Posts Tagged ‘The Resourceful Mother’
Delicious, Easy and Healthy Recipes for Kids Created by Nutritionists
I decided that it was time to provide you with some DELICIOUS, EASY and HEALTHY recipes created by Nutritionists for your children! The first two recipes came from my book The Resourceful Mother’s Secrets to Healthy Kids and the last one came from my wonderful friend, a fellow nutritionist, Nancy Morency.
Read MoreUsing Love to Discipline Your Child
So, there is the approach that employs fear and makes your child fearful of making mistakes or fearful of others or even worse, fearful of you. Do you need to instill fear in your child? No, that is a choice you make. A fearful child does not believe in themselves. A child that does not believe in themselves has a hard time getting through any aspect of life. But then, there is this whole other approach – the approach that employs love. Which approach raises a stronger, happier child? Which approach provides a child with tools from which to draw upon for the rest of their lives? Which approach brings you and your child closer? The one that employs love.
Read MoreGenetic Roulette – Avoid Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods
The sales of products with GM free labels have increased from 348 million to 1.5 billion in the United States because the research on the horrific effects of genetic modification on the human population is becoming known. The movie talks about and provides numerous studies on the link between GM foods and increased sickness, infertility, miscarriages, birth defects, autism, conditions and diseases caused from inflammation and weakened immune systems (allergies, hypothyroidism, Parkinsons, cancer etc.) in North America.
Read MoreSports Nutrition for Kids – 20 Superfoods and 5 Key Questions Answered
A few months ago, I was in a radio station with a hockey coach, waiting for my turn to be interviewed. The hockey coach was told that I would be up next, providing tips on how nutrition can improve one’s hockey game. The coach said that he didn’t see how nutrition would improve one’s game. Well, isn’t that the way of things? Why is it so hard for people to see that food and supplements are our fuel and that without them, we cannot perform to full capacity? Therefore, I thought it might be helpful to provide information on 20 superfoods and answer the top 5 questions to explain the power of nutrition when it comes to sports:
Read MoreBeing Misunderstood by Others When Eating Differently than the Majority
And you know what we all face when we go about things differently than the majority? Contempt, anger, labels of “crazy” or “obsessed” or “ignorant” or we are told to ‘live a little’ or ‘you only live once.’ For some of us, relationships end because of our food choices! Some of us end up extremely isolated because attending social functions is too difficult emotionally. Some of us forfeit careers because we end up home schooling, due to the fact that our children cannot eat the foods that other children eat.
Read MoreHealth Benefits and Healing Power of Herbs and Spices
Today, exotic spices and herbs are readily available but many of us are not fully aware of their value. For example, did you know that just 1 teaspoon of paprika or chili powder provides as much as 16 percent of the daily requirement of Vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene? In this blog post, we’ll talk about the health benefits and healing power of some common herbs and spices.
Read MoreChlorine and Health Risks – Little Known Facts About Chlorine
According to a study in the January issue of American Journal of Epidemiology, drinking, bathing or swimming in chlorinated water may increase the risk of bladder cancer, Reuters Health reported. The findings are the first to suggest that the chemicals can be harmful when they are inhaled or absorbed through the skin, as well as when ingested, Dr. Cristina M. Villanueva of the Municipal Institute of Medical Research in Barcelona, Spain and colleagues noted. Study participants who drank chlorinated water were at 35 percent greater risk of bladder cancer than those who didn’t, while use of swimming pools boosted bladder cancer risk by 57 percent. Those who took longer showers or baths and lived in municipalities with higher trihalomethane levels were also at increased cancer risk.
Read MoreJuicing – Maximum Nourishment For You and Your Child
Certain fruits, vegetables and spices can be combined to assist in the healing of certain ailments. Juicing carrots, celery, garlic and parsley can treat the flu and other infections. Parsley is a good source of zinc, which promotes healing and boosts the immune system. Garlic is a natural antibiotic (no need to juice more than one clove per glass of juice). Carrots and celery are high in potassium and sodium, which are nutrients that can be lost if one has a fever or diarrhea. Carrots also provide energy and help sweeten concoctions.
Read MoreNew Canadian Guidelines for Introducing Solids to Babies
As a pediatric nutritionist, I am deeply concerned by these new guidelines. No babies are born with mature digestive systems. And the digestive systems of today’s babies are at even more risk than the digestive systems of babies born in previous generations, due to the toxicity of the world we live in today. And more babies than ever are being born by caesarian, which means these babies are already born with less good bacteria in their digestive tract than babies who go through the vaginal canal and collect good bacteria there. Because a baby’s digestive system is rapidly developing in their first year, the last thing a parent would want to do is to introduce hard-to-digest foods to a baby. All of the new recommended first foods for baby are hard to digest compared to other foods i.e. meat, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, legumes and cereal!
Read More8 Back-to-School Nutrition Ideas Made Easy
It’s a new school year; many of us look at September as being a good time to start doing things differently. For years I felt as though making my girls’ lunches at night was too exhausting, after having cooked or prepared meals for them all day long. This September, I started making their lunches, while preparing their dinner. The kitchen has been messier than ever but I realized that this is the time in which I have the most energy and when I can be most efficient, as much of the food is already out of the fridge. Why I ever thought that putting the girls to bed and then heading downstairs to make their lunches was a good idea, I will never understand. And the years I spent rushing around each morning, making their lunches, are also over. It feels good to actually sit with my girls on a school day and partake in eating breakfast with them. And what a beautiful start to the day for each of us. So, what are you going to do differently this school year? Here are 8 back to school ideas to provide your children with more nutrition and hopefully keep your world more sane overall:
Read MoreThe Important Job of Parenting
Various parenting methods produce children whose primary emotion is love or fear – these are the only two options. It seems to me that the “authoritarian” parenting style is still very much alive and well in the raising of today’s children. This makes sense due to the fact that so many of us were raised ourselves by parents using this approach. The challenge with this approach is that the children who are punished or told what to do at all times “or else,” end up living in fear. It is the only result of authoritarian parenting. Children parented in this way feel under attack. These children put up defenses around the parts of themselves that their parents don’t approve of and try to protect their vulnerable inner selves by displaying tough outer selves. They keep themselves “safe” but at what cost?
Read MoreChiropractors – Vital For Childrens’ Health
Children having falls or even jumping on trampolines or into pools can end up with subluxations and need the help of a chiropractor. Any child experiencing a symptom, condition or disease can benefit from a chiropractor’s care; the trick is to discover the root cause of those issues. Chiropractors can assist with colic, ear infections, eczema, chronic fatigue, headaches, muscle spasms, asthma and attention deficit disorder, just to name a few.
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