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Obesity is the state of bang seriously overweight to a degree that affects your health. Obesity in childhood is linked to many health complications and tends to indicate the child will be obese as an adult.

What are the Effects of Obesity? 

Overweight and obese kids are at risk for developing medical problems that affect their present and future health and quality of life. including

• High blood pressure. high cholesterol and abnormal blood lipid levels, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes, fatty liver — all once considered exclusively adult diseases

• Bone and joint problems

• increase the chances of developing asthma

• Restless or disordered sleep patients

• Liver and gall bladder disease

• Obese kids may also be prone to low self-esteem that sterns from being teased, bullied, or rejected by peers

• Cardiovascular risk factors present in childhood (including high blood pressure, high cholesterol. and diabetes) can lead to serious medical problems like heart disease, heart failure, and stroke as adults 

What Causes Children to Become Ovens eight? 

Children become overweight for a variety of reasons. The most common causes are unhealthy eating patterns, lack of physical activity, genetic factors or a combination of these factors 

How’s it diagnosed? 

A child’s body mass index (BNB) is calculated using the same method as for adults – but to determine whether a child is overweight or obese, specific age-adjusted charts are needed 

What’s the treatment? 

If you’re worried your child is overweight. Talk to your doctor and ask for help from a dietician Avoid starting your child on an aggressive diet instead, make tong-term changes to healthy eating for all the family, and get your child involved in won or exercise 

How can I help my child eat a more healthy diet?

• Reduce unhealthy foods

• Choose a variety of foods

• Saves variety of fruits and vegetables daily

• Repeal the “clean your plate” rule

• Encourage your child to eat

• Involve children in food shopping and preparing meals

• Plan for healthy snacks

• Discourage eating meals or snacks while watching TV.

• In not to use food to punish or reward your child

• Teach your family healthy eating habits

• increase your family’s physical activity.

• Be a good role model

Why should I eat fruit and vegetables?

The minimum number of servings per day is S. Fruits and vegetables are virtually the only natural source of vitamin C for the human organism. They also provide vitamins of the B group, beta-carotene (pro vitamin A), an appreciable quantity of minerals and trace elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper etc…) and phytochemicals. They are also rich in fiber which optimizes bowel movement.

What are the benefits of eating fruits arid vegetables a day?

• helps reduce blood cholesterol levels

• Normalize blood glucose level via improving insulin tolerance.

• Helps reduce constipation and diverticulitis.

• reduce risk of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases,

• Protect against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.

• Vegetables are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, folate (folic acid), vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin C

o potassium reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and help maintain healthy blood pressure

o Folate (folic acid) helps the body torm red blood cells o Vitamin C helps heal cuts and wounds, and keeps teeth and gums healthy.

o Vitamin A keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections.

o Vitamin E helps protect vitamin A and essential fatty acids from cell oxidation

How do fruits and vegetables help me in weight loss?

Most Fruits and vegetables are low in fat and calories, high in volume and high in critically important nutrients. None have cholesterol. On a very practical level they fill you up, without loading you up with fat and calories. And when your stomach is filled up with high volume, low calorie food, there is less room for other stuff. You won’t have so many cravings and you might not seek out extra high calorie foods to feel satisfied. All of this benefits weight loss.

How many portions should I eat per day?

Public-health bodies generally recommend eating at least S servings of fruits or vegetables each day.

What’s a serving size?

A serving of fruits or vegetables consists of:

1 medium fruit or 1/2 cup of small or cut-up fruit 3/4 cup (or 6 ounces) of 100% fruit juice 1/4 cup dried fruit 1/2 cup raw or cooked vegetables 1 cup of raw, leafy vegetables 1/2 cup cooked beans

1. Drink Water

No matter who you are, you need plenty of water every day to maintain optimal health. If you take your body weight and divide it by two, that is a rough estimate of how many ounces of water your body needs per day. Having a glass of waterthe first thing in the morning is a wonderful way to start your day. Water is essential to proper lymphatic function which remove waste and toxins from the body. It provides hydration necessary for conducting electrical impulses through the body. Water heightens energy, improves concentration, improves mental and physical coordination and academic skills. It is especially helpful when working around electrical machines which may affect our body in a negative way. 

2. Switching

This is an electromagnetic quick fix. It integrates the different hemispheres of the brain. It balances the bodies electrical signaling system. With your index finger and your middle finger, place both of them on your naval and hold them there while doing the following steps.

1. Left and right balance Massage in the hollows just below the collar bone on either side of the breast bone.

2. Up and down balance Massage top and below lips

3. Front and Back balance Massage the tip of the coccyx.

 3. Start Your Brain

This Cross Patterning technique makes the brain shift between integrated movements and one sided movements controlled by the brain. This is good for times when its hard to do and think at the same time.

1. Do 6-7 sets of the cross march touching hand to opposite knee. This activates both sides of the brain-body

2. Now do one sided marching, same side arm and leg. Imagine being a puppet on a string. 6-7 times. This fires one side of the brain-body at a time.

3. Alternate between a set of cross march and a set of one- sided march, 6-7 times or until the shift between the two are smooth. Always end on cross march. 

4. Gaits

Gates are another way to integrate and create balance. You are stimulating a number of reflex points for moving walking, learning and focusing. Firmly massage the points as shown on the pictures below. These can be very tender the first few times you do them. Just massage them lightly and gradually increase the pressure as the tenderness subsides. 

5. The Brain

These are the reflex points that stimulate the brain and promote clear thinking. They are located on the front part of the shoulder in the crease and the base of the skull about two inches from the midline. 

6. Lazy 8′s

Lazy 8′s integrate the visual midfield and have been used in remedial education for years. This exercise helps you to read and understand better. Extend your arm straight out in front of you, thumb up and level with your nose. While keeping your head still, carefully make lazy 8′s in the air with your eyes glued to your thumb. Always going up on the midline. Do this 3-5 times and then switch hands. Do this arm 3-5 times and then with both thumbs together 3-5 times or until the eye movements are smooth.

7. Unroll Your Ears

Give your ears a gentle massage and unroll the edges as well. Notice how this makes sounds brighter and clearer. You are also massaging many acupressure points, stimulating the whole body for a fast pick-me-up!