Wellness World

"Your habits will determine your future" Research shows that more than 40% of our daily behaviors are HABITS .  That's why its worth taking a close look at habits related to your health and whether they are having a positive or negative effect on our lives.  I always tell my clients that it is very hard to change behaviors that you have been used to for so long only through WILL POWER. Will power will only take you through the good days. As soon as you have a stressful day at work, or guests arrive at home - your resolutions will fly out the window. Instead people who succeed in sticking to their resolutions have one thing going for them - they have formed successful routines aka HABITS , which takes away the impulsive behaviors out of the equation. What are Habits? Habits are at the foundation of our everyday lives - often without us even noticing. How many times have you ended up ordering the same food at lunch? How many times have you said yes to extra fries? How man...

  HEALTHY EATING FOR KIDS What is OBESITY? The simplest indicator of obesity is with the BODY MASS INDEX. BMI is a scale that defines OBESITY by taking body weight and height into account. BMI percentiles show how a child's measurements compare with others the same gender and age.  For e.g. if a child has a BMI in the 60th percentile, 60% of the kids of the same gender and age who were measured had a lower BMI. Your kid is considered to be OVERWEIGHT if the BMI is at or above the 85th percentile. RISK FACTORS: Type2 diabetes High blood pressure Bone and Joint problems Breathing issues Sleep issues Early maturity WHY DO KIDS BECOME OVERWEIGHT? A number of things contribute to anybody becoming overweight such as: Diet habits Lack of exercise Genetics Medical conditions Lifestyle While some of the conditions are out of our control, lets look at some of the things which we can change. TIPS TO PREVENT OVER-EATING & OBESITY IN KIDS: Reduce eating out as much as possible Drin...