Back when I was a single mom, having healthy, disease-free kids was on top of my prayer list.I believed that anybody sick in the family would bring me grief. Talk about the trouble of having sleepless nights, being absent from work and school, not to mention the high price of medicine these days.
Thankfully, my kids have grown up to be healthy, with no hospitalization or prolonged illness on record. Blame it on luck, good genes and other things. But I really attribute it to being proactive, rather than being reactive, to matters of health and wellness. Being healthy is something you never really leave to chance. It’s something we have to practice everyday through such things as diet and lifestyle choices. It’s always been my dictum that good health is the supreme key to happiness.
Here are some pieces of advice I can give to fellow moms, and especially new moms who are rearing their children into their first years:
