“ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2008) – Children with mothers who have allergies or asthma have an increased risk of wheezing in the chest if they take part in baby swimming before 6 months of age. This is shown in a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute [...]]]> http://clissoldswimmingclub.org.uk/2008/04/17/possible-link-between-baby-swimming-and-breathing-problems-in-children/feed/ 0 http://clissoldswimmingclub.org.uk/2007/12/19/want-a-bigger-brain-get-a-better-body/ http://clissoldswimmingclub.org.uk/2007/12/19/want-a-bigger-brain-get-a-better-body/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:09:33 +0000 admin http://clissoldswimmingclub.org.uk/?p=1901

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If I had to live my life again I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied could thus have been kept active through use. - Charles Darwin

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“Having a healthy body leads to a healthier mind, reducing the risk of clinical depression and dementia in later life, new research has showed.”

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“Britain has been branded ‘the sick man of Europe’ after a Government report revealed a nation blighted by record levels of obesity, alcohol abuse, diabetes and smoking related deaths.”

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“A DIABETES time bomb is set to go off in London s East End as health chiefs this week warn of a major epidemic. As many as 10,500 people in Tower Hamlets, including 100 children, are battling with the condition. But anoth”

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“A third of children leaving primary school in some areas of the country are overweight, official figures have revealed. A ’snapshot’ of the health of the nation’s children showed that the young are getting fatter“

(Via the Mail online | Health One child in four is overweight when they start school: .)

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“One in three children leaving primary school in some parts of Britain are overweight, it has emerged.”

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“YOUNG children who watch more than two hours of television a day show clear signs of bad behaviour, lower social skills and disrupted sleep patterns, a study has found, <i>writes Steven Swinford</i>.”

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“OFF-LICENCES, betting shops and tanning salons should make way for greengrocers in a bid to tackle the nation’s obesity epidemic, Scotland’s Public Health Minister said last night.”

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“Children need to experience more fear in their daily lives, a leading headmaster has claimed. He thinks that youngsters are missing out if they are never allowed to overcome feeling afraid“

(Via the Mail online | Home Children should have daily dose of fear, says top headmaster: .)

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