Welcome to a new category of my blog simply called ‘Healthy Tips.” Many times, when I write articles for various publications, I need to find sources for the story. Recently, I wrote an article for Yahoo Shine (click here) about keeping kids healthy. I was looking for experts and parents to chime in and give their favorite ‘tips’ to help kids (and their families) lead a healthy lifestyle.

The feedback for the story was amazing. The sources had some fantastic points of view that could not be ignored, and I thought their opinions should be viewed on the Your Health Journal web site.

So, enjoy my new series, with some ‘great’ insight from some ‘great’ people giving exceptional and educational points of view.

“Don’t diet or try to “eat healthy”, just eat SMARTER. For example, stop eating when you are bored and never eat in front of the TV. Also, if the treats and chips and junk food aren’t in the house in the first place then they won’t be around to temp you.”

Riley Minster, MD, Lake Shore Pediatrics