Category: Health/Nutrition/Fitness

To take or not to take supplements? That is a prevalent question nowadays, given the scores of amber-coloured bottles and other packages available at pharmacies and supermarkets containing various concoctions purported to boost your children's health and well-being. 

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by Denise Sanger

Mums want to know that their kids are getting the nutrition they need, and packing a lunch box is still a common practice after all these years. Although children may have access to cafeteria food, some picky eaters just aren’t going to eat. While you may feel that anything is better than nothing, getting kids into the habit of eating healthy should start while they are young. Unfortunately, many of the foods commonly used to pack children’s lunch boxes are anything but nutritious.

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by Edith Lingenfelter

There are many different causes of headaches, but the two main types are tension and migraine. The triggers and treatments of the two share some characteristics, but are not alike.

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by Felicity Maris Modesto

It is hard to think how kids can be bothered by mental stress. With their innocence and the carefree attitude they are known for, seeing them troubled by disappointment, frustration or even depression are scenarios so remote from their image, which often, parents tend to overlook the possibilities that might occur should these matters be neglected. Even if mentally burdening problems are common to adults, this does not mean that kids are spared. They too have their own concerns, and are just as mentally stressed out as their parents when problems or unfavourable circumstances arise.

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