When I think if diet soda, I think of one of those “it’s too good to be true” moments. Like the magic pill that guarantees 30lbs of weight loss, or the book that promises in 3 easy steps your toddler will never melt down again. When it seems too good to be true, it …
In addition to providing them healthy snacks and lunches, sufficient sleep and time for relaxation and play, it is important to teach our kids how to properly wear a backpack. Carrying a heavy or uneven load can result in poor posture, and over time change the alignment of the spinal column. This can cause muscle …
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Although it is sad to see summer over, it also provides us with a great opportunity to create better routines and kick bad habits. Life is about feast and famine, we have been doing it for centuries. The trouble is in modern days we seem to skip over the famine part! Before getting into the …
The NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) from the 1970’s shows that they typical American ate three meals per day. Although I was a child of the 80’s, I still remember that practice of less snacking. I remember by nana always telling me that snacking was going to ruin my supper. Interestingly the obesity …
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Most people are looking for the next magic key to weight loss. From green coffee bean to green tea extract we are in constantly in search of the “answer”. The search often becomes so detailed and complex that we miss the basics. While I believe there are many basics to weight management like timing, …
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