Exercise for Better School Performance

Want your child to boost their grades? Make sure they're living an active enough lifestyle! Having a strong, healthy body supports a strong, healthy mind.

NYTimes discusses how physical fitness boosts school performance.

"Children who are physically fit absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape, a new study finds, raising timely questions about the wisdom of slashing physical education programs at schools."

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/how-physical-fitness-may-promote-school-success/?_r=0

Exercise Hard to Eat Less

Have a strong appetite? Getting a good workout can help regulate hunger and cravings.

"Strenuous exercise seems to dull the urge to eat afterward better than gentler workouts, several new studies show, adding to a growing body of science suggesting that intense exercise may have unique benefits."

Read more: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/how-exercise-can-help-us-eat-less/

Eating Bugs for Protein

There's a great free source of protein right outside of your door. As an American, "food" is probably the last thing on your mind when looking at a bug. However, for many people around the world, it's a great source nutrition! Would you or have you ever eaten a bug for the health benefits?

"A few years back, my husband and I were eating in a Mexican restaurant in New York City when the table next to us started laughing and carrying on about their appetizer. A father and teenage son were eating, while the mother and daughter were clearly declining the offering. When they offered us a bite — and told us they were eating were chapulines, or grasshoppers — my husband and I passed, saying that we were just too full to partake."

Read more about it here: http://www.babble.com/body-mind/the-protein-source-in-your-own-backyard-that-has-everyone-buzzing/

Childhood Obesity Decreasing

Childhood obesity has steadily been on the rise for decades, but it seems as though that's finally being reversed. Results of a recent study shared on CNN shows that childhood obesity is decreasing in many states. Read about it here: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/06/signs-of-progress-in-childhood-obesity-fight/

"After decades of warnings about the rapidly rising rate of childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some good news. A new report from the CDC suggests we've made some progress in the fight against childhood obesity in the nation's youngest children - specifically those from low-income families..." - CNN

Build to Look Bigger

Is your main goal in ‪fitness‬ to build mass? These charismatic experts share the most important ‪muscles‬ to focus on in order to appear bigger. You don't have to gain 20lbs of muscle to give the impression of being 20lbs heavier. Remember this great advice the next time you ‪lift‬!

All About Eggs

‪Eggs‬ are delicious and teeming with ‪‎nutrition‬! Learn 12 useful and interesting facts about them on Crunchy Betty.

http://www.crunchybetty.com/12-things-you-should-know-about-and-do-with-your-eggs

"2. Pastured Eggs have higher nutritional value than commercial eggs. Especially when it comes to vitamin D. We’re talking 4-6 times more vitamin D.Most of this can be attributed to a pastured hen’s own access to ample sunlight and critters and grass that, in addition, has had access to ample sunlight.
Check out all the other nutritional benefits to pastured eggs, according to Mother Earth News."

Side Effects of Soda

We all know that ‎soda isn't healthy, but do you know exactly what it does to your body and how that affects your behavior? Mind Body Green shares 7 side effects of drinking this popular beverage.

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5524/7-Side-Effects-of-Soda.html