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Francesca Black's Articles in Nutrition

  • Bring Your Product to Life with Personality
    When choosing an appropriate mascot for your brand, first identify what you are trying to achieve. Who will conceivably buy your product or services? What kind of character would appeal to that audience? Is this a spokesperson that will stand the test of time? In what way will the personality reach out to the consumer and communicate the strengths of your product or service? Is this an image you desire?
  • Preparing Children for Emergencies
    Whether it is a fire, flood or earthquake, children need to know what to do and how to do it in order to minimize stress and anxiety. Have you heard stories on the news about a child who saves a family by staying calm, calling 911, and following directions? Being prepared to help in an emergency saves lives. What makes it possible for a child in a high stress situation to be ready to help?
  • 72 Hour Emergency Kit
    Life has many uncertainties and unexpected events. Planning for the unexpected will be of great help if evacuation is needed for a disaster. Being prepared with a 72 hour kit will allow for you and your family to have something on hand that is ready to grab in a moments notice. Although there are some basic items that should be included, kits can be personalized.
  • Teaching a Child Chess
    With the world becoming more complicated children need these skills to be equipped to meet its expectations, challenges and the many problems that will arise. A person does not need to go to extremes to help their child, its as simple as teaching the game of chess.
  • Faith and Culture Combine
    Stroll into the small farming community of Shipshewana, Indiana and be surrounded by a culture rarely found anywhere. The town of around 536 people hosts about 500,000 visitors each year. What is the big attraction? This area of Northern Indiana is home to many of the Amish faith. Tourism has been encouraged by residents of Shipshewana, attracting people come from far and wide to experience the simple, beautiful life led by the Amish.
  • Craft Clutter Creating Organizational Calm
    Have you ever noticed how clutter, mess, and disorganization effects the way you feel? Having too much stuff, or stuff without order, creates an unsettled atmosphere. Very few can shut out the chaos around them without being affected by it.
  • Keep Romance Alive
    Keep the romance in a relationship alive with these quick tips.
  • Aromatherapy in Labor and Delivery
    The time has come. After nine months of anticipation you are standing at the door, suitcase at the ready, stopwatch in hand. You’ve timed the contractions at every two to five minutes on the dot, and as the drama of birth opens its curtains before your very eyes, you wonder if all your preparations will have been enough.
  • Careers in Security
    There was a time when might made right, when the victor was determined on the battlefield, and the tools of destruction were the weapons of war. That time is past. Keeping our nation safe and secure today involves much more than wielding a sword against the enemy. The development of new technology and communications systems has transformed the job of keeping our nation safe.
  • Sorting through the Issues of Organic Milk
    In 1993 the US dairy industry changed dramatically. That year the FDA approved the use of a genetically-engineered form of bST, sparking a controversy that has persisted over the last thirteen years, leading to law suits and disputes over public health and safety. Many organically-minded consumers switched over to “hormone-free milk,” only to later learn that there was no such thing. What is rbST anyway, and how does it affect cows?