The National Gardening Association is helping to grow healthy kids through its healthy Sprouts Awards. The awards support school programs that use the garden to teach about nutrition and hunger in the United States. Each of 25 schools or organizations will receive a $200 gift certificate to Gardener's Supply Co., a literature and curriculum package from the NGA and NGA Supporter benefits for a
It is one of the most striking shifts in human existence - a change from small, sickly people to humans who are so robust that their ancestors seem almost unrecognizable.
When was the last time you had your blood pressure or blood sugar checked? Do you want to quit smoking, but don?t know how? What is the best way to make sure your kids are eating healthy foods?
Longer life. Less disease. Less disability. The trends have continued for more than a century as humans have become bigger, stronger and healthier. But can they will they keep going? Or is there some countertrend, obesity or an overuse of medications, perhaps, that will turn the statistics around?.