Month: August 2015

I find we are great in getting care for our children, but neglect our own health. Take a look at this article:

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/12-possible-heart-symptoms-never-to-ignore?page=3

In case you missed it, I discussed three articles published this week discussing food and children.

http://www.winknews.com/2015/08/27/healthy-kids-eating-habits/

Here’s a great article on the best way to deal with a stressed teenager.

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/raising-fit-kids/mood/tips-teen-angst?src=RSS_PUBLIC

As your children start the school year, here’s a great article on spotting stress. We forget that ‘being a kid’ can be stressful at times. Worth the read:

http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20150817/stress-survey?src=RSS_PUBLIC

I did my usual Thursday morning segment on WINK TV’s XCW at 6:50 talking about National Vaccine Month, the month of August. It coincided with ‘back to school.’

http://www.winknews.com/2015/08/20/healthy-kids-vaccines/

Thursday on WINK-TV’s XCW, I talked with Jennifer Stacy about our children getting back to school! We covered many topics but did not get to the following:

Back to School Shopping:

Don’t forget rebates and receipts.
Get priorities and wait for open house or first day of school.
Tax-free days – August 7 – 16, 2015
Check out refurbished options.
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Tax-free Days: August 7-16, 2015:

Clothing, shoes, accessories for <$100. School supplies selling for <$15. Computers and accessories up to $750. Layaway sales count. Rain checks can be used. Service warranties are exempt. Mail order sales are exempt. Clothing exemptions include: diapers, Graduation caps and gowns, ... http://www.winknews.com/2015/08/12/healthy-kids-back-to-school/

This is such a shame! I really encourage all parents of children / young adults between the ages of 9 years and 26 years old to read this article. Their generation can grow up without two types of cancer! Cervical and Mouth/Throat cancer have been reported due to this virus. I made sure my children were vaccinated!

http://teens.webmd.com/news/20150730/too-few-us-teens-getting-hpv-vaccine-cdc?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Try to get your teens to disconnect! The research continues to show the same results!

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20150731/too-much-facebook-twitter-tied-to-poor-mental-health-in-teens?src=RSS_PUBLIC