How Words Can Affect The Health of Our Children
There are many parents these days including myself who are overly concerned about what their kids are eating and that is justified as proper nutrition is one of the keys to living a long and healthy life. The one thing that we do not often think about is how our kids overall health is affected [...]
Not Just For Kids — The Surprising Health Issues Of Midlife Women
One of the advantages of reaching midlife is that we are finally finished with all those issues that make childhood and adolescence such a pain in the neck, such as needing set bedtimes as well as regular dental and eye checkups; having to worry about using protection during sex and about cigarette smoking; getting all [...]
Child Outdoor Games- Are Your Kids Breaking a Sweat
Do you recall playing games like red rover, hopscotch, tag or marbles? Games that used to have you out playing until your mum came out calling for you because it was getting dark. It seems like our own kids spend less and less time playing these simple active outdoor games. Studies have shown that the [...]
Health Minute Too many antibiotics to kids, CDC says get smart
September 2, 2011: Although prescribing antibiotics to children is declining, there are still too many given to children according to today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting in Medscape noted that the fear of overuse is resistance continuing to rise and antimicrobial choices dwindling. Authors of the report — [...]
Dangers of Soy in Children’s Diets
Many people have been led to believe that soy products are not only heallthy for children, but that they are healthier than dairy products from animal origins such as cows’ and goats’ milk. Soy products are now found in nearly everything imaginable, including “health food” items. Soy milk is mainstream and available in grocery stores [...]
Here is one way to get kids to eat their vegetables.
Kids health is very important to a parent. It is one way to make sure that the child grows up healthy and strong. But it is always a challenge to get kids to eat right. And one of the hardest food groups to get a child to eat are vegetables. Well, here is how I [...]
Home remedies for whooping cough
Whooping Cough Whooping cough or pertussis is a highly contagious disease and can cause trouble in the lungs. The common symptoms of whooping cough are cold, sneezing, runny rose, fever, mild cough and vomitting. Whooping cough occur in children 1 to 5 years of age and some children upto 12 years of age. Whooping cough [...]
How Diets can Help Your Baby
If you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, that should give you extra of a cause to lose weight. Whereas simply being chubby carries health problems, there are additionally problems for the infant when you find yourself overweight. When you are attempting to get pregnant, you need to observe diets, corresponding to Weight Watchers [...]
Illinois All Kids Health Insurance Coverage Affordable Coverage
The Illinois All Kids Program was officially initiated by Governor Rod Blagojevich on July 1, 2006. The All Kids healthcare program made Illinois the first state in the USA to provide healthcare access to all children – regardless of family income or preexisting medical conditions. After just a year, the program has seen great success [...]
Having a baby after 30 – The risks of late children and how to handle them
Delayed Pregnancies Planning to have a baby is one of the most important decisions of your life. Unfortunately these days that is a decision which keeps getting postponed ever so often that eventually you realize that you are 30 and now the time is running out. It is true that the risks of having a [...]