I have been writing about health and wellness in one form or another for 13 years. During that time I have gone to graduate school twice. ...
Pre-School Physical Education Session Information
Columbiana Preschool Activity Session Playlist The following songs were used during Wendy Cowan's presentation Tuesday morning. They we...
What Is WHEP?
The school year will soon be back in full swing and some of you may be new to this blog and wondering…What is the Women’s Health Education P...
Do calorie recommendations make a difference in calories purchased?
I want to mention a few things from the study I cite below. Here is the most important one. A conclusion statement in the summary is mi...
Everything Is Bigger In Texas ... Even Abortion Restrictions
The state of Texas recently passed a new bill that enforces some of the most restrictive policies on abortion in the entire country. You may...
Fat in food vs Fat on your body
I was frustrated by the research study on M&Ms. I was frustrated because it is 2013 and I thought we had learned that low fat is not...
The Painting Project
As part of the upcoming project of painting the houses of beneficiaries of Hauz Khas Village, Dr. Josephine and Lenny Mathew met the Ambassa...
M&Ms: Labels, Calorie Estimates, and Calories Eaten
This month, researchers Ebneter et al published the results of a study that explored 4 outcomes related to labeling and calorie disclosur...
Reveal Gamesmanship and Build Sportsmanship
Do sports build character or reveal it? Maybe you are tempted to repeat the witty Coach Woodenism: "Sports do not build character. They...
A BIG THANKS TO OUR DONORS :)
We would like to thank 1. MR. DEEPAK PANDEY (from New Delhi) 2. MS. JANE DAS K (from Birmingham) 3. MR. ROHIT DHAWAN (from BHEL, Hardwar) 4...
A joint venture of Embassy of Columbia in New Delhi and FHE
The Honourable Consul of Columbia visited the Muskaan Center . They wish to teach the villagers new techniques to paint their houses. The p...
Medical Camp sponsored by Ritika Sachdev
Vaccinations of Typhoid were given to the Muskaan children and their families. Thank you Ritika for your good heart :) Mothers of the childr...
New faces in FHE from Jesus & Mary College, Delhi
Jeny Sam and Sakshi of JMC are spending their vacations in Muskaan teaching children SAKSHI AND JENY AT MUSKAAN SAKSHI JENY WITH THE GIRLS
NEW TEACHERS
See how the type of nutrition label impacts your understanding.
I have spoken of front of pack nutrition labels many times and provided examples of different systems. A system can be one that appoints st...
What's your plan B?
**** post note. I have been working on my 12 mile bicycle ride. (I am riding a mountain bike on the street - they aren't fast on the s...
Is a cold office the next new diet fad?
A recent study by Chen et al, suggests that a slight decrease in the air temperature increases calorie burn. See the abstract from the stud...