Nightmares and Night Terrors
Most children have nightmares from time to time. It usually isn't a sign of an emotional disturbance, but rather the product of your child's normal stress and strains of growing up or even simply due to having a vivid imagination. Night frights The best advice when...
Mythbusters – Cold and Flu
Let's get some facts straight and fight back against some common myths about colds and flu. Myth (1) – Flu is just a heavy cold The flu and colds are different. Firstly, the flu usually lasts longer and causes more severe symptoms, even worse than a heavy cold....
Cut back on low-carb diets
Low-carbohydrate diets such as the Paleo and Atkins diets may be popular for weight loss and good health, however the medical research finds they provide little or no benefit. What's a low-carbohydrate (carb) diet? The food you eat is made up three energy nutrients -...
Be informed about fertility
If you're planning to only have children when you're older, knowing how your age may affect your fertility can help you make better informed decisions. Women The quality of each woman's eggs decreases with age. So after a peak age for ability to conceive (make a baby)...