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Growing Up Healthy
Our Growing Up Healthy for kids and Writes of Passage for teens blogs helps you create a positive, healthy environment for your family. View the blogs
Worries about weight and appearance begin in childhood. Girls as young as six talk about wanting to be skinnier. Boys in middle school take supplements and even steroids to develop more muscular bodies. The pressure to look a certain way is often rei...
6/24/2019 | Building Better Relationship with Our Bodies 
The letter arrives announcing that your recent mammogram was fine (cue huge sigh of relief) but your breast tissue was classified as dense. So what does that mean, and why does it matter? “Dense breasts refers to the appearance of breasts ...
6/24/2019 | How Breast Density Affects Your Cancer Risk 
Whether it was a surgical incision or an accident that etched the telltale mark across your skin, you’ve likely acquired at least a scar or two during your life. But how you care for the scar in the months after injury can affect how the scar f...
6/21/2019 | Better Scar Care 
While few sports require eye protection - including youth leagues - athletes are at greater risk of eye-related injuries. It's a concern, because sports-related eye injuries account for approximately 100,000 doctor visits in the U.S. every year, acco...
5/22/2019 | Eye Safety for Athletes 
It’s been called many things – the universal language, a great healer, even a reflection of the Divine. While there’s little doubt about the power of music, research now shows us just how powerful it can be. “Across the h...
5/20/2019 | The Healing Power of Music 
Here in Wisconsin, running is a favorite form of outdoor exercise for adults.Jenny Kempf, a Physical Therapist at UW Sports Rehabilitation Clinic, says one reason it's so popular is because it's so accessible."Anyone can go and run. You just need a p...
5/17/2019 | Common Running Mistakes and How to Avoid Them |
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