Archive February 2009

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Calcium Can Help Fight Cancer

We all know calcium is good fro strong bones. In recent studies calcium has been shown to lower cancers of the digestive system. The Institute of Medicine recommends 1200 milligrams per day if you're over the age of 50. You can get calcium from the typical dairy products like cheese and milk, but also from kale, broccoli and orange juice.

Little Trust in Our Food Safety System

Seems that too often in the last few years there have been major concerns with our food. Remember when the Spinach was tainted? Now it's peanuts? There is always conflicting information so it's hard to know who to believe. It seems the smartest and healthiest option to buy locally or even grown your own food if possible. It is a pretty scary thing when you can't trust the food that you buy. Check out this article about the facts of the peanut issue.

Video Conversation Between Moms

This is a really cool site for moms of all kinds, whether they are new or have several children. The panel changes between several popular bloggers who are moms themselves. They cover a variety of topics like, circumcision, having another child, not liking their child's friends and much more. Other parents can register at the site and actually participate via message board sharing their own experiences and offering their own advice. Check out the site at momversation.com

Stop Bribing Your Children

If you're a parent you most certainly had one of those days when your child throws a fit in the grocery store. They don't stop repeating themselves so that they get what they want. The bribe gets immediate results, but for the long term? There will be consequences. If giving in to this behavior continues it will be come a power struggle down the road. Parents need to be consistent with their consequences. If parents continue to give into negative behavior, they will get more of it. On the other side, when children are behaving in a good way make sure you let them know that you appreciate this good behavior, that it is much more fun to be with them.