Fitness Fridays are back. We will beginning 9/7/07 with our
walking club at 7:30 am. All teachers and parents are welcome and encouraged to come walk those mornings with us.

Hello, my name is Monica Cleveland. I am a registered nurse and have been working as the school nurse here in Albany for 12 years now. I have experience in critical care, oncology, rehab, and pediatric nursing. I continue to work part-time in a clinical setting to keep current on skills and new trends. I consider myself a child advocate, and will always do my best to promote the health and well-being of each student that I come in contact with. If you would like to reach me, you can email me at mdclevm@albany.esc14.net, or call me at 762-3384.

Fruit and the memory
Fruit has a very positive effect on the brains just like carrots. So if you want to stimulate your brain functions you have to eat much fresh fruit and carrots (raw).
One of the substances that fruit contains are natural sugars. They stimulate the brain so we can think faster and recall information more quickly. There are many other substances that fruit contains which scientists think they stimulate the brain. How this works and which substance is responsible for which effect is still unknown as of yet and research is done at this very moment.
Students: improve your exam results!
We would like to tell you more about how students can improve their results by changing their eating habits before they have an exam. Fruit is the ultimate brain fuel!
You can actually improve your test results simply by changing your eating habits between waking up and doing the exam. The big trick is to consume fruit effectively. Have only fruit but as much as you want before you do your test and avoid the brain blocking foods white flour, refined white sugar, meat and dairy.

Check it out yourself once and you'll notice that you can think much more clear and faster if you have only eaten the right and light stuff before the exam. Afterwards you can have whatever you want!

Cabbage is a cool season vegetable grown in early spring and again in fall. Varieties include green, red, and savoy or crumpled leaf cabbage. Purple cabbage has higher levels of vitamin C while savoy cabbage touts more vitamin A, calcium, iron and potassium.

Although there are other cruciferous vegetables that provide more vitamins and nutrients than cabbage, this vegetable is eaten in more countries worldwide.

Fresh pineapple is a good source of vitamin A & C and contains everything a human needs, even a tiny bit of protein. Vitamin A is good for healthy skin and hair and is necessary for proper bone growth, tooth development, and reproduction.