Health & Wellness

Majority of parents underestimate severity of their child’s weight problem

December 14, 2011

Instead of green goals for 2012, this year, I’m working on a series that addresses healthy lifestyle goals and choices, along with the growing problem of overweight kids and teens. In this post, we’ll look at how parents deal with this issue when it involves their own children. The most important influence in your child’s life [...]

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Is it really that dangerous for kids to be overweight?

December 13, 2011

According to major health organizations, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. When I’ve brought up childhood weight or obesity in the past, often I’m attacked by parents or other individuals who think I shouldn’t have brought the topic up at all. As I’ve noted before, weight, and child weight in [...]

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Many pediatricians fail to discuss childhood weight issues with parents

December 12, 2011

Instead of tackling green goals this year, I’m focusing on healthy weight issues for kids. One reason why is because I recently read about a disturbing trend – doctor who are keeping mum when it comes to weight issues affecting kids and teens. The new research, published Dec. 5 in the journal Archives of Pediatrics [...]

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Signs your child may be overweight

December 11, 2011

If you’re concerned about your child’s health, then knowing if they’re at a healthy weight is important. Weight is not all that matters, of course. For one thing, kids are always growing and changing, so sure, some do grow into their size. For example an overly slender child may fill out in his teen years [...]

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A healthy 2012 means childhood obesity in America shouldn’t be taboo

December 11, 2011

2012 is quickly approaching. Usually I do a series on green goals for the new year, but after reading the latest data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and a new survey that shows doctors are ignoring childhood weight issues, I’ve decided to go a different way this year, and do a series on [...]

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Organic Holiday Herbs & Spices Can Keep You Healthy

November 8, 2011

Organic herbs and spices are a perfect accompaniment for your green Thanksgiving or Christmas feast this year, but herbs and spices add much more than flavor to your meals – they also may result in a healthier family. The holidays are hectic, and colds and other illnesses may attack when you’re stressed and your defenses are [...]

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Green your take-out food experience

October 16, 2011

Today is Blog Action Day 2011. This year’s topic is food. In America, people have a huge addiction to take-out food, which creates quite a trash issue. Paper or plastic bags, wrapped plastic silverware, straws, paper cups, plastic or Styrofoam containers and more trash, makes take-out food, not so very eco-friendly. Plus, most of this [...]

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A friendly reminder to avoid pinkwashing during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 9, 2011

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is celebrating it’s 25th year this October. That’s cool, and it’s great, obviously, to support such a worthwhile cause. That said, make sure your money and time are used to help find a cure, vs. simply stuffing the pockets of pinkwashing companies. Many companies launch pink products galore during October, but [...]

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How to use sunscreen correctly – common sunscreen questions

June 2, 2011

We’ve been looking at sunscreen safety this week. Well, sunscreen safety and sunscreen cost. I’m hoping to get some sort of affordable sunscreen list up soon, but not before we talk about proper sunscreen use. If you need to catch up take a look at the following posts: Basic information about unprotected sun exposure Less [...]

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World Health Organization says cell phones may cause cancer

May 31, 2011

As if I didn’t already hate cell phones… Now, there’s even more to dislike. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), have officially classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (the very same frequency used by cell phones) as, “Possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk for glioma, a [...]