Baltic Essentials
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Conquer Disease with the Right Mindset
Heal the Mind, Heal the Body There is plenty of debate concerning willpower and the effect it has on disease. When sickness comes, it is hard to push away all the negative thoughts – in fact, the idea is completely unrealistic. Still, those who continue to remain as positive as they can through such an event (or any for that matter) seem to know how to cast those feelings to the side and enjoy all the good in their lives. These blissful thinkers tend to be in the healthiest of conditions as well. It may sound too good to be...
Crysocolla Aids in Toddler Speech Development
Baby's First Words Children are exposed to human speech patterns before they are even born. By the time they are a year old, their baby babble becomes more distinguishable as simple words, like “mama” and “dada”; by the second year they are able to string together two-word sentences. By age three they are able to make most consonant sounds and be understood most of the time; by age four, children are quite talkative and able to be understood. By the time a child turns five, he or she is capable of making all vowel and consonant sounds, complex sentences, proper...
A Quick Cure for Summer Camp Homesickness
Kids Happily Heading to Summer Camp Being away from home a while and heading to summer camp for the first time is a childhood rite of passage. Every kid dreams about being away from home awhile and being on their own. Why wouldn't they? They feel as if they are tasting ultimate freedom for the first time! They get to sleep in cabin bunk beds while talking all day to their friends and roast marshmallows. Seeing the mile-long packing list and planning what to take with them is only half the fun. They can't wait to explore as they...
It’s Spring! Is Your Energy Keeping Up With You?
Spring Cleaning Ah, Spring -- that wonderful time of year when we get to shake off the cold winter months and marvel at the beauty of blossoming flowers. With weather is warming up, it means it’s time to get started on spring cleaning. It is finally the moment when we do the yard work, playing sports, and take care of general home maintenance before summer comes and it heats up. Deep cleaning is a rigorous task that most of us can agree require a tremendous amount of energy. Can your energy levels keep up with the hectic schedule you want to make?...
Teens Need Stress Relief Too!
What Causes Stress In Teens? Teens today face more pressure now than ever before. Just going to school and getting good grades isn’t enough anymore; they’re pressured to be highly involved in numerous sports and extra-curricular activities, volunteer activities and after-school jobs. They also are expected to get high scores on their ACTs and SATs to stand a better chance at getting into the college of their choice. Not to mention, teens can will stress simply from the changes, growth, and environment they are in physical changes due to puberty, budding romances, bullies, gossip). In the midst of all this, it can seem...