September Is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.  Unfortunately, childhood obesity has become a major public health problem.  Obese children are more likely to be obese adults, increasing their risk for diabetes and heart disease.  But this trend isn’t waiting, we are diagnosing  prediabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure in children before the age of 18.  Another…

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Move It Monday Kids Edition

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, thus what better way to start this Move It Monday than to encourage our children to be active.  Aside from eating too many calories, lack of physical activity is a major cause of childhood obesity. While there are several factors causing childhood obesity, one significant factor is that our children…

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Is Your Heart Older Than You Are?

The Center For Disease Control(CDC) did a recent study that found, on average, Americans have a heart age that is 7 years older than their chronological age.  The CDC sites several factors that increases heart age, factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol.  The study found across the board all…

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August Is National Immunization Awareness Month

August is National Immunization Awareness Month.  It’s that time of year when parents are being asked to have their kids’ immunizations updated prior to the start of school.  Unfortunately as adults we fail to think about ourselves when it comes to maintaining our immunizations.  Vaccines are important for the following reasons: Protects those with chronic conditions.   If…

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