Archive for February, 2010

ToyBox Radio: Fitness and Pregnancy

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

How much should you exercise during pregnancy?  Will exercise harm your baby?  Will it affect birth weight?  How far along in pregnancy should you exercise? We answer these questions and more today on the show.

 
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Gravity: Where You Are Is Where You Should Be

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

You are familiar with gravity in matters of weight. Gravity acts on everything. Depending on the nature of what it is acting on, some are heavy, others are light. These qualities make them suited for different roles, so that a steel ball has a different function from a cotton ball. The same applies to us. Gravity does not just act on our body; it affects our innate tendencies and accounts for our position and role in life. Where we are is a result of the choices we make. Some people are best suited to be teachers, others healers.

Though I could not articulate it then, my high school math teacher demonstrated this concept rather well. I was one of only twelve children (out of sixty) who decided to sign up for his applied math class.
The seats in the class were arranged in seven horizontal rows. At the first session, he made us all sit at the fourth row. He did not explain what he was doing but his intentions soon became clear.

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ToyBox Radio: Whooping Cough

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Whooping cough is making a comeback in children.  Why?  Because of a lack of immunization.  In today’s show we discuss how to keep safe and what to do if you think your child has whooping cough.

 
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