Flower power

Cook with edible flowers Look to edible flowers to add beauty, flavor, and elegance to healthy seasonal dishes. These recipes will help you create not only pretty plates but delectable meals, perfectly suited for summer eating. Whether you find them in your own garden or at the farmers’ market, make sure you’re using edible flowers..

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Play every day

How to make physical activity a lifelong habit Are you worried that your kid is a couch potato? Is that concern warranted, or is it simply a product of generational differences? We explore healthy activity levels and talk with an expert about how to help turn your mini-me into a mini-mover! It’s all fun and..

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Can love boost your health?

What the science says You’ve heard the musical phrase, “Love is all you need.” It’s certainly true that our health flourishes with good old-fashioned love—of any kind (friends, family, even your favorite sports team!). Find out how love affects our heart health and our brain health.  Love and heart health Falling in love can make the heart..

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Learn with all your senses

How multimodal enrichment works How do we learn best? New scientific evidence suggests that learning that incorporates the use of multiple senses and movement—known as multimodal enrichment—may be the way of the future when it comes to teaching and learning for all ages. Coming back to our senses Multimodal enrichment (a.k.a. multisensory learning) transforms the..

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Humor is healthy!

Lighten your load with laughter It’s easy to get serious in our lives, given all that is unfolding in the world. The good news? There is mounting evidence that a good sense of humor, including laughing out loud, is good for us. A good sense of humor Laughter is a physical (and thus visible) expression..

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