Children spend a lot of time on their feet. Whether they're running, jumping or kicking a football, their feet need to be well protected and supported against the wear and tear of everyday life.

As such, choosing the right fitting shoes for your child is important for ensuring their feet are able to grow and develop properly while reducing the chances of suffering from foot problems later in life.

Over a quarter of children in the United States have had at least one cavity by the age of four. To help prevent problems such as decay and cavities, it’s vital that children are taken for regular checkups to the dentist so they can learn from a young age the importance of caring for their teeth.

Preparing a child for their first visit to the dentist should be both an encouraging and positive experience.

Calcium needs for children and adolescents is particularly high during their formative years. However, according to US Dietary Guidelines 2010 (p.38), the calcium intake for children and teenagers is less than the recommended guidelines.

Teenagers in particular, often find their diet lacks calcium and this may lead to serious health problems. Understanding which foods contain the best sources of calcium can help to ensure your kids aren’t missing out on this vital nutrient.

Cooking for a low fat diet doesn't have to mean the end of tasty meals. Indeed, once you've become accustomed to cooking the low fat way, you’ll wonder why you didn't start earlier.

The health benefits of eating a low fat diet are immense but if you’re not used to cooking this way, you may find a few low fat cooking tips will help make your transition a little smoother.

Anyone embarking on a diet for the first time could be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed at the abundance of diet foods on sale. Supermarket shelves are groaning under the weight of products labeled 'diet', 'fat-free', ‘low-fat’, 'lite' or 'low calorie' which can lead to all sorts of confusion.

Coping with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be difficult at the best of times and pregnancy may have an impact on the symptoms. Some sufferers find their IBS symptoms improve whereas others may find they worsen.

It's therefore vital that particular attention is given to ensuring the diet provides proper pregnancy nutrition for meeting the growing needs of the baby while minimizing IBS symptoms in the expectant mother.

Strokes can occur suddenly and without warning. The effects can be devastating, either resulting in a permanent disability or worse, death.  In the United States alone, more than 700,000 people suffer from a stroke every year.

While no one can be sure whether they will have a stroke, risk factors such as high blood pressure or heart disease are often used to predict whether someone has a higher risk. However, according to some studies, the eyes may provide vital information as to whether someone is likely to have a stroke.

Food is a tremendous source of pleasure for most people. We take it for granted we’ll feel satisfied after eating and not become violently ill. But if you’re not careful with food hygiene and preparation, you could end up swallowing something a lot nastier than you bargained for.

With foodborne illnesses affecting an estimated 76 million people in the US each year, it’s certainly a widespread and very common problem. So how do these debilitating foodborne illnesses enter the body?

We're all familiar with the notion that exercise is good for us. But are you aware that the benefits of exercise extend further than speeding up weight loss?

Numerous research studies have shown that exercise can ease or help prevent a multitude of physical and mental health problems. Rather than relying on medication, you could find exercise helps you gain more control over your health.

During the daylight hours, a city can seem like a relatively safe place, as long as there are plenty of other people around. As the theory goes, there is safety in numbers. But even so, unfamiliarity with the city streets can lead a woman alone into danger, even more so once darkness falls. Being aware of the possible situations which can befall a woman alone on city streets, as well as taking sensible precautions to prevent them, can help you feel safer while reducing your likelihood of becoming a victim of crime.

Whether you are staying in a five star luxury suite or a cheap and cheerful budget hotel, your room may be harboring any number of germs brought in by guests from around the world. Fortunately, germs tend to have a fairly short survival time and the majority are unlikely to cause any adverse health effects.

It won’t be possible to avoid all germs in hotel rooms, but understanding where germs are likely to be found, can help you reduce your chances of picking up any nasty illnesses during your stay.

Sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy dietary habits have helped contribute to the growing prevalence of obesity among adults and children. In the US, a staggering one-third of children are now either overweight or obese.

One of the main contributors to this growing problem is the high fat content found in much of the food consumed by children. Swapping to a low fat diet can significantly help reduce the likelihood of children gaining weight as well as helping them feel fitter and healthier.

Protein is an essential nutrient which must be included as part of a healthy diet. The protein needs for men are surprisingly low and most people are able to easily meet their daily requirements. Contrary to popular belief, eating more protein doesn’t mean more muscles! In fact, eating too much or too little protein can lead to potential health consequences.

The body mass index (BMI) chart is an alternative way of finding out at a glance, what your BMI is. Using the BMI chart, you don't need to perform any calculations or enter any numbers into an on-line calculator. However, the BMI chart only gives you a BMI as a whole number, whereas calculating it will provide a slightly more accurate BMI score to decimal places, for example, 23.8 instead of 23 or 24 as found on a chart.

Would you recognize the signs of a stroke if you saw them? It's worrying that not many people do. With strokes accounting for around 137,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, they are the third most common cause of death in the U.S. and the second in the UK.

Knowing what to look out for could make the difference between life and death as every second counts. There is however, an easy way of remembering how to recognize the early signs of a stroke.

If you're a dog owner, taking steps to keep them free from worms will be a life long commitment. Due to their very nature, dogs can pick up worms from all sorts of places.

If they do pick up worms and they're not treated, dogs can become extremely ill and in a worse case scenarios, die. This guide gives some helpful tips for preventing and treating worms in dogs.

Cleaning our teeth is something we should all be perfect at. After all, we're taught how to do it from a very young age and of course, we all brush them at least twice a day, every day, don't we! Unfortunately, this isn't always the case.

Our often chaotic lifestyles mean we're rushing to get out the door, giving our teeth only a cursory glance of the toothbrush before exiting the house. But, if you wan't to keep your teeth healthy or just keep them full stop, you have to brush them properly.

In case you've forgotten, this guide reminds you just how to do it.

It's not hard to spot a new parent. The initial glow of elation after their offspring's arrival into the world has been replaced by a somewhat dazed expression. Sleepless nights are taking their toll. All new parents expect to lose a fair amount of sleep during the first weeks of their newborn’s life. But if your baby is still waking frequently throughout the night after a few months, it's time to start sleep training. One successful and popular solution is the 5-10-15 method.

Bruises comes come in all shapes and sizes and are often quite alarming in appearance. They’re most often the result of a knock or bump, but any trauma to the skin, such as an operation, can also entail a fair amount of bruising.

Children are notorious for suffering from bruises. Their rough and tumble play leaves them susceptible to getting knocks and bumps all over the place. But it’s not just children who suffer from bruises.

Standing on a crowded bus or train in the morning, inhaling someone else's garlic breath, isn't the greatest way to start the day. But don't be too quick to point the finger of blame! For all you know, you could be one of them, since we can be completely unaware of our own halitosis.

This guide shows you how to test whether you have bad breath. And if you do, it provides some possible reasons that might be causing it (if you don't know) and also how to treat it.