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New Reports Illustrate Obesity Epidemic and 5 Goals to Stop It

There’s been a lot of talk during the past few years about the number of Americans who are overweight or obese. Now two new reports have been released give a new view not only of where we are, but where we’re going and how we as a nation can stop this growing trend. The first report, which is by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control... Read more Chevron

posted 05/08/2012, comments (0)|

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Dorian Martin, Health Guide

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Hockey Parents Should Take Note of News about NHL Player's Dementia

As I’ve mentioned before, I grew up in a place where football was king! I even went to the high school that served as the basis of "Friday Night Lights” (the book and the movie) and served as the concept for the well-received television show. I remember those years of going to games, cheering for players as they made crushing... Read more Chevron

posted 12/09/2011, comments (0)|

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Dina Rose, Health Guide

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Why Focusing On Child Nutrition May Contribute to Childhood Obesity

In principal, feeding children well should be relatively easy. In practice, though, it is never so straightforward. That’s because while we’re busy evaluating the quality of the food we prepare, our children are thinking about other things like playing instead of eating, and asserting their willpower instead of... Read more Chevron

posted 06/06/2011, comments (0)|

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The Mother of All Brunches

Happy (belated) Mother's Day to all the beautiful mothers and mothers-to-be out there! I hope everyone had a great day spoiling their moms. In thinking about how I wanted to spoil mine, I decided the best thing I could do would be to make a scrumptious brunch. I know...food again. But giving the gift of a healthy brunch sounded pretty good. And... Read more Chevron

posted 05/13/2011, comments (0)|

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Creating a Healthy, Satisfying Meal Without "Empty Calories"

I am very happy to report that my thirty-second birthday was absolutely fabulous. I normally like to do something pretty grand (like, you know, get engaged), but this year I wanted to keep things low key and budget-friendly. Pretty good plan. I received the gift of pampering (pedicure), the gift of romance (a champagne picnic in the park with my... Read more Chevron

posted 05/09/2011, comment (1)|