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Prioritizing Your Mental Health

Prioritizing Your Mental Health

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group has several primary care physicians throughout Fairfield County who are welcoming new patients now. Whether you’d like to be seen in-person or virtually, our teams provide you easy access to the care you need, when you need It. Visit our website to easily schedule an appointment online at our Fairfield, Bridgeport, Milford, Oxford, Stamford, Stratford or Westport offices.

Tween Skincare Solution in 3 Steps with Dr. Marnie Nussbaum

Tween Skincare Solution in 3 Steps with Dr. Marnie Nussbaum

If you were hoping the tween skincare obsession was going to slow down, experts say it’s just wishful thinking.  A now $8 billion industry according to CNBC, spending on skincare is skyrocketing thanks to Generation Alpha – kids who were born in 2010 or after.  While we’ve been inundated with warnings about skincare’s active ingredients and the horrible side effects on young skin, it is possible to say “yes!” to our daughters’ love of skincare. Dr. Marnie Nussbaum, NYC-based Board Certified Dermatologist and mom of two, assures us there are plenty of safe options—but you need to know what to look for.

24 Questions Teens Should Ask Doctors (from the Experts at Connecticut Children’s)

24 Questions Teens Should Ask Doctors (from the Experts at Connecticut Children’s)

We all work hard to empower our kids to speak up when the time is right. By the time your child enters their teenage years, they should be getting ready to take charge of their own health. The more confident they feel speaking up at doctor’s visits, the better. It gives their doctor more information to support them through adolescence – and sets your child up for healthy behaviors later in life too. How can you empower your teen to get more involved at doctor’s visits? Here are tips, with help from Connecticut Children’s psychologists Lauren Ayr-Volta, PhD, and Siddika Mulchan, PsyD.

Meet Alla Vash-Margita, M.D.,Chief of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Meet Alla Vash-Margita, M.D.,Chief of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Read our interview with Alla Vash-Margita, M.D.,Chief of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, who recently launched a specialized Adolescent Gynecology and Endocrinology Program, which helps the many young women at risk for or dealing with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

Healthy Baby – Why our Moms are Loving these Products!

Healthy Baby – Why our Moms are Loving these Products!

As new moms and then as second or third-time moms welcoming more babies, nothing is more important to us than keeping our babies happy and safe. That’s why we are thrilled to share all about a growing baby brand that is completely shaking things up (for the better): HealthyBaby. Founded by mom of two Shazi Visram, who created the industry-changing HappyBaby food brand, HealthyBaby is on a mission to protect babies while encouraging developmental support.

3 Cold Remedies that Can do More Harm than Good

3 Cold Remedies that Can do More Harm than Good

From Vitamin C supplements to hot toddies, some of the most popular #coldremedies might be causing more harm than good. Have no fear! Hartford HealthCare Medical Group gets to the bottom of why these remedies probably aren’t the superheroes we think they are. Discover the truth in our latest blog post featuring Dr. Rosario Giacomini, a family medicine provider in Westport!

Join us for a Mom’s Night Out Thursday, February 1st!

Join us for a Mom’s Night Out Thursday, February 1st!

With the dark nights and cold, dreary weather, we could all use a MOMS NIGHT OUT! Check out Embrace Orthodontics’ NEW spacious, beautiful and bright office, and meet local mom and orthodontist, Dr. Emily, THIS Thursday, February 1st anytime from 7PM-930PM at 24 Imperial Ave in Westport! Enjoy a MAGICIAN, apps, and delicious tequila cocktails with the hottest new tequila from Lebron James! Friends welcome!

5 Pregnancy Apps You’ll Love

5 Pregnancy Apps You’ll Love

*This story originally appeared on the Local Moms Network. If there’s one thing pregnant moms aren’t lacking in this high-speed, digital life, it’s information. What we once trusted to Google search is now available in detail – and with much more reliability and accuracy – through a medley of apps. Yet the options at our fingertips can even get overwhelming, until now. We’ve narrowed down our top 5 pregnancy apps that will actually help you stay informed, connected and organized throughout your pregnancy and beyond – so you can focus on what matters most: nurturing yourself and your growing baby.

Meet Olivia

Meet Olivia

Local mom of one little girl (with a son on the way!), Olivia always knew she wanted to be a divorce lawyer, and has worked at Ferro & Battey, LLC since finishing law school over eight years ago! Olivia loves Westport, and has been amazed by how outgoing, warm and inviting people she has met have been, and is thrilled to be a part of this community. Olivia loves ice cream, any true crime related podcast, lazy mornings watching TV in bed (a rarity now as a mom!), and hopes to one day visit India and ride in a hot air balloon! Olivia is a morning person (always has been), and enjoys nothing more than hugging her daughter after a long day at work! Westport is lucky to have another rockstar momma in the community!

Paris Hilton’s Mom Era: 6 Reasons We’re Loving It

Paris Hilton’s Mom Era: 6 Reasons We’re Loving It

Paris Hilton is currently promoting her show Paris in Love, which airs on Peacock, and chronicles her self-proclaimed “Mom Era”…and what an era it is. Just over two years ago, in November 2021, she married venture capitalist Carter Reum, and quickly welcomed son Phoenix (born in January 2023) and daughter London (whose birth was announced at Thanksgiving, both via surrogate. It’s certainly a different Paris than OG fans from the 90s and ‘00s remember; nights out with pals like Britney Spears and the Greek shipping heir boyfriend of the month are now replaced by nights in with a nanny and Carter, aside from the occasional work trip. And Millennial and Gen-X moms are totally here for it. Here’s why:

3 Ways to Transform your New Year’s resolution into Healthy Habits

3 Ways to Transform your New Year’s resolution into Healthy Habits

Tired of making New Year’s resolutions that quickly fizzle out? You’re not alone — 80% of people abandon them by February. But this year, we have good news! Hartford HealthCare Medical Group has the inside scoop on beating those odds and turning your health goals into sustainable habits. Our latest blog post features Dr. Muhammad Bhutta, a family medicine provider in Stamford, who spills the beans on 3 game-changing ways to transform your resolutions into healthy lifestyle changes.

Meet Melissa Bernstein

Meet Melissa Bernstein

Meet Melissa Bernstein, the co-founder of inimitable toy brand Melissa & Doug, and now Lifelines, a collection of physical tools designed for stress relief using a revolutionary wellness technique called Sensory Immersion™: using your senses to send calming signals to your brain. In addition to becoming an incredibly successful entrepreneur, Melissa built a beautiful family; she is mom to six children ranging in ages from 30 to 15. Underneath all the success, though, was an undercurrent of depression. After facing her mental health struggles and sharing them in her memoir to help others, Lifelines was born. Already, the brand is receiving praise for being as innovative for the wellness space as Melissa & Doug was for the toy industry. Learn more about Lifelines and Melissa at the link in our bio.

Meet Amanda, Founder of Rebel & Rose

Meet Amanda, Founder of Rebel & Rose

Mom to a little baby boy, Amanda is the Founder and Owner of Rebel & Rose Tattoo Studio in Downtown Westport, which opened in 2022. After over a decade tattooing in Long Island, and more recently in Connecticut, Amanda found the industry to be very male dominated, and decided to create a space for herself – and other like-minded female artists. Rebel & Rose is the first female founded and operated Tattoo Studio in Fairfield County! An artist at heart, Amanda thought she would work in Art Therapy prior to finding tattooing, and resurfaced her love for painting during COVID. Amanda loves the mountains (she dreams of visiting Montana one day), swears by her Apple pencil for all of her designs, is a morning person, and she owns a 1932 Ford Coupe which her grandfather built for her and gave to her before passing away. Amanda’s love for her work is evidenced by her amazing studio and clientele, and she loves nothing more than sharing her passion with others.

Ear Molding with Dr. Jandali

Ear Molding with Dr. Jandali

Dr. Shareef Jandali is a board-certified plastic surgeon with offices in Trumbull, Connecticut and Manhattan, NY. He specializes in non-surgical ear molding for newborn ear deformities such as prominent ears, ear lidding, pointed ears, Stahl’s ear, constricted ear, and cup ear. Ear molding is a painless procedure performed in his office that gently corrects the misshapen ear cartilage. It is best to start in the first few weeks after birth for full correction, but improvements in shape can still be obtained up to 4 months of age. Ear molding does not affect hearing development, breastfeeding, or sleeping. Ear molding is usually covered by insurance. Visit www.ear-molding.com for more information.

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