Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding

Welcome to our 6th Newsletter in September. 

Childhood obesity is an epidemic. In the US, 1 preschooler in 5 is at least overweight, and half of these are obese. Breastfeeding helps protect against childhood obesity. A baby’s risk of becoming an overweight child goes down with each month of breastfeeding. In the US, most babies start breastfeeding, but within the first week, half have already been given formula, and by 9 months, only 31% of babies are breastfeeding at all. Hospitals can either help or hinder mothers and babies as they begin to breastfeed. The Baby- Friendly Hospital Initiative describes Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding that have been shown to increase breastfeeding rates by providing support to mothers. Unfortunately, most US hospitals do not fully support breastfeeding; they should do more to make sure mothers can start and continue: READ MORE…

Preconception Health

Preconception Health

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Preconception Health

Welcome to our 5th Newsletter in September. 

This week’s previous newsletters What The Heck Should I Eat? & Chronic Pain are always available to read in the Newsletter section on the Click For Fitness website. 

Getting ready for pregnancy is an important step to a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. We explore this topic with: READ MORE…

Chronic pain

Chronic Pain

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Chronic Pain

Welcome to our 4th Newsletter in September. We continue our journey into health with: 

Chronic Pain 

Chronic pain refers to pain that does not improve with time. This pain can affect a specific part of the body, as in low-back pain or headaches, or involve many regions at the same time, as in fibromyalgia or osteoarthritis. Chronic pain is more than a symptom of a disease, illness or injury; it becomes an illness unto itself. Regardless of location or cause, chronic pain causes many people to have difficulty functioning in daily activities. They may experience occupational disability, depression, drug-related complications and diminished quality of life.

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What The Heck Should I Eat?

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What The Heck Should I Eat?


Welcome to our 3rd Newsletter in September.

These days, a wealth of nutrition information is at your finger tips. From diet books to newspaper articles, everyone seems to have an opinion about what you should be eating. It's no secret that good nutrition plays an essential role in maintaining health.

While you already know it is important to eat a healthy diet, you may find it more difficult to sort through all of the information about nutrition and food choices and ask yourself: Read More...

What The Heck Should I Eat?

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What The Heck Should I Eat?
Welcome to our 3rd Newsletter in September.

These days, a wealth of nutrition information is at your finger tips. From diet books to newspaper articles, everyone seems to have an opinion about what you should be eating. It's no secret that good nutrition plays an essential role in maintaining health.

While you already know it is important to eat a healthy diet, you may find it more difficult to sort through all of the information about nutrition and food choices and ask yourself: Read More...

Calories Count

Calories Count

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Calories Count

Welcome to our 2nd Newsletter in September. 

We followed last Sunday’s Newsletter Maternal Health Care with Men’s Health Care. 

In our last Newsletter we explored the connection between health and fitness with Health and Fitness (The Connection). 

How does nutrition connect to health and fitness? 

There’s a lot of talk about the different components of food. Whether you’re consuming carbohydrates, fats, or proteins all of them contain calories. If your diet focus is on any one of these alone, you’re missing the bigger picture. 

When it comes to maintaining a healthy weight for a lifetime, the bottom line is: Calories Count

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Health and Fitness (The Connection)

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Health and Fitness (The Connection)

Welcome to our first Newsletter in September.

In August we explored HEALTH, FITNESS and NUTRITION. What better way to start off a new month than to "connect" health and fitness with:

Health and Fitness (The Connection)

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