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The HealthGal

The HealthGal

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Family Lifestyle Therapist and R-PA
posted 02/09/2010, comments (0)

Helping Kids Avoid Obesity

Two new headlines caught my eye, and both reflect attempts in school to help kids manage their weight. The first is an effort by New York City to help public school kids shave calories out of their day by switching from whole milk to lower fat milk in the school lunch program. On average that switch out meant 25% fewer calories and 81% less fat... Read moreChevron
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Kara Bauer

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Health & Wellness Coach
posted 02/08/2010, comments (0)

MSG and Other Addictive Food Chemicals-Part I

Could the food industry be adding chemicals to our food that cause obesity? In my opinion, the answer to this question is yes. If you aren’t already familiar with the dangerous additive called MSG, I hope this article will inspire you to read the labels of the products you are buying and eliminate everything that you can that contains this... Read moreChevron
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The HealthGal

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Family Lifestyle Therapist and R-PA
posted 02/03/2010, comments (2)

The Devil is in the Snacking

A recent NY Times article entitled, For Children Now, Snack Time Never Ends, bemoaned the current snacking environment we parents introduce to our kids.  It's a pet peeve of mine, as a health coach, so I'm going to highlight some of the comments and offer my own spin as well.   Used to be that kids would come home from school, grab a... Read moreChevron
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Phat in My 40's

Phat in My 40's

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Lisa is a Musician living with MS and RA
posted 02/01/2010, comments (3)

Stayin’ Alive - Resting Metabolic Rate

Last week I contemplated how many calories it would take to maintain my weight while leading a sedentary lifestyle.  The American Cancer Society’s tools suggested that I would need to consume over 3500 calories each day to stay at my current weight.  Wow, that seemed unreal but I decided not to stop there.    This week... Read moreChevron
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The HealthGal

The HealthGal

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Family Lifestyle Therapist and R-PA
posted 01/29/2010, comments (0)

Do You suffer from Ednos?

There are certain eating disorders that are widely recognized by the general public. They include anorexia and bulimia. With so many other diagnoses that fall somewhere between these two, a somewhat lesser known diagnostic term was coined. Ednos means eating disorder not otherwise specified. It is diagnosed more often these days than the other... Read moreChevron
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