Exercise does a body good — and that goes for kids as well as adults. But with the lure of TV, video games and electronic devices, kids seem to be getting less and less of the activity their bodies need.

Enter mom.

Researchers in Britain gave more than 500 mothers and their 4-year-olds activity trackers and monitored their movements. Their findings were encouraging. 

You probably already know that drinking water helps control your body temperature, lubricates your joints and flushes wastes and toxins from your system. But did you know that it can also fight fat?

In a recent study, researchers followed nearly 16,000 non-obese Spanish adults for 8.5 years. They found that those who replaced one beer or sweetened soda with a glass of water daily had a 15 to 20 percent lower risk of developing the disease.

Before the blueberry season ends here in Florida, run — don’t walk — to your favorite U-pick farm and get yourself a load of this sweet, succulent superfood.

For such a small berry, it is packed with nutrition. According to the Blueberry Council, blueberries are jam-packed with Vitamin C (important for tissue growth and wound healing), dietary fiber (great for digestive and heart health) and manganese (essential for bone health and converting foods into energy). Blueberries also contain antioxidants that can help with memory as we age. What’s more, these little babies are only 80 calories per cup and have zilch fat.