Little Deaths & Letting Go
...mom. Below them was my brother and sisters, my best friends, past loves, and my most favorite dogs and horses. And still below them was my ancestors [...]
Two Branches, Same Root: A Modern Perspective on Bullying
...link extends to perpetrators of bullying as well, according to Dr. Young-Shin Kim, assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine’s Child [...]
Mindfulness Benefits: Beyond the Mind
...to what works best for you. There is no right or wrong way to be mindful and no set amount of time that you must be mindful in order to...
Baby and toddler food advertising contradicts expert advice, promotes manufactured foods over healthier options
...nutrients in the products and how the products might contribute to young children’s mental and physical development, which could lead parents [...]
Better Mental Health in Children: Make Sure They Eat Their Veggies
...fulfil their full potential. Lead researcher Prof Ailsa Welch, from UEA’s Norwich Medical School, said: “We know that poor mental wellbeing is a major [...]
The American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Sweeping Recommendations on Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
...more young adults reported using e-cigarettes than any other tobacco product. Pediatricians should screen and counsel children, adolescents, parents [...]
Coronary Artery Calcium Levels Linked to Future Heart Problems in the Middle-Aged
...study, researchers tracked 2,449 people (52% white, 57% women) from young adulthood to middle-age. Non-invasive computed tomography imaging tests [...]
‘Edutainment’ May Be Key to Millennials Making Positive Health Changes
...265 people participated in two components of the study – a health survey of 245 undergraduate students and one-on-one, in-depth interviews of 20 multicultural [...]
We Tend to ‘Copy’ Our Friends’ Eating Habits
...and in Northern Ireland around 20 percent. Children and young people across the UK had even lower levels of fruit and veg consumption. Study [...]
Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness Peaking in College Students
Razi Berry A survey by a Boston University researcher of nearly 33,000 college students across the country reveals the prevalence of depression and anxiety in [...]
