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Like adults, kids need exercise. Most children need at least an hour of physical activity every day. Regular exercise helps children Feel less stressed Feel better about themselves Feel more ready to learn in school Keep a healthy weight Build and k...

Like adults, kids need exercise. Most children nee...

The cervix is the narrow, tubular, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina. (The word cervix means "neck" in Latin.) When you're not pregnant, the cervical canal remains open a tiny bit to allow sperm to enter the uterus and menstrual bl...

The cervix is the narrow, tubular, lower end of th...

Also called: Adolescent health To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. As a teenager, you go through many changes. For one thing, your body is on its way to becoming its adult size. Have you noticed that you can't fit in...

Also called: Adolescent health To use the sharing ...

Healthy teeth are important to your child's overall health. From the time your child is born, there are things you can do to promote healthy teeth. For babies, you should clean teeth with a soft, clean cloth or baby's toothbrush. Avoid putting the ba...

Healthy teeth are important to your child's overal...

A sincere supplication from the depths of the heart to the Creator of all hearts. May the person who reads this be better than the writer herself. Ya Allah, I cannot thank you enough, but I acknowledge that among so many other people, You have chose...

A sincere supplication from the depths of the hear...

by: Vanessa Selene Williams Zinc is an important and often overlooked mineral that is necessary for our child's development. It prevents sickness by helping the immune system. It helps children grow by helping the growth process. It also gives taste ...

by: Vanessa Selene Williams Zinc is an important a...

A groundbreaking study has now revealed how important vitamin D is for the immune system of the fetus and newborn. In a study published in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics, the umbilical cord-blood level of vitamin D was evaluated at birth for 92...

A groundbreaking study has now revealed how import...

If not in Ramadhan then when will you begin to see? That the life you live is like an ephemeral tree. A seed sown, cultivated, beautiful to see, Yet soon to be withered, dead, enclosed by soil and sea. If not in Ramadhan then when will you open your...

If not in Ramadhan then when will you begin to see...

Is it safe to fast during pregnancy ? There is no clear answer, even though medical studies have looked at the effects of fasting.Here’s what we do know: - Several studies looked at birth weights. They found no significant difference between the babi...

Is it safe to fast during pregnancy ? There is no ...

You lean over to whisper something to your friend and you can tell by the look on your friend's face that something is up. Could it be your breath? Maybe you shouldn't have put extra onions on your hamburger at lunch. What's a kid with smelly breath ...

You lean over to whisper something to your friend ...

Reviewed by : Steven Dowshen, MD Having a healthy baby means making sure you're healthy, too. One of the most important things you can do to help prevent serious birth defects in your baby is to get enough folic acid every day — especially before con...

Reviewed by : Steven Dowshen, MD Having a healthy ...

What you need: a good attitude and a little creativity Perhaps the most important factor to consider is your own attitude and approach toward eating in general. Avoid forcing your children to eat vegetables – or any other food for that matter. Encour...

What you need: a good attitude and a little creati...

By: Jacob Felts Women and babies have been interrelated since the very beginning. It is a natural phenomenon and there is nothing unusual about it. All young women want to bear a child or in other words become a mother. These days even for a career w...

By: Jacob Felts Women and babies have been interre...

Although I had a Muslim upbringing and went to an Islamic school, I didn’t really know Islam until very recently (I am now in my twenties). Sure, I knew some chapters from Qur’an, wore “hijab”, and even “prayed and fasted” at times; but real Iman (fa...

Although I had a Muslim upbringing and went to an ...

‘Diamonds reflect more light than other materials, which accounts for its characteristic sparkle’ – The previous sentence was taken from a Physics lesson. It made me suddenly smile through the monotonous atmosphere the whole class could feel to the b...

‘Diamonds reflect more light than other materials,...

Any lifestyle choices that an expectant mother makes will affect her pregnancy. This is true in the areas of physical activity, emotional stability, and every other area of life. Obviously, the dietary choices that a person makes will affect her preg...

Any lifestyle choices that an expectant mother mak...

Before I came to Qum I had many questions regarding specific issues related to women, the Islamic rules women must follow. One of the main issues all women face is that of different blood cycles. There are a lot of Fiqh (Jurisprudence) books that cov...

Before I came to Qum I had many questions regardin...

It’s a fairly common misconception that men are considered as superior to women in Islam. Of course, for anyone who knows even the basics of Islam, they will know that this is certainly not the case. One of the rules of Islam that I feel demonstrates...

It’s a fairly common misconception that men are co...

What are allergies? Normally, the human body defends itself against harmful substances such as viruses or bacteria, but, sometimes, the defenses aggressively attack usually innocuous substances such as dust, mold, or pollen. The immune system generat...

What are allergies? Normally, the human body defen...

by : Patty Hone Your period is late and you start to think maybe you might be pregnant. Maybe you are afraid to go take a test because you don't want to find out the results. You may be asking yourself "how could this happen"? If you find yourself pr...

by : Patty Hone Your period is late and you start ...

Fears. We all have them. Some people handle them better than others, but at the end of the day, they are still there. They live inside of us, affecting our personalities, our decisions and sometimes, our lives. But as Muslims, as slaves of Allah ta’a...

Fears. We all have them. Some people handle them b...