Browsing Month May, 2011
Buddy Walkers and Jump Ropes
By My Family Plate at May 30, 2011 | 1:53 pm | 2 Comments
Buddy Walkers and Jump Ropes by Dr. Britt The main objective this month is General Coordination. Both activities will require young children to work together (with another person, or with an object) to move appropriately. Students will enjoy these activities, but will also be forced to sequence movements as they are performing the skills. This will lead to more...
Olive Oil – Does it Spoil?
By My Family Plate at May 30, 2011 | 1:16 pm | 0 Comment
Olive Oil - Does It Spoil? by Angie, R.N. The other day I went out to eat at a friends house, and they made the most wonderful sausage sandwich's for our dinner! To start out the meal a small saucer of beautiful olive oil was set out with small pieces of a great bread to dunk in the oil. Well, imagine my surprise and my friends, when I had to spit out the bread more...
10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia
By My Family Plate at May 27, 2011 | 2:48 pm | 2 Comments
10 Things you should know about Fibromyalgia by Katherine Greathouse Most people at some point in their life have or have had pain somewhere in their body. There are those however, who experience chronic body-wide pain. These people may be suffering from a serious and often debilitating disorder called fibromyalgia. The word fibromyalgia comes from the Latin term more...
All About Arteriosclerosis
By My Family Plate at May 26, 2011 | 11:22 pm | 0 Comment
All About Arteriosclerosis byRachell Eom 1.What is Arteriosclerosis? When most people hear the term, ‘arteriosclerosis’, they think it is a some form of disease related to the arteries. It is simply a condition where our arteries build up by the accumulation of fatty substance which causes the state where artery is being hardened. The term Arteriosclerosis is more...
10 Things You Should Know About Parkinson’s Disease
By My Family Plate at May 23, 2011 | 2:26 pm | 0 Comment
10 Things You Should Know About Parkinson’s Disease by Juan Osorio Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disease of the basal ganglia characterized by slowness in the initiation and execution of movement, increase muscle tone, tremor at rest, and impaired postural reflexes. It is named after James Parkinson, who, in 1817, wrote a classic essay on “shaking palsy” a more...
