Most children start off only preferring a few different foods. It can be a fight to expand a child’s menu, but it’s worthwhile. If you really want your child to branch out, you may want to try introducing a few cultural dishes that are outside of your typical comfort zone. Doing so can have major benefits for your child.
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Did you know that tooth decay and gum disease can be prevented just by improving your diet? This shows how much your oral health is dependent upon the foods you eat. Dentists always advise against eating sugar and acidic foods as they have a huge negative effect on teeth and gums. In fact, certain foods are restricted purely for their risk of cavity-causing bacteria. Worse still, poor diet may also be one of the reasons of periodontal disease or lack of proper diet may make certain dental diseases to progress faster than they would otherwise do.
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One of the times it can be hardest to maintain a healthy diet is while traveling. Whether you’re buying snacks for a road trip, flying to the other side of the world or raiding the hotel mini-bar there’s always the temptation to pick the unhealthy option when it comes to food and drink. With a little bit of forward planning, you can make sure not to overdo it on these bad choices while still enjoying your holiday.
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So here is the usual scenario: you are at work and it is the middle of the afternoon. You have 32 work e-mails waiting to be answered and you have a report due on your manager’s desk in less than an hour. So, what is the first thing you are going to do? Well, if you are like most people in this situation, you will most likely head to the breakroom and grab a donut or potato chips from the vending machine in order to relieve some of that stress. We are probably all guilty of stress eating at some point in our lives but there are things you can do when the urge strikes.