http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Marilyn+Franklin Family Concerns Marilyn Franklin Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=372644&ca=Family+Concerns Does your mother deserve a perfect Mothers Day? The answer of course is yes but what does it take to make this special person feel that she couldn't have planned it better herself. Every mother is different and geography may sometimes get in the way but here are main areas to focus on to make her da... Family Concerns Marilyn Franklin Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=204609&ca=Family+Concerns Holiday gifts can sometimes bring joy to many but for the those of us that are not good planners buying the right holiday gifts may lead to stress and bigger hole in our pockets. When I was younger I laughed at my sister. She would start buying presents for Christmas way before I even thought about... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=164314&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Food allergies continue to get a lot of press. Many people wonder why it is getting so much attention. Statistics continue to show that food allergies are on the rise. As an example of that it can be noted that the number of children with peanut allergies doubled in a five-year period ending in 2... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=160283&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet If you are a healthcare worker you may know about the dangers of a latex allergy but this allergen can affect the average person more than you know. A latex allergy is a reaction caused by the protein in rubber called latex. Most people associate latex with the gloves that are used in hospitals an... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=158211&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Food allergies come in many forms but the one that seems to manifest earliest is a milk allergy. This is because it is usually associated with infants and babies. When many people hear the term milk allergy they associate it with lactose intolerance. The confusion is understandable but the allerg... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155581&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Your skin is the first thing people see when they look at you. Even when you meet someone it is common to shake their hand in greeting in the United States. Skin allergies can affect that first impression. If you don't suffer from skin allergies you may think of it as a cosmetic problem but anyon... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154298&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Many food allergies are confused with a food intolerance. A wheat allergy typically is confused with a wheat intolerance and if you dig even further can be confused with a gluten allergy as well as celiac disease. How you manage your reactions or intolerance can be very different so it is very imp... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=152766&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet If you don't have a child you might not be aware of the current peanut allergy craze. I have 2 children under 6 that have both gone to preschool so I was exposed to this pretty recently. A peanut allergy can be a life-threatening reaction to anything with peanuts. Our preschool has a special area in... Medicines and Remedies Marilyn Franklin Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=149992&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Have you been considering natural herbs for allergies? Natural medicines and alternative treatments are gaining in popularity not only for allergies but for many other ailments. Many of today's medicines cause side effects that can be as dangerous or uncomfortable as the symptoms you are trying to... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Marilyn Franklin Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=146654&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet My sister recently lost her cat Topaz. She had been a long time member of our extended family. As much as my kids loved her they experienced cat allergy symptoms whenever they went to visit their aunt. Both my children have mild asthma which typically means they are going to be allergic to cats....