School Start Times Might Set Kids Up to FAIL

We all know that sleep is important, especially for growing and developing children and teens. Why then, do most school systems in the U.S. begin their middle schools and high schools start before the recommended start time of 8:30 AM? According to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “fewer than 1 in 5 middle and high schools in the U.S. began the school day at the recommended 8:30 AM start time or later during the 2012 school year.”

YOUR MARRIAGE REBORN, HOW TO BE EXCITED ABOUT 2016 WITH YOUR SPOUSE

THINK ABOUT THE RESOLUTIONS YOU MADE FOR 2015. HOW MANY OF THEM DID YOU MAINTAIN? IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST AMERICANS, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T QUITE STICK TO THEM LIKE YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD. IN FACT, A UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON STUDY FOUND THAT ONLY ABOUT 8 PERCENT ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THE GOALS THEY SET FOR THE NEW YEAR.

This year, try a different approach: focus first on your marriage. Set goals to improve your relationship that will simultaneously put you on track to achieve your other goals. Setting goals with a partner gives an added component of accountability and support, increasing the likelihood that you’ll stick with it and achieve them.

Here are a few ideas to help you create your own marriage-focused New Year’s resolutions:

5 Ways to improve kids eating habits

From natural supplements to genetic testing, expert advice on the best ways to prevent and treat the disease

When Catherine Frompovich was diagnosed with two cancerous tumors in her right breast in 2011, she rejected the breast surgeon's invasive plan of action: surgery and chemo.

"I decided I wanted to go the holistic route from the very beginning," says Frompovich, who's been a natural nutritionist and consumer health researcher for 35 years (now retired). Frompovich applied her knowledge of food, supplements and other holistic modalities as treatment to fight her breast cancer—despite the surgeon urging her that if she didn't do the conventional treatments they recommended, she wouldn't make it.

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Bone Health

... men aged over 50 will suffer a fracture due to brittle bones. Eating three daily serves of dairy foods, doing regular weightbearing exercise and maintaining a healthy weight can all help to preserve bone health.
NPS MedicineWise, 2015 





 
 Sun-blessed babies
The perks of having a summer birthday go beyond sunny weather — babies.
Born in summer weigh more at birth and grow into taller adults. The British researchers think the seasonal differences may be due to the amount of sunlight and vitamin D expectant mothers are exposed to. 
 HeUyon, 2015 






Take It To Heart

A daily soft drink does no favours for men’s hearts. Chugging down just 400ml of soft drink a day (that’s barely more than a standard 375ml can) puts men at a higher risk of heart failure.
And before you switch to a diet version, the study included artificially-sweetened fizzy drinks, too!  
Heart, 2015

 Lonel Apps Club

App-arently, 46 per cent of people report having downloaded a health and fitness app that they no longer use. Is it time to resurrect that app and dust off your walking shoes?

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2015

Source :  Healthy Food Guide