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10 Must-Grow Spring Vegetables
1. Tomatoes Best Time to Plant: March-April (transplant) Tomatoes are one of the most popular home gardening crops. They are a good source of vitamin A and vitamin C. Slicing tomatoes, also known as...
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Too Much Sugar is Not So Sweet for Your Health
A teaspoon of sugar may help your medicine go down, but high intakes often lead to obesity, tooth decay, inflammation, heart disease and unhealthy eating habits. The average American eats about 30...
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Encouraging Youth Development in Government
As high school seniors graduate, they begin to make life-changing decisions. YMCA of Greater Houston’s Youth and Government is honored to have had this next generation of leaders in our program. 2015...
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Physical Activity Tracking Devices: How to Choose What’s Right for You
There are many devices currently on the market that facilitate the tracking and analysis of physical activity. Most of these physical activity tracking devices are digital and designed to sync with...
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Healthy Choices, Healthy Kids: Three Steps to Heart Health
Childhood obesity has become the number one health concern among parents in the U.S. Kids today have health problems usually not seen until adulthood, such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol...
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Beyond Banana Boats: Benefits of Summer Camp
It was a great summer at YMCA Camp Cullen – full of memories, friendships, confidence, skills, first-time experiences, cheers and laughter! More than just a retreat, camp was a valuable resource to...
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Overcoming Cancer with a Community of Support
It’s in movies, daily conversations, in schools. It breaks up and brings together families. It can affect every part of the body and every person on the planet. Try as we might to ignore it, cancer...
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Tips for Staying on Track for Weight Loss
1. Focus on Your Reasons for Losing Weight Initially, your motivation for losing weight may begin with an upcoming vacation, high school reunion, or swimsuit season, but your primary focus should be...
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Giving to the Y Changes Many Lives – Including Yours
Whether due to unemployment, poor health, financial hardship or special circumstance, people struggle to provide for their families. And at the Y we strive to ensure that everyone, regardless of age,...
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Healthy School Lunch Ideas
The school year is has started and so has the lunch making. This year, consider these tips to help provide your student with a healthy lunch. Skip the sugared drinks: Instead of juice, pack a small...
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