According to an article from The Cochrane Library, colic in babies can be actually be helped by adjusting their spinal alignment (ie, chiropractic and osteopathy methods). Say hello to about 1 hour fewer of crying per day (I’d say that’s completely worth it)!
Colic usually happens in the first 6 months of life and affects about 16% of babies. See the full “Manipulative therapies for infantile colic” article here.
If you haven’t yet seen the 2012 documentary Marley, make some time to watch it, it’s a fascinating portrait of reggae superstar Bob Marley, who died super young at age 36 from melanoma. The cancer was detected under one toenail in 1977, went untreated, and spread to his lungs and brain, ultimately killing him in 1981. May is skin cancer awareness month, so it’s not a bad time to remember to check your moles for any signs of melanoma. Have fun, get naked with a friend and go on a mole hunt with our bilingual skin check chart to guide and take care of the skin you’re in.
The cherry blossoms are at full peak today, and we love that people are flocking to DC to gape at a bunch of trees. We are busy packing for next Saturday’s 53rd annual Sakura Matsuri street festival in downtown Washington DC! The family-friendly festival features an exciting spectrum of Japanese culture, music, dance, martial arts, visual arts and food, including green tea ice cream. Just a to mention a few things to see and do: taiko drumming, kimono fashion show, calligraphy, learn Japanese booth, origami, Sodoku, Go games, tea, bonsai, manga, all things kawaii, green tea ice cream, Pokemon, anime, Harajuku girls, Domo-Kun, and the list goes on. Taste of Japan will host 25 different Japanese and Asian food vendors, green tea ice cream, plus two Kirin beer gardens and a sake tasting station. If you are Japanophiles like we are, then don’t miss it! Come and visit us Saturday April 13th from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm we will be bringing gutsy plush — including new plush organ friends Heart of Gold, Tooth and Eyeball — and t-shirts for sale, we hope to see you there, should be a gorgeous day! Did I mention the green tea ice cream?
Sometimes I wonder what I would do if I didn’t have teeth. The most upsetting thing would be all the trouble eating chewy and hard foods. But it would also be awful to have people run away in fear, after seeing me without teeth (similar to my reaction when I saw Actresses Without Teeth).
Because of our enthusiasm for teeth here at I Heart Guts, we decided to make our own! This one won’t make eating steak any easier, but just might make you crack a smile full of pearly whites.
We have three new plushes for you to love! Please meet our Eyeball plush, Party Pupil in the House; our Tooth Plush, Flossin’ Ain’t Just For Gangstas; and best of all, we have brought back the Heart of Gold plush, this time bigger, better and made from fabulous metallic pleather. Be the first in your dentist’s office with a plush tooth or the first on your block with a squashy snuggly eyeball.
The guts had the chance to take part in a endocrine-studded event as part of a family education day put on by Association for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Disorders. This UK-based charity helps support families with endocrine tumors, affecting the pituitary, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid and adrenals. They asked permission to use our characters as part of a “Pin the Gland on the Body” game on Family Focus Day. Yay! Read about more of our non-profit collaborations here.
Look who made an appearance on the TV show The Doctors this week on TMI Tuesday!
Had a super-fun morning bringing the I Heart Guts roadshow to my son’s preschool! It was organ pandemonium and fun for all, they impressed me with what they already knew about the heart, lungs and stomach. I think they were most excited about the pancreas’ powers to digest cupcakes, candy and cookies!
No one cares about your teeth more than your dental hygienist. Show them some love with our Flossin’ Ain’t Just For Gangstas lapel pin and maybe a bonus Salivary Gland pin if you’re feeling generous.
Fill your brain with books this National Library Week, or give your local librarian a big hug for bringing so much borrowing goodness under one roof. Thanks, librarians, for helping us get smart! We lobe you with all our brains.
