Busy Moms, Please Slow Down!

The word “busy” seems to be a by-word for “Mom” these days. I recently went to a meeting called by my son’s preschool, for the

parents to discuss the “United Nations” day booth which we organize every year. Out of the 18 or so Moms or Dads who were meant to

be there - only 2 showed up. In fact I bumped into one of the Moms the next day (who is not a working Mom, mind you) and when I

mentioned that she was missed...

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10 Best Children Snack Ideas

1. Beware of meal-size snacks: they can make any dinner a problem.

2. Snack time can be a good time for vegetables. Cut up carrots, celery, sugar peas, broccoli, or whatever your kids like and arrange a platter along with their favorite dip.

3. Fruits may be better in salads. The simplest salad is made of sliced apples shaken in a bag with cinnamon, vanilla sugar, and a little sweetener.

4.Make your own apple chips...

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Which diet is best for you?
The diet that's best for you is the diet that is developed for you by a professional. The next best is an individualized plan that takes into account several circumstances that are common for a group of people.

If you have excess weight, which is concentrated around the middle, the chances are good that you'll benefit from some kind of carbohydrate limitation. The mildest diet offering such a plan is probably the South Beach and the toughest is the...

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How to lose weight while emotionally overeating

If the reasons for overeating are stress, anger, or boredom, the solution is obvious: learn how to manage emotional eating. Here are a couple of tips:

1. Every time you want to eat to ease a negative emotion, do something different: go for a walk, call a friend, buy some fresh flowers, or take a fragrant hot bath.

2. Learn a relaxation technique, for example, how to do the breathing relaxation exercise:
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What Is Healthy Diet?

Is there such thing as healthy diet? Depends on a definition. If the word 'diet' is used to define any way of eating, there of course can be such thing as healthy diet. However, we usually mean that dieting is eliminating some foods or food groups from our menus or limiting calories in order to lose weight.

As it comes to calorie restriction, there's scientific evidence that such a measure can prolong life and hinder the process of aging. This effect...

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