Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts

For years, doctors have used height and weight measurements to assess a child's physical growth in relation to other kids the same age. Now they have another tool: body mass index (BMI). BMI is a calculation that uses height and weight to estimate how much body fat someone has. Doctors use it to determine how appropriate a child's weight is for a certain height and age.

I used this helpful website to show my teenage girls that there is a difference in adult BMI and the BMI for children and teenagers. It helped bring body image issues into the light and showed them that they aren't "fat" after all, no matter what the other kids might say.

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Humor, Laughter and Health

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As you come across the myriad of April Fool's Jokes today, remember that while laughter is medicine for the soul, it can be beneficial for the body too!

Humor, Laughter and Health: Bringing more humor and laughter into our Lives

The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or sneeze. Humor and laughter can cause a domino effect of joy and amusement, as well as set off a number of positive physical effects. Humor and laughter strengthen our immune systems and help us recover from illness, as well as bring joy into our lives. The question is, how do we gain access to this priceless medicine?

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Is it real? Or is it Martha?

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Stewart obviously isn't available for photo shoots, so Newsweek had to improvise.

This article clearly shows the problem with aspiring to look like the people in the magazines. Newsweek created an "illustration" of Martha Stewart and hosted it on the front cover of their magazine. The illustrator, Michael Ellins, took a head shot of Martha Stewart by Marc Bryan-Brown and pasted it on the body of a model. The problem with the illustration is that it doesn't look like an illustration at all. It looks like a photograph.

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