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Dreading the holidays because of the food? Or maybe you’ve been following a healthy diet and worried the holidays will disrupt your new lifestyle. Below are helpful tips about how to eat, but not feel stuffed, around the holidays. 1. Maintain Your Weight – Holidays are a time to enjoy. It is hard enough to…
For pre-teens, especially those entering middle school, the first weeks of September can be demanding. Back to school brings a fresh start for academic success — a chance for your child to make significant headway towards good grades. It also means reconnecting with friends they haven’t seen for two months and navigating the squalls of…
Are you trying to follow a healthy diet and don’t know where to start? Are you confused by all the conflicting advice regarding what diet to follow (examples: Paleo diet, low carbohydrate, low fat, cabbage soup diet)? Here are 8 tips to get you started on the path to developing a healthy meal plan for…
4 I am often asked this question. The main differences between a dietitian and a nutritionist involve schooling, certification, and registration requirements. Dietitians can be called nutritionists, but nutritionists can only be called dietitians if they have the proper education and training. Dietitians are required to graduate from college with a Bachelor’s degree, and most…
Ever notice that your child’s behavior may be a little off following the switch to and from daylight savings time? Children can become extra cranky, emotional, and uncooperative or even aggressive due to the change in their sleep pattern. While changing the clocks forward or backward one hour is something that may make adults feels…
It’s tempting to buy holiday gifts for children that are heavily promoted on television and in toy store catalogues. However, a gift for a child should be safe and developmentally appropriate to suit the skills, abilities and interests of the child. Here are some things to consider to make the holidays safe and happy. Under…
Folks are stringing lights, humming holiday songs, shopping for gifts, and making plans for festive family gatherings. Everyone is full of anticipation and good cheer as the holidays approach – everyone except your pre-teen, that is. Look who’s balking! Many pre-teens are not looking forward to the holidays. Everything is dumb – the preparations, the…
Can you remember how powerful and free you felt as a child when you ran fast, climbed high, and yelled at the top of your lungs for playmates to follow along? Going outside to play for part of every day provides so many benefits for your child. These include: Improving coordination and physical skills, such…
If you want to walk to raise your fitness level or lose weight, you’ll need to increase the intensity, duration and frequency of your walking routines. Reaching a target heart rate is one way to elevate the intensity of your activity. Before you calculate your target training heart rate, you have to know your resting…
Choosing healthy snacks throughout the day can help you and your family reach hard-to-meet nutrition goals, stay energized for learning and play, and prevent over-eating at mealtime. Lots of food companies want to sell snack foods, but most typical packaged foods are less than ideal choices. Most have little nutrition or health benefit and often…