Tag Archives: Family Health

Everybody’s Sick! What Do You Do?

Two of my favorite people in the world welcomed twins into their family back in July. They are amazing parents — at least in my humble opinion. It certainly doesn’t seem easy to have twins, but they make it look good. This month, they both got sick. Some sort of upper respiratory crud — not the flu, hopefully, because everybody had their flu shots — that lingered on and on, sapping energy on top of making them feel miserable. I was talking to mom as they were starting to get better… and she commented that she practically hadn’t seen dad … Continue reading →

Health and Gratitude

It’s that time of year: time to start counting our blessings. Holiday season is upon us, with Thanksgiving tomorrow (for U.S. folks) and winter holidays on the horizon. I think gratitude is a healthy thing. It’s so easy to get mired down in what’s wrong, what’s hard, what’s stressful… and forget all the things that are good in our lives. Sometimes, stopping to take stock can be a real eye-opener. It’s a great chance to let the good things shine for a while. I happened to be at the doctor’s office today — my first appointment at a new office. … Continue reading →

Family Fitness: Stress and How it Affects the Family

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How many arguments do parents have when one or the other arrives late from work? How many times have you heard a partner say, ‘I thought this was the one place I could catch a break!’ The myth of family is that the home should be a bastion of peace and tranquility. The stresses of life should not walk in the front door and sit down to share the supper table with the wife, kids, parents and in-laws. Family Stress Family stress is very much like normal stress in that the stress itself is inevitable. Families, after all, are comprised … Continue reading →

Family Health and Fitness Day Is Coming!

Mark your calendar: Family Health and Fitness Day is coming Saturday, September 29th! Now in its eleventh year, Family Health and Fitness day is a chance for you and your family to be active together. Need some ideas for fun family activities? Here are a few things you and your family can do to celebrate Family Health and Fitness Day. Rent Dance Dance Revolution or another dancing game for your video game system. Challenge your feet and your brain by following the arrows to perform dances of varying complexity. You’ll definitely laugh at your missteps, and bur some serious calories … Continue reading →

Play Time Is Healthy For Everyone

Play time doesn’t mean a waste of time. Not at all! Play time can help your family (young and old) improve flexibility, build strength, and learn healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Try these family activities: A family bike ride. One of my favorite memories of summer is hopping on my bike with my dad and my brother. It seemed like we would ride forever. Sometimes we raced to keep up with each other. Sometimes we’d challenge ourselves by biking over a bridge. My favorite thing was to bike to the canal, then walk down closer to the water. … Continue reading →

Eight Ways To Get Your Family Moving

It isn’t always easy to get your whole family (especially the kids!) interested in a healthy lifestyle. Here are some ideas to get the whole family up and moving. Planning a family vacation? Make an effort to walk or bike the distance in increments before you actually leave. For long trips, count up the total effort of the entire family; for shorter trips, try to encourage each person to go the distance before you depart. Think a marathon is too much? Children in Richardson, Texas jogged a marathon over the course of six months, and nearly 90% of those involved … Continue reading →

There’s No Place Like Home Sick For The Holidays

For the last few years, it seems like I’m always sick at Thanksgiving. And always sick at Christmas. It started back in my college days. I’d come home for the holiday and start to feel that scratchiness in the back of my throat. Next comes the pounding pressure of sinus headaches. And by the holiday itself, I’d succumb to a mild fever and whatever other misery my body had planned. Every single year. If it wasn’t Thanksgiving, it was Christmas. If it wasn’t one or the other, it was both! Why, body, why? Why do you do this to me … Continue reading →

Creating a Healthy and Spiritual Home Environment

In “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” it states: “Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. ‘Children are an heritage of the Lord’ (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.” Often when I … Continue reading →