Many moms today are cursed with having to put in more hours at the office to feed the kids, but a new study suggests that those moms working full-time time jobs to put food on the table are actually not paying close enough attention to their children’s dietary and fitness requirements.
Some parents are under the illusion that just because they give their little curtain climbers juice instead of bouncing them off the walls with soda that they are somehow providing them with a lesser evil.
If you are one of those health nuts who has been counting and cutting calories under the preconceived notion that living on a Third World country starvation diet is the key to achieving longer life – man, do we have some news for you.
August 29, 2012 As a lot of us will spend a considerable time outdoors this Labor Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Community Health, DNR, Agricultural and Rural Development and Michigan State University want to remind people that the West Nile Virus has and continues to be a very real threat in our state. Using some simple precautions, you can still enjoy fun times outside on the last big weekend of summer.
August 28, 2012 I think nurses are to be commended for the work they do each and every day. They tackle a job with skill and compassion few of us can do. Quite often they go above and beyond their job descriptions, and this is one of those stories.
Many people say they don’t work out because they simply don’t have the time. If you’re one of them, your favorite excuse may have just fallen by the wayside — a new study shows just 30 minutes of daily activity is enough for weight loss.
August 27, 2012 She was the oldest person in the world about a year ago, until the folks from Guinness World Records found a woman in Brazil that was a few months older. That woman has since passed away, and Bessie Cooper of Monroe, Georgia became only the 8th person in the world to be verified as reaching 116 years of age.
There certainly are some amazing benefits to being an only child, like not having to share your room, not having to share your friends and not having to share your food.
However, a new study suggests that those kids who grow up without a brother or sister might find more benefit in some good old-fashioned diet and exercise, as researchers have found that kids without siblings are 50 percent more likely to be overweight than children with siblings.
It’s probably safe to say that kids these days aren’t as healthy as youngsters have been in the past.
But of all the health risks that children of the 21st century face, which poses the biggest threat?
August 23, 2012 It comes as no surprise to me. As a matter of fact I've always thought it was an obvious answer. What is America's favorite beverage? It isn't a coincidence that when you stop for a drink you will see many more beer bottles lined up on tables than wine or martinis, and that’s not a coincidence — a new survey informs us that beer is America’s favorite alcoholic beverage.
August 22, 2012 Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce made headlines the other night. Usually, if an umpire makes headlines, it's not a good thing. Tiger fans remember Joyce as the umpire that blew the call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game in 2010. This time around, Joyce was the hero.
