In a recent article, nutritionist, author and health journalist for CNN Lisa Drayer outlines helpful tips parent's can "stop sugar from sneaking into your child's diet." We live...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released its latest recommendations on media usage and also launched an online tool to help parents and children create their own family media plan.

In a recent article in the Journal of Pediatrics, "Bedtime in Preschool-Aged Children and Risk for Adolescent Obesity," 977 Preschool-aged children (avg. 4.7 years old) were analyzed by...

Bike with us on the Leeward Bikeway from Neal S. Blaisdell Park (8 mile Leeward Bikeway exploratory ride) or West Loch Shoreline Park (3 mile family friendly route).  Chow down on pizza ...

Together Counts™ blog offers us 7 easy ideas for increasing our Fruit and Vegetables throughout the day. 1. Add handfuls of frozen berries to Cereal 2. Drink your fruits and vegetables...

Most of you know the staggering fact that 86 million American adults (more than 1 in 3) have prediabetes and are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, did you know that nearly 90...

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." With that seven-word maxim, US-based journalist Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) distills a career’s worth of reporting into a...

In a recent article, "7 Science-Backed Reasons To Get Your Kids Outside," Lawrence Rosen M.D. outlines reasons why parents need to encourage their kids to get off the couch and to be...

Musician Jack Johnson announces President Obama's initiative to get kids outside, Every Kid in a Park.
 

"Research has shown that unhealthy diets at a young age can contribute to cardiovascular disease later in life and that certain disease conditions can set in as early as 3 years...