When it comes to competition days, what your young athlete eats can matter just as much as the other preparations they take to be successful. High-fat content meals, like the...
Category: Healthy Habits
How to Keep Your Kids Calm with Mindful Eating
During stressful times, it’s common to eat salty, sweet or high-fat foods. Unfortunately, these comfort foods can often make stress and anxiety worse. By practicing mindful eating, you can calm...
How to Help Your Child Develop Social Skills
Social skills. Social intelligence. Emotional intelligence. As a parent you can get lost in buzz words that relate to your kids' relationships with others. Whatever you call it, parents just...
How the Pandemic Changed Children’s Relationships With Social Media
Jenna Glover, PhD, talks about a CU School of Medicine study on teenagers and technology. It's been almost two years since our kids were pulled from the classroom abruptly and...
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Kale
The CU Anschutz Culinary Medicine team has a recipe for Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Kale that is perfect for chilly evenings at home. Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage...
17 Ways to Stay Active During the Holidays
Don't let the holiday season weigh you down this year. We've got tips for staying active, even though we all want to cozy up on the couch with a holiday...
Healthy Snacking For Kids
Back to school also means back to packing lunches and snacks. It's important to keep your child full and fueled so they have enough energy to tackle the school day....
How To Maintain Healthy Sleep Habits During Stressful Times
We know sleep is important. We also know that the last year has impacted our sleep habits, maybe for the better or maybe for worse. Between limiting stressors and maintaining...
Sleep for Student Athletes Impacts Performance
Did you know that sleep (or lack of) can impact injury risk and recovery time in a young athlete? Did you also know that only 20% of teens get the...
Off-Season Healthy Habits
It shouldn’t feel like the off-season right now at Gold Crown, but 2020 has been…a lot. While our staff is prepped and ready to open our doors the moment we’re...