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As a member of the "Teacher Cadette Corps", I began teaching children to read while I was in fifth grade. I would like to give a shout-out to the Hartford Courant and other newspapers for printing the story wa-a-ay back when - like forty years ago. Although

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Health & Fitness > Kids Nutrition How to introduce new foods to children: 1 of 20
Introducing new foods to children could take some strategic planning especially when the new foods are green leafy things, round green things, or red meaty things. Kids tend to view these types of foods as "adult" food. This is why, for many kids, if food landing on their plates doesn't consist of appetizers like pizza, burri... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics The effects of soda on your body: 1 of 19
The effects soda has on the body are numerous. A good place to begin exploring this numerousness is with the amount of sugar found in a single twelve ounce can of soda.Ten teaspoons of sugar is the recommended daily allotment (RDA) the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suggested for a 2,000 calorie diet. Yet ... More..
Health & Fitness > Diabetes A look at adult diabetes: 2 of 23
Diabetes occurs when the body lowers its ability to use or fails to produce enough insulin. The body uses insulin, a hormone formed in the pancreas, to control levels of glucose in the blood. Glucose, a form of sugar used for energy, is produced when sugars, starches, fats, and proteins are consumed and converted by the body.... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Healthy lunch strategies: 3 of 34
Early morning hours pass like frustrating minutes during daily rushes to leave home for work or class. Yet five days a week, as if driving the Indy 500, we scurry through our crack-of-dawn routines racing to freeways knowing we'll be stifled by traffic jams of drivers creeping across onramps ahead of us. Doesn't matter that w... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Benefits of a seaweed body wrap: 1 of 11
Seaweed, the wrap of all body wraps, has taken body wrapping systems where "old school" wrapping techniques wished they could've have gone. The old systems' archaic attempts to instigate weight loss by dilating blood vessels couldn't hold a fork to today's systems involving various types of wrapping procedures that utilize va... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips Foods that help you gain muscle: 1 of 11
Cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, and smooth muscle classify the three types of muscles in the human body. All humans have muscles; and all humans associate muscles with strength, fitness, and body building. But, what exactly are muscles?Muscles are body organs composed of bunches of fibers that expand and contract to cause mo... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Things to consider before joining a gym: 3 of 29
Some say once you're in you can't get out! That's because joining a gym is serious business. Considering the fact that cases have been reported to the Better Business Bureau where getting out of health club memberships has caused former patrons major headaches, one thing you should consider before joining a gym is the length ... More..
Health & Fitness > Gym & Health Club Fitness: What to look for in a personal trainer: 1 of 8
What you get from a personal trainer may be directly related to how much you pay for a trainer and where your trainer works. For these reasons, knowing what to look for in a personal trainer can help you decide whom to choose and how much you are willing to spend.Becoming a personal trainer doesn't require much training. The ... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease Prevention Skin problems caused by swimming pools: 2 of 14
Some skin problems caused by swimming pools are brought on by chemicals used to treat swimming water and other swimming pool related problems are caused by lack of or insufficient water treatment. Halogens such as bromine, potassium iodide, and chlorine are used to purify and disinfect pools and spas. These products, however,... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Dieting: 20 tips for success: 1 of 7
Deciding to lose weight may be the easiest and most successful dieting step there is. I mean... all that is required is a verbal or nonverbal announcement a la I'm going to lose a few pounds. On the other hand, sticking to decisions to lose weight could be the most difficult and the least successful aspects of weight-loss jou... More..