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We all know we should eat a "good breakfast". Most of us can still hear the voice of our third grade teacher ringing in our

There is much wisdom in the saying "you are what you eat", but food today is not the food of yesterday. We need to actually

It’s the rare child who actually wants to eat fruits and vegetables. Kids are bombarded by television and radio ads for cereals, candy, and chips

In decades past, very few urban kids had ever even heard of a parsnip, a fennel bulb, or a bunch of kale. In those days,

In today’s age of health and fitness, more and more kids are involved in sporting activities. Although being part of a football, soccer or Little

American kids are under tremendous pressure to perform well in school. Every year they’re required to take more and more standardized tests, and every year

The growing awareness of safe driving and state safety laws have alerted the general public and parents to the importance of using car seats for

Ever since 1984, the year soccer passed baseball as the most popular team sport in the United States, participation in this sport has skyrocketed. With

At least 70 percent of America’s 30 million elementary school students use computers, according to a recent New York Times article. As a result of

The health of a child’s spine needs to be taken very seriously. A healthy spine will decrease their chance of injury, improve their posture, improve

Headaches are an unfortunate and painful part of life for many Americans. In fact, an estimated five percent of adults in this country suffer from

Kids can get checked, too. Do kids need regular blood pressure check-ups or regular tests of their blood glucose levels? Probably not – these simple