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{Full Circle Online Library Articles} November 2009

Website Update – Fall 2009

Website Maintenance & Update Notice All software used to run www.FullCircleMed.org has been updated to the latest versions. While very effort has been made to find and fix the various bugs, errors and broken links that might have resulted from the updating process, we appreciate your vigilance in reporting anything that may have slipped by us. [...]

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Connie’s High-Collagen Chicken Soup for Arthritis

Skin a chicken and simmer it in about 3 quarts of water for most of a day. Pour this into another pot through a colander, so the broth is separated from the bones/meat. Tease apart with a fork into bite-sized chunks of meat and add to soup, or save for enchiladas or some other dish. [...]

Healthy Portion Sizes

Or, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. . .  Portion sizes have increased dramatically in our country in the past several decades – you can look at your grandmother’s plates and bowls to see the truth in this.  Everything from hamburgers to soda pop to bagels are now 2-5x larger [...]

Healthy Mealtimes Together

Balanced meals can take less time than going through the drive-thru!  5 Easy Ways to Enjoy More Mealtimes Together  Plan ONE MORE family mealtime in every week.  Take a quick inventory of how many times you usually eat together now. Then plan to add just one more family mealtime per week. If dinnertime is too [...]

Active Play for Families

Active Play Every Day Enjoy active play during family time! Find things your family LIKES to do! Have fun together.  Exercise does not need to be a chore. Be a role model! Showing kids how much you value and enjoy active play speaks much louder than words. Instead of food, use active play as a [...]

Setting Your Kids Up for Success

Fit & Fun Family Goals   Make healthy habits fun and relaxing by the way you THINK!    Think Active PLAY! It sounds more fun and is just as healthy as exercise workouts! Get silly along with kids by making up active games. Try these goofy ideas—they are sure to make little ones giggle—or come [...]

Indoor Exercise Options

Some Ideas to Get Moving indoors or when the weather is not great!  Find indoor activities to do in the winter, such as exercising to a workout video, dancing, or using a hula hoop.  If you can’t set aside one block of time, do short activities throughout the day, such as three 10-minute walks.  Vary [...]

Family Habit Inventory

This inventory will give a general idea of your family’s typical eating and physical activity habits. 1) Read each statement and think about your family’s eating and physical activity habits. 2) Circle the words that best describe your family’s habits over the past few weeks. 3) After completing the Inventory, check your Habit Inventory score. [...]

Healthy Lifestyles

  5-3-2-1-Nearly None   “Living Healthy – it’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle!”   Kids born today are the first generation in more than a hundred years not expected to live longer than their parents.  The causes for this are many, but most of them boil down to healthy lifestyle choices, which means we [...]

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