Melinda Fleming – If I Knew Then What I Know Now

1. Your message to kids today that you wish you knew back then what you currently know now. Be specific. The best things that my parents did was that they…

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Oregon’s PE Push

From Your Health Journal…..A great article by Susan Nielsen in the Oregonian entitled Oregon’s big plan for PE greatness takes a back seat. In 2007, concerned over childhood obesity, Oregon…

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The ‘Skinny’ On Children’s Health

From Your Health Journal…..”A very good article I wanted to promote from the Huffington Post by Dr. Bechara Choucair about children’s health in the Chicago area. The article states that…

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Joy Holland – If I Knew Then What I Know

Each experience is an opportunity to explore world and celebrate life. Which means that there isn’t a “wrong way”–there are different ways, better ways, and ways that enrich and enliven….

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Rewards Do Not Improve Kids Health

From Your Health Journal…..”I love articles by Reuters Health, and here is another great one to promote called Rewards get kids active, but don’t improve health by By Kerry Grens….

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Emeroy Bernardo – If I Knew Then What I Know Now

1. The message I would send to kids today that I wish I knew back then is that eating healthy doesn’t mean yucky food, it means as the cliche goes…

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Petrina Hamm – If I Knew Then What I Know Now

If I knew then what I know now, I would have never started drinking soda. I started drinking Pepsi during my childhood. For me, it turned into several decades long…

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It’s Never Too Early To Learn About Heart Health

By Kac Young PhD, ND, DCH For 35 years, Sesame Street has been the world’s largest informal educator of young children around the world. Not only can you learn your…

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The Role Model In You – Nwenna Kai, Adjunct Professor, Author, Food Activist, Award-Winning Wellness Entrepreneur

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living? Nwenna Kai, Adjunct Professor, Author, Food Activist, Award-winning wellness entrepreneur, 37. I used…

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The Role Model In You – Julie Zweig, MA, LMHC

1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living? My name is Julie Zweig, MA, LMHC. I am 52-years-old, however people tell…

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