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A Great Interactive Nutrition Site for Kids
Nourish Interactive’s mission is to offer fun, innovative solutions that empower children to make healthy choices. We support parents and teachers with free interactive games and tools that promote a healthier lifestyle.
The teaching resources the site provides for parents and teachers are extensive and well organized, the children's games and activities both entertaining and informative.
Good to know - Simple Tips for Better Health
Here are some easy-to-follow tips to support great health. Incorporate whatever seems right to do, leave the rest. Remember, even the smallest, positive health change can make a profound impact!
Avoid the Hazards of Dehydration
It's been a long, hot day. First a morning of yard work, then three hours helping coach the kids' baseball and soccer games, followed by the weekly shopping. Now you're finally heading home with a week's worth of groceries to unload and put away. You're tired and thirsty, cranky with your family, and wincing at the throbbing in your temples. You could also be experiencing the first symptoms of dehydration, which is far more common than most people realize.
Be Wary of Those Colon Cleanser Ads
Remember what your mom used to say about not believing everything you hear or read? Well, the same goes for believing that what you are being told by TV advertisements is good medicine for you. The worst medicine is the kind that “seems” to be true but for which there is no evidence. “Colon cleansers” are a big business but there’s not much evidence they work and because most are herbal-based, the government doesn’t regulate them the same as they do for other medicine. So it’s not even sure they’re safe.
For Weight Loss, Water's No Cure - But It Helps
Drinking eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day is encouraged by most weight loss programs, but the water is not what makes you lose weight. Drinking that much water gives you the feeling that you’re full – and you are, sort of.