not, I really…

KEY POINTS: Fluoride is an industrial waste product and was once sold as rat poison. Fluoride intake is dangerously high with many health risks. How much do you ingest per day?…

I am hesitant to launch into another piece on vaccine safety and efficacy. I planned on writing about Gardisil in the future, but I cannot ignore so many emails from concerned…

Not to be trite and borrow from Shakespeare, but “to vaccinate or not,” that is the question. For most Americans watching the barrage of daily newscasts hyping fear…