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Good diet key to heart health
On 10/12/2012 in Health
How eating well and maintaining a normal weight
can protect your child from high blood pressure
.“The good news is that raised blood pressure is relatively easy to reverse through a healthy diet combined with plenty of physical activity,” says Friedemann. “Too much salt in your child’s diet (often hidden in ready meals and fast food) can also contribute
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Low carb diets: Fad or fiction?
On 14/05/2013 in Health
Is Gwyneth's family carb avoidance a healthy choice, or puritanical fad?
Gwyneth Paltrow provoked much eye-rolling ire by suggesting she avoids feeding her children carbohydrates in her family cookbook It's All Good, but food writer and nutritionist Joanna Blythman reckons she may have a point.“There are no nutrients in starchy processed carbohydrates...
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Talkback: Low carb diets: Fad or fiction?
On 14/05/2013 in forum
In my opinion, it may be quite easy to maintain this type of food preparation, with vast resources and assistance at home.However you might ...
In my opinion, it may be quite easy to maintain this type of food preparation, with vast resources and assistance at home.However you might just want to keep the BIG PICTURE in mind, as they grow up and leave home,craving the foods they were prevented from having!!Ouch!!!Keep it ...
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Tana Ramsay's Green Beans with Lemon and Pancetta
On 20/09/2011 in Recipes
This recipe by Tana Ramsay is a tasty way of sneaking nutritious beans into your child’s diet
of sneaking nutritious beans into your child’s diet. Green Beans with Lemon and PancettaServes 4 as a side dishIngredients250g (9oz) green beans, trimmed and halved75g (23/4oz) pancetta, cubed2 tbsp pine nutsFinely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemonSalt flakes
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Royal London Hospital unveils new “healing space” for children
On 15/02/2013 in Health
Cutting-edge technology and quirky style collide in this interactive room for young patients
artist and let their imaginations run wild and have fun!Photography by: Gareth GardnerRead more...Good diet key to heart healthThe dummy dilemmaMeditation tips for all ages
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Ways to boost your child’s body image
On 08/02/2012 in Psychology
How to raise a happy, confident child from the inside out
diets then your child may also find she begins to scrutinise her body in a negative way. Compliments are easy, free and make everybody feel good (including the person dishing them out!) create a compliment culture in your household and regularly praise
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Five Ways To Nurture A Healthy Back
On 08/11/2011 in Health
Quick tips to ensure perfect posture and super-strong muscles
as well as general fitness.5 Maintain a healthy dietEating healthily is important, as weight gain can lead to back pain in the future. For more advice, visit Backcare.More health tips by Junior:Five Ways To Cope With An Upset TummyFive Ways To Protect Skin
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The Truth About Juice
On 26/06/2012 in Health
Despite the much-bandied benefits of fruit juice, the high sugar content can sometimes cause more harm than good
While it may not be quite the ‘baddie’ that a fizzy drink is, this ‘natural’ product is deceptively harmful to dental health and to children’s diets more generally. Well-meaning parents who allow their children to down beaker after beaker of juice
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Ten ways to attract wildlife this spring
On 23/02/2011 in Green Living
Spring is sprung and wildlife is abundant. Here’s how to attract an assortment of creatures to your garden
and milk is not their natural diet.7. Provide food and water for birds A birdbath or box with food and water is the perfect way to entice an array of feathered friends.8. Leave some areas undisturbed Piles of cuttings, leaves and twigs will shelter frogs
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How to forage safely with your child
On 18/04/2012 in Green Living
A beginner's guide to picking your own fresh and wild ingredients
Foraging is a lost art in Britain but in mainland Europe, families often incorporate wild food into their diets. You can live off wild food, although you have to be very committed to do so. But even if you don’t want to turn into Mowgli and live
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