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It’s no secret that childhood obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent and, as you may know, childhood obesity has serious health consequences, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, liver problems, bone and joint problems, and psychological consequences.
Many experts blame this epidemic on the “Western diet,” which means a diet high in refined carbohydrates (white flour), refined sugars (white sugar), and processed food. As you plan for family meals and teach your kids about healthy choices, there are a few important ways you can help ensure your kids make healthy food decisions and get the nutrition they need.
Eat 5+ fruits and vegetables a day. You’ve heard the rule before. Multiple studies show that a diet rich in vegetables and fruits reduces the risk of dying from a significant number of “Western” diseases. In countries where people eat a pound or more of fruits and vegetables per day, cancer rates are half of what they are in the United States. Ideally, only two of five servings will be fruit, and the rest vegetables. Serve vegetables and fruits with meals and also as snacks. Frozen vegetables and fruits are nearly as good as fresh, since they retain most of the nutrients through the freezing process.
Canned fruits and veggies (without added sauces, salt, or sugar) can also work. When it comes to fruits, however, keep in mind that fruit juices do NOT have the same beneficial effects as intact fruit because juice has concentrated calories similar to soda beverages, and also lacks the fiber and other nutrients that whole fruit provides.
Pay attention to portion sizes. A great resource for determining age-appropriate serving sizes is the USDA’s food pyramid, which gives serving sizes for specific foods and beverages based on age, height, weight and activity level.
Although portion control is important, try not to be overly restrictive of your child’s food intake during mealtime. A parent’s responsibility is to provide a well-balanced, nutritious meal. Kids are remarkably good at self-regulating the quantity of food they eat. Allowing kids to eat as much (healthy) food as they choose has been shown to reduce unhealthy snacking between meals. However, if your meal consists of lean meat, vegetables and mashed potatoes, your child should be encouraged to go back for second servings of the meat or vegetables first!
Eat (real) food. It sounds simple, but it can be hard to know what is truly “healthy” for your kids now that every packaged food is making some sort of health claim. This is part of the reason we encourage you to break out of the packages, and eat foods that are just that – FOOD. No chemicals, no preservatives, no dyes, no added hormones, no unpronounceable words, none of the ingredients that are increasingly blamed for our malfunctioning bodies.
Examples of real food are fruits, vegetables, eggs, cheese, milk, meat, beans, rice and other grains. Milk does not mean chocolate milk or strawberry milk, but regular white milk. Meat does not mean breaded and fried nuggets, but baked, roasted, or grilled meats. A good rule of thumb used by author Michael Pollan in his book In Defense of Food is “Don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” Squishy squeeze yogurts, cheese that comes out of a squirt can – chances are your great-grandmother would be baffled by these foods. Another great rule of thumb is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store, where a large percentage of items you’ll find are real food.
Taking an active role now can help avoid childhood obesity. Today’s society makes it difficult to change our eating habits, but it can be done. Don’t hesitate to call your pediatrician if you have questions about the types of food you and your children should be eating.
For more information on childhood obesity, helping your children make better food choices, or to find a pediatrician, visit http://www.rosepediatrics.com
Although the breastfeeding-versus-formula debate will probably continue as long as there are new moms, the good news is, your newborn will do well with either formula or breast milk. There are pros and cons with either choice, so you should decide which option works best for you and your baby based on your life circumstances and personal preferences.
Breastfeeding Newborn Babies
Breastfeeding may provide emotional or physical comfort to both mother and baby, and many women choose breastfeeding for this reason. If you choose to breastfeed, estimate the amount of milk your baby is taking in and make sure your baby is taking vitamin D supplements to help his or her body absorb calcium and develop strong bones (check with your pediatrician for information about dosage and recommended brands). Additionally, be careful when taking medications yourself that may be passed through breast milk.
Formula-Feeding Newborn Babies
Formula-feeding newborn babies may be the best option for moms who are working or who have difficulty with breastfeeding. If this is your choice, you’ll want to use a standard iron-supplemented formula.
Feeding Schedule Newborn Babies
Most babies feed eight to 12 times a day or about every two to three hours. As your baby gets older, he or she will gradually take in more milk in less time per feeding and will be happy with fewer feedings. Don’t worry too much about how much or how often your baby eats; your baby will usually know how much to eat. When your baby stops feeding, he or she may be full or just taking a break. Try burping your baby or waiting a few minutes before offering breast or bottle again.
If you’re concerned about whether your baby is getting sufficient food, check for signs of hunger: moving, stretching, sucking and lip movements, fussing and/or crying. Also, note if your baby looks content, alert and is gaining weight – about four to seven ounces per week for the first month. Your pediatrician will weigh your baby regularly at your well-baby checkups, so make sure to keep your appointments.
Feeding and Bonding with Newborn Babies
Whether you choose breast milk or formula, your baby will be getting the food and nutrition he or she needs, so enjoy feeding time. Although feeding is a nutritional activity, feeding is also a time to bond with your baby. Don’t be afraid to hold your baby close during feedings or look at and talk to your baby. If you’re giving your baby a bottle, don’t prop it in your baby’s mouth and leave to do something else. This could lead to choking or tooth decay. But even worse, it could lead to a missed opportunity to relax, bond with and enjoy your baby!
For more information on feeding your baby, or to find a pediatrician, visit www.rosepediatrics.com.
Getting your baby to sleep through the night is by far one of the toughest jobs as a new parent. Sleeping through the night is not only an important milestone, it’s an essential part of your child’s physical and emotional development. Here, we “put to rest” some of the most popular myths about getting your baby to sleep.
Sleep Myth 1: Your child needs to sleep on your schedule.
No matter how well intentioned, trying to force a baby to adapt to your schedule will prove frustrating and pointless. According to the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Mark Weissbluth (Ballantine, 2005), a schedule is important, but that schedule is not necessarily the parents’ schedule. This book presents a more scientific approach to helping your baby develop consistent sleep habits.
Sleep Myth 2: Your friend’s baby is sleeping through the night, so your baby should be too.
All babies are different, just as all definitions of “sleeping through the night” may vary - is your friend’s baby sleeping 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., or is your friend simply trying to prove that her baby is better than everyone else’s? If your child does not have any medical problems, sleeping through the night will most likely come anywhere from 4 to 6 months (formula-fed infants) or 4 to 9 months (breastfed infants).
Sleep Myth 3: Letting a baby “cry it out” will hurt them emotionally.
Depending on the age of your baby, letting your baby “cry it out” may be the best thing for your child. Although younger babies need to be held and fed during the night, if you’re getting up with a healthy 9-month-old, you’re spoiling your child. Getting up with a youngster at this age may be well-intentioned on your part, but a 9-month-old who is free of medical problems does not need to get up to eat. The older your baby gets, the harder it will be to let them cry. This could potentially spill over into other behaviors because you’re teaching your toddler that screaming gets them attention.
Sleep Myth 4: There’s nothing wrong with your child sleeping with you all night.
Although this depends on the age of the child, in some studies, newborns who are breastfed actually benefit from sleeping with mom. Both mom and baby get better sleep. However, kids who are older (1 and up) and are sleeping in a “family bed” situation have been found to develop attachment disorders and often are not well-adjusted. Moreover, this sleeping arrangement can have serious negative impacts on your relationship with your spouse, the health of which is critical to the long-term well-being of your child.
Sleep Myth 5: Parents shouldn’t leave kids with a babysitter if they aren’t sleeping through the night.
As parents, you need time alone to remain a good team. You and your spouse will be sleep deprived, pooped on, covered in food stains, and you need time with each other to remember why you did this in the first place. Find experienced babysitters who you can trust (and don’t hesitate to take advantage of family members who volunteer for babysitting duty).
As with so many aspects of parenting, when it’s your child, every situation is different. For more information on getting your baby to sleep or to find a pediatrician, visit http://www.rosepediatrics.com.
One of the most complex parts of your body, knees play an important role in allowing you to move. They allow your legs to bend, swivel, straighten and move in many different directions. In order to deliver that great flexibility, knees are made up of lots of moving parts – parts that can be injured and cause pain. In fact, knee pain is very common in children, especially among adolescents who are active and/or participate in sports. So, what should you do if your child experiences knee pain?
First Response: Think R.I.C.E.
Thankfully, most injuries are minor and heal with time. If your child hurts his or her knee, you can take immediate action to help the knee heal faster. For most injures, including knee injuries in children, follow the R.I.C.E. plan until your child can visit his or her pediatrician.
Rest. Rest the knee, often for several days, to avoid further injury and help support the healing process.
Ice. Ice the knee with an ice bag (a bag of frozen peas works well, too) for 15 minutes several times a day for the first 48 hours. This helps to lessen the pain and swelling.
Compression. Bandage the knee to provide compression, which will give support and decrease swelling.
Elevation. Prop the knee up on some pillows or blankets to reduce swelling.
Most knee injuries are sprains, strains or tears and will begin to heal after one or two days of R.I.C.E. If needed, ibuprofen can be taken for pain control.
Second Response: See a Pediatrician
If pain and swelling persist, you should have your pediatrician take a look at your child’s knee. Here’s what to expect during your visit:
1. The history. Your pediatrician will ask several questions about your child’s knee pain to get a good “story” about the pain. He or she will ask questions such as: When did it start hurting? Where does it hurt? What kind of pain? Does anything make it better or worse? Did you hear any pops when you first injured your knee?
2. The exam. Next, your doctor will examine the injured knee. Your child will be asked to stand, sit, lie down and maybe even walk or jump so the doctor can look at the knee in many different positions. In addition, your pediatrician will want to see how the knee is bending but also will look at the outside of the knee for puffiness, redness and warmth to the touch.
3. Imaging. After “getting the story” and examining your child’s knee, your pediatrician will decide if pictures need to be taken of the knee. Sometimes your pediatrician may order an x-ray to look at the bones and/or a CT or MRI to get a better look at other parts of the knee such as cartilage and ligaments.
4. Treatment plan. Once your pediatrician has all the information he or she needs, he or she will determine a diagnosis and treatment plan for your child’s knee pain. Once your child’s knee has healed, your pediatrician may order exercises and physical therapy as part of the rehabilitation program. If there is a serious injury, your pediatrician may refer your child to a specialist or orthopedic surgeon.
For more information on knee pain in children, tips to prevent knee injuries, or to find a pediatrician, visit www.RosePediatrics.com.
Throughout childhood, kids need a number of vaccinations, also called immunizations, to build up the body’s defenses against dangerous infections and diseases. These immunizations, some of which are a single shot, and others a series of shots over several days, months or years, help keep your child healthy.
Immunizations work by safely introducing a child’s body to the killed or weakened part of a germ that is responsible for infection. The body reacts to the germ by making antibodies – the body’s defenders against disease and illness. By immunizing your child at the recommended times, you give his or her immune system a chance to make antibodies. If the actual disease germs ever attack your child’s body, the antibodies will attack and eliminate the germs. Children who aren’t immunized do not have the antibodies necessary to fight many serious, and even fatal, diseases.
Recommended immunizations for children ages 0 through 6 include:
• Hepatitis B
• Rotavirus
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
• Haemophilus influenzae type b
• Pneumococcal5
• Inactivated Poliovirus
• Influenza
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella
• Varicella
• Hepatitis A
• Meningococcal
Contact a pediatrician to determine which immunizations your child should receive at different stages of childhood.
Like any medicine, vaccinations can occasionally cause mild reactions. These reactions can include pain, redness and swelling where the shot was given. Infants can be fussy for 24 to 48 hours after a shot and may also sometimes experience a low-grade fever. These are common and expected side effects and not cause for concern. If your child experiences high fever, swelling of the throat, behavior changes, dizziness, wheezing, hoarseness, difficulty breathing, hives or a fast heart rate, call your pediatrician immediately for an evaluation of your child’s health.
Vaccines are generally quite safe and the protection provided by vaccines far outweighs the very small risk of serious problems. In regard to vaccinations and autism, there is no medical evidence that vaccines cause autism. Dr. Andrew Wakefield first promoted this controversial connection in 1998, but he has since admitted that he fabricated the findings he said proved a link between vaccinations and autism.
For more information on vaccinations and your child’s health, or to find a pediatrician, visit http://www.rosepediatrics.com.
Failure rate of laptops: Asus a better worst-HP
According to foreign media reports, the latest report of market research agency Squaretrade ,the stability of Asus, Toshiba and Sony laptops is higher than MacBooks, but in the next few years, regardless of what brands the laptop computers will face more or less problems.
Squaretrade report shows that, on average, 31% of notebook computers will be purchased after the failure of three years,more about Dell GK479 including the failures and accidental damage problems. Of which 20% of the product itself failure, 10.6% for the accidental damage.
"It would be a different manufacturing process, but I think that there's a very reasonable chance that the whole procedure would scale industrially," says David Wright, a chemist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.The new battery fujitsu lifebook t4210 battery already has properties that put it on a par with batteries being manufactured commercially today, Wright says. The researchers are hopeful that later versions of the battery could be used to power hybrid cars.
Squaretrade found that the use of laptop that existed before the failure rate with a great relevance. Although only able to provide relevant data for one year, but still see the Internet in this issue of the most prominent. In the Buy A year later, Internet failure rate is higher than the traditional notebook PCs than 20%. Squaretrade expected,like Dell xps m1730 battery Internet failure rate of the three years will reach 25%; entry-level notebook three years, the failure rate will reach 21%, high-end notebook computers will reach 18%.
According to the manufacturer ,in three years, the lowest failure rate of Asus notebooks,it is 15.6% failure rate. Hewlett-Packard notebook is the worst, reaching 25.6%.Then ASUS is followed, behind are Toshiba, Sony and Apple.such as sony vgp-bps9b Squaretrade said the laptop failure rate is so high , because the notebook integrates a number of complex and fragile parts, coupled with excessive use. The report is sufficient to enable users to extend the warranty period.
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Failure rate of laptops: Asus a better worst-HP
According to foreign media reports, the latest report of market research agency Squaretrade ,the stability of Asus, Toshiba and Sony laptops is higher than MacBooks, but in the next few years, regardless of what brands the laptop computers will face more or less problems.
Squaretrade report shows that, on average, 31% of notebook computers will be purchased after the failure of three years,more about Dell GK479 including the failures and accidental damage problems. Of which 20% of the product itself failure, 10.6% for the accidental damage.
"It would be a different manufacturing process, but I think that there's a very reasonable chance that the whole procedure would scale industrially," says David Wright, a chemist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.The new battery fujitsu lifebook t4210 battery already has properties that put it on a par with batteries being manufactured commercially today, Wright says. The researchers are hopeful that later versions of the battery could be used to power hybrid cars.
Squaretrade found that the use of laptop that existed before the failure rate with a great relevance. Although only able to provide relevant data for one year, but still see the Internet in this issue of the most prominent. In the Buy A year later, Internet failure rate is higher than the traditional notebook PCs than 20%. Squaretrade expected,like Dell xps m1730 battery Internet failure rate of the three years will reach 25%; entry-level notebook three years, the failure rate will reach 21%, high-end notebook computers will reach 18%.
According to the manufacturer ,in three years, the lowest failure rate of Asus notebooks,it is 15.6% failure rate. Hewlett-Packard notebook is the worst, reaching 25.6%.Then ASUS is followed, behind are Toshiba, Sony and Apple.such as sony vgp-bps9b Squaretrade said the laptop failure rate is so high , because the notebook integrates a number of complex and fragile parts, coupled with excessive use. The report is sufficient to enable users to extend the warranty period.
More info:battery,xevaa.com/ bannerhole.com/ blogtalkradio.com blogspot.com/ blogotop.com/
blogadu.com/ spruz.com/ easyjournal blogs.event-management-uk.co.uk/ diaryland.com
