Author Archives: Ishaa & Aditi

Nearly 1 in 3 children in America is overweight or obese. Despite all the focus on kids being overweight and obese, many parents are still confused, especially when it comes to what kids eat. How much does your child need? Is he getting enough calcium? Enough iron? Too much fat? Whether you have a toddler orContinue reading “Childhood Nutrition”

One of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves and others from illness is good personal hygiene. This means washing your hands, especially, but also your body. It means being careful not to cough or sneeze on others, cleaning things that you touch if you are unwell, putting items such as tissues (thatContinue reading “Your body is a temple, so keep it CLEAN!”

une 27 is National HIV Testing Day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 be tested at least once as part of routine medical care. People who have vaginal or anal sex without using a condom or consistently taking Truvada (a medication that canContinue reading “The Risk is not Knowing”

“Nah. I’m a tough cookie. Except for the cancer, I’m fine.” Cancer can touch you, but not your soul; neither your thoughts, nor your heart.“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” It is a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy bodyContinue reading “Cancer- Please just be a zodiac sign”