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Age gracefully and healthfully with these tips
We all know that aging is inevitable, and you’re probably well aware of the changes you can see, but there are also less obvious changes happening inside your body that impact your nutritional needs. To keep you feeling good inside and out, here are our top tips to help you age gracefully and healthfully.
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1. Keep An Eye On Fat
As you age, your metabolism slows, and so your calorie needs decrease. Fat is relatively…

Tips to Prevent Poisonings
Safety Tips for You, Your Family, and Friends
Unless noted, the safety tips below were adapted from the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ poison prevention tips for children and adults
Drugs and Medicines
Only take prescription medications that are prescribed to you by a healthcare professional. Misusing or abusing prescription or over-the-counter medications is not a “safe” alternative to illicit substance…

The number of cases of ADD/ADHD continues to climb, but is there an underlying cause? Find out how hormone imbalances can play a role.

Kids with ADHD and executive functioning issues can have trouble following directions. Learn 10 simple tips to help make it a little easier on Understood.org.

Every child needs help from parents and teachers to develop his or her attention span, argues a researcher.

Are you using Instagram for your business? Want to get more from your marketing efforts? Improving your Instagram content and boosting engagement can be as simple as adding a few tactics and tools to your marketing routine. In this article you'll discover nine tips and tools to improve your Instagram marketing. Listen to this article: #1: Tailor Images to Your Audience On your Instagram account, post…

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson shares why parents often need a different parenting strategy if their child has ADHD. Here are a few tips and strategies.

Try these ADHD time and stress management strategies with your family this summer.

USDA . NAL . Food and Nutrition Information Center
Juicing in the home has gained popularity in recent years, but is it good for you? You may have read or heard things like “juice cleanse,” “detox,” or that juicing is a good way to lose weight. Juicing is a term that refers to combining fruits and/or vegetables in a juicer or juicing machine, which breaks these foods down into a liquid form.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 (DGA) reports that most Americans…

A constant struggle to be on time could be because of your personality or ADHD, but there are strategies for overcoming it.

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As if getting toddlers into a good sleep routine wasn’t hard enough, the end of daylight-saving time can add an extra element to the challenge of getting them to bed each night. The following tips may help: Stay on schedule. That means getting your little one to wake, eat, play, nap and go to bed …

Can caffeine be used as a treatment for ADHD and what should be considered before caffeine is given to a child? What other treatments are available?

Once you’ve stopped running, your body will immediately enter recovery mode. Even on a warm day, you can find yourself getting cold and clammy. Avoid this by changing into some nice, warm, soft clothes — this includes footwear. Injuries aside, another pair of shoes is helpful to keep your feet from swelling up and provide you with much-needed support
Find a way to lie down and get your feet up. After several hours of hard work, your body needs help facilitating blood flow.…

Oh, freshmen. You think they’re cute and confused in high school, but college? College is a whole other level. I cannot begin to explain how many college freshmen I’ve encountered, including myself, that made little mistakes that are so avoidable
Declaring a Major
Think you know what you want to do for the rest of your life? Are you ready to declare it? Have you already picked out all your classes centering around it? STOP.
Your first year, take all of your general…

Bart Yasso gives you two important rules for increasing your weekly mileage during marathon training.

Take a page from an expert's academic playbook to help your student thrive.

7 Ways to Put Spring into Your Health
With the change of season comes the impulse to clean and replace the old with the new. But spring doesn’t just have to be about cleaning and reorganizing – it’s also a great way to start healthy new habits and break the old. Here are a few tips to get a head start in your spring health
Start an Exercise Routine – The weather is warm and the days are longer which makes it a…

“Most teachers and adults could benefit from pretending that all kids in their class have ADHD – what is good for kids with ADHD is good for all kids.” – Dr. Hallowell 20 Tips for Helping Kids with ADHD Succeed in School by Dr. Hallowell “Most teachers and adults could benefit from pretending that all kids in their class have ADHD – what is good for kids with ADHD is good for all kids.” – Dr. Hallowell There is no substitute for parent…

When all is said and done, however, people with marathon fever end up in good health with no lingering side-effects. But something all runners need to watch out for, regardless of age or physical condition, is dehydration. If hydration isn’t part of your training plan before, during, and after the race, dehydration can sneak up on you as a thief in the night, and it often goes unnoticed until it’s too late. Then come the cramps, the stomach pain, and the runs
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