Cold Exposure and Growth: Can a Cool-Down Aid Height Gains?
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The 30-Second Shower That Changed Bedtime After hockey practice, my 11-year-old came home buzzing—cheeks flushed, legs twitchy, eyes wide. Bedtime slipped later and later, and the next morning was always a battle. One night we tried something simple: a warm shower followed by 30 seconds of cool water from the...
Weekend Sleep Consistency: Why ‘Catch-Up’ Sleep Can Backfire on Growth
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The Weekend We “Slept In” Our Way Into Monday Meltdowns Two months ago, our house fell into a routine: strict bedtimes Monday–Thursday, then a glorious “sleep-in” on Saturday and Sunday. My 11-year-old, Noah, would pop up at 6:45 AM on school days, but on weekends he snoozed until 10:30. We...
Blue Zone Diets for Young Athletes: Eating Like the World’s Longest-Lived
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The Week We Swapped the Snack Aisle for a Blue Zone Cart Two weeks before a weekend tournament, my 12-year-old, Ava, was dragging by the second period—quick feet in warm-ups, but sluggish by game time. We weren’t under-fueling; we were mis-fueling. Our cart leaned hard on granola bars, sports drinks,...
