May 19th, 2009 by admin

Families Fighting Flu (FFF), a non-profit organization made up of parents who have all lost a child to seasonal flu.  FFF is dedicated to educating people about the severity of influenza and the importance of vaccinating children against the flu each year.

As a parent, you want to do everything in your power to protect your children.  With the recent H1N1 flu outbreak (initially called “swine flu”), FFF is sharing some important steps that you can take right now to help protect you and your loved ones.

Tips:

1. Covering your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. You can even teach your children to cough into their elbows.
2. Stressing the importance of washing hands often with soap and water. Any alcohol-based hand cleansers are effective as well.
3. Disinfecting frequently touched surfaces with an appropriate bleach-based solution. As you know, germs can spread by touching infected surfaces and then your eyes, nose or mouth.

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For more information, please visit www.familiesfightingflu.org.

June 5th, 2008 by admin

By Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C.

If you go to an office every day, you’ve undoubtedly been at the mercy of co-workers, who can best be dubbed “sugar pimps.”

No disrespect intended, but I’m sure you know to whom I’m referring.

You know, those sweetly smiling, eager-to-please colleagues who continually proffer cakes, cookies and donuts with such polite insistence that, despite your best efforts, your diet goes belly up. (Pun intended.)

You know, those annoying people—either amazingly slim or embarrassingly overweight—who always seem to have jars of candies on their desk to tempt and torture all who pass.

You know, those co-workers who mean no harm but annoy the heck out of you by constantly bringing “goodies” to work. Read the rest of this entry »