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Sick-day Guidelines for Parents
Are you not always sure if your child’s cough and sniffles warrant keeping him home from school? You’re not alone.
In fact, a new study shows that in the past year three out of four parents faced at least one situation in which they were not entirely sure whether or not to keep their child home from school when he or she had a cold.
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and Triaminic developed “Sick Day Guidelines” to provide parents with the key signs that they should consider keeping their children home from school, including:
* A fever of 100.4 degrees or … read more
Avoiding Holiday Health Struggles
Whether it is out-of-town house guests, battling shoppers, airline delays or feeling the pinch around the waistline, sometimes holiday-related stress can take the joy out of the season. This year, make a point to take control of your stress by maintaining good health habits to kick start a better lifestyle as you enter the New Year.
Don’t burn out before you even get a chance to get started with those resolutions. Here are four ways to help you make it from now to 2009 without going insane:
Make less room for bad food.
If there’s one certainty, the … read more
Screen Your Home for Dangerous Hidden Toxins
As you wait for your baby to be born, you child-proof the home ensuring that all the outlets have plugs, all detergents and other products used to clean are safely put on the top shelves and put safety locks on cabinets in the kitchen and bathroom, right? Yet, somehow, kids find a way to locate an item that can be toxic.
What are these items? Lets take a look. While you may not even give it a second thought, read what a pediatrician from a local hospital had to say: If you smell something in your … read more
Product Reviews
8 Minute Workouts For Arms Abs Buns and Legs
A popular exercise DVD that has consumers buzzing is the 8 Minute Workouts. You may have seen this on TV as well. Designed specifically for the arms, abs, buns and legs, this DVD is sure to please.
The 8 minute workout includes: 8 minute abs, which is designed to trim your waistline by utilizing a series of movements to maximize your workout; 8 minute arms, which tones your arms, chest and shoulders; 8 minute buns, which incorporates several simple movements yielding great results; and 8 minute legs, which tones your legs and renders them lean and firm.
Some of the comments by … read more
Jack LaLanne Power Juicer Review
In today’s busy world, having the energy to compete on a daily basis is essential to being successful in life. People who are overweight and tired are going to be lacking the energy every single day and it is for these people that life can become a drag very quickly. While no single thing will help you completely overcome those problems, there are certain things that will punch big holes in them and Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer is one of those things. This juicer will allow you to get amazing squeezed juice from different … read more
Fitness | Nutrition | Weight Loss
Which Oil Do You Cook With?
There is a wide variety of cooking oils and butter to choose from on today’s supermarket shelves. Oils are used to help in the cooking process and improve the flavor of foods. Some are healthier than others.
Canola oil — Canola oil is a popular oil, with many physicians claiming that it has the ability to lower the risk of heart disease. The oil is low in saturated fat, high in monounsaturated fat, and offers the best fatty acid composition when compared to other oils.
You can use canola oil in sauting, as a marinade and even in low … read more
Choosing to Be a Healthy Eater
Being a healthy eater requires you to become educated about what healthy eating
actually is. Being food smart isn’t about learning to calculate grams or fat, nor is it
about studying labels and counting calories.
Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least
three times per day. Healthy eaters eat many different types of foods, not limiting themselves
to one specific food type or food group.
Eating healthy requires quite a bit of leeway. You might eat too much or not enough, consume
foods that are sometimes more or less nutritious. However, you should … read more
Change to Healthier Eating
As you may know, not fueling up with the right nutrients can affect how well your body performs
and your overall fitness. The only difference between you and healthy eating experts is time. If you’ll invest a little more time in reading, you’ll be that much nearer to “expert” status when it comes to healthy eating.
Below are some healthy eating dos and don’ts:
1. Do not work out on an empty stomach. If your stomach is rumbling it’s trying to tell you something. Don’t force your body to run without any fuel. Before you exercise or do
any physical activity, … read more