Today on the Dish, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover! Epsom salts, the $3 miracle substance. Does child care make our kids fat? And the pregnant man gives birth…without a C-section? Huh?

Welcome to new clothing sponsor Shoshanna. I love this top! It is perfect for summer evenings and paired with a black cardigan it still perfect for the office. Her designs feel up beat but what I love most is that nothing seems trendy. They look timeless. I’m wearing another one tomorrow. Be sure to check it out.

Until tomorrow!

Shay

Links mentioned in the show:
Summer beauty with Epsom Salts

Geoparents.com - Here is more on childhood obesity.

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Today on the Dish…hair loss in women, our YouTube viewing habits and watermelons in lieu of Viagra.

Today I mention Aly’s blog on hair loss. It’s not something we women talk about but there are a lot of us feeling like we have lost the key to our “locks.” I am one of the millions of women that has suffered from hair loss. There I said it. I feel like I’m at a support group session. After the birth of my daughter my hair started to fall out…in clumps. It was frightening but I figured it was something to do with postpartum hormone changes, bought some volumizing mousse and moved on….or should I say stepped over my fallen hair. After a year, things were not looking good and my job didn’t allow for baseball caps. It turns out the problem was my thyroid.Fortunately, the condition is treatable. I had thyroid surgery and now take thyroid medication. With a little extra care,my hair is no longer falling out in clumps. If you are suffering with hair loss, talk to your stylist, doctor and dermatologist. Find out if there is a medical problem and take care.

Links from the show:

How to Avoid Raising a Brat
For Single Girls Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

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Today on the Dish we’ve got ideas to make a family road trip a little more of a vacation, a link to the new SheKnows focus on autism and what the experts say on kids having cell phones. To the last story I have to comment.

Should kids have cell phones? What do you think? How old should they be when they are introduced to these technology leashes? Are cell phone carrying kids safer or simply overindulged technology addicts? I’m a bit torn on this one. My eight year old wants a cell phone and not for safety reasons. He thinks it is cool to be able to call me and his friends at any moment to cook up a new plan. Zach is the man with a plan and it usually involves lots of kids, noise and my money. So far I’ve said, “No. You don’t need it.” Which when translated means I can’t afford your plans and the stress that you having a cell phone will cause. His six year old sister wants one too but more as a fashion statement to go with her cute sunglasses and purse. She wants the one that Hannah Montana uses on the show.

I’ve heard the safety argument and I’m sure there are cases that this makes perfect sense but for my eight and six year old I don’t see it. I know who they are with 99.9% of the time and those adults have phones. The .1% of the time that they go missing are those brief moments when they wander off. I’m pretty certain that when they do this, they leave behind whatever they are carrying since they’re distracted by something. That would make the kid tracker features on the phone pretty useless. Having said that I’m sure that will someone will tell me how a cell phone saved their child’s life. Tell me the story and I’ll share it with the world. My kid will use it against me for sure.

For some reason, without any merit or scientific data, I think eleven is the right age for them to get a safety cell phone. Strangely enough that is probably when I will let my daughter shave her legs too since I was a very hairy and teased eleven year old. Note to self, maybe I should mention that to my therapist. I can ask him about the phone thing while I’m at it.

Until tomorrow. On Tuesday we will announce the winner of the Daily Dish $50 Visa Card winner. We’ll have another question and chance to win on Friday so stay tuned.

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Despite the gloomy news about the economy and other woes, do you feel happy? Well watch and find out what the experts say. I guess happiness does come from within!

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Our Van Gogh coffee martini, in honor of Miranda, is outstanding!!
This is sooo much better than Starbucks! And the vodka is also good as an after dinner sipping drink. I had one last night and it was fabulous!
Also, ways to soothe your little ones. I’ve found it works with my husband Geoff too!

A very cool and easy stress buster that you can do today. News on Katie Holmes going back to work. Good for her.

Links to the articles mentioned in the show are here.

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