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How much sleep do teenagers need? As it turns out, a lot more than they usually get. While scientists report that the average adolescent needs eight and a half to nine and a half hours of sleep each night, most get less than 20 percent of that. Lack of sleep can have many negative effects. . . . → Read More: Hard Lesson in Sleep for Teenagers
Most American children start their day with a breakfast of cold milk and cereal. But what about children around the world? You might be surprised. For a little girl in Japan breakfast might include “rice and a putrid soybean goop known as natto; in Jamaica, a mush of plantains or peanuts or cornmeal; in . . . → Read More: What Kids Around The World Eat For Breakfast
How do you get your kids to eat and enjoy a verity of healthy food? Mark Bittman writes how he and his wife Karen got their two daughters, Kate and Emma, to eat a rich variety of healthy, home cooked foods from earliest childhood. Bittman muses about an “old snapshot from 1978 of my daughter . . . → Read More: Getting Your Kids to Eat (or at Least Try) Everything
A new study found that liquid detergent pods can cause eye injuries in young children after the children bit or squeezed the brightly colored pouches. Although all the children recovered within a week or so, with no long-range problems reported, they suffered injuries like conjunctivitis and corneal damage. Read more.
Huffington Post Healthy Living editors decided to put themselves to the ultimate test: Could they — professional nutrition buffs, fitness junkies and self-proclaimed health nerds — follow the rules of good sleep that they preach to their readers? They decided to follow the ten classic rules of good sleep hygiene for seven nights and record . . . → Read More: Ten Rules Of Good Sleep Hygene
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