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March 11, 2016

Health On The Go: Simple Tips for Quick Nutritious Meals

It’s an age-old dilemma: preparing a healthy meal or making your next appointment on time? The convenience of fast food and unhealthy snacks often wins out […]
February 26, 2016

Food and Fitness in High School

With puberty behind them, high school-age children are at a significant juncture in their physical and psychological state when it comes to health and nutrition.  This […]
February 26, 2016

Help Your Child Make Healthy Decisions

At some point in the middle or high school years, most every child is going to wrestle with peer pressure and confront those three dreaded little […]
January 15, 2016

Second Shot

When Jordan Denesik moved from the ski town of Telluride, Colo., to the desert landscape of Phoenix, she noticed everyone was decked out in skimpy shorts […]
January 8, 2016

Parent Monitoring and Support Keep Kids Safer

When kids are singled out and bullied, it sets the stage for social isolation and feelings of worthlessness. With the digital age, bullying is no longer […]
January 8, 2016

Healthy Snack Attack

Does it seem like it’s always snack time? Extracurricular eating abounds. Nearly every afterschool activity from drama to scouts to soccer to German club involves some […]
December 18, 2015

Pursuit of Perfection

“My thighs are too fat. My abs aren’t ripped enough. My body is too hairy. I have too many zits.” Comments like these are typical of […]
December 5, 2015

Behind the Label

The psychological reasons why we use labels in social settings. It’s an average Monday at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Ariz. Students shuffle through the halls, […]
December 5, 2015

Covers Girls

How images affect young girls and how we can help. “I’m fat.” “I need to lose all this weight.”   “I’m not eating.” As I hear […]