All Blog Posts Tagged 'overweight' (13)

Tips (And Recipes) For a Healthy Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you might think it is impossible to stick to a healthy eating plan-right? Wrong! Although high calorie foods and holidays go hand in hand, it is 100% possible to stay on track! Do not let the cornucopia of food options weigh you down; it is time to kick off the holiday season right. Follow these tips to ensure you have a happy AND healthy season! Top 10 Thanksgiving Survival Tips 1. Eat a well-balanced breakfast and lunch before your Thanksgiving extra… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on November 22, 2009 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Using Your Child’s Fitness Personality to Create a Fun Exercise Regimen!

Personality traits, genetics, and athletic ability combine to influence kids’ attitudes toward participation in sports and other physical activities. Help your kids figure out their fitness personality based on their overall personality to ensure a lifelong love of exercise! If your child is very social, encourage team sports, dance classes, biking, or skateboarding with a friend. These activities will keep your child active and entertained for hours. For the introspective child, try exercises… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on November 2, 2009 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Acupunture and Weight Loss

Last month, a colleague approached me about exploring the role of acupuncture in weight loss. As a traditional Western medicine physician, I was skeptical about its merits. While many of my patients have used herbs and other holistic treatments, I have never been a believer. But, since I am willing to do anything to help my patients, I decided to use myself as a guinea pig to see if acupuncture was something I should be recommending. First, I did some research. I wanted to know the science behi… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on October 19, 2009 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Our Worst Fears Are Coming True. America's Children Are Dying.

Our worst fears have finally come true. Overweight teens are dying from heart disease. Pediatricians have long feared that the rising number of severely obese children and teens would soon start to suffer from adult complications of obesity, like heart attacks, strokes, and death. And now it is happening. According to the St. Louis County medical examiner, a 13-year old football player who collapsed during football practice died as a direct result of “hypertensive cardiovascular disease”, also… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on October 12, 2009 at 12:15pm — No Comments

The 10 Must-Have Kitchen Items Essential For Keeping A Healthy Home

A healthy, well-stocked kitchen can be a recipe for success if you equip yourself with a master grocery list! Certain items for the freezer, fridge and pantry are all necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Here is a list of my favorite kitchen staples that no kitchen should be without. Freezer Ready Frozen bags of fruits and vegetables are frozen at the peak of freshness to provide the optimal amount of nutrients your body needs. Make sure you buy the items with no added salt, sugars or sa… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on October 12, 2009 at 10:58am — No Comments

10 Tips To Help Your Child Stay Healthy While Eating At A Buffet

Eating at a buffet is lots of fun, especially for kids. Children get very excited about the different choices they are offered at a buffet. For some, the idea of “all you can eat” is thrilling. How can you help your child navigate a buffet without going overboard? Read on for ten simple guidelines to help your child eat at a buffet without sabotaging his diet. Don’t sit/stand around the buffet. Make your child’s plate and then move away from the table. Looking at the food will only make your ch… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on July 14, 2009 at 12:19pm — No Comments

Overweight Kids Are Lonely And Anxious

A new study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. Both boys and girls who are overweight from kindergarten through third grade display more depression, anxiety and loneliness, and those negative feelings worsen over time. Read the article. Continue

Added by Gemma on July 9, 2009 at 6:22am — No Comments

Healthy School Birthday Ideas

Healthy Birthday Snack Ideas: A child’s school birthday celebration should be centered around the child; instead, it has become centered around cupcakes. Parents bring in these unhealthy treats and kids rejoice. Yet with the current child obesity crisis, many are rethinking this caloric tradition. In response, I have created this list of healthy birthday school celebrations. Enjoy them! And please, let me know if you have any additional suggestions. Non-Food Options: 1) Allow extra recess tim… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on June 30, 2009 at 11:19am — No Comments

The Cupcake Wars: As Seen in the NY Times (Plus More!)

Last week, there was an article in the NY Times about Meme Roth and her fight with her children’s school concerning school birthday parties and cupcakes. What sets her off is the junk food served on special occasions: the cupcakes that come out for every birthday, the doughnuts her children were once given in gym, the sugary “Fun-Dip” packets that some parent provided the whole class on Valentine’s Day. “I thought I was sending my kid to P.S. 9, not Chuck E. Cheese,” Ms. Roth, a trim, impassio… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on June 29, 2009 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Why Adult Diets Are Not Appropriate For Children

Why should a child’s diet be different from an adult’s diet? A child’s diet can not be the same as an adult’s diet for many reasons. A child’s body goes through many stages of development and his nutritional needs vary depending on which stage he is in. For example, a child in puberty requires more calories than a school-age child. Therefore, providing the correct nutritional plan at all stages of growth is crucial to ensure proper development. Let’s review several diets and why they are not sa… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on June 16, 2009 at 9:50am — No Comments

The Science of Taste: How Restaurants Use our Bodies Against Us!

I recently read a FASCINATING book called "The End of Overeating" by David A. Kessler, MD. I highly recommend it! In the book, Dr. Kessler reviews what makes some people prone to overeating. He outlines the science behind the drive to eat when you are already full. He then goes over how restaurants manipulate us to get us to eat more quickly and thus eat more food. We are born preferring sweet tastes. Even newborns "smile" when given sugar water! But we are not just drawn to sweetness alone. As… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on June 3, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

A Surprising Fast Food Dinner That Is Healthy To Serve Your Children

It's Sunday evening and I am exhausted. We have been running around with the children all day and neither my husband nor I feel like cooking. The kids are too run-down to take them to a restaurant. And most fast food is really unhealthy. I can't decide what to feed the kids for dinner. I even debate playing the "Breakfast For Dinner" game and giving them a bowl of cereal. And then a commercial for KFC's New Grilled Chicken comes on TV. Hmmm... My husband and I both look at each other. Should we?… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on June 1, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

The 1-2-3 / ABC’s of Childhood Obesity Dissecting A Big Fat Problem

The 1-2-3 / ABC’s of Childhood Obesity Dissecting A Big Fat Problem

Recently, one of my clients called me, hugely upset. Her eight-year-old daughter was being tested for diabetes. And while my client and her spouse have struggled with their weight for years, the IDEA that their little girl mig

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Added by aleslie on March 22, 2009 at 7:01pm — No Comments