Being healthy is one of my top priorities.  After all, what do we have without it?  Life lived fully depends on my good health.  So, here is my guide to good health. Eat well. I commit to eat foods that are good for me and highly nutritious. I have learned that when I spend extra money on the best food, I spend less on the junk. It is a better investment and a much smarter use of my resources. I eat better, am more satisfied, enjoy better health, and feel good about myself. This practice is highly satisfying, both to my body and to my pocketbook. Sleep well. I covet my sleep and make a...

Diet yo-yoing How many times do we hear that we lose weight by eating less?  Isn’t it about smaller portions?  Isn’t my weight a problem because I eat too much? It may seem simple:  Eat less, weigh less.  Well, not so fast.  The equation doesn’t quite work so well.  In fact, how much do we know (first hand?) about diet yo-yoing? When we eat less, our body signals the absence of input and increases the storage of more fat.  In other words, eating less triggers a starvation response, which causes the body to go into “store up” mode and slow down in order to protect...

Vitamins and minerals are essential elements in the proper nutrition and growth of any child. The nutrients that they get from the foods that they eat should be sufficient  to answer the need for proper development. Let us check the vitamins essential to children’s health and other nutritional facts. Vitamin A is needed by the body for various reasons. It promotes bone and tissue repair, healthy skin and eyes and immunity responses needed for proper growth and development. Some of the more common sources of Vitamin A are eggs, milk, carrots, yams, cheese and squash. The Vitamin B family...

Computers have become a way of life. Not only do they provide access to communication and information, they also help lessen the burden of everyday activities of human society. Computers are used to automate repetitive tasks for faster production, store data and information, as means of entertainment and other activities for growth and development. Although computers are indeed very beneficial in so many ways, continued use may cause eyestrain and headaches. The following information below will give you some ideas on avoiding computer headaches and the possible reasons why they...