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 A Too- Rich Diet
eight ounces of milk ( one cup) and one ounce of cooked meat ( the size of a third of a deck of cards) supply all the protein a 3 year old needs in a day.

 Avoid Injury By Stretching Gently
What's the quickest, most effective way to avoid injury even for walking?

 Chin Up, Eyes Forward
What's the proper form to assume when walking?

 Climbing Workout
Gravity is your friend. Increase your energy by going up stairs, and get the benefit of aerobic conditioning and increased leg strength.

 Cut Coffee
If you're trying to cut down on your coffee intake during the day, try foregoing coffee for breakfast. Drink tea or hot chocolate instead.

 Don't Skip Breakfast
Always refuel in the morning after your overnight fast.

 Exercise Tips
Do strength exercises for all your major muscles groups (shoulders, arms, back, stomach, hips, legs) at least twice a week. Don't do exercises of the same muscle group two days in a row. Give your muscles time to recover and rebuild

 Fitness Walking - Save that Body
Walking is low-impact exercise, which puts less strain on bones and tissues.

 Flex Your Wrists Away from Keyboard Strains
Seated or standing, hold your hands together at waist level, fingers up and palms touching as if you’re praying.

 Get-Strong Back Excercise
Strengthening your abdominal and back muscles helps lower your risk of developing backaches.

 Healing Recipes To Try
For the respiratory system: cough, cold, sore throat, phlegm, mucus, chest infection

 How Do I Know Which One to Select?
There Are So Many Different Kinds of Supplements:How Do I Know Which One to Select?

 Keeping Exercising Safe!
The risks of exercise can be minimized by adhering to certain principles and guidelines.

 Lifting Lingo
If you spend time in a weight room or around people that regularly do strength exercises, you might overhear the following terms

 Long-term Calorie Burning
Have you ever been frustrated by how few calories exercise burns?

 Look Good as You Get Fit
If you can, be physically active with a friend or a group. That way, you can cheer each other on, have company, and feel safer when you are outdoors.

 Massage The Cold Away
Massage increases the immune cells that fight viruses, and colds are viral. Here are precise instructions (great for adults too):

 Physical Activity for Better Bone Health
Bones are living tissue. Weight-bearing physical activity causes new bone tissue to form, which makes bones stronger.

 Preserving Muscle Strength
Research shows that muscle strength declines by 15 percent per decade after age 50, and 30 percent per decade after age 70. Scientists have found that people lose strength and muscle tissue not because they grow older, but because they stop doing activities that use muscle power. The combination of reduced strength and lower activity levels can lead to an increased incidence of falls and decreased walking ability.

 Put on your Walking Shoes
In walking, you don't dress from head to toe; you dress from toe to head.

 Relaxation for afternoon
Do this on a beach lounger or on your bed to prepare you for a catnap.

 Relaxation for evening
Sunset gazing is the perfect peaceful conclusion to a blissful day.

 Relaxation for morning
' Supporting the Sky' is a simple strech from the Qi Gong that strengthens back and lungs, improves breathing and dispels depression.

 Relieve Stress in Those Tense Neck Muscles
Stand up and push your chair back out of the way. Let your arms hang loosely at your sides.

 Stay Hydrated with Sports Drinks
Hydrating with plain water is not as effective as consuming sports drinks that contain electrolytes.

 Staying Motivated to Exercise
Every person who exercises regularly, whether an athlete or not, will have to cope with lack of motivation, boredom, or burnout at one time or another. Here are some helpful tips that can keep you motivated to stick to your routine.

 Stretch Away Hand and Wrist Problems
While seated or standing, hold your right arm straight out in front of you.

 Take 5: Twist your stress away
Sit upright in your chair with good posture. Bend your neck forward slightly and rotate your head to the left.

 Take a Microbreak - Tension relief
Drop your arms and hands to your sides. Relax your shoulders and facial muscles.

 Tea Time!!!
Anise Tea: Aniseed works as an expectorant to loosen phlegm. Help fight Cold and Congestion

 The healthiest way to cut fat
Small dietary changes can make a big dent in your fat intake.

 The Kitchen Remedies - Natually Telented
Few items in the kitchen are as essential as onions, garlic and ginger. THey are surprisingly useful in another way - as a natural first aid kit.

 Vitamin-Mineral Supplements - Tips
Supplements usually are not necessary for most healthy people who are willing and able to eat a balanced and varied diet. However, under certain circumstances, some healthy people may benefit from supplements:

 Vitamins and minerals that will help you
You love a hard workout at the gym, but it's getting harder and harder.
You're eating well, losing weight, and working out like a champ.
But your body feels so tired.

 Weights for Weight Loss
If you rely solely on aerobic exercise to help you lose weight, consider adding a moderate program of resistance training.

 Why Move More?
Being active and making smart food choices is good for your health. But that is not the only reason to move more and eat better

 YOGA FOR MOMMIES
Simple post-natal postures for the moms where the babies help moms strengthen and tone the body