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1. Mumps Or Chicken Pox?
Homeopathic 'Belladonna' may help if your child has a sore throat, earache, mumps or chicken pox.
2. Your Children
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you." Kahlil Gibran 'The Prophet'.
3. Smoking In Pregnancy
If you smoke when youre pregnant you increase your risk of miscarriages and your baby is more likely to suffer Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death).Pregnancy and Kids Sites
4. Carrying Backpacks
Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10% of his or her body weight. Otherwise the child is likely to bend forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back. (American Chiropractic Association)
5. Inspiration For Today
"No man stands so straight as when he stoops to help a boy." Knights of Pythagoras
6. Children Don't Sleep?
If your child has problems sleeping, make sure he/she is warm enough.
7. Autism
Children with autism may be helped by yoga.
8. Small Decisions
Let your children make small decisions even when you know they are wrong. They too learn by their mistakes.
9. Natural Food Colourings
Children are often allergic/sensitive to natural food colourings because of the chemical solvents used in their production.
10. Summer Colds
A summer cold that goes on and on may be hay fever. Find a therapist who specialises in allergies to help you out.
11. Feeling Afraid & Anxious?
Imagine yourself bathed in green or blue light when you're feeling fearful and anxious.
12. Keep Your Child Safe
Remind your children to remember never to give out personal information such as your name, home address, school name, or telephone number in a chat room or on bulletin boards. Pregnancy and Kids Sites
13. Plastic Toys
Only buy good-quality plastic toys for young children. Cheap ones may contain phthalates which are known to cause problems in the body. If the child sucks a cheap plastic toy, they could be getting a dose of phthalates. Shopping Sites.
14. Dried Fruit
Eating fruit dried rather than fresh means you get less vitamin C, but it's still better than not eating fruit at all. What are vitamins?
15. Hay Fever And Exams
Hay fever medication containing chlorpheniramine has been shown to result in a 40% chance of a drop in grade if taken during exams. Try safe, effective homeopathic remedies instead.
16. Starting To Clean Baby's Teeth
Start to clean your baby's teeth as soon as they have any. Even formula and milk can cause tooth decay. Baby Names Sites.
17. Healthy Eating
If you want your child to eat more healthily, set them an example by eating and enjoying healthy food yourself, but don't make a big deal of it. What kind of food causes the health risks?
18. Food Colours
Natural food colours may contain minute traces of industrial solvents used in their manufacture, which may be a problem for some children.
19. Untidy Kids?
Put all the items in a box. When the box is full, give your children notice that anything still in the box in 2 days time will be put in the dustbin/garbage. Kids Sites.
20. Dried Fruit
Eating fruit dried rather than fresh means you get less vitamin C, but it's still better than not eating fruit at all.
21. Privacy
Everyone needs privacy - even kids.
22. Small Decisions
Let your children make small decisions even when you know they are wrong. They too learn by their mistakes.
23. Toilet Training
"More than 80 percent of children experience setbacks in toilet training. This means that what we call 'setbacks' are really just the usual path to mastery of toileting." Elizabeth Pantley. Kids Sites
24. Selfish Parents!
Your child needs to see you doing things for yourself. This is not you being selfish - you're teaching your child to look after their own needs rather than always expecting other people to do it for them.
25. Mouth Guard
If your child plays hockey, football, rugby or similar spots encourage them to wear a mouth guard.
26. Natural Food Colourings
Children are often allergic/sensitive to natural food colourings because of the chemical solvents used in their production.
27. Food Colours
Natural food colours may contain minute traces of industrial solvents used in their manufacture, which may be a problem for some children.
28. Sporty Kids
If you have sporty kids, don't ask them "Did you win?", ask them "Did you enjoy it?"
29. Slow To Walk & Talk?
Try the homeopath remedy 'Baryta Carb.' if your child is slow to talk and walk, backward physically and mentally. Children who need this remedy are often small for their age.
30. What's A Portion Size?
We're urged to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables, but what's a portion size for a child? It's the amount that will fit into your child's hand.
40. Children Don't Sleep?
If your child has problems sleeping, make sure he/she is warm enough.
41. Massage For Preterm Infants
A study in US Infant Behavior And Development journal found that gentle massage three times a day of infants in neonatal intensive care reduced stress in pre-term babies.
42. Babies
Don't feel you have to stimulate your baby all the time. Modern toys are often bright and noisy, but babies need quiet time too. Baby Names Sites.
43. Your Children
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you." Kahlil Gibran 'The Prophet'
44. Carrying Backpacks
Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10% of his or her body weight. Otherwise the child is likely to bend forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back. (American Chiropractic Association)
45. Travel Sickness
Encourage your child to look ahead at the road; may be play a game that involves looking forward.Travel Sites.
46. Cuts And Grazes
Use natural calendula cream to soothe cuts and grazes.
47. Mumps Or Chicken Pox?
Homeopathic 'Belladonna' may help if your child has a sore throat, earache, mumps or chicken pox.
48. Finicky Eaters?
Invite a friend who is an adventurous eater to eat some meals with your own child.
49. Selfish Parents!
Your child needs to see you doing things for yourself. This is not you being selfish - you're teaching your child to look after their own needs rather than always expecting other people to do it for them.
50. Travelling
Take the homeopathic remedy Arsenicum Alb with you when you go traveling. It's good for stomach upsets from food poisoning, diarrhoea and vomiting. Travel Sites.
51. Sweaty Feet
Sweaty feet (particularly in children) can be a sign that the liver is having to work extra hard. Try taking a herbal supplement that supports the liver.
52. Kids & TV
The American Academy of Paediatricians says that high-quality, non-violent TV can have a positive impact on learning, but too much low-quality TV can stunt educational development. Funny and Exciting Sites.
53. Beating Travel Sickness
Eating ginger may help travel and motion sickness.
54. A Healthy Pregnancy
Give your child a good start by planning a healthy pregnancy. Women should take folic acid before getting pregnant and avoid drinking alcohol during pregnancy to prevent several birth defects. Pregnancy and Kids Sites.
55. Summer Colds
A summer cold that goes on and on may be hay fever. Find a therapist who specialises in allergies to help you out.
56. Slow To Walk & Talk?
Try the homeopath remedy 'Baryta Carb.' if your child is slow to talk and walk, backward physically and mentally. Children who need this remedy are often small for their age.
57. Picnic Indoors
Make eating together as a family fun - have an indoor picnic.
58. Taking Exams?
Try the homeopathic remedy Gelsemium before examinations and important events, particularly if you are shaking with fear.
59. Dried Fruit
Eating fruit dried rather than fresh means you get less vitamin C, but it's still better than not eating fruit at all.
60. Your Problems
It's good for your children to hear about some of your problems and your strategies for dealing with them. Seeing how you deal with problems gives them important pointers how to do it too.
61. Untidy Kids?
Put all the items in a box. When the box is full, give your children notice that anything still in the box in 2 days time will be put in the dustbin/garbage.
62. Computers
If adults and children share the same computer, make sure chair height etc. can be (and is) altered for each person. Computer Sites.
63. Bedtime, Slow Time
Encourage your child in less energetic activities in the hour before bed, so he/she is able to wind down naturally.
64. Symptoms
Symptoms can be nature's way of telling us something is wrong. When you tackle the symptoms, are you killing the messenger? Health and Diseases Sites.
65. Children & Vegetables
If your child won't eat vegetables, try them on coloured soups - 'pink soup' (beetroot) is a favourite, as are 'yellow soup' (corn) and 'orange soup' (carrot).
66. Toys
"A child can get everything he wants from 'Toys R Us' and yet, with amazing ease, still have a gloomy mental life. What really matters, in the end, is how much positivity there is inside his little head." Martin E.P. Seligman.Shopping Sites.
67. Sunscreen Protection
No sunscreen can offer total protection against the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays. Don't think that because your child is wearing sunscreen they can stay in the sun for hours. Fashion and Beauty Sites.
68. Weaning Your Baby
Don't introduce solid foods until your baby is at least 4 months old, and preferably 6 months old.
69. Eczema And Water
Adults and children with eczema may benefit from washing and showering in filtered water. Buy a filter system for the whole house. They don't have to be as expensive as you might think.
70. House Dust Mites
If you're child scratches while asleep or wakes blocked up, he/she may be reacting to house dust mites.
71. Hay Fever And Exams
Hay fever medication containing chlorpheniramine has been shown to result in a 40% chance of a drop in grade if taken during exams. Try safe, effective homeopathic remedies instead.
72. Colic In Babies
If your baby gets colic, cries a lot and won't settle, get them checked out by a cranial osteopath.
73. Teenage Girls
Many teenage girls don't get enough iron. Encourage them to eat iron rich food. They don't need to eat meat - parsley, apricots, and fortified cereals contain iron.
74. Untidy Kids?
Put all the items in a box. When the box is full, give your children notice that anything still in the box in 2 days time will be put in the dustbin/garbage.
75. Cuts And Grazes
Use natural calendula cream to soothe cuts and grazes.
76. Healthy Eating
If you want your child to eat more healthily, set them an example by eating and enjoying healthy food yourself, but don't make a big deal of it. Weight Loss and Diet Sites.
77. Mumps Or Chicken Pox?
Homeopathic 'Belladonna' may help if your child has a sore throat, earache, mumps or chicken pox.
78. Try Something New
Try a new recipe or new food each week. Having a broadly based diet will minimise the risk of nutritional deficiencies. Recipes and Cook Sites.
79. Healthy, Fun Drinks For Children
Make ice cubes from fruit juice and add different coloured ones to water for a healthy, fun drink for children.
80. Accident? Injury?
Try homeopathic 'Arnica' if you've had an accident or been injured in some way.
81.Sea Sickness?
If possible, stay in the fresh air. If you have to go inside, try to get a seat in the middle of the ship, where the movement is least.
82. Weaning Your Baby
Don't introduce solid foods until your baby is at least 4 months old, and preferably 6 months old.
83. Cleanliness
Research has shown that babies and children do better if they're allowed to encounter some dirt in their lives. They may be less likely to have allergies and asthma.
84. Sporty Kids
If you have sporty kids, don't ask them "Did you win?", ask them "Did you enjoy it?"
85. Recurring Minor Illnesses
If you child has a series of minor ailments, it could be because something is happening at school that is causing the child to be stressed.
86. Too Loud!
Loud music can permanently damage hearing. If your kids like their music loud, turn up the bass, so that the music seems louder, and then you can turn down the volume.
89. Studying Know-How
Studying for long stretches is counter-productive. When your child is studying for exams encourage them to take a short break at least once an hour.
92. Difficult Births
If your baby or child had a difficult birth, make an appointment to see a cranial osteopath.
95. House Dust Mites
If you're child scratches while asleep or wakes blocked up, he/she may be reacting to house dust mites.
98. Massage For Preterm Infants
A study in US Infant Behavior And Development journal found that gentle massage three times a day of infants in neonatal intensive care reduced stress in pre-term babies.
101. Mumps Or Chicken Pox?
Homeopathic 'Belladonna' may help if your child has a sore throat, earache, mumps or chicken pox.
104. Wash Your Hands
If one of your family has a cold, make sure everyone washes their hands frequently. Viruses often get passed via door handles. They can also be passed via towels, so make sure the person with the cold uses a separate one.
107. Plastic Toys
Only buy good-quality plastic toys for young children. Cheap ones may contain phthalates which are known to cause problems in the body. If the child sucks a cheap plastic toy, they could be getting a dose of phthalates. Shopping Sites.
110. Fruit Juice
Fruit juice is acidic and can damage teeth. Encourage your child to drink water. At the very least dilute the fruit juice.
113. Flying Kites
Play safe. Fly kites, balloons and model airplanes in wide-open spaces, and particularly avoid power lines.
114. Kids In Cars
make sure your children understand that it's dangerous to distract the driver. Explain this to them when you're not in the car. Cars Sites.
115. Small Decisions
Let your children make small decisions even when you know they are wrong. They too learn by their mistakes.
1. Stress Incontinence
If you suffer from stress incontinence, learn how to do pelvic floor exercises. They work for both men and women.
2. Dehydration
Dehydration can impair your short-term memory by up to 7%. Make sure you're drinking enough. Fluids.
3. A Little More Exercise
If you use the tube/subway or a bus, get off a stop early and walk to get some additional exercise. Exercising To Manage Weight.
4. Take Away Meals
Take away food can be bad for your health, not only because it's often full of fat and salt, but also because you are more likely to get food poisoning from take-away meals. What about fad diets and popular diets?
5. Healthy, Fun Drinks For Children
Make ice cubes from fruit juice and add different coloured ones to water for a healthy, fun drink for children.
6. Walk Faster
Don't like taking exercise? Commit yourself to walking faster when you do walk.
7. Lower Your Cholesterol
Eating oats every day can lower your cholesterol.
8. Look At Your Computer Screen
Your eyes should be level with the top of your computer screen. Computer Sites. Video Game Sites. Video Sites. Funny and Exciting Sites.
9. Physical Fitness
"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity." John F. Kennedy. Exercising To Manage Weight.
10. Loneliness
Loneliness has been linked to furring up of the arteries. Join a club, take up a sport or a new hobby and help your arteries to stay clear.
11. Dehydration
Dehydration can impair your short-term memory by up to 7%. Make sure you're drinking enough.
73. Sleepless?
If you can't sleep, get up and do something really boring till you feel tired again.
74. Symptoms
Symptoms can be nature's way of telling us something is wrong. When you tackle the symptoms, are you killing the messenger? Health and Diseases Sites.
75. Heavy Drinking
If you've had a night of heavy drinking it's best not to drink alcohol for 48 hours to allow your body to recover. Drink lots of water and fruit juice instead.
76. Taking Lots Of Meds?
Always carry a list of any medication you are taking and the name of your doctor.
77. Back Hurting?
Lie on the floor with your calves on a chair. Get someone to check that there are right angles between your body and your thighs, and between your thighs and your calves. Lie like this for several minutes.
78. Creating Time
Being fit creates time - you can go upstairs more quickly, do household chores more easily, so take time to exercise and create more time.
79. Move While You Work
If you sit in an office, put your phone where you'll have to get up to answer it and walk around while you talk. Shopping Sites.
80. Beer And Spirits
Half a pint of beer contains the same amount of alcohol as a single measure of spirits. Don't underestimate beer, when working out how much to drink.
81. Heating Oils
Heating polyunsaturated oils (e.g. corn oil, sunflower oil, vegetable oil) make them toxic. They should be stored in a fridge and eaten uncooked.
82. Heart Disease
Transfats (produced when vegetable oils are artificially hardened to produce margarine) have been linked to heart disease. Fast foods are often high in transfats. Health and Diseases Sites
83. Take 5 (At Least)
Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day and less saturated fat can help improve your health and may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases.
84. Buying Ready-Meals?
Choose low fat options or supermarket healthy eating ranges, but check labels before buying. Go for meals that have less than 3g fat per 100g or less than 10g fat per serving. (British Dietetics Association)
12. Cannabis & Teenagers
Cannabis use more than once a week has been linked to an increased risk of psychosis. Psychosis isnt cool. It could happen to you or someone you care about, so pass this information on.
13. A Chamomile Bath
A bath made by adding 4 or 5 drops of chamomile oil, or several cups of chamomile tea is relaxing and can help dry, itching or sunburnt skin.
14. Depressed After Flu
Take a B complex supplement if you are depressed after having flu. Health and Diseases Sites.
15. Concerned About Cholesterol?
In a study of 143 people with high cholesterol levels, taking 450 mg artichoke extract reduced total cholesterol by 18.5%, but check with your doctor, if you are already on medication.Cholesterol.
16. Alcohol And Car Accidents
If you drive at two times theUK legal limit for alcohol, you are 50 times more likely to be involved in a fatal car crash. Cars Sites. News Sites. What about Alcoholic Beverages?
17. Insect Bites
Take B vitamins before going on holidays if insects love to bite you.
18. Pumpkin Seeds
Eating pumpkin seeds has been shown to be good for the prostate. They've got a great taste too - add them to salads or just eat them as they are. Recipes and Cook Sites.
19. Fish Oil Supplements
Fish oils supplements can contain heavy metals and dioxins, so buy flax seed oil supplements instead.
20. Thinning Hair
Stress, lack of iron and thyroid problems can cause hair loss. Check these out rather than just putting up with it. Fashion and Beauty Sites.
21. Time For Health
"Those who do not find some time every day for health must sacrifice a lot of time one day for illness."
22. Watercress
Watercress contains 12 times as much vitamin C as lettuce and more iron than spinach. What are vitamins?
23. Cannabis & Teenagers
Cannabis use more than once a week has been linked to an increased risk of psychosis. Psychosis isnt cool. It could happen to you or someone you care about, so pass this information on.
24. Do You Drink For Confidence?
When you've had a lot of alcohol, you may feel sexy, confident and attractive, but excess alcohol makes most people unattractive, loud, stupid and embarrassing.
25. Want To Give Up Smoking?
When you smoke your last cigarette, concentrate on everything you hate about it. Commit the negative feelings and thoughts to your memory. Visit those memories often.
26. Coenzyme Q10
Some migraine sufferers find that the supplement Coenzyme Q10 reduces the frequency of attacks.
27. Take Away Meals
Take away food can be bad for your health, not only because it's often full of fat and salt, but also because you are more likely to get food poisoning from take-away meals. What about fad diets and popular diets?
28. Stomach Cancer
Eating processed meat products such as bacon, sausages and smoked ham increases your risk of getting stomach cancer. Health and Diseases Sites. Foods and the risk of developing cancer.
29. Sleep And Weight
Being short of sleep increases your appetite. The levels of the hormone leptin, our natural appetite regulator, are reduced when we do not get enough sleep. Sleep more and eat less. Weight Loss and Diet Sites.
30. Nickel Allergy
Nickel allergy is very common. Cheap jewellery and jean studs contain it. If you use a kettle where water is boiled in contact with a metal element you will have small amounts of nickel in your hot drink.
31. Look At The Sky
Look at the sky. Research has shown that people in hospital make a better recovery if they can see the sky from their hospital beds. Why wait to be ill? Enjoy it now.Funny and Exciting Sites.
32. Diarrhoea After Antibiotics
Antibiotics kill approximately 10% of your friendly gut bacteria. If you get diarrhoea after a course of antibiotics, take probiotics (live yoghurt or as a supplement) to replace them. Health and Diseases Sites.
33. Give Your Heart A Treat!
When you don't drink enough water, your blood thickens and your heart is forced to work extra hard. Make sure you drink 8 glasses of water a day.
34. Depressed After Flu
Take a B complex supplement if you are depressed after having flu.What are vitamins?
35. Work Better
Go for a walk in your lunch break - you'll feel better and you'll work better.
36. Sit Comfortably
The American Chiropractic Association says: Keep your knees slightly higher than your hips, with your head up and back straight when sitting.
37. Meds
Always have at least a two week supply of any drugs you are taking. If you don't already, order your refills 3 to 4 days early each month for four months.
38. Repaint Your Bedroom
If you suffer from insomnia, consider repainting your bedroom - green is peaceful; blue is tranquilising and violet is calming. Home Decorating Sites.
39. What Is The Size Of Your Waist?
Men with a waist measurement of more than 100 cms (40 inches) and women with a waist measurement of more than 87.5 cms (35 inches) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Waist Size.
40. Electric Fields
Unplug an electric blanket before you sleep. An electrical field exists even if the blanket is not switched on. We do not know the long term effects of exposure to electric fields such as this.
41. Alcohol
Excess alcohol causes testosterone to drop and damages sperm. Yet more reasons to moderate your alcohol intake.What about Alcoholic Beverages?
42. Wound Healing
Research has shown that appropriate gentle exercise can help wound healing.
43. Healthy, Fun Drinks For Children
Make ice cubes from fruit juice and add different coloured ones to water for a healthy, fun drink for children.
44. Walking Rough
Walking on uneven ground for a short time each day has been shown to benefit the health of seniors. Exercising To Manage Weight.
45. White Wine Problems
If youre only sensitive to white wines it is possible that they are reacting to bentonite, used extensively for refining white wine, but rarely for red.
46. The Power Of Forgiveness
A Duke University Medical Center study found that people who have forgiven others experience lower levels of physical pain, anger, and depression. Medical Sites.
47. Healthy Snacks
Keep healthy snacks at the front of the fridge or cupboard. Healthy Snacks.
48. Constipated?
If you or your child are constipated, try drinking more water. Faeces are hard to pass if the body is short of water.
49. Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy
There have been reports that peppermint, ginger and cardamom can help the sickness associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. (Cancer Research UK) Health and Diseases Sites.
50. Starting To Get Fit?
You can develop one routine, or you can do something different every day. Find fun ways to stay in shape and feel good, such as dancing, gardening, cutting the grass, swimming, walking, or jogging. Sports Sites.
51. Cigarette Filters
Cigarette filters are usually made from cellulose acetate, and studies have shown that smokers commonly ingest and/or inhale some of these fibres. That can't be doing your health any good, can it? Yet another reason to quit.
52. Nickel Allergy
Nickel allergy is very common. Cheap jewellery and jean studs contain it. If you use a kettle where water is boiled in contact with a metal element you will have small amounts of nickel in your hot drink.
53. Loneliness
Loneliness has been linked to furring up of the arteries. Join a club, take up a sport or a new hobby and help your arteries to stay clear.
54. Watercress
Watercress contains 12 times as much vitamin C as lettuce and more iron than spinach.
55. Fast Food & Takeaways
Fast food and takeaways tend to be high in salt, sugar and fat. They also tend to be low in vitamins and fibre.
56. Tired All The Time?
If you're feeling tired all the time and there's no obvious medical cause, try taking Siberian or Korean ginseng.
57. Craving Chocolate?
Taking a zinc supplement can reduce a craving for chocolate.
58. Skin Problems?
Nutritional supplements based on salvestrols may help skin tumours, skin tags and eczema. Fashion and Beauty Sites.
59. Thinning Hair
Stress, lack of iron and thyroid problems can cause hair loss. Check these out rather than just putting up with it.
60. A Filling Breakfast
Porridge/oatmeal is a great breakfast food - with a low GI value it helps to sustain you to lunch time without snacking.
61. Bad Breath?
Some research suggests that a high-fat diet can contribute to bad breath. Fats in meat, cheese and milk seem to be a particular problem.
62. Pesticides
The British Medical Association say that some pesticides can be stored in our body's fatty tissues for years. We just do not know the long term effects of this, so buy certified organic products. News Sites.
63. Distance It
If you're worrying about something, imagine how important it will be to you in 5, 10 or 20 years. Newspapers and Magazine Sites
64. Chronic Pain
Learn relaxation and stretching techniques if you suffer from chronic pain. Health and Diseases Sites.
65. Migraines?
Try Bowen Therapy; there are therapists practising this gentle procedure in many different countries.
66. Skipping Breakfast?
You may think this will help you lose weight, but your body interprets it as a sign to slow down.
67. Abundance
Research supports the notion that rediscovering a sense of abundance by thinking about those people and things we love lowers the risks of coronary events," says Blair Justice, professor-emeritus of psychology in Houston.
68. Wheat &/Or Gluten Problems?
Buckwheat is not a cereal so is usually suitable for people who can't eat wheat or gluten. Try making traditional French galettes -buckwheat pancakes - delicious!
69. Concerned About Cholesterol?
In a study of 143 people with high cholesterol levels, taking 450 mg artichoke extract reduced total cholesterol by 18.5%, but check with your doctor, if you are already on medication. (UK Times June 30 2007)
70. Blood Pressure Check
Don't have your blood pressure taken when youre thirsty, as it could distort the reading.
71. Office Printers
If possible, make sure you sit away from an office printer, as these produce a lot of noxious chemicals. Computer Sites.
72. Travelling On A Bus Or Coach?
Sitting on the same side of the bus as the driver can increase your exposure to air pollution by 10 per cent.
87. Mother's GuiltBreast feeding gives your baby a great start. But if you can't or won't, feeling guilty isn't going to help your child to have a happy life.
90. A Safe First Aid Remedy
Keep Bach Flowers Rescue Remedy in the house - it's a great help for all the small upsets of life that make our children cry.
93. Cotton Clothes
Nearly a quarter of pesticides used globally are used on cotton. Look out for organic cotton clothing - there's some stylish and fun clothing now in organic cotton.Shopping Sites.
96. White Spots On Your Nails
White spots in the nails may indicate a zinc shortage.
99. Eating For 2 Or 3 Or More?
Don't finish the food on your children's plates.
102. What's A Portion Size?
We're urged to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables, but what's a portion size for a child? It's the amount that will fit into your child's hand.
105. Soiling Clothes
The main reason that children soil themselves is that they are constipated. Constipation can make it painful to pass a stool, so the child becomes afraid.
108. Love
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." Cindy - age 8
111. Criticising Your Children
Don't make personal critical remarks to your children (or your spouse) that you wouldn't consider making to a friend.
85. Arthritis Of The Knee?
Studies have shown that electroacupuncture can help arthritis of the knee.
86. Medical Errors
It has been estimated that between 44,000 and 98,000 patients in the USA die each year as the result of medical mistakes. Speak up if you are concerned. Be actively part of the process. Health and Diseases Sites. Medical Sites.
87. Shopping
Reduce the number of times you go to the supermarket. The more often you go the more you are likely to buy unhealthy food. Shopping Sites.
88. Waiting For Your Dinner?
While you're waiting for your dinner to cook, spend five minutes doing a set of push ups, a set of crunches and back extensions. Use a gym/stability ball if you've got one. If you're tired, do stretches instead.
89. Excess Mercury
Excess mercury in your body can result in muscle tremour, digestive upsets and/or dermatitis. Sports Sites.
90. Drinking Enough Water?
Check your urine - it should be the colour of pale straw, although some medication and some supplements will affect the colour. If it's darker, drink more water.
91. Sit Comfortably
The American Chiropractic Association says: Keep your knees slightly higher than your hips, with your head up and back straight when sitting.
92. A Chamomile Bath
A bath made by adding 4 or 5 drops of chamomile oil, or several cups of chamomile tea is relaxing and can help dry, itching or sunburnt skin. Fashion and Beauty Sites.
93. Protection Against Cancer
Salvestrols from fruit and vegetables have been found to be protective against cancer. Salvestrol supplements may help people with cancer. Health and Diseases Sites. Medical Sites.
94. Excess Lead
Excess lead in your system can give you a blue or black line on your gums.
95. Wheat Problems?
Quinoa is suitable for people who are avoiding wheat and other grains. It is a source of protein, vitamin E, calcium and iron. Use like rice or cous cous.
96. Asthma And Water
A surprising amount of chlorine is inhaled when you have a shower. If your have asthma, you benefit from fitting a water filter for the whole house.
97. Phthalates
Phthalates from plastic bottles and containers can migrate into food and drink so you end up consuming them. Phthalates have been linked to falling sperm counts and breast cancer. Choose glass containers wherever possible.
98. Probiotics
Taking probiotics (live yoghurt or as a supplement) regularly may help you if you suffer with gut disorders or an inflammatory disease (e.g. IBS, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, clostridium difficile infection).
99. Relax The Mind And Sleep
Try herbal valerian tablets one hour before you go to bed, if you're having difficulty sleeping. They work by relaxing the mind and body and so aid natural sleep.
100. Burn Out
An Israeli study found that those who suffered from job 'burn out' were twice as likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. Your job is important, but so are you.
101. Period Pains?
A daily supplement of the mineral magnesium has been shown to help period pains and PMS. Medical Sites. Health and Diseases Sites.
102. Gum Disease
Gum disease has been linked to an increase in heart problems. Bizarre as it may seem, flossing your teeth and seeing a dental hygienist may help prevent heart disease. Health and Diseases Sites.
103. Where To Sit
Sitting upstairs on a double-decker bus or coach reduces your exposure to air pollution. (Dr Roy Colville, senior lecturer in air pollution, ImperialCollege, London)
104. Surgery?
The Duke University Medical Center (USA) says research studies show that people who incorporate relaxation techniques before and during surgery often lose less blood, require less anesthesia, and have shorter hospital stays.
105. Glycaemic Index
Some surprising foods have a high glycaemic index. Rice cakes and parsnips, for example, cause blood sugar to rise rapidly and then drop rapidly.
106. Insomnia?
Try valerian tablets if you can't sleep.
107. Kissing!
Kissing reduces the allergic response. Did you need another reason?
108. Taking A Zinc Supplement?
If you're taking a zinc supplement, don't wash it down with tea or coffee, as these interfere with your body's ability to absorb it.
109. Alzheimer's Disease
There's lots of research going on into avoiding Alzheimer's disease - most of it seems to boil down to keep your brain stimulated and active, and eat health, nutritious food.
110. Laxatives
Taking laxatives regularly can lead to your body becoming depleted of vital nutrients. Try drinking more water instead. This will often soften the faeces.
111. Bowel Cancer
You're more likely to get bowelcancer if you are obese. Yet another good reason to eat a healthy well-balanced diet.
112. Having Chemo?
The Duke University Medical Center (USA) says that acupuncture can alleviate the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
113. Eat Less Fat?
It takes about 3% of energy in the fat found in food to convert it to body fat. It takes about 23% of energy in carbohydrate to convert it to body fat. Reduce fat to maintain a healthy body shape and weight.
114. Beating Travel Sickness
Eating ginger may help travel and motion sickness. Travel Sites. Weather Sites.
115. Chocolate And Wine
Yes, I know chocolate and wine contain antioxidants which are good for you, but there are a lot of other healthier sources.
116. Follow The Crowd!
According to a recent Wall Street Journal survey, 23% of Americans do meditation, yoga, or some other form of stress-reducing practice. Follow the trend, and do some yourself. Newspapers and Magazine Sites.
117. Sweaty Feet
Sweaty feet (particularly in children) can be a sign that the liver is having to work extra hard. Try taking a herbal supplement that supports the liver. Health and Diseases Sites.
118. Men At Work
Did you know that men at work die most frequently from motor vehicle incidents, machine-related injuries, homicides, and falls? Take steps to protect yourself and others wherever you are. How To Do It Sites.
119. Buying Ready-Meals?
Choose low fat options or supermarket healthy eating ranges, but check labels before buying. Go for meals that have less than 3g fat per 100g or less than 10g fat per serving.Weight Loss and Diet Sites.
120. Bad Breath?
Some research suggests that a high-fat diet can contribute to bad breath. Fats in meat, cheese and milk seem to be a particular problem.
126. Feel Less Hungry
Chew food well and you'll probably feel less hungry.
127. Raw Foods
Raw food are not always better; e.g. approximately 4% of carotinoids (in some veggies and fruit) are absorbed when raw, 15-20% when cooked. Recipes and Cook Sites.
128. Eating Healthily Is Expensive
Many people think eating healthily is expensive, but a piece of fruit is often much cheaper than a chocolate bar or a cream cake.
129. Eat Slowly
Eat slowly, and wait 10-15 minutes before deciding whether you need a second helping. Weight Loss and Diet Sites.
130. Protect Yourself Against Strokes
Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables to reduce your chance of having a stroke.
131. Cataracts
Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables to delay the development of cataracts. Medical Sites.
132. Hungry
Don't wait till you're really hungry to eat, because you're likely to eat a lot more. Spread your eating out through the day. Weight Loss and Diet Sites.
133. How To Get More Youthful Skin
Want your skin to look more youthful? Drink more water. Dehydrated skin looks older than it should. Drink at least 8 glasses a day, but not as tea or coffee. Fashion and Beauty Sites.
134. Red Ears?
Do you or your child ever have one or both ears red and burning for no apparent reason? It could be that you are allergic to something you ate, drank or touched two hours before.
88. Picnic Indoors
Make eating together as a family fun - have an indoor picnic.
91. Your Problems
It's good for your children to hear about some of your problems and your strategies for dealing with them. Seeing how you deal with problems gives them important pointers how to do it too.
94. Clingy Child?
Try the homeopathic remedy 'Arsenicum Album' if your child is easily frightened and clingy.
97. Eczema
Nutritional supplements based on salvestrols may help your child's eczema.
100. Toilet Training
"More than 80 percent of children experience setbacks in toilet training. This means that what we call 'setbacks' are really just the usual path to mastery of toileting."
103. Adventurous Eaters
Let your children help with the shopping and cooking to encourage them to try new foods.
106. Keep Your Child Safe
A child safety seat for children up to the age of 6 reduces the risk of death in a car accident by 28%. Archives of Paediatric & Adolescent Medicine 2006; 160: 617-21
109. Cannabis & Teenagers
Cannabis use more than once a week has been linked to an increased risk of psychosis. Psychosis isnt cool. It could happen to you or someone you care about, so pass this information on.
112. A Safe First Aid Remedy
Keep Bach Flowers Rescue Remedy in the house - it's a great help for all the small upsets of life that make our children cry.