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Mom's Corner- Empowering Moms to Raise Healthy Kids
Note from Duong Sheahan: Are parents and schools really behind the rise in childhood obesity? As a parent, I have to take full responsibility for my child's well-being when it comes to their diet and what I allow them to consume. We cannot blame the government, marketing campaigns, or schools for our children's health issues. We may not be able to control what is knocking at our door; however, we can control what we let in. This segment of Beauty Secrets Spirit Soul & Body is dedicated to empowering moms to raise healthy kids.
Ask Dr. Fiona Blair: Do you have a question for Dr. Blair regarding your child's health?
American Kids Get Extra Helping of Sugar in Cereal Shocking news hit the press this week. Many kids’ cereals are loaded with up to 50% sugar by weight. OK, nobody is surprised by this. But what did surprise me was that Consumer Reports survey found that the sugar contents of the same cereal brands are less in other countries. Does this mean that the parents of children in other countries won’t buy it? Read more
Brain Tumors Claim More Children's Lives Than Any Other Type of Cancer
What Really is in a Mc Donald's Chicken McNuggets?
Remain Calm but Vigilant When Your Child has Fever Dr. Fiona Blair, MD; Pediatrician, will be on Beauty Secrets Spirit Soul & Body occassionally providing her expertise in the area of children's health. Read Dr. Blair's personal testimony: Click here
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Several times a week I hear similar headlines, whether through television, radio, or vairous publications. Recently, I caught a portion of Dr. Sanjay Gupta's investigative report on CNN titled, "Fed Up: America's Killer Diet." It broke my heart to see young kids dealing with illnesses that used to only be diagnosed in older adults. How is this possible when we are the wealthiest nation in the world? We spend millions on ground-breaking research; we develop new and innovative products and medications each year, yet the health of our nation appears to be declining and not improving. Remember when everything "fat-free" was hitting the market? Since the fat-free campaign over the last couple of decades, obesity among adults and children has skyrocketed to frightening numbers. Both news media and health publications report that over fifty percent of Americans are obese. Fat-free food is not solving the obesity epidemic.
