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Come On Along Let’s All Get Healthy!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to personally thank ModernMom for featuring my DWTS blog and everyone who took the time to read it and comment. Jade and I are on our way to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to participate in Sanford Health’s Fitness Initiative. Tina Hill, my partner in Twist Shape ur Life and I are going to get 15 thousand kids moving! It’s going to be fantastic!

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Join in the Fight to Make School Lunches Healthier!

Corn dogs, canned fruit and a bag of chipsthat was a typical hot lunch offering at the posh private school my daughter attended in Marin County, California six years ago. It took me, and five other Marin moms, more than a year to initiate organic lunch programs in our local private schools. We had to work hard to convince parents and administrators that it was worth an extra $1 a day to serve organic food to our kids. There are still many schools in my county where kids are given unhealthy (highly processed, microwaved and packaged) foods and drinks (soda and high fructose corn syrup sweetened juices) on campuses and in cafeterias. Instead of real and nutritious food, they are eating food that doesnt help their brains or bodies develop optimally.

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How Can a Teenager Eat Healthy?

Just at the time when a teenager is going through incredible physical growth and changes, the issue of eating habits starts to wind out of a parent’s direct control. The teenager who drives, works, participates in innumerable activities and considers a stop at a fast-food drive-in a daily requirement is most probably not getting appropriate nutrition. In addition, by becoming victims of the sugar-high/drop-in-energy cycle, teenagers are sabotaging themselves. By following a few simple suggestions, parents may be able to improve their teenagers’ diets.

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Give a Hero a Home: The Rewarding Experience of Adopting Ex-Government Dogs

The holiday season is a time of love, warmth, and giving. While many people consider adopting a furry friend during this time, there is a unique and heartwarming option available – adopting a hard-working dog that used to work in government facilities. These remarkable canines have dedicated their lives to various federal agencies, assisting in…