Tag: children
10 Tips on How to Protect Children From Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning often occurs with no obvious symptoms. Frequently this serious and sometimes fatal condition goes unrecognized. Protecting children from lead exposure is vital to good health that will last a lifetime. But as of today, a safe blood lead… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Inevitable Parenting: Coming to Peace with Tantrums
My experience with tantrums with my son started early and has lasted more than three years. I remember my first overwhelming experiences with these dramatic outbursts. I was driven to yell and cry, and of course this did nothing but… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Lifestyle
Children and Advertising for Non-nutritional Foods – Should We Be Doing More?
Children are the most vulnerable group in advertising. The influence is everywhere, through magazines, technology and television. Studies show there is a connection between advertising non-nutritional food, or junk food, and child obesity. If a child is exposed to non–nutritional… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care
6 Common Signs Of Selfish Parents
Narcissistic and selfish parents try to control their children in everything starting from clothes choice and finishing with hobbies. Such people have an ideal picture in their minds of what their kids should be like and they try very hard… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Lifestyle
Epigenetics influences food choices. Obese children at greater risk
A series of studies have highlighted the role of genetics and the contributing risk factor to offspring underscoring the need for a healthy diet in both parents. Rates of maternal obesity have risen exponentially in the past two decades and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, News
Antibiotic resistant genes identified in young children
A new study publicized in Plos ONE has analyzed the level of antibiotic resistant genes found in the intestinal tract of American children under the age of five. According to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
The Benefits Polytunnels Provide For All Gardeners
Growing your own produce is a really healthy choice. Not only can you grow your own fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs, but gardening also provides exercise and benefits your mental health. Getting outside, being active and feeling closer to nature… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Food, Gardening, Lifestyle, Recipes
The Wellcome Trust Funds 7 Year Study On Meditation And Its Effect On Adolescence
Scheduled for 2016, The Wellcome Trust is funding a £6.4m study on the effects meditation has on 3,200 11 to 14 year olds. The 7-year study will examine a cross section of young students from 72 schools in one of… 0 Shares | | Posted in Holistic Medicine
How to make a daily juice ‘doable’
Imagine making a great tasting, nourishing vegetable juice for your family every single day. That was my aim when I first started juicing for my family. I failed initially making, what I term today, my biggest juicing mistake ever and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Recipes
