St. Patrick's Day is upon us...get ready for a sea of green, green and more green. And maybe a little "luck o' the Irish"? And I'm talking about the very best kind of luck: The kind of luck you create for yourself, rather than just waiting for something good happen to you. Amazing things are around the corner... Read more
The power of positive thinking. Trite catch-phrase, or is there really something here? Let's get into some science on the matter. A recent study out of my husband's alma-mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, was done on this subject as it relates to certain aspects of fitness. The study focused on a group of women... Read more
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2004, 13.9% of children ages 2-5, 18.8% of children ages 6-11, and 17.4% of children ages 12-14 are overweight. These numbers are significantly up from 1970, when the numbers were no higher than 4.6% in any of the age groups (1).... Read more
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am about to turn 14 , my height is 6,8'' and my weight is 127 ,will i get fatter when am older ?
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