Doctors Express Cherry Creek encourages you to keep your kids healthy at all times. The school year has begun and here is an article on how to keep your kids lunches filling and nutrious. By Mitzi Dulan Send your kids back to school with protein-packed school lunches. This is also a great opportunity to teach your kids why protein is important for them and explain which foods in their lunch are the best sources. Protein ...
Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Schools across America are showing progress in key areas related to health, including nutrition, physical education and smoking, federal health officials reported Monday. The results of a 2012 comprehensive survey of school health policies showed some encouraging trends, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Schools play a critical role in the health and well-being of our youth," CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said ...
Lemon water The simplest way to get a boost, ever! Adding lemon to water transforms regular H20 into a natural energy drink that is packed with electrolytes, which are critical for cells to produce energy. Hydration in general is key for a mood boost; a 2012 study found that women who were mildly dehydrated reported feeling fatigued. Fresh fruit The natural sugar in fruit provides a quick pick-me-up when you're dragging and helps keep ...
Differences in a key language structure can be seen even before children start learning to read. Anne Trafton, MIT News Office About 10 percent of the U.S. population suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult. Dyslexia is usually diagnosed around second grade, but the results of a new study from MIT could help identify those children before they even begin reading, so they can be given extra help earlier. The ...
Article by Cathy Payne, USA TODAY The drinks have nutrients, but people should be careful about what they add, experts say. If you don't like eating your vegetables, you can join the growing number of those who are drinking them instead. Slurping smoothies made with raw, leafy green vegetables has become more popular as books and blogs about this health trend sprout up. Green smoothies are good sources of minerals and vitamins. But people ...
Learn how to prevent and deal with concussions in young athletes. By Krisha McCoy, MS Medically reviewed by Cynthia Haines, MD A concussion, particularly common in kids who participate in sports, is a brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head. Even when they seem mild, concussions can be serious. It is therefore important to know how to recognize the signs of a concussion and take the necessary steps to seek treatment ...
Article by Havard School of Public Health Try these ideas for fitting more activity into your day—and for getting more out of your daily activities. 1. Choose activities you like. A lot of different things count as exercise: dancing, walking, gardening, yoga, cycling, playing basketball. To make it easier to get moving, choose whatever gets you moving. Also, choose an activity that fits your self-identity. Do you see yourself wearing attractive clothes and bicycling ...
Article by Science Daily An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Worldwide, 70 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes and obesity have NAFLD, the major cause of fatty liver not due to excessive alcohol consumption. It is estimated that 30 percent of adults in the United ...
By Ellen Lee The IBM computer that won a game of “Jeopardy” more than a year ago could soon be part of a patient’s medical team. That’s just one of the dizzying number of ways technology could transform the health care industry. From leveraging big data to tapping into social networking, the same industry that introduced Facebook and Angry Birds is now turning its attention to how technology can be applied to keep ...
The school year is about to start Depending where you live, or has already begun. Our experts would like to help lighten the load from parents. Doctors Express Cherry Creek physician, Dr. Mark Siemer says a great place to start is easing the burden in those heavy backpacks kids often lug around. Check backpack weight – ideal weight is no more than 10 percent of total body weight. Example – a 100-pound teen would carry 10 pounds ...
