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Helpful suggestions for parents.
What's the Story with Protein?
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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One way or another, you must have protein in your diet. The RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for protein is 0.36 grams of protein per pound of body weight. Based on this standard, a 75-pound child needs 27 grams of protein per day.
The Standard American Diet-Why the Concern?
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
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The diet a person follows for the next fifty years is probably the most significant factor in the overall health you will experience for the rest of life. Your daily nutritional deficiencies or lifestyle excesses are a pretty good predictor of where your health will be in a few years.
Natural Food Tips for Parents
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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"Everything in moderation" is a great motto until you realize that moderate means different things to different people.
Grains in a Healthy Diet
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
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Eating whole grains has many advantages. With the bran and germ still intact, all the original fiber remains in the grain. In addition to all the dietary benefits of the fiber, it also slows down digestion of the starch, retarding the acid spike. The whole grain contains almost all of the other nutrients in the grain- the alkalinizing minerals, especially magnesium, the vitamins and the essential fatty acids.
Five a Day
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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The 5 A Day challenge, offered by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - a branch of the National Institutes of Health- is to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Fat and Health
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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Most current nutrition science points to mono-unsaturated fats as the best possible dietary fats. In general, they lower cholesterol. Olive oil and canola oil are both mono-unsaturated.
Carbohydrates in the Body
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published March 26, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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Low carb. Slow carb. No carb. Whole carb. Everybody’s talking about carbs. It all sounds good, but who’s right, and just what are they all talking about, anyway?
Raising Ourselves and Our Children With Yoga
- By Shakta Kaur Khalsa
- Published February 18, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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Parenting has been called “the highest yoga”, and for good reason. Where else do you have the challenge and opportunity to be your most mindful at each moment? Where your every communication has the potential to create conflict or upliftment? Children respond either consciously or unconsciously to the vibratory energy of each moment. Much of the time, we adults have lost our sensitivity to the energy that vibrates between us all. Children can make us painfully aware of our gaps in awareness.
Fenugreek Lactation Wonder
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published February 17, 2008
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Breastfeeding is one of the joys of motherhood, and a great gift to give to a child. Sometimes, though, Mom just can’t quite create enough milk to meet the needs. That’s where fenugreek can help.
Dandelion for Breast Health
- By Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
- Published February 17, 2008
- Just for Mom & Dad
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Dandelion is a well known herb, but, oddly enough, one of its best applications is largely unknown here in North America. Dandelion is one of the best herbs in the world for breast health.