Interested in the topic of childhood obesity? All this week, there is a free online summit - The Child Obesity Project - that will be delivering some excellent content to help with this issue. The experts at The Child Obesity Project have struggled through their own weight … [Read more...]
Life Trauma and Your Health – Radio Show Interview Tonight
Many people struggle with unhealthy behavior and poor chronic health because there is an unresolved deep spiritual issue. Issues like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic problems that are lifestyle-related can stem from trauma experienced earlier in life. I want … [Read more...]
U.S. Obesity Rate – Still Climbing in 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to data provided by Gallup.com, the adult obesity rate so far in 2013 is 27.2%, up from 26.2% in 2012, and is on pace to surpass all annual average obesity rates since Gallup-Healthways began tracking in 2008. Increases have occurred across almost … [Read more...]
Weight Loss and Willpower – Fight Obesity with God’s Help
This week, Jane Brody, a health columnist at the New York Times, wrote an article about obesity - Many Fronts in Fighting Obesity. She addressed many issues that in fact play a role in one's ability to win the battle with weight loss: Caloric consumption Portion … [Read more...]
13 States Will Have Obesity Rates in Excess of 60%
A report released today projects that 13 states will have obesity rates exceeding 60% by the year 2030. Is your state one of these? My blog entry on the Christian Post at the link above provides some highlights of the report. The blog post also has a map with projected obesity … [Read more...]
Southern Obesity Summit – 2012
This year's Southern Obesity Summit, the 6th annual, will be held in Charlotte, NC from October 14 - 16, 2012. When I learned of this event about six months ago, it seemed like it was a no-brainer that I ought to attend, and perhaps contribute in some manner, in that the Faith … [Read more...]
