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When parents decide to talk to their kids about ‘the facts of life’ it usually leads into one of those embarrassing situations (from the children’s point of view) where parents feel it’s their duty to make sure their children know how a baby is made.

The true irony is that how babies are made is only a tiny part of the real ‘facts of life’. We seem to forget that there are many more important facts that children need to know about life. The first of these is health.

Good health is the foundation for our quality of life. The healthier we are the better we function in all aspects of life. So how much education do young kids get about health from their family, their teachers or books? Usually they learn something about the human body and organs and how they function. They may learn about healthy behavior – diet, hygiene, exercise etc. They may be given information about what they should and shouldn’t do, especially in relation to sex, smoking, drinking alcohol and taking drugs.

However if you look at youth health statistics it seems that while children may learn the facts, these frequently do not translate into action. The increase in obesity in children shows that the facts of healthy eating are not real for young people. The levels of youth drinking, smoking and drug taking show that whatever information young people are provided with is not having the desired impact.

So what are the most critical facts of life that kids at home should be learning while they are still young?

There are two simple priorities which could transform every individual’s life.

1. How to be healthy.

2. How to prevent disease.

We now know a lot about health and there is much we can do to prevent all the major diseases. However this is highly pragmatic knowledge which is only effective if it is put into practice. If we want to teach health to kids effectively, we must give them education that actually changes their behavior. If you want to prevent heart disease it is simply not enough to know about exercise in theory. You need to exercise on a regular basis.

If we want to deliver effective health education we need to change our approach to education so we measure changes in children’s behavior rather than what they can memorize or write down on a piece of paper. The most useful knowledge in relation to health can only be measured in behavior and action. Words and information don’t have any real meaning unless they translate into behavior.

We find it unacceptable that children come out of school unable to read and write. Every child is expected to be able to count and calculate. All young people learn the biological ‘facts of life’. But health is more important than any of these. It should be viewed as more fundamental than numeracy and literacy. We need to make sure that children are unable to pass the subject of health until they are healthy. Health is a prerequisite for a high quality of life. We don’t give children the right to choose whether they learn to read or write. There should be no choice as to whether they are healthy or not.

If you want to start to make a difference to a child’s health now it is simple. Take one aspect of health that you feel is important, for example eating more fruit and vegetables as part of their daily diet. First make sure you are setting a good example yourself. If not take some time to sort out your own behavior. Then start to talk with the children about eating more fruit and vegetables. Make sure that you always have fruit and vegetables available at mealtimes. Explain to them why it is good for them. Never lecture them or get angry or emotional. Just quietly and persistently let them get the message that it is healthy to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Always let them know why. You may have to repeat this regularly for a few weeks. But after a while you will see that they take on the message for themselves. You may even see them teaching their friends (or their dolls and other toys) to eat more fruit and vegetables. This simple approach can be applied to all aspects of health and because it is experiential they will never forget.

 

 

Have you ever wondered why medical science can’t find that elusive cure for cancer despite looking for nearly 40 years? The search for that magic pill or chemical has been going on now since war was declared on cancer in 1971, when the President of America allocated funds to find a cure for the scourge that had exploded in the last few years. This was just 2 years after they had successfully put man on the moon, so solving the cancer problem didn’t seem insurmountable. Today after spending billions of dollars in research are we any closer to solving the problem? Our current treatments are still only the same surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and very little else. Surgery is essentially akin to pulling weeds out of a garden. It doesn’t deal with what caused the cancer to grow in the first place or addresses how to prevent it from growing again in the future. Radiation and chemotherapy, while they have refined them still only shrinks cancer and gives scant regard to the all important reason why the cancer arrived in the first place.

 

You realise of course the rewards for the person who finds a cure and the enormous wealth it will bring. With cancer deaths at around 6 and half million people per year worldwide and climbing, there is a huge potential.

 

So why haven’t they found a cure or at least made some headway into solving our cancer epidemic? Because they are all looking in the wrong place, there isn’t a cure for cancer where they are looking. Cancer cannot be cured by a drug or a chemical, it’s impossible. Two hundred years ago we had a similar problem with scurvy where thousands of seamen died. We know today that it was a vitamin C deficiency which caused scurvy and the only way to correct that was to eat foods that contain the missing vitamin. Berri Berri was another, a disease of the nervous system and was potentially fatal and was found to be caused by a lack of vitamin B1 in the diet so the only way to cure that was also naturally.

 

Cancer is exactly the same, it’s caused by a weak immune system, which is the human bodies natural defence system and has been weaken by the way we live. We don’t have drugs to boost the immune system so the only way to cure the cancer problem successfully is a natural way and that is to eat the foods that boost the immune system and remove from your lifestyle factors that weaken the immune system.

 

 

·        Immune building food is all the freshly grown fruit and vegetables, especially organic that allow the natural forces within our body to fight the cancer and slowly remove it.

·        Foods that destroy the immune system are all processed foods and the food that contain a high proportion of fat, salt or refined sugar.

 ·        Factors that enhance the immune system are happiness, adequate rest and sleep, fresh air, sunshine, moderate exercise and most importantly a positive attitude towards life.

·        Immune breakers are constant worry, mental and physical trauma, low self esteem, chemicals including chlorine, fluoride and pesticides, smoking and all drugs, recreational and medicinal, especially chemotherapy.

 

The solution to our cancer problem is to abandon our faith in modern medicine, which for all its science is still only a helpless bystander when it comes to curing cancer and to address the underlying cause of the problem which is mainly our addiction to the foods that stimulate, but do nothing towards nourishing the human body.

 

I’m aware that our current treatment of cancer today reflects the way we live whereby we don’t want to take time out to be sick and to just rid the body of this unwanted growth as quickly as possible. Bizarre as it may seem that’s just what surgery, radiation and chemotherapy do and they are quite good at that to some degree but there are many people, especially young people being diagnosed with cancer today who desperately want to live and want a permanent solution to the problem, and that is not, and has never been addressed by our mainstream medical system.

Alan Wighton is an independent health researcher, having spent many years specializing in cancer. For information on more effective ways to heal cancer and what’s going on in the cancer industry please visit www.cancerhealed.com  Cures, not just treatments.

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All of us went through our childhood. It is a milestone in our lives where in we are a little less care free and we tend to do the things within our comfort zones. Playing has a considerable impact in our lives. Now, that some of us has assumed the role of a parent, we must understand why kids must play and how they will play as well as how to develop the cognitive faculty of our kids through playing. Read along to find some helpful tips and tidbits about playing and educational toys for our children.

* Playing and Development – The connection in between.

Playing is a very significant factor in the development of our personalities and personhood during the childhood years. Playing can be a perfect method where in kids can practice being a grown up. During plays, children can assume adult roles and grown up responsibilities. Children can have the chance on how to act like adults without the “real responsibilities and risks” o being an adult. They can explore on how to react and interact to situations in conformity to what the society approves and what is right and just. In order for our kids to enjoy playing, toys are available for them to use. These toys are the tools which children use while playing. Anything that a child can safely play with can be a toy.

* Educational toys for a more worthwhile playing

Toys are available in toy stores in shopping centers and department stores. Parents would want to maximize the playing times of their children where in they can develop motor skills as well as the social skills of a child. In the last several years, parents have considered honing the mental and cognitive skills of their children to make playing times a more worthwhile leisure activity. With the desire of the parents to provide the best for their child, an educational toy is more preferred on top of all the wide array of toy options in the market.

* Educational toys in a nutshell

All of us know what educational toys are, but we often wonder what an educational toy is in its strictest sense or definition. Are there any standards to define that a toy can be considered as an educational toy? There is no concrete definition for an educational toy. However, what we came to know about educational toy is that it is a type of a toy which can help the kids to play and learn something while playing. What kids learn with educational toys can benefit them with something which can be of use to them in the future as they grow older. Learning while playing is possible but parents must be present during play times to guide their kids while playing. Parents must control the course of play to keep it educational for their kids.

* Educational toys can work wonders with your child

Educational toys are among the most preferred playing tools for children simply because it can make wonders with how our kids grow up. These types of toys will help kids realize some of the salient points in relating with others, conforming to the rules and strengthen personal beliefs and principles of children. These educational toys can help them comprehend how things work and in solving simple problems, these toys can also develop the movement of the kids in terms of synchronicity of movements as well as physical stamina. Educational toys can help your kids develop their imagination; define the differences among objects and persons.

We have learned a lot when it comes to educational toys. Thus it is best we keep ourselves abreast to helpful tips and facts on educational toys. We can assume our parenting roles in a less stressful way and we can enjoy quality time with our kids through worthwhile play.