The impact of incarceration transcends the boundaries of penal institutions. In addition to the financial challenges it generates, comes the emotional effect of being separated from a loved one. More than half of prisoners with children are held more than 100 miles away from where they lived...

Know what tonight is? It's the only Vice Presidential debate of the 2012 election cycle! Yes, that always unpredictable debate that has spawned zingers like "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy," and the question still lingering on everyone's mind, "Can I call you Joe?" Undoubtedly, we're in for some...

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and its cheat sheet, MyPlate.gov , stresses the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables. Half of everything we eat should be a fruit or vegetable, minimally processed . Not fruit juice, not smoothies, not apple sauce, not frozen fruit sorbet . When...

This post originally appeared in the LadydeeLG blog. Breastfeeding, while natural, is not easy, even if your kid does latch on. (Just like giving birth it hurts like a b*tch.) You have to deal with cracked and bleeding nipples, sometimes even mastitis. This is a lot to deal with when you are trying...