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Infants and Toddlers Need Adequate Sleep for Healthy Development
Posted by Galen Bosley on
For healthy brain development infants and toddlers need at least 12-14 hours of sleep daily.
The American Academy Sleep Medicine recommends that infants get a minimum of 14 hours of sleep per day and toddlers 12 to 14 hours for healthy development. Parents are urged to make this a priority in starting their child’s health habits on the right foot. Even if your toddler fusses in an attempt to stay up, stick with it until it is a habit.
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Good Health Habits Reduce Risk of Death By 47%
Posted by Galen Bosley on
Poor health habits can accelerate death by the equivalent of 12 years compared with good habits.
A study of 63,791 Chinese women in the Shanghai Women’s Health Study, age 40-70, who never smoked or used alcohol, reports the combined effects of 5 health habits reduce mortality from all causes by 47%. These health habits included normal weight, lower waist-hip ratio, daily exercise, never exposed to spouse's smoking, and higher daily fruit and vegetable intake. Women with 0-1 of these were found to have death rates equivalent to those 12 years older than their age.
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Have a Happy and Healthy New Year
Posted by Max Hammonds on
This time of year the news is full of making (and breaking) resolutions. News is also full of health topics – the faddish, the fun, the foolish. Everyone wants to lose weight, start exercising, improve their heart health, make themselves more attractive, increase their longevity.
And the number of programs and pills sold by gurus and entrepreneurs are many. What's the truth? Is there really any quick-fix formula? Is there any magic pill? Which programs really work? How can your New Year's intentions last past the first three weeks?
Absolute Rule #1: There is ABSOLUTELY no magic pill. Quick-fixes don't exist for unhealthy situations that have taken years to develop. Recent government actions against diet pill and program manufacturers reaffirm that magic pills and secret solutions do not work. They are a waste of time, and sometimes even dangerous.