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Bodacious Black Bean Dip
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June 26, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

This was a weekend staple when I was in med school. My Aunt Lin made it for me every time …
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Category: Eat Happy | Tags: black bean dip, black beans, cilantro, cumin, gluten free black bean dip, lime, monterey jack, salsa, vegan black bean dip
Dog Daze
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June 26, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

The transition from the school year to the summer never fails to get me. Every year, I think I’m going …
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Category: The Lovin Spoonful | Tags: beach, coffee, exercise, kids watch TV, prime sunburn hours, summer, vegetable garden, yeast infection
Sunscreen Help
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June 26, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

Dear Doctor Mama, I’m trying to choose a natural sunscreen for my kids but I’ve heard that even some of …
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Category: Ask Doctor Mama, Natural Family | Tags: chemicals in sunscreen, green sunscreen, healthy sunscreen, how to choose a safe sunscreen, non toxic sunscreen, safe sunscreen, sunscreen for kids
How to Have a Greener Pregnancy
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June 26, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

Figuring out what to avoid when you’re pregnant can be tricky. Fortunately, scientists have discovered many substances that could be …
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Category: Natural Pregnancy | Tags: carbon monoxide, chemicals in cosmetics, chemicals in laundry detergent, chemicals to avoid when pregnant, contaminants in water, fish pregnancy, flame retardants pregnancy, green pregnancy, laundry detergent pregnancy, lead paint pregnancy, lead pregnancy, medications pregnancy, mercury pregnancy, microwave plastic, microwave popcorn pregnancy, natural pregnancy, organic food pregnancy, paint pregnancy, PBDE pregnancy, PCB pregnancy, plastic pregnancy, smoking pregnancy, toxins in pregnancy, vinyl pregnancy, vitamin A pregnancy, VOC, water pregnancy, what to avoid when pregnant, what to eat when pregnant, X-rays pregnancy
Cool Ranch Doritos
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June 19, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

You can’t expect to build a healthy life on a crumbling tower of Doritos. So I shouldn’t expect people to …
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Category: The Lovin Spoonful | Tags: cool ranch doritos, health food, HFCS, high fructose corn syrup, nitrites, organic strawberries
Confessions of a (Former?) Health Foodie
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June 19, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

My training and background as a naturopathic doctor followed by years of working as a health and nutrition writer started …
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Category: Eat Happy, The Lovin Spoonful | Tags: acrylamide, birthday cake, detox, detoxification, eat happy, feel good food, health food, health foodie, health writer, junk food, naturopathic doctor, nutrition writer, nutritious food, orthorexia nervosa, vitamin D
8 Simple Ways to Help Your Tween Go Green
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June 19, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

Even the coolest tween will be able to find something hip from these tips for going green. Meatless Mondays Designate …
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Category: Eco Kids, Natural Family | Tags: community supported agriculture, CSA, dirty dozen, farmers markets, food miles, local food, organic food, plastic in oceans, plastic pollution, plastic water bottles, recycle, recycle cell phones, recycled crafts, recycling bins, repurpose, reusable snack bags, reusable water bottles, save electricity, sustainable food, tweens, tweens go green, vegetarian kids
Tick Troubles?
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June 16, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

Dear Doctor Mama, We live in an area with lots of deer ticks. I’m concerned about my daughter getting Lyme disease, …
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Category: Ask Doctor Mama | Tags: deer ticks, DEET, herbal insect repellant, Lyme, Lyme disease, Lyme Literate Doctor, natural insect repellant, natural tick control, natural tick repellant, permethrin, tick borne infections, tick co-infections, tick diseases, tick infections, tick removal
Make Your Own Natural Baby Wipes
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June 15, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

I can’t stand the thought of slathering petrochemicals and phthalates on that brandy new sweet baby skin. Why not make …
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Category: DIY, Natural Family, Nature Babies | Tags: baby mild soap, baby wipes, cloth diapers, diy, Dr. Bronner's, grape seed oil, make baby wipes, natural baby wipes, olive oil, petroleum by-products, unbleached paper towels
How to Choose a Safer Sunscreen
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June 15, 2012 by Kimberly Beauchamp, ND

Sun protection isn’t just for summer. But when some of the ingredient lists look like a chemistry textbook, how do …
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Category: Natural Family, Nature Babies | Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Anthelios, Aubrey Organics, baby sunscreen, chemical sunscreen, green sunscreen, healthy sunscreen, La Roche-Posay, mineral sunscreen, safe sunscreen, safer sunscreen, SPF, sunscreen chemicals

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