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- Turkey For Two - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2007 from Elizabeth YarnellA holiday meal is typically an occasion for breaking bread and sharing the hearth with our family, friends and community. While not everyone wants to cook for an army during the holidays, there is still something about having a traditional holiday meal that evokes a feeling of celebration and ...
Views: 753 - Autumn's Glory: Vegetables - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Elizabeth YarnellAutumn has always been my favorite time of year. The fiery glory of the leaves during my college years in Maine. The alpenglow on the mountainsides near my home in the Rockies. Pumpkin patches and fresh apple cider straight from the press. Thanksgiving, the most important holiday tradition in my ...
Views: 921 - Send Kids Back to School with a Healthy Diet - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2007 from Elizabeth YarnellThe school year is in full swing. So what does that mean for your child’s diet? Hopefully not a strict diet of fast food five days a week as you run to football practices and dance lessons. The start of the school year can indeed be a busy time for families, but it is possible to make healthy ...
Views: 761 - What’s for Dinner? Quick & Healthy One-Pot Meals - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2007 from Elizabeth YarnellStephanie, a vice president for a venture capital firm in Denver, makes it a priority to get home in time to have a family meal with her husband and 1-year old son. “I put a lot of energy into my job and then I get into my car at 5pm and realize that I have no idea what I’m going to feed three ...
Views: 852(1 vote) - The Fail-Safe Holiday Diet Plan - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellEveryone knows the equation: holidays = pressure + stress. Even when you try to reduce the stress, it’s still stressful. Even when you’re not being a host, just a guest, it’s still stressful. When you’re under stress, you can more easily be captured by the most prominent temptations in the ...
Views: 897 - The Keys to Good Self Esteem: Free Time and a Passion - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellI think the most important thing you can do as a parent is to sponsor good self esteem in your child. If a child believes in themselves and feels good about themselves, they can do most anything. One way to sponsor self esteem is to help children to occupy their free time in ways that are ...
Views: 1059 - Is Back Pain Ruining Your Golf Game? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellLow back pain represents one of the most common and costly diagnoses that the health profession manages on a continuous basis. It is one of the most common reasons to visit a physician, physical therapist or chiropractor. The costs for evaluating and treating low back pain patients are ...
Views: 1045 - Help Teens Get the Sleep they Need - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellTeenagers are one of the most sleep deprived segments of the population. Most teens require at least nine hours of sleep but get much, much less. It's a time when school, homework, community service, extracurricular activities, active social lives and part-time jobs keep them busy from early ...
Views: 919 - Pain in the Back: Your Child’s Backpack May Not Be the Cause - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellBack pain is pervasive throughout the adult population. It is one of the most common reasons to visit a doctor. Young children are suffering from back pain much earlier than previously reported, and the use of overweight backpacks is a major contributing factor. In addition to overloaded ...
Views: 974 - Seven Ways to Ease Kids’ Anxiety When You Date - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellWhen their parents date, it creates anxiety in children and teens. The changes and losses they have gone through often cause them to feel jealous and insecure. They may become uncooperative, withdrawn, and rebellious or over attached to you. Each child, depending on age and personality, will ...
Views: 808 - Diet with Your Girlfriends: A Key to Successful Weight Loss - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellDo you talk with other women about food and weight? Do you really talk, or do you only speak about it superficially¯what diet you are currently on, what you ate today, how you cheated, how much you’ve lost or not lost? Do you ever really talk about what you go through in relation to your eating ...
Views: 853 - What’s for Dinner? Quick & Healthy One-Pot Meals - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellStephanie, a vice president for a venture capital firm in Denver, makes it a priority to get home in time to have a family meal with her husband and 1-year old son. “I put a lot of energy into my job and then I get into my car at 5pm and realize that I have no idea what I’m going to feed three ...
Views: 1069 - Sleep Deprived Children Have Health Problems - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2006 from Elizabeth YarnellIf your child has frequent health and/or emotional problems, consider that a lack of sleep may be all or at least part of the problem. Every function in the body is affected by sleep. And for a child, the risks of sleep deprivation are much more serious than simply waking up in a grumpy mood. ...
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