A Healthier Halloween… Candy might be traditional Halloween fare, but there are plenty of healthier alternatives to tempt trick-or-treaters when they come howling on October 31st. According to Action for Healthy Kids, a national non-profit organization working to improve children’s health, about half of kids will choose toys over sweets if given the choice. “Studies…
Action for Healthy Kids applauds the Obama Administration and fully supports efforts by First Lady Michelle Obama and the national Let’s Move campaign to help America’s children grow up healthy and strong, and to address the continuing epidemic of childhood obesity. That 1 out of 3 children are overweight or obese should be unacceptable to…
The Breast Cancer Fund is heartened that the FDA has registered concern about BPA and is advising parents to reduce children’s exposure while it further investigates the chemical. We support the measures announced by the FDA to encourage industry efforts to replace BPA in baby bottles and infant formula, to further develop alternatives, and to…
The sounds of “ohm” and “Namaste” are filling Gymboree classes, after school centers, and yoga studios. But the sounds and poses are not being made by your typical yoga enthusiasts (stressed-out power moms and Hollywood yogis). Today, terms like “Downward Facing Dog” and “the Lotus” have become a part of many kids’ daily vocabulary. “The…
“Music is the great communicator.” It’s ironic that our theme for this month is “Grow” as I’ve had a tremendous growing spurt in my spiritual and emotional self over the last couple of weeks. I’m not sure whether it was due to the icy hand of winter not wanting to let go or all of…
I’ve learned never to take anything for granted in my life because I know how extremely fortunate I am to have gotten where I am today. Looking back, I suppose many people thought I’d end up becoming blended into those statistics where children were forgotten about or slip between the cracks of a tunnel-visioned system….