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• Lazy Summer Days a Danger to Child Health

  Monday, August 11th, 2008

  Summer is the perfect season for family vacations, picnics and games in the yard or at the park. But for this generation of children summer is a time for watching more TV, eating high-calorie snacks, and decreased exercise.

  According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since the 1970s the percentage of obese children has tripled. This means that among children aged 7 to 11 the rate of overweight children has increased from 6.5 to 18.8 percent. And the time of year when most children gain weight? Summer. Less adult supervision means that children have more access to unhealthy snacks, along with mass advertising encouraging them to eat high-calorie, low-quality foods.
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• Bronzed Beauties

  Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

  We are all becoming aware of how harmful UV rays can be to not only our complexion but also our health. Some experts recommend wearing sunscreen on your face everyday to help prevent wrinkles (90% of which are caused by UV rays). However, this doesn’t been you have to remain pasty white - for those of us who are naturally pale - the whole year round.

  Summer more than any other time for the year is perfect for wearing little backless numbers, or at least clothing which bears more skin than usual. So if natural tanning isn’t an option, what does that leave us with? Luckily, there are a number of other more healthy choices. Spray-on tanner are available in most areas, although this can be costly and take up a lot of time. Your other main option is to use a self-tanner. I know everyone has heard horror stories about streaky self-tanning, or maybe you were the unlucky victim, but there are a number of products recommended by cosmologists to achieve a sunless tan.
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• Women and Work – The Struggle Continues

  Sunday, April 27th, 2008

  Although the gender gap between men and women in society is decreasing, but one area which still needs work is in the workplace. For starters, men still earn more money than women in the same position, and even if both people in a relationship work full-time, the woman is more likely to be responsible for household duties and childcare.

   

  It was once believed that women were happier and felt fulfilled in the home. However, recent research has shown that most women need to experience both pleasure and mastery in their lives to feel happy. Mastery means feeling important and worthwhile, whereas pleasure comes from finding life enjoyable. (more…)

• Get Green, Save Money

  Sunday, March 30th, 2008

  With the price of gas slowing rising this summer, along with global sea levels, it’s time to think green when it comes to transport. Obvious options for reducing your carbon footprint include using public transport, walking or biking. However, these alternatives aren’t always an option for a number of common reasons, such as a busy schedule involving long or multiple trips.

  One simple tip to help reduce CO2 emissions is by combining trips. For example, if you need to go grocery shopping, get your hair cut, and take the kids to soccer practice, why not do them all on the same day? Or at least start shopping closer to where you spend time doing other things. (more…)

• Diet Soda linked to Syndrome X?

  Thursday, March 20th, 2008

  When you’re out in the heat of summer what better to refresh your senses, fight that sweet craving, and help stay slim than a diet soda? The same taste as regular soda, but with fewer calories, less sugar, or in other words a healthier option - or is it?

  

  The Framingham Heart Study conducted to examine the potential link between soda consumption and metabolic syndrome, found some unsettling results. Metabolic syndrome a.k.a. syndrome X is the presence of three plus of the following; high fasting blood sugar levels, excessive waist circumference, high blood pressure, elevated triglyceride levels (blood fats) and low levels of the artery-protecting HDL cholesterol.

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• Hello world!

  Sunday, March 11th, 2007

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