Health

• Expressing Anger

  Most people don’t think about anger when they swat a mosquito. Most people wouldn’t think that calling a friend when they are lonely or needing company as a use of their anger. They wouldn’t consider that looking for a new job when they are unhappy with their current job as being an act of power. And how many people think that taking a bath to relax when they are stressed out is an angry behavior?

• Anger Styles: Healthy Assertive Behavior

  Assertive behavior is the use of anger to take care of yourself interpersonally. It’s the part of the anger spectrum that is used most frequently. As a style, it is the healthiest.

• Exercise – Kid-Style

  Although it may seem that childhood is a carefree time for running, jumping, and playing, kids are becoming less active with each generation. Thanks to the lure of high-tech sedentary pursuits, most kids spend twice as much time vegged out in front of television sets or plugged into video games as they do exercising.

• What Might Surprise You About Childhood Obesity

  The formula is pretty straightforward: energy in/energy out. This is the term nutritionists use to describe the intended balance between calories consumed and calories burned. If the level of physical activity is not great enough to burn the amount of calories taken in, weight increases. If this imbalance continues, overweight and possibly obesity result.

• Effective Medications For Treating Bone Loss

  Your doctor says you are at high risk of fractures. Now what? You should consider taking one of several excellent new medications that help to prevent and treat bone loss. While there is no cure for osteoporosis, some medications can help prevent it, slow it down, or stop and reverse its progress altogether. Because bone density is strongly connected to an increased risk for fractures, we know that as bone density improves, the risk of fractures drops.

• Good Eating Habits Start Early

  Parents and teachers are worrying more these days that children’s eating habits may not be good enough to keep them healthy. They have good reason to be concerned: adolescents are avoiding certain foods, not eating on a regular basis or eating far too many snacks and/or junk food. These habits will definitely affect both their peer relationships and their success in the classroom.

• Promoting A Physically Fit Lifestyle For Your Child

  If your child is to derive the benefits of physical fitness, then physical activity must be habitual and lifelong. Moving should be as routine as brushing teeth and bathing. But this is only likely to happen if…

• Eight Simple Stress-Busters

  Choose a life of less stress by identifying your stress points. You can start by answering the following eight questions in your personal journal…