childhood

A recent study theorized that banning fast food commercials would have a positive impact on childhood obesity. After all, most kids watch an awful lot ... Read More »

Skyrocketing childhood obesity rates have an unwanted side effect -- more kids are being put on prescription medications to combat related chronic ... Read More »

Sometimes, I look at my kids' fit little bodies and think I've got to start doing what they're doing. Then when I really watch what they do to stay ... Read More »

Of all the things that are blamed for the obesity epidemic, soda has received the worst publicity. But we often forget about soda's equally harmful ... Read More »

If you have a child with asthma, you might already know that fitness is especially important -- it can help improve childhood asthma. And with summer ... Read More »

A few weeks ago I wrote about fitness ideas for the whole family. Today I ran across this article with some more fun fitness ideas. Exercising with ... Read More »

I'm literally a sobbing crying mess as I write this. I fell in love with a dying man a few weeks ago when I caught wind of him giving an amazing gift ... Read More »

When we think of diabetes, we tend to assume that it affects either those who were diagnosed with it in childhood or those who are severely ... Read More »

Having a young child with a dangerous medical condition can be a parent's worse nightmare. Especially when that medical condition is referred to as ... Read More »

Imagine being told your child is at risk for type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, liver failure, sleep apnea, and a shortened ... Read More »