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One in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. The good news is that childhood obesity can be prevented. In honor of National Childhood Obesity Awareness …
The holidays have arrived with all the high-calorie food and drinks of the season. It’s really no wonder why most of us gain weight during the next five weeks. Sweet temptations are everywhere. Holiday cookies, gingerbread houses, pumpkin pies, and more. Even healthy foods like sweet potatoes and green beans are somehow transformed into high-calorie …
Thanksgiving is the start of a holiday season filled with weeks of laughter, good cheer, family, friends and, as a reward for being well-behaved all year, a present or two delivered by a jolly old elf. For many, it’s a highlight of the year. What makes the holidays special – an increase in parties, social …
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Trick-or-Treaters Carry a flashlight. Walk, don’t run. Stay on Sidewalks. Obey traffic signals. Stay in familiar neighborhoods. Don’t cut across yards or driveways. Wear a watch you can read in the dark. Make sure costumes don’t drag on the ground. Shoes should fit (even if they don’t go with your costume). Avoid wearing masks while …
Everyone gets the sniffles once in awhile, but if constant stomach aches or headaches are becoming a consistent pattern every morning… you may want to ask some pressing questions to help Bully Proof your child—just so they aren’t missing school as one of the other 160,000.