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Lillian Medville: Thank You for Blueberries (VIDEO)

2013-05-17T17:03:54Z

Do you know how much work goes into getting our food to us? Farm to table? So much more work than I realized and still more than I know. That's how much.

Read more: Thank You Notes, Blueberries, Health, Farm to Table, Agriculture, Farmers, Food, Real Food, Gardening, Appreciate Life, Growing Fruit, Growing Your Own Food, Growing Vegetables, Growing Own Food, Picking Vegetables, Diet and Nutrition, Picking Fruit, Health and Fitness, Video, Healthy Living News

Brandt Passalacqua: Learn to Exit Your Emotional Roller Coaster

2013-05-17T13:35:20Z

If you've been dieting -- or trying to get yourself not to eat this and that -- for the past however many years, it's going to be very normal for you to experience extreme mental states around food or exercise, and weight loss.

Read more: Being at Peace With Food, Exercise, Emotional Health, Health, Food, Diet, Brandt Passalacqua, Dieting, Self-Awareness, Emotional Wellness, Managing Emotions, Mindfulness Practice, Healthy Living News

Nicole Schiegg: Why Delegates at the World Health Assembly Should Double Down on 13

2013-05-17T13:25:44Z

The number 13 has long been linked to a belief of bad luck and misfortune. Well, today that superstition has changed. More importantly, if we do right by the number 13, we have the potential to save six million women and children over the next five years. How is that possible?

Read more: Family Planning, Global Motherhood, Child Survival, Women's Health, Access to Medicines, Child Health, Impact News

Tom Frieden, MD, MPH: Supporting Children's Mental Health

2013-05-17T13:14:34Z

Research has shown us that intervening early at the individual, family, and community level can delay or prevent the on-set of mental and substance use disorders. We also know that these can be treated, and individuals with these conditions can lead healthy productive lives.

Read more: Mental Illness, Mental Health, Children, Health, Samhsa, Cdc, Aca, Pam Hyde, Hhs, Frieden, Healthy Living News

David Katz, M.D.: Fixing Obesity

2013-05-17T12:05:04Z

As a culture, we are drowning in calories of mostly very dubious quality, and drowning in an excess of labor-saving technology. I have compared obesity to drowning before, but want to dive more deeply today into the implications for fixing what ails us.

Read more: Healthy Living Health News, Dartmouth College, Drowning, Public Health, Obesity, Common Sense, Childhood Obesity, Junk Food, Health, Dr. David Katz, Food, Michael Moss, Obesity Crisis, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity America, Child Obesity, Healthy Living News

HooplaHa: WATCH: Overcoming Lupus and Following Dreams

2013-05-17T11:55:20Z

May is Lupus Awareness Month and while some would take the diagnosis poorly, Shanelle Gabriel embraced it.

When singer, poet and activist Shanelle wa...

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WINGS: Family Planning Advancing Gender Equality

2013-05-17T11:51:18Z

Guatemala is ranked a dismally low 116 out of 135 countries for gender equality. We strongly believe that family planning is crucial to supporting the gender equality of Guatemalan women.

Read more: Reproductive Health, Guatemala, Raiseforwomen, Women's Health, Impact News

Dad Of 6-Year-Old With Asperger's: "There Was Not A Lot Of Guidance"

2013-05-17T11:35:18Z

It took Brian and his wife, Susanna, a lot of research and trial and error before they got their daughter, Arizona, help that really worked. Their 6-y...

Read more: Children's Mental Health, Asperger's Parents, Child Mind Institute, Sensory Processing Disorder, Aspergers Treatment, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Speak Up for Kids, Asd, Aspergers Help, Asperger's in Girls, Parents-Childrens-Healthy-Lifestyle, Aspergers Parents, Children's Health, Parents News

Lisa Russell: "Parallel Conversations" at the Envision Film Program: Why Artists and the UN Must Converge for Better Maternal Health

2013-05-17T10:12:09Z

"Yeah, but he was shot in the back of the head in a playground in Brooklyn back in 2011. You didn't know?" That was how my involvement with the 2013 Envision Film program began this past April.

Read more: Mdgs, Nyc, Spoken Word, United Nations, Governess Films, Ifp, Gun Control, Documentary, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Film, MDG Summit, Envision, Video, Impact News

And The Most Active City Is...

2013-05-17T08:28:17Z

Could where you live affect your desire to be active?

It just might, according to Jeffrey Hallam, Ph.D., the founding director of the University of...

Read more: Men's Health Exercise Cities, Video, Best Cities for Exercise, Men's Health, Most Active Cities, Fittest Cities, Exercise Cities, Best Cities for Fitness, Men's Health Cities, Healthy Living News

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius: What's At Stake if the Health Law Is Repealed

2013-05-16T17:08:40Z

Today, for nearly the 40th time since it's been the law of the land, House Republicans staged yet another repeal vote in their latest attempt to turn back the clock on progress and deny Americans health insurance coverage they can count on.

Read more: Health Care Reform, Repeal, Affordable Care Act, Health Reform, Health Care, Health, Congress, Obamacare, Politics News

Robert Walker: Let Them Eat... Insects?

2013-05-16T17:53:47Z

I must confess that I was little troubled by a UN report this week that suggested that eating more insects may be just what we need to feed the more than 9 billion people that are projected to inhabit the planet by mid-century.

Read more: Population, Population Growth, Family Planning, World Hunger, Reproductive Health, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Insects, Fao, Food Security, Green News

Emma Jenner: To Market, to Market: 11 Tips for Parents Joining the Food Revolution

2013-05-16T16:56:17Z

If you have a picky eater who's well out of toddlerhood, do not despair! Whether you've gotten a bit off track with meals or are just starting to introduce solid foods, now is the perfect time to get going in the right direction.

Read more: Healthy Eating, Cooking-Dinner-Tonight, Emma Jenner, Nannies, Strawberries, Children, Nanny, Raising Children, Spring, Cooking-Video, Parenting, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, Healthy Recipes, Home Cooking, Food Revolution, Jaime-Oliver-Food-Revolution, Local Food, Recipes, Healthy Cooking, Cooking, Vegetables, Food, Spinach, Cooking Tips, Children's Health, Parenting Advice, Picky Eater, Parents News

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.: Exercise or Denial? You Choose

2013-05-16T15:54:49Z

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just came out with a new report. While the CDC isn't usually known as a harbinger of uplifting news, I have to admit a certain amount of deflation upon hearing their findings that 80 percent of all Americans don't get enough exercise.

Read more: Denial, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Working Out, Health, Exercise, Mayo Clinic, Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Living News

Jill Sheffield: Now Is the Time to Invest in Girls and Women

2013-05-16T13:21:50Z

Investing in the health of girls and women is a solution to every development problem. Focusing on this key issue will alleviate poverty, stabilize societies, spur economies and advance the well-being of families, communities, and ultimately, our world overall.

Read more: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), MDG 5, Global Maternal Health, Women Deliver Conference, Maternal Health, Jill Sheffield, Women's Issues, Women Deliver, Malala Yousafzai, Women's Health, Impact News

Cory Silverberg: Asking the Wrong Questions About Sex Education

2013-05-16T13:02:41Z

If we want to actually focus on what's best for kids, we should stop talking about when we start sex education and start talking about what we say and how we say it.

Read more: Children's Books, Children's Health, Sex Education, Kids and Sex, Sexual Health, New York Times Room for Debate, Talking to Kids About Sex, Age-Appropriate Sex Education, Parents News

Neil Parmar: How Do You Transition a Career to Social Impact?

2013-05-14T23:32:44Z

Plenty of people talk about wanting to transition into a career that packs more social impact. But, how, exactly do you go about making such a switch?

Read more: Clinton Health Access Initiative, Social Impact, Neil-Parmar, College Board, Mobile Health, Health, Career Advice, Kinsa, Startups, Careers, Impact, Impact News

Dr. Wendie Trubow: Constipation 101, Part II: You, Improved!

2013-05-16T10:59:54Z

Identifying a food you react to can be more challenging, since it's possible to have reactions that occur one to two days after eating something. In addition, when we eat a food frequently, we often cannot recognize the symptoms it causes, since we're too used to them to identify them.

Read more: Stress, Fiber, Constipation, Diet, Health, Vegetables, Stress and Constipation, Constipation Issues, Constipation and Stress, Fiber Diet, Stress Health, Fiber Foods, Personal Health, Gi Tract, Constipation Help, Health and Fitness, High-Fiber Foods, Vegetables Diet, Stress and Health, Constipation Treatment, Gastrointestinal Tract, Healthy Living News

James Clear: Learning From a Superhuman: The Incredible Fitness and Success of Jack LaLanne

2013-05-16T10:47:04Z

Success is any field is about lifestyle choices, not life-changing transformations. It's your daily routine that will carry you to wherever it is you want to go.

Read more: Fitness, Diet, Health, Nutrition, Exercise, Jack LaLanne, Habits, Personal Transformation, Achieving Success, Achieving Greatness, Personal Development, Healthy Habits, Achieving Goals, Happiness, Self-Help, Achieving Your Goals, Self Improvement Tips, Success and Motivation, Self-Improvement, Healthy Living News

Kate Carr: Take The Safer In 7 Challenge On Safe Kids Day

2013-05-16T10:04:46Z

Few people realize that preventable injuries are the number one killer of kids in the United States and a serious problem around the globe. Each year, more than one million children die from preventable injuries -- that's one child every 30 seconds -- and millions more are injured in ways that can affect them for a lifetime.

Read more: Johnson and Johnson, Safe Kids Day, Health, Helmet Safety, Safe Kids, Safety, Safe Kids Worldwide, Global Motherhood, Child Safety, Family, Impact News

Wendy Spencer: Senior Corps: Making a Difference for Generations

2013-05-16T09:10:52Z

For generations, seniors have been making a powerful impact in their communities, and their service is more important now than ever. Let us pay a special tribute to these remarkable seniors, who do so much to improve our communities and nation.

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David Katz, M.D.: Pretense and Defense of Our Skin in the Game

2013-05-15T17:56:13Z

The world is ever smaller. Flu strains incubating in China can be in New York or LA or DC in the span of a day. This is a world in which an incurable bacterial disease, spread by a tiny insect native to Asia, decimates the citrus crop in Florida.

Read more: Healthy Living Health News, Ecosystems, Public Health, Pandemic, Earth, Wildlife Conservation, Outbreak, Dr. Steve Osofsky, Avian Flu, Emerging Diseases, Health, Dr. David Katz, Zoonoses, Coronavirus, New York Times, Envrionment, Climate Change, Influenza, Pandemics, Pandemic Preparedness, Contagion, Healthy Living News

Ethan Rome: GOP Again Tries to Take Away Health Care From Millions of Seniors, Women and Families

2013-05-15T15:30:59Z

The ACA is raising the quality of care, halting skyrocketing health costs, providing preventive care without co-pays, and eliminating the worst insurance company abuses. Instead of improving health care, the Republican repeal plan would take it away.

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7 Tips For Keeping Your Kids Safer

2013-05-14T11:06:19Z

Kids are going to fall, crash, slip, and explore. It’s part of being a kid. But we can protect them from severe injuries with a few simple tips.

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Read more: Safe Kids Day, Johnson and Johnson, Car Seats, Health, Helmet Safety, Safety, Safe Kids Worldwide, Global Motherhood, Injury, Child Safety, Family, Impact News

MotherWoman: Living on the Ledge: Maternal Mental Health and the MotherWoman Model

2013-05-15T12:44:22Z

So often in hearing the stories of women in my research I get a sense of mothers living on the ledge of their lives--out there all alone, sleep depriv...

Read more: Depression, Mental Health, Maternity, Postpartum Depression, Income Inequality, Impactnews, Motherwoman, Crowdrise, Motherhood, Global Maternal Health, Maternal Health, Anxiety, Mothers, Working Moms, Impact News