Health & illness

How much coffee is safe (the 200 mg/day rule), where caffeine hides, the truth about alcohol, and what to drink instead. Concrete amounts for coffee, tea, and cola so you can stop second-guessing every cup.

A clear list of foods to avoid (deli meats, soft cheeses, raw eggs), how much fish is safe and which to skip, plus the 165°F rule that makes risky foods safe again. Practical, not panicky.

If you're nursing and weighing a GLP-1 medication, you deserve real numbers. Here's what the lactation evidence currently shows for injectable semaglutide and tirzepatide — including the injectable-vs-oral distinction — and why it's a decision to make with your provider.

Cough-and-cold meds under 4, aspirin during viral illness, and benzocaine teething gels under 2 can all harm young children. Here's the short never-list, the safer swap for each, and when a fever means call the doctor now.

The 150-minutes-a-week target, how to gauge moderate intensity with the talk test, which activities are safe (walking, swimming, prenatal yoga) and which to skip, and the warning signs that mean stop and call your provider.

A stuffy nose for weeks with no cold or allergies behind it is often pregnancy rhinitis — hormone-driven congestion that clears after birth. Here's what's safe for relief, what to avoid, and when to check with your provider.

How much weight to gain by pre-pregnancy BMI, why intentional weight loss isn't recommended, and what to know about GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy — including stopping them before conceiving. Evidence-based and judgment-free.

Those little red bumps that erupted on your newborn's face right before the photos are baby acne — harmless, driven by leftover hormones, and not your fault. Here's when it shows up, when it clears, and the hands-off care that actually works.

You're watching your sleeping baby's chest rise and fall in quick bursts, then pause, and your stomach drops. Newborn sleep breathing is normally fast and irregular. Here's what's normal, the periodic-breathing pattern that scares parents, and the signs that mean call now.