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Can Late Sleeping Affect Height? The Science Explained By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | Late sleeping has become increasingly common among children and teenagers due to their irregular and erratic schedules, their screen time, academic pressure, and lifestyle changes. Many parents constantly worry about their child’s health and overall growth, which gets affected by following a late sleep schedule.  Though these days kids have learned to manage their studies, academic pressure, and food timings, there are some genuine concerns among their parents about whether sleeping late can reduce their child’s height. While sleep alone does not determine height, chronic late sleeping can indirectly affect height growth , especially during childhood and adolescence. Understanding the connection between sleep timing, growth hormone, and bone development helps clarify this concern. How to be a hea...

What Sleep Patterns Reveal About a Child’s Growth, Health, and Development By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | Sleep is not just a period of rest; it is a powerful biological process that reflects the development of the brain, hormones, and body. When it comes to children, proper sleep can do wonders for them, but at the same time, a lack of sleep can lead to numerous problems. Parents are often unsure if their child is having proper sleep because, from newborns to teenagers, sleep patterns change predictably. These changes tell us about the importance of sleep and its relation to growth, height, behaviour, immunity, and learning ability. Understanding age-wise sleep patterns helps parents recognise what is normal and when sleep problems may signal an underlying issue. Sleep Patterns in Newborns (0–4 Months): Why Sleep Is Irregular In the first few months of their life, newborn babies do n...

Surviving Toothache: A Gentle Guide to Dental Problems and Tooth Care By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | Tooth pain is one of the most common health issues, yet people often delay treatment until the discomfort becomes unbearable. Recently, I myself went through the same cycle of tooth pain. Its initial denial with fear in my mind of the dentist and his dangerous tools, and that led to the delay of treatment. Still, in the end, I discovered that unless you walk a path you cannot make beforehand, you cannot make a judgment, and my experience with dental treatment was good. Since you cannot judge what is happening inside your mouth, the best person to go to is always a dentist whenever a dental problem arises. An appointment with a dentist and further treatment solved my dental problem as well as my childhood fear of dentists. The crux is to maintain oral hygiene and visit a dentist without ...

Common Reasons for the Common Cold & How to Recover from it By Monica Saxena | Wellness Blogger | Certified in Holistic Health & Nutrition | Fully Accredited Professional Nutritionist | One thing we all dread getting is falling ill with the common cold. Although a cold is generally a mild and self-limiting illness, it can cause significant discomfort and substantially impact our daily activities. Some colds are so troublesome that they end up having a runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing, and sometimes a sore throat. Adults usually experience two to three colds per year, while kids can have three to five.  The common cold is often caused by a viral infection; it is highly infectious and contagious and can be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Some factors that lead to the common cold are Factors contributing to the common cold: 1. Viral Infection: Rhinoviruses are the most common culprits, but other viruses like coronaviruses and...