Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Healthy Teeth-Healthy Teeth Brushing For Your Children

Crest MultiCare Whitening toothpasteImage via WikipediaHealthy Teeth-Healthy Teeth Brushing For Your Children. It is incredibly important to keep your teeth clean. Research is beginning to show a link between poor oral care and strokes and heart health. This news is scary when you realize that there is more to risk than just a cavity or a root canal. This is why it is so important to teach your children about proper and Healthy Teeth Brushing habits in regards to their teeth.

One of the first things your children need to learn is the length of time they need to concentrate on brushing their teeth. Dentists are recommending that you brush for two minutes. Now, to a child, two minutes is an eternity and if left on their own they will be woefully short on brushing time. Getting an egg timer is a good start to getting them brushing a little longer. There are also two minute timers which easily stick to your bathroom mirror.

My kids were terrible at Healthy Teeth Brushing with regular toothbrushes. The kids were not getting the plaque off of their teeth well enough. It was a good time to get a mechanical toothbrush to help in this. Not only did it help the kids teeth, but they were super excited to use an electronic toothbrush

Another trick we used to get our kids to Healthy Teeth Brush was getting toothpaste that was just for them. You can find all kinds of flavors like strawberries that is fluoride free for young kids or a bubble gum fluoride tooth paste for older.

You can use the same trick for mouthwash. It seems the stranger the color and flavor the more likely they are to use it. Once they are older, you should teach them to floss or use a water pick. Kids sometimes seem to like using a water pick because they can play with the water as well.

Getting them a good routine and with a bit of monitoring is about the best thing you can do to help them develop a good hygine.
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Dealing With STRESS And A STRESSFUL Ordeal

Stressed EricImage via Wikipedia Dealing With STRESS And A STRESSFUL Ordeal.  No matter what you do for a living (or what you do in life), there will be times when you end up feeling stressed or overwhelmed - after all, everyone deals with stress from time to time, and the primary issue, when it comes to stress, is not whether you deal with it, but what you do afterward. When you get stressed, it can end up setting you back for several days if you do not take care of the problem; in order to overcome the negative effects of stress, you need to learn how to decompress in Dealing With STRESS And A STRESSFUL Ordeal.
When stress hits you, the first thing you will need to do is go to a place where you can be by yourself; do not just go to "any place," however - you should have a place that is a "safe" place for you (whether in your room, in your yard, in your car, or somewhere away from home), and this is the place you should turn to when you need to decompress.






Dealing With STRESS And A STRESSFUL Ordeal.  Silence is usually the best way to decompress, but many people find that music helps them as well; choose a "decompression" song (or "decompression" songs) that you can listen to whenever the need arises. This should be a song that causes you to relax, rather than one that causes you to get more excited or tense!
When you go to your decompression place, allowing yourself to enjoy some silence or music, you also need to pay attention to your breathing; you will notice, if you pay attention, that your heart rate and your breathing will be sped up when you are stressed, but you can counter these by focusing on your breathing and making sure you are taking deep, full breaths.
While it is rare that you will be able to control all the external factors that can cause stress to come upon you, you can control the way in which you react to this stress, and when you learn to take the proper "decompression steps," you will put yourself in much better shape for overcoming stress every time it arises.

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