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Crazy schedule? 7 Tips to keep your kids healthy

Anyone who’s raised a family knows how crazy it can get.  In the midst of on-the-fly family life, it can be extremely tempting to let healthy habits slide.  So how do we tackle this?  Awhile back, I interviewed Dr. Stephen Cook, a medicine and pediatrics doctor at the University of Rochester Medical Center who has conducted research on childhood and adolescent obesity since 2001 and launched a community-wide initiative to help train pediatricians in best practices for measuring and addressing obesity in kids.  His insight …

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Solving The Great Couch Potato Conundrum

“Ohhhh, NO!” My defeated 8-year-old son, Nicolas, buried his head in his arms. Mom had an idea. “Time for yoga!” I decreed. My kids had morphed into miniature sofa zombies. Nicolas and my 4-year-old daughter, Karenna, remained content in their sluggish hibernation. I was tired too. Tired of the moping, the lethargy, and most of all—constant clashes over Wii and DVD time. As a mom who’s also a personal trainer, how could I have let this happen? I needed to do something earth-shattering to jolt …