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Wake Up, US Families!
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David Katz, MD, Yale University School of Medicine
Dr. David Katz, pictured here has stated, “Our children will suffer more chronic disease and premature death from eating poorly than from exposure to alcohol, tobacco and drugs combined.”
According to data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the average teen eats fruits and vegetables 1.2 times/day.
Only 1/3 eat veggies less than once per day and 25% eat fruit less than once per day.
This information came from survey of 10,000 high school students, which shows a wide range of ethnicities, and this is what was pulled for various backgrounds:
-black teens eat even fewer veggies
-Hispanic teens eat veggies 1.1 times/day
-white teens eat veggies 1.4 times/day
All of these groups eat so few vegetables that their differences are negligible. Read More→
3 Hot Tips for Holiday Fat-Loss
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1. If you’re not literally writing out when you are doing workouts during the week, then you are missing a big chunk of successful fat-loss no matter what time of year.
As I tell my clients, your body doesn’t know the difference between holidays and regular days, so why should you let the hustle and bustle around you catch you off-guard? You shouldn’t, you don’t need to and, after reading this post, you won’t.
You’ve heard the saying, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Planning success is essential in every area of your life.
2. Which brings me to my second point: Read More→
Easy family meal prep
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Sometimes the kitchen "help" just appears.
Today I anticipate a busy working weekend with the kids at their father’s. So, I had several pounds of chicken in the refrigerator waiting patiently for my attention.
No sooner do I get out the chicken then my little “Kitchen Elf” comes along. He’s destined to be a chef somewhere (probably a wacky ultra-health conscious chef, if his mother has any influence), so I really enjoy his presence.
So here are some quick ideas to prepare chicken that doesn’t have to be the same sad, white chicken breast wishing for a new life: Read More→
Genetically modified food causes sterility in mammals
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So, if we gave grandma enough GMO food, then these children would be sterile. Way to play God, Monsanto.
Does this affect you? Are you shocked?
Just read this article from the Voice of Russia and tell me your thoughts:
USDA and Health & Human Services Listen to Commentary
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This is a follow-up post from the previous on the USDA publishing new dietary guidelines as it works on the latest food pyramid. I was listening to a fascinating recording from an Ohio naturopath, Dr. Pam Popper, who went to Washington, D.C. last week to give her commentary on the food guidelines in front of a USDA and Health & Human Services panel. She came back with some very compelling remarks from dairy, fish, meat and sugar representatives among others.
I wanted to share with you some of what I noted from her recording. Read More→
