Low-Carb Diets: Are They Good for your Baby?
More women of childbearing age are cutting carbs to get slim. However, doctors worry that in doing so, they are missing out on key sources of folic acid and may increase the risk of birth defects for their children.

Low-Carb Diets Are Not For Kids
If you’re considering the latest low-carb diet for your overweight child, think again. Although 10 million Americans are on some form of low-carb diet, your child shouldn’t be. Let Truestar help you to help your children slim down safely.

“Healthier” Choices for
Schoolchildren?
Many schools are heeding the warnings from health groups and concerned parents and removing junk food and pop from schools, but are the new “healthier” choices really the best alternative?

Misbehaving for Food
Although there are hair pulling situations where sweet treats seem like the best option, using food as a disciplinary tool is an unhealthy idea for many reasons.

Mustn’t-See TV
How many hours a day do your kids watch television? Could the amount of television be causing your kids harm? The answer is yes.

Summer Health Hazards Part 1: Sunburns
Sunburns are a common health hazard for kids. Not only is sunburn painful, it can lead to skin damage and possibly skin cancer later in life. Let Truestar teach you how to protect your child's skin from the damaging effects of the sun.

Summer Health Hazards Part 2: Sunstroke
This summer, children ages 14 and under will be brought to emergency rooms nearly 3 million times for serious injuries resulting from various hazards, including heat- and sun-related injuries. Learn the symptoms of sunstroke and keep your kids healthy this summer.

Summer Health Hazards Part 3: Insect Bites and Poison Ivy
Kids are more likely to get hurt during the summer months than any other time of year. Planning ahead to prevent these health hazards means spending less time in the doctor’s office and more time playing with your kids.

Breakfast Smarts
You wake up late, your kids won’t get out of bed and they can’t find their schoolwork. In other words, it’s another rush out the door leaving behind the most important thing of all—breakfast!

Healthy Water Fun
The summer swimming season is here and soon our kids will be enjoying the sun in pools, water parks, hot tubs, recreational fountains and lakes. But, swimming along with our kids in these public water areas are invisible guests—germs.

Healthy Summertime Sweets
As your kids play outside with friends in the summer heat, they will no doubt want tasty snacks and refreshing summer treats to cool them down. Truestar is here to give you healthy summer treat recipes for your “little sweets”.

Is Fast Food Supersizing Your Kids?
We are what we eat and the same goes with our kids! With nearly one-third of children eating fast food on any given day, we are creating an epidemic of extra-large kids.

High Cholesterol in Kids
As children grow, there are many numbers parents have to remember such as birthdays, height and weight, test scores, sports team wins and now (believe it or not) cholesterol levels!

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the medical term used to describe a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result from drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Read on as Truestar reveals why pregnancy and alcohol just don’t mix!