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Elect to either drive a golf cart or else push your pull your bag using a golf bag cart. Hydrate: Hydration is fundamental to success and safety in any sport. This is magnified when we are playing an outdoor sport during the summer. Drinking water helps decrease your risk of injury and fatigue when on the golf course. For more information www. chiropractic.on.ca. www.newscanada.com Good stress and bad stress While employees might not be able to quell their fears of one day being laid off, there are things they can do to reduce the stress that often accompanies such fears. Stress is a part your family a jump-start good nutriof (NC) mostGive professions and can even be a on good motivator. tion by introducing your children to a nourishing, However, when stress is prolonged or excessive, the results whole-food diet at a young age. Teaching them to can be very unhealthy. Men and women with high stress prefer the taste of real foods lays the foundation for levels are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and lifelong healthy eating habits. Follow these or tips to cardiovascular disease. When faced with prolonged excesensure your child consumes high-quality, healthful sive stress at the office, men and women can take the followingredients. ing approaches to avoid to a stress. First bites are a big succumbing milestone in baby's life. The Healthy starts: Make your own baby and toddler food · Remain physically active. Exercise is a great remedy for stress. In fact, the American Psychological Association notes that studies have suggested physically active people have lower rates of anxiety and depression than sedentary people. While research is ongoing, some researchers feel exercise enhances the body's ability to respond to stress. In addition, exercise seems to give the body practice at dealing with stress. While exercising, the body's physiological systems are forced to communicate with one another. These same systems must also communicate with one another when responding to stress. Regular exercise helps the body communicate more efficiently, something that helps when the time comes to respond to stress. enjoyable activities away from work. Spend time with friends and family, plan a weekend getaway or simply relax at home. Such time, even if it's not as often as you might like, makes dealing with stress at the office that much easier to handle. or vegetable first. Some choose to introduce fruits Canadian Paediatric Society recommends starting * Determine what is months. causing the stress. 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It might not be possible to successfully address each trigger, but it's worth the try and it is likely that certain triggers can be successfully avoided. first because the sweet taste mirrors breast milk, while others like to start with vegetables, so the child will be more likely to accept the taste. Whichever you choose, remember to only introduce one new food every three to four days, as this will help you determine whether your child has a reaction to a certain ingredient. As your little one grows, continuing good eating habits can be tricky. Toddler years are a time of transition and independence, when they learn to eat table food and experiment with a variety of tastes and textures. Kids are also notoriously fussy during this time and may reject some of the most nutritious foods. Serving your children homemade fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies is one of the Continued on page 28 Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? 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