Health & Wellness


Sodium Sense

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on December 13, 2008
At every turn, you see a warning against eating too much salt, sodium, that is. Too much salt can cause health problems like high blood pressure and heart disease.… Read Full Article

Toys that Play with Kids’ Health

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on December 05, 2008
Most of us have heard the clamor over plastic baby bottles made with harmful chemicals, Bisphenol A, a phthalate. Bisphenol A has been cited as a probable link to… Read Full Article

911 For Holiday Heartburn

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on November 26, 2008
Does the thought of Thanksgiving Day Dinner make your mouth water—or stomach to churn? Instead of stocking up on antacids, take a sensible approach to what and how much… Read Full Article

Cold & Flu Season

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on November 19, 2008
Cold and flu season are back with a vengeance. By taking some prevention steps today and having good home remedies on hand for tomorrow, you can make it through… Read Full Article

Of Cellphones and Popcorn

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on November 13, 2008
Are your kids begging you for their own cell phones? Before you give in and expand your family calling plan, consider this. Some scientists warn that cell phone use… Read Full Article

Skip Kidney Stones

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on November 06, 2008
More people than ever before are developing kidney stones. Even children have them—something unheard of in the past. While not life threatening, kidney stones are extremely painful and can… Read Full Article

Tricked by Treats!

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on October 30, 2008
Halloween’s upon us! If you have children, it’s not the vampires, werewolves or Freddie Kruger look-alikes you have to fear. It’s the treats your children bring home in their… Read Full Article

Playing by Ear

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on October 29, 2008
Music can be dangerous to your health… listening to it on headphones or ear buds, that is. A scientific study done for the European Union, found that people listening… Read Full Article

Eat Well, Learn Better

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on October 21, 2008
New research published in the Journal of School Health proves that what kids eat has a direct impact on school performance. The University of Alberta study involved more than… Read Full Article

Just Beet It!

Article by healthybalance.com staff
Posted on October 17, 2008
It’s beet season! Before you write beets off as pickles and borscht, consider this: researchers done at Barts and The London School of Medicine shows that beets can significantly… Read Full Article

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