The increasing numbers of overweight and/or obese children is not just a food intake issue – it’s an energy output issue, too. We, as a culture, are taking in far more that we put out, and our children are suffering. Throw in school budget issues and gym being reduced or eliminated in many schools and […]

[From Daily Mail] Playing outdoors dramatically cuts a child’s risk of becoming short-sighted, research shows. Just two or three hours of fun in the fresh air each day halves the odds of the common condition, studies have found. The finding challenges the widespread belief that short-sightedness, in which distant objects appear blurred, is caused by […]