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Personality of the Week: Taylor LeBaron, Teenage Role Model
“150 Pounds Lost, One Byte at a Time”
Taylor LeBaron, an emerging leader in the fight against the obesity and diabetes epidemics, is a teenage role model worth knowing about. At age 14 he was nearly 300 pounds, and he took it upon himself to figure out what to do about it. By age 15 he lost about 150 pounds of excess body fat and has been maintaining that weight loss, and a healthy muscular body, for over 2 years. This is a rare occurrence! There are few teens around who have been able to achieve and maintain such a staggering transformation.
Happily, Taylor is also an inspiring story teller who has just published a book. Continue reading…
Jason Alexander Joins Jenny Craig
Joining the ranks of such celebrities as Kirstie Alley, Queen Latifah and Valerie Bertinelli, Jason Alexander has signed on to become the newest spokesperson for the Jenny Craig diet plan. Arguably best known for his role as George Costanza on the long running sitcom Seinfeld, Alexander was disturbed when he saw himself on screen recently. While taping a “Seinfeld” reunion to be shown on the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm, he realized that he put on more weight than he wanted. His goal is to lose 30-40 pounds.
“It’s always been the same old story,” Alexander said in a statement about his previous attempts at dieting. ”The first 10 lbs were gone in a jiff, but then Bamm!. Back again, a
Vegan Cooking: Meals Kids will Love
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Vegan cooking can be very interesting and rewarding, especially if the kids love the vegan meals you prepare. As a mother, you would know how difficult it can get to make the kids eat wholesome and nutritious food. Listed below are some simple, yet healthy, recipes for vegan food that are sure to tempt your kids.
Recipe #1: Vegetarian Pizza Sandwich
Ingredients:
- Slices of bread
- Pizza sauce
- Tomato slices and mushrooms
- Vegetarian pepperoni slices
- A small bowl of cheese
Directions
Take two slices of bread and liberally spread pizza sauce over them.
More Education Means Lower Heart Risks
Maybe if you’re smarter you know not to wash fried chicken down with milkshakes, or to go take a walk every once in a while.
Because a new study in the journal Heart claims people with more education have a lower risk of heart attack later in life.
For the study, experts took a look at data on 12,000 heart attack sufferers and 14,000 healthy adults of similar age from 52 countries.
Results showed education level was strongly associated with heart attack risk in all countries, especially wealthy nations.
The researchers found that even when lifestyle, income, age and other factors were considered, people with low education levels—defined as eight years of school or less—were 31% more likely to have a heart attack than those with additional education.
Experts believe the education link is due to smart people having a better understanding of heart health and what causes heart attacks.
Via Reuters.
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