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Imagine a typical child or teen — maybe one of your own or someone you know. Now, what do you picture them doing on an average day? If you said reading a book, playing a sport, or interacting with someone socially, you’ve likely stumbled upon a rare young person. Instead, you’ll probably imagine the typical

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity now affects one in six American children and adolescents. It’s not just America; childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. “Shocking figures show there are now 124 million obese children worldwide,” reported The Guardian in 2017. The review, based on 200 countries, found the

Degenerative disc disease isn’t really a “disease.” Rather, it often occurs when physical stressors and minor injuries that make your spinal discs weaken and lose water. Yet degenerative disc disease is a bigger problem than you might realize, and pain can actually be a good thing here. “Simply put, degenerative disc disease refers to symptoms

Feeling “tired all the time,” constant exhaustion, struggling with morning fatigue that leads to extreme tiredness and makes you want to crawl back into bed, and needing an energy drink or venti dark roast as a mid-afternoon pick-me-up oftentimes signify an underlying problem or more often, problems.   Chronic fatigue is not normal, and usually

Your child often exhibits rambunctious, restless behavior that sometimes includes anxiety, aggressiveness, and inability to concentrate. His teacher requests a conference. When you meet up, she mentions your child often gets distracted, says he needs frequent reminders to finish his homework, and interrupts other classmates. She even calls him hyperactive. Your question becomes, is this