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Why do most diets fail?  Why are so many of us eating ourselves to sickness and even death — one donut at a time? Psychotherapist William Anderson has many of the answers — and the solutions — in his new book, The Anderson Method.  Willpower plus the best “diet” on earth won’t help the average [...]

Yes it is, according to MeMe Roth, an outspoken media guest, founder of the non-profit “National Action Against Obesity,” journalist, and mom. MeMe is on a quest to wake up parents around the country and shock them into an awareness of how they are abusing their overweight kids with food.  Quarrel with MeMe’s brash tactics [...]

If you are overweight and have an overweight child, studies show that one of the best things you can do for your kid is to lose weight yourself. Too busy, too overwhelmed to do it?  Get inspired by Diane Carbonell, a mom to 7 kids (!) who struggled with obesity for ten years, reaching a [...]

Sonya Branch Johnson knows how hard it is to lose weight.  A formerly 300-pound Mom who began to turn her life around when her doctor wrote “obese” on her chart, Sonya has lost 70 pounds and continues to struggle with her weight.  She lost her own parents to diabetes and cardiovascular disease before they turned [...]

Rebecca Regnier, an “always dieting” mom, lost 20 pounds by using twitter as a 24/7 support system. Instead of grabbing that doughnut, she tweeted about it instead! And she wrote an ebook, Your Twitter Diet, to help other women do it too. But wait, there’s more! Rebecca is an award-winning journalist with a wicked funny [...]

Why don’t diets work?  Why is it so hard to stop eating junk food, get in shape, or stop an expensive venti mocha habit? Maybe because most of us fall into the “willpower trap,” going it alone with nothing but our sworn resolution:  I will lose 20 pounds!  I will get in shape for my [...]

Do you have kids who eat too much and don’t exercise enough but roll their eyes whenever you start talking about health?  Kids and teens typically don’t “get it” when caregivers warn about diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or other health problems linked with being overweight. So what DO they care about, and how can you use [...]

Are you stuck in a chicken-nugget, plain-pasta, or hot-dog rut with your kids?  Do you wish they would at least try some of the healthier food you put in front of them?  Meal Makeover Moms to the rescue! After surveying nearly 600 moms who identified “picky eaters who whine and complain” as the number one [...]

How many times a day do you see your kids slouched around a screen?  They may be in the midst of an adrenaline-pumping epic battle, a fruit-ninja slice, or an angry bird slingshot, but besides a twitching thumb or two, their bodies are not moving. Larysa DiDio to the rescue!  Celebrity trainer, Parenting magazine fitness [...]

Join the National PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) Chair Betsy Landers to find out why PTAs nationwide are taking action to address childhood obesity by promoting good nutrition and regular physical activity in schools. Why do PTAs need to get involved? The reduction and elimination of recess in as many as 40 percent of U.S. school districts [...]