pass the salt

What's up with these made-for-TV medical doctors wearing scrubs on daily shows? Did they just come from an OR? Were they in the middle of rounds and realize they have a 50 minute show with a live audience waiting?

Am I jealous?

You bet I am.

I want thousands of screaming fans. Thousands.

Anyway. I wanted to post about a topic I am going to be covering at the Fink Chiropractic Center play-date, which I just thought up.

The play-date, I just thought up the play-date, not the topic. I don't randomly post on topics, we'd be here forever.

The greatest thing about the interwebz is the unfettered access to mountains of data about all sorts of topics. It allows you (me) to explore ideas about increasing family health with some modicum of authority. The authority of data!

Bored yet?

Fine.

Sit down with your kids and eat as a family.

Some peeps at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University posted some incredible statistics on families that eat meals together versus those that do not.

The families 'boning down' together are less likely to experience members with eating disorders, drug use, smoking, and alcohol abuse. The kids specifically are less likely to consume junk, overeat, and are less likely to be overweight.

All from sitting down to eat as a family. When you think that the 3 most chronic conditions affecting kids are from lifestyle decisions, this is pretty powerful stuff.

I can hear your thoughts you know.

Kids are too busy with practice? Have too much homework? Husband getting home late? You have a show coming on soon?

Who.
Friggin'.
Cares.

You are the parent. You are in charge of the health of your own health and that of your flock. This is a huge, huge, huge milestone for keeping your peeps healthy and giving them a shot at a long, healthy life.

Make it happen, your kids deserve it.