Almost unlimited fresh fruits and vegetables keep you full on the DASH diet plan, while protein-rich foods keep you energized. The DASH diet is a lifetime eating plan that was originally designed to help people lower and stabilize high blood pressure, but the plan was found to promote weight loss and improve overall health by helping to prevent and control other conditions, like diabetes and cholesterol levels. DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (high blood pressure), is a healthy eating plan that focuses on plant-based foods and is backed by the American Heart Association. Keeping...

Dragons captivate the imaginations of children. Not only are they are a fun, interesting, attention grabbing way to for children to learn, but they can also be used to teach children about body parts, or used as cutouts in teaching counting skills. They can be used in comparison to the human body, helping children differentiate their own body from that of a dragon. With colored cutouts children can learn how many dragons are on the table. They can also be used to teach children about dinosaurs, about the time in which dinosaurs lived, or to teach dinosaur names. Dragon coloring book cutouts...

One of the earliest shapes that a child learns is that of a circle. The inherent design of mandalas involve the circle. As the circle is a most familiar shape, children naturally gravitate to the designs of the mandala. Studies have shown that focusing on mandalas boosts alpha wave brain activity thus increasing the brain's ability to more easily learn new concepts. Children who focus on mandala arrangement such as those in a coloring activity book are found to be able to sleep better, be less stressed, have extended periods of attention, lowered blood pressure and greater immune system...

Children are attracted to bright colors, moving objects, and activity. Coloring books displaying pin wheels not only appeal to the mind of young children, often full of activity themselves, but assist children in thinking in terms of shapes, and color. This helps train the mechanical side of a child's brain, interested in discovering how things work, and fit together. Pinwheels help children identify colors, and subjects, and are part of educational game playing and learning. Children learn meaning and words through pinwheels, learn about subjects, and even communication and interaction...

Children have been fascinated by mermaids for centuries. These mythical creatures have helped children develop their imaginations by children imagining a world outside themselves. Mermaid coloring books help stir a child's creative thought, and can be used to keep their attention on educational themes within the coloring book, such as learning to count, or beginning math. Mermaids can also keep children interested in objects and words, such as seashells, sand, or water. They can also help children learn and identify objects, animals, and things associated with the natural world, such as...

Children can expand their acceptance of ideas and their imagination through using coloring books that display images and ideas. One good choice for those trying to get kids to better understand the cycle of life, Heaven and angels is a coloring activity book that shows various angels and depicts them in a multitude of ways. This helps to open up the child's mind and at the same time the child leans cognitive skills that are associated with coloring. The end result of such a book is one that is engaging and intriguing to children and thus keeps their attention for longer periods of time.

In the United States, many children love to color. And while these activity books are great for keeping children busy, coloring actually has a number of benefits as well. Coloring is perfect for helping children learn to hold a writing tool in the right way. It also helps develop those smaller muscles in their hands and fingers. Coloring activity books is also a great way for children to learn hand-eye coordination, learn how to color within lines, and it helps then learn to differentiate between different colors. Finally, children can develop patience as they learn to focus on the details as...

If you give a child a coloring book about dogs, there are a plethora of ways to engage his or her attention. If an adult is actively involved in the activity with the child, the child can be asked questions that arouse that curiosity and stimulate their brain such as, "What kind of dog do you think that is?" or "What do you think that dog likes to do for fun?" To make it more fun and interesting, the adult can encourage the child to color the tail and paws and ears a different color or relate the dog in the coloring book to their own dog if they own one.

A monthly bill organizer can have quite a bit of benefits to someone wishing to maintain a good credit score and few financial hassles. A bill organizer allows you to make necessary payments on all monthly obligations on time when they are due. Not having an organizer in place and attempting to go solely by memory can lead you to making payments late or missing them. Doing so can mean collection actions, penalties, fees, and credit score woes. Budgeting can also become easier with a monthly bill planner. By knowing how many obligations have to be met each month, your ability to effectively...

A monthly bill organizer will help anyone to pay their bills on time and keep track of their invoices. When homeowners and business owners use a monthly bill organizer, they can keep track of their invoices, place their current bills in a "to be paid" slot and file their paid invoices under the proper category. Bills are always paid on time when the bill organizer is kept in the office. People often miss paying bills because they do not keep track of their invoices or organize them. Using one of these organizers helps people to pay bills on time and organize their finances.