Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) January 23, 2012
By the time the end of January rolls around, many Americans who have resolved to lose weight this year, have given up on their resolutions all-together. But FindTheBest?s Diet Plans comparison makes it easy to find the perfect diet plan tailored to a particular person?s needs.
FindTheBest?s Diet Plans comparison allows users to find the best diets for them based on diet type, diet goals, diet focus, methods and Smart Rating.
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Dieters should take care to make sure the diet method associated with the diet plan they choose is realistic. Diet methods range from calorie counting and fixed menu to exercise intensive and meal replacement. Dieters who are not conditioned for intense exercise should not choose a diet plan that involves rigorous exercise. Similarly, dieters who enjoy a broad range of foods should think seriously about whether or not they will be able to commit to a specific-food or fixed-menu diet.
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Weight-loss Challenge: Stock only low-fat dairy
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Israeli Couscous and Chickpea Salad
… cut in thin 2-inch slices 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, lightly toasted and ground Salt to taste 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt (or use half olive oil) 1/2 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or mild chili powder (more to taste) 1.
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Healthy Appetizers for a Super Bowl Party
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Broccoli, Cabbage and Kohlrabi Coleslaw With Quinoa
… seeds (optional) 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt Freshly ground pepper 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (optional) 1.
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Kemptville, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) January 21, 2012
Kemptville District Hospital is committed to a patient-focused approach to healthcare in every department, and recently the dietary unit was honored with an award for demonstrating that approach.
KDH?s Food and nutrition Services group was named Regional Unit of the Year by Morrison, the healthcare division of Compass Group Canada, the hospital?s food service provider. The KDH unit was chosen from healthcare organizations all over the region, which encompasses Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.
The Dietary Department at KDH is led by Andrea Corbett, a leader committed to quality and patient satisfaction. Corbett and her staff of 12 part- and full-time associates provide food services to all inpatients and Interim Long Term Care residents, as well as supplying the Ladies Auxiliary with healthy meals and snacks for their coffee bar, and providing catering within the hospital.
Since arriving at KDH two years ago, Corbett has undertaken a number of new initiatives: creation of a new menu, review of the interim long term care meal service, initiation of the partnership with the KDH Auxiliary for food service at the gift shop, and revision of vending machine stock to offer nutritious meals and snacks. Corbett accommodates special diets, consulting on sensitivities and allergies, and responding to patient preferences whenever possible.
Catherine VanVliet, KDH?s Director of Patient Services and Integration, commended Corbett and her team for responding to rapid organizational change by ?showing leadership, focus on quality service, and collegiality towards patients, staff, volunteers and visitors.?
This is the second award for Corbett, a registered dietician originally from Westville, Nova Scotia; after only six months in her current position she was named Morrison?s Regional Salaried Associate of the Year, an honor not usually bestowed on an employee with less than a year?s service to the company.
Morrison District Manager Jane McPherson speaks of Corbett in glowing terms: ?Andrea and her team have done amazing things. For Andrea, ?adequate? is not good enough: she envisions what could be and makes it happen. She?s exceptional and she proves it every day.?
Although Corbett is a Morrison employee, she volunteers on a number of KDH committees, chairing both the Wound Care Committee and Environment Team, and participating in the inpatient quality team, long term care quality team, and budget council. ?It?s a reciprocal relationship,? she explains. ?If I?m part of a team, I?m going to be a contributing member.?
For more information, please contact Jenny Read, jread(at)kdh(dot)on(dot)ca, mobile 613.285.0301. If you would like to make comments or suggestions about hospital services, please contact Kemptville District Hospital Chief Executive Officer Colin Goodfellow at 613.258.6133 extension 132, or by email at cgoodfellow(at)kdh(dot)on(dot)ca.
ABOUT KEMPTVILLE DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is a fully accredited healthcare facility committed to building healthy communities. KDH offers a range of services based on advanced expertise, technologies and patient care practices. The emergency department is open around the clock and provides prompt medical attention. The use of new medical applications such as Tele-health and remote diagnostic imaging has made KDH a service leader in Eastern Ontario. Further, the surgical program at KDH provides timely access to high demand specialists, while the staff’s dedication to patients has earned KDH a reputation for excellence in caring. Kemptville District Hospital consistently ranks among the top hospitals in Ontario for patient satisfaction.
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San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) January 23, 2012
It?s not too late for families to create New Year?s resolutions to be healthier and more physically fit. Renown integrated medical physician Elson M. Haas, MD and his kid-friendly cartoon persona, Dr. Sun, have just released a new children?s app that teaches kids about the body and nutritional health called Anatomix Comix.
Anatomix Comix is an early childhood educational tool that offers a fun, interactive approach to teaching children about the science of their bodies. Published by children?s entertainment company Seasons Studios and powered by mobile app developer RipplFX
Whitehall, PA (PRWEB) January 18, 2012
Protica has launched a new candy that they believe will help consumers have a healthier diet and even lose weight. Protein Twist is a one-ounce gummy candy with a similar taste and texture to the bear shaped gummy candies consumed by children and adults every day.
Unlike other gummy candies on the market, Protein Twist contains almost no sugar while still maintaining the same sweet taste of sugary candies. In place of sugar, Protein Twist contains 15 grams of protein, one full serving of fruit and two grams of fiber.
Protica hopes that this product will not only help people eat more healthy snacks but also help people lose weight. Protein Twist was designed to compliment weight loss diets that advocate that dieters eat several small meals throughout the day, instead of three big meals. The idea behind these weight loss plans is that a consumer?s metabolism will burn calories more efficiently when it is constantly working to digest healthy foods. ?One of my goals when creating Protein Twist was to create a snack that would help speed up the metabolism, which is why the candy contains 15 grams of protein and a serving of fruit. We want to change the way people eat, without them having to give up their favorite snacks like candy,? commented Jim Duffy, president and founder of Protica. Duffy hopes his nutrient-fortified candy will be the first of many snacks to provide healthy nutrition in foods that taste, look, and feel like foods consumers already enjoy eating.
When discussing protein Twist, Duffy hopes it will help satisfy consumers? cravings for candy with a product that provides necessary nutrients in place of sugar and calories while still tasting like candy. ?I have two young kids and they ask for candy all of the time. When I designed Protein Twist, I wanted to create a product that I could give to my kids and feel good about it — they are eating something healthy. I?m happy because they are eating a healthy snack, and my kids are happy because it tastes like candy. Of course, I eat them, too!? explained Duffy.
About Protica
Founded in 2001, Protica, Inc. is a research-based nutraceutical firm headquartered in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. In its privately owned 250,000 square foot facility, Protica manufactures capsulized foods, such as Profect
Draper, UT (PRWEB) January 20, 2012
Today, Zrii LLC is launching a brand new Facebook page that will propel the company into the limelight for its innovative use of social media. The new Facebook page showcases the company?s fun, enthusiastic personality and passion for total life transformation through numerous interactive features, including:
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 20, 2012
Researchers from the Children?s Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the chemical group known as phthalates and obesity in young children ? including increased body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.
Phthalates are man-made, endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can mimic the body?s natural hormones. They are commonly used in plastic flooring and wall coverings, food processing materials, medical devices, and personal-care products. While poor nutrition and physical inactivity are known to contribute to obesity, a growing body of research suggests that environmental chemicals ? including phthalates ? could play a role in rising childhood obesity rates.
This study was the first to examine the relationship between phthalate exposure and measurements used to identify obesity in children. The paper is available online in the journal Environmental Research. The project was funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, the National Cancer Institute, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Mount Sinai researchers measured phthalate concentrations in the urine of 387 black and Hispanic children in New York City, and recorded body measurements including BMI, height, and waist circumference one year later. The urine tests revealed that greater than 97 percent of study participants had been exposed to phthalates typically found in personal care products such as perfume, lotions, and cosmetics; varnishes; and medication or nutritional supplement coatings. The phthalates included monoethyl phthalate (MEP) and other low molecular-weight phthalates. The team also found an association between concentrations of these phthalates with BMI and waist circumference among overweight children. For example, BMI in overweight girls with the highest exposure to MEP was 10 percent higher than those with the lowest MEP exposure.
?Research has shown that exposure to these everyday chemicals may impair childhood neurodevelopment, but this is the first evidence demonstrating that they may contribute to childhood obesity,? said the study?s lead author Susan Teitelbaum, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. ?This study also further emphasizes the importance of reducing exposure to these chemicals where possible.?
The percentage of obese children ages six to 11 in the United States has grown from seven percent in 1980 to more than 40 percent in 2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 15 percent of American children between the ages six and 19 are characterized as obese. In New York City, more than one in five children in public schools are obese.
Dr. Teitelbaum and the team at the Children?s Environmental Health Center plan to further evaluate the impact of these chemicals on childhood obesity. ?While the data are significant, more research is needed to definitively determine whether phthalate exposure causes increases in body size,? she said.
About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States. The Medical School is noted for innovation in education, biomedical research, clinical care delivery, and local and global community service. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by US News and World Report..
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation?s oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital 16th on its elite Honor Roll of the nation?s top hospitals based on reputation, safety, and other patient-care factors. Of the top 20 hospitals in the United States, Mount Sinai is one of 12 integrated academic medical centers whose medical school ranks among the top 20 in NIH funding and US News and World Report and whose hospital is on the US News and World Report Honor Roll. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 560,000 outpatient visits took place.
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Houston, TX. (PRWEB) January 19, 2012
Healthhound.org has recently put a team of experts together that will be trying out the Mediterranean diet for the next 3 months. The team will be reporting on their findings on the site in three months time.
Ian Simmons, one the Directors on the site said that ?we have been looking to do something like this for quite some time with the Mediterranean diet. Our readers are always talking about it and commenting on it so we wanted to take things a step further and get a team of professionals together to really take a closer look at the diet. Our professionals have a background in nutrition and have done research on a number of different diet plans over the years. They will all be following the Mediterranean diet plan exclusively over the next few months and will be reporting back on any changes they experience in their weight. We feel that our readers will really benefit from following the team?s experience and will be in a good position to judge how effective the diet is after the team have completed their time on it.?
News of what the team have been doing has spread to a number of sites that are in the same health and fitness sector. There are now comments appearing on those sites that are praising what the team are doing that are trying out the Mediterranean diet. Other commentators are saying that they will be checking in on the site in 3 months time to see how the team have got on and if they have lost any weight by following the plan.
The team at health hound have another treat in store for their readers this week with a free report on quick and easy ways to lose weight. The report can be downloaded right now at http://www.healthhound.org/.
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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 19, 2012
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and some of the region?s public schools and a children?s hospital are the first in the area have demonstrated their commitment to the health of their community by providing all-natural and organic snacks and beverages in new, state-of-the-art vending machines, announced Vend Natural. These organizations are a model for the country, which is facing skyrocketing rates of obesity for both adults and teenagers.
Today, thanks to healthy snacking leaders like Vend Natural? which has been selected by Apollo Junior High School in Richardson, TX; Leonard Evans Junior Middle School in McKinney, TX; McLean Middle School in Fort Worth, TX; South Hills High School in Fort Worth, TX; Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, TX, and Texas Scottish Rite Children?s Hospital in Dallas, TX as well as by more than 600 schools, universities, businesses, hospitals and community centers across the nation – bananas, fresh cut vegetables and fruit are among the many healthy options now available in convenience vending machines throughout Dallas/Fort Worth and the nation. Among the hundreds of choices are all natural chips and popcorn, low fat health bars, organic fruit smoothies, natural coconut water and more. Many of the products available through Vend Natural meet or exceed federal, state and school nutritional standards for calories, fat, vitamins, fiber and sodium.
Vend Natural, founded by company CEO Gil Sanchez, was formed to address the declining health of our nation and skyrocketing teenage and adult obesity rates by providing healthier snacking alternatives to schools, hospitals and businesses. The company?s mission is to support improved eating practices by offering healthy products that are easily accessible and affordable to everyone.
?We are thrilled that so many important Dallas/Fort Worth area schools and the children?s hospital have embraced this healthy option for their employees, students and visitors, said William H. Carpenter, Jr., Vend Natural President. ?It was particularly exciting to have some of the area?s leading high schools and a key hospital focused on children?s health join with other leading institutions ? such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, school districts in Burbank, CA and Philadelphia, PA, the U.S. Naval Academy and many others ? to stand up for good health and offer so many healthy choices to their students, patients and the broader community.?
Leading the charge for Vend Natural in Dallas/Fort Worth is entrepreneur Ronnie Davis. Commenting on his motivation to join Vend Natural, Mr. Davis said, ?I believe that everyone, especially children and young adults need to have the opportunity to make smart food decisions, regardless of location and convenience. Finding a healthy and delicious option to eat ‘on the go’ should be an option available to everyone.?
Vend Natural is the only healthy snacking company in the country that not only partners with business owners coast to coast, but also owns and operates its own machines on the west and east coasts. This enables the company to test new equipment and products before full roll-out and provide the most relevant training and customer service operation for its distributors. ?We don?t just ?sell? the business, we are IN the business, which makes us significantly more knowledgeable about what works and what doesn?t,? said Mr. Carpenter. Part of Vend Natural?s mission is to ensure a fresh product mix and their strong relationship with Del Monte Fresh Produce ensure that fresh cut apples, pineapples, carrots, celery, whole bananas and more, are available to their customers.
Vending Machines Go Green: Good for the Body and the Planet
Vend Natural?s vending machines are not the old school machines you are used to. Today?s state of the art vending machines are not just good for the body, but have gone ?green.? They feature energy efficient design, costing a third of what traditional machines cost to run; more than 40% recycled metals; remote, internet-based monitoring systems, preventing unnecessary fuel costs and emissions to replenish products, and a 5-star energy rating.
About Vend Natural
Vend Natural is America?s fastest-growing healthy snacking company and is based in Ventura, California and Annapolis, Maryland. The company was inspired by the vision of helping to transform eating patterns by providing healthy snacking alternatives in convenient vending locations across America. Specializing in placements in schools, hospitals and businesses, Vend Natural currently operates more than 600 machines in 22 states and the District of Columbia with plans for significant growth over the next several years.
The company is known for its innovative and environmentally-sensitive vending machine design offering state-of-the art, dual temperature-zoned, energy efficient machines that hold a large variety of both natural organic snacks and beverages. Vend Natural is also known for its fresh, bright, signature machine graphics featuring large, appealing illustrations of grapes, raspberries and its tag line, ?Snack Better. Live Better.? Vend Natural was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year award in Maryland for 2010. For more information, visit http://www.vendnatural.com.
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2012
Diet Doc HCG Diet & Weight Loss recently conducted a nationwide survey of other doctor-support HCG diets and found that no other doctor offered a modern-day HCG diet with as low of cost as Diet Doc HCG Diet.
Diet Doc HCG Diet and Weight Loss conducted a survey of the larger HCG doctor clinics across the USA and found that the Diet Doc HCG Diet & Weight Loss is lower in price, yet offers more services and products in an all-inclusive program that is capable of shaving off 25-30 pounds per month.
Other HCG diet doctors are only using the 1950 Dr. Simeons HCG diet protocol, asking dieters to eat as little as 500 calories per day. The original HCG diet also requires dieters to inject with human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg), a human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta during pregnancy reports Ms. Wright. HCG Diet Doctors have nowhere to go to obtain doctor training on a modern day protocol explains Wright.
Diet Doc is the only modern-day version of the original 50 year old Dr. Simeons HCG Diet protocol that all other doctors are using. The reason doctors are using a 50 year old HCG diet, verses modernizing as Diet Doc did a few years ago, is true weight loss doctors require additional training in weight loss. The doctor must understand how each person’s medical condition, daily food intake, age, lifestyle, gender and preferences all play into weight loss. Many doctors simply do not have time for this additional training, nor do they have time to manage each person’s weight loss the way it needs to be done to get the weight off people, fast and safe. This is where Diet Doc leads the weight loss pack as we train doctors across the USA on the Diet Doc HCG diet as it’s the only HCG diet which is Dr. Oz approved.
Diet Doc offers the modern day version of a 50 year old HCG diet and developed 4 other diet programs rolled into one that then personalizes the diet for every person to achieve an average of 1 pound of weight loss per day. Unsure which diet works best, with various fad diets, such as the pink diet, pink method, pink weight loss, dash diet, snooki weight loss, nv weight loss. The list goes on and on. None of these types of diets are doctor supervised and none listed have medical research to support their weight loss claims.
The problem with offering 500 calories per day is this is literal starvation. We frequently have people coming to us on the 500 calories with hair loss, extreme fatigue and hunger, reports Wright. Diet Doc does not support a 500 calorie per day diet, but modernized a 1950 HCG diet into one that is safe, and that rolls 4 medically, supervised weight loss programs into one overall program that is then further personalized for each person taking into consideration their health history, age, gender, lifestyle and preferences reports Dr. Rao, medical director of Diet Doc.
Diet Doc offers one month of prescription medication, one month of weight loss shakes, one month of weight loss cooking/salad dressing oil that is clinically proven to help dieters start burning fat within 30 minutes of consuming, along with the Diet Doc workbook outlining the modern-day version of the Diet Doc HCG diet and a cookbook, plus unlimited nurse, doctor and weight loss consultant support 6 days per week priced low so they can help many, verses a small select few reports Wright.
Diet Doc provides medically, supervised patient care to people across the USA.We provide a collaborative approach to dieting, which is labor intensive, but effective reports Wright. We work with a team of physicians who are passionate about reducing obesity which is often the cause for many diseases and illnesses reports Wright.
*These weight reduction treatments include oral hCG or an injection of hCG?a drug, which has not been approved by the food and drug administration as safe and effective in the treatment of obesity or weight control. There is no substantial evidence that hCG increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or “normal” distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restrictive diets. Results may vary and cannot be guaranteed. Medical supervision and compliance with our program is required.
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