Around Town

For the last few years, we’ve heard a lot about protein as the holy grail. We asked our nutrition contributor Stefani Sassos RD, Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Nutrition & Fitness Lab, to share her insight about fiber-including why we should not be skipping it and how to work it into our family meals.

Meaghan Murphy spent decades as a fitness fanatic, focusing on what she calls “hardcore sweat sessions” like SLT, Orange Theory and boxing. But the mom of three, who is also Editor-in-Chief of Woman’s Day and author of Your Fully Charged Life, had to pivot her exercise routine when a preventative double mastectomy made her “relearn her body.”

When Marina Khidekel was struggling with stress, she turned to weighted blankets to try to get a better night’s rest. She ended up creating a more elevated version of the blankets that feels like a real hug—Hugimals. We asked the former Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health editor to share more about this popular new product. 

Dr. Breanne Reid, pediatric dentist at Great Smiles Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, with offices in Solana Beach and Carlsbad, explains why parents should understand the effectiveness of dental X-ray technology when prioritizing their children’s dental health.

To help honor Earth Day, Rosemary D’Urso, aka Library Mom, chose five fantastic books perfect for the occasion. Check them out here!

Motherhood is a lot, and it’s a lot from the moment you give birth until…forever. Mentally, emotionally and physically the demands of parenting are all relentless. Dr. Jennifer Okwerekwu, a Harvard-trained reproductive psychiatrist and a mom of two shares more about burnout: how you can tell if you have it, why not to ignore it, how to prevent and, and most importantly, how to heal if you’re suffering from burnout. 

Traveling with kids has been called a business trip, and for good reason. Follow our tips to make it go as smoothly as possible.