Can a family really eat healthy on vacation?
When my great friend and travel agent, Denise Lorentzen, asked me to write an article about healthy eating on a family vacation, I had mixed feelings, because I know with the current childhood obesity epidemic families aren’t eating healthy at home, so how can you...
Is it right to tell a child they are OBESE?
I was watching a morning talk show this week and the hosts were having a conversation about the Wii game. The virtual personal trainer on the game shows no mercy and will tell you, you are OBESE and show a big frown. They debated whether or not it is okay to tell a...Uneducated Weight Loss Coaches can be Detrimental to Your Health
I saw this ad on Craigslist this morning. When I saw the ad I knew I had to share it. Take a moment to read the ad and I will comment afterwards. Group Weight Loss Coach needed Date: 2009-08-27, 8:47AM CDT Reply to: Weight Loss / Nutrition Coaches needed for weight...The American Psychological Association (APA) states parents can help stop the obesity epidemic
The American Psychological Association (APA) states parents can help stop the obesity epidemic. Earlier this week the APA came out with some staggering statistics http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/apa-pch073009.php. Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the...About
With Karen's education and eighteen years experience in the preventative health, nutrition, and fitness fields and personal experience battling weight, she could not ignore the growing obesity epidemic, especially after the announcement by the surgeon general stating, this would be the first generation to die before their parents due to obesity. This is not a legacy Karen wants to leave behind. More...