Building “walking-instead-of-driving” habits with kids
You need to fall in love with walking for fitness as opposed to driving all time. Don’t get it wrong, walking or running and swimming are still fun, but there is much to be said about walking with your kids. The fact that it counts as a slightly intensive exercise if you walk briskly makes it even more likable, especially for the younger ones. The walking habit can as well be a mid-day activity, particularly during winter since you do not break to a huge sweat that may necessitate a shower after that. Additionally, you can multi-task with your kids during a walk; you can take your pooch with you, make a phone call, go with a friend or even listen to audio stories with your kids.
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Effects of Acid on Teeth
There are many foods and beverages that a person consumes that affect the teeth. Although sugar is generally thought to be the main cause of cavities and tooth decay, it is actually acid that damages teeth most often. The effects of acid on teeth can be quite severe. Much of the tooth replacement work that is accomplished in a dentist's office is due to tooth exposure to acid. Where the acid comes from and how it gets into your teeth will probably surprise you.
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What Causes Migraines
While migraines still largely remain a mystery to doctors and scientists, there have been some explanations offered for what causes migraines. Generally, it is understood that the pain associated with migraine is derived from the fact that cerebral blood vessels dilate – become wider. However, it has also been suggested that the neurotransmitter serotonin also plays a part in this dilation process.
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Migraine Treatments
As you may be aware, there are many different types of treatments from migraine. Each of the treatments that are available depend on the severity of your migraines. For example, those that have extreme migraines are debilitating for the sufferer and last more than 24 hours are likely to need more intensive medication prescribed by a doctor. However, those that have more infrequent migraines, or migraines that are not as severe, can get by on over-the-counter medication.
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How to Encourage Kids to Eat Less Sugar
Kids seem to be drawn to sugar like moths to a flame. But we all also know that too much sugar, from any source, is bad for us. And, then again, children, unlike adults, need to eat a minimum amount of carbohydrates per day, and may need some fast-release carbohydrate at times, due to how energetic they are. As a parent, it can be very difficult to control our kids' sugar intake, so it is important to approach this challenge logically.
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Types of Migraines
The term “migraine” is thrown around a lot. Some people use the term when they’ve just got a bad headache. But those that suffer with migraines know the difference, and to compare it to a simple headache would be absurd.
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Brushing Your Teeth After Every Meal
Many people have grown up with those cheery little songs on television detailing how often you should brush your teeth. "Three times a day" is the standard refrain for tooth brushing commercials and ditties. Children are taught to brush their teeth after every meal in order to maintain proper dental hygiene. Is brushing your teeth after every single meal the best way to stay healthy and avoid cavities? Dentists have new ideas regarding when and why we should brush our teeth at least twice each day.
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The Stages of Alzheimer’s disease
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, and it is said that without a cure, the number of Americans suffering from this condition will jump to about 16 million by 2050. A couple of reasons for this are due to the fastest-growing population who are reaching their 80s right now as well as the lack of medication that can slow down much less cure the condition.
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Coping With Migraines
With so much information out there it is difficult to know what direction to take as a migraine sufferer. There are so many products out there and so many different techniques and medications that you can’t tell which are the best to try out.
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How to Teach Kids About Food Marketing and What’s Really Healthy
Our kids are bombarded 24/7 with advertising. Marketers aren't dumb, they are doing this for a reason. They know that children's brains are continually developing new neural connections, especially related to emotion, so that if they embed their slogan or logo into your child's mind now, it will forever be a happy memory for them. And they know that children have limited experience of the world, making them especially vulnerable to advertising methods such as appeals to popularity, celebrity endorsements, and unbelievable claims. This marketing concerns everything which kids consume, which naturally also involves foods.
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Great Active Kids Hobbies
Are you thinking about hobbies that families can do together particularly for active kids under the age of seven?Hobbies world appears to open up as your kids grow older. However, you are not as limited as you may think even with younger kids. After a brainstorming session with a friend of mine, we came up with an adorable list!
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Migraines and Obesity
Are you more likely to have migraines if you are obese?
The simple answer, for adults, is no.
The more complicated answer is sort-of. Obesity does not cause migraines in adults—the jury is still out on how obesity affects pediatric migraine
That’s the good news. The bad news is that migraine and obesity can have
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