How Many Calories Do Your Kids Need Each Day?

As a parent or guardian, making sure your kids are getting enough to eat daily will help to ensure they are healthy and growing. Know how many calories they need each day and how many calories they are eating is a useful tool to make sure they are growing & have enough calories to do all they things they want to do each day.

A Potassium-Rich Diet Can Lower Your Risk of High Blood Pressure

Americans need to get more potassium in their diet to help lower the risk of high blood pressure, kidney stones, osteoporosis, and stroke. Women should get 2,600 mg and men should get 3,400 mg of potassium every day. Most Americans don’t meet that goal on a daily basis.

Time to Get Serious About Downsizing that Ring Around your Waist

It’s time to get serious about downsizing that ring around your waist. Eating better and become active every day will help you to reach your goals and you will feel better and have more energy to do all the things you want to do each day. Knowing how many active calories you are burning each day will be helpful accomplishing your goal of waist management!

Keeping a Daily Food Diary Can Help You Lose Weight

In today’s world there are calorie counting apps you can add to your I-phone, I-pad or Android which makes keeping track of your foods and beverages easier. Some of the calorie counting apps are really good but many now are charging a monthly or yearly fee.

Get on the Ball:  Back and Abdominal Exercises

Finding effective and functional exercises for the abdominal and back muscles is a popular topic of discussion for people wanting to “tone” up the midsection and to rehabilitate their lower back problems.