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The Fortune Society and Aetna Foundation Celebrate Food & Nutrition Program for Low-Income Families

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:22 pm

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Harlem resident and mother, Barbara Biscaino, presented a live cooking demonstration today preparing her favorite healthy dish -- corn and cucumber salad -- in front of a live audience that included Manhattan Deputy Borough President Rose Pierre-Louis; JoAnne Page, President and CEO of The Fortune Society; Sharon Dalton, Vice President of the Aetna Foundation; and Harlem families. Biscaino learned how to prepare the dish as well as dozens of other healthy meals while participating in The Fortune Societys Food & Nutrition Program for Families & Children. The cooking demonstration, which was held at The Fortune Societys LEED-certified, affordable housing facility known as Castle Gardens, highlighted the success of the food and nutrition program.

In December 2011, with a $25,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation and a supplemental grant from the New York State Department of Healths Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP), The Fortune Society launched the Food & Nutrition Program for Families & Children. Since the program began, approximately 800 Fortune families and children, which include formerly incarcerated adults and residents of Fortunes housing facilities in Harlem, have attended a series of nutrition education workshops, including Taste and Texture and Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables. They also have participated in 35 cooking demonstrations, taking home bags of fresh produce after each one. The produce is provided by local suppliers Corbin Hill Road Farm and Brooklyn Grange Farm, which operates urban rooftop farms in Brooklyn and Queens. The two suppliers have distributed more than 4,500 pounds of fresh produce to Fortune clients and community members.

Since beginning the program, Biscaino and her daughter have learned how to convert their favorite foods into healthier alternatives; select, store and preserve fresh produce; prepare healthy, delicious and affordable meals; sanitize a kitchen; and write recipes.

Before enrolling in this program, my daughter and I would eat fast food three or four days a week, putting our health on the back burner. Now, our entire outlook on healthy eating has changed. Every day, we prepare and cook healthy meals together, making sure to include fresh fruit and vegetables into all of them. Because of this change, we both feel more energetic and will hopefully live longer. I have already lost a few pounds, said Biscaino.

Many of our Fortune families live on a tight budget, eating whatever food is most affordable and assuming healthy meals are too costly to prepare, said JoAnne Page, President and CEO of The Fortune Society. The Food & Nutrition Program shows our families that they can prepare healthy, affordable meals and equips them with recipes and culinary skills that will last a lifetime. We thank the Aetna Foundation and the NYS Department of Health Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program for supporting this program and helping our families make healthy eating a top priority in their daily lives.

In the upcoming year, the program will continue to offer regular cooking demonstrations and will increase the number of hands-on workshops so that more participants can learn by cooking during class. The class curriculum will have a greater focus on the participants needs, such as child and family nutrition, heart-healthy eating and diabetes education. The program also will include recipe selection workshops, nutrition-related activities and a field trip to one of the supplier farms.

Research shows that diets rich in fruits and vegetables can prevent obesity and its related diseases, which disproportionally affect low-income and minority populations, said Sharon Dalton, Vice President of the Aetna Foundation, who manages the Foundations regional grant-making program. By combining access to fresh, local produce with crucial nutrition education, The Fortune Societys program can have a positive impact on peoples long-term health and well-being.

About The Fortune Society

For more than forty years, The Fortune Society has been developing model programs that help former prisoners successfully re-enter their communities. The Fortune Society offers a holistic and integrated one-stop-shopping model of service provision. Among the services offered are outpatient substance abuse treatment, alternatives to incarceration, HIV/AIDS services, career development and job retention, education, family services, drop in services and supportive housing as well as ongoing access to aftercare. For more information, visit http://www.fortunesociety.org.

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Diet Doc Announces New Weight Loss Recipes Added to hCG Diet Cookbook that Offer Healthy Meal Plans in Less Time Than …

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:22 pm

New addition of no-guilt weight loss recipes deliver full flavor without compromising a customized, Diet Doc Diet Plan.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) October 04, 2012

New addition of no-guilt weight loss recipes deliver full flavor without compromising a customized, Diet Doc Diet Plan.

Diet Doc hCG weight loss solutions has added a number of easy-to-make weight loss recipes to the hCG Diet Cookbook. The new recipes offered give dieters more choices to create simple, healthy, low-calorie meals everyday. CEO and Founder of Diet Doc says our nutritionists have been creating and testing weight loss recipes that are not only delicious but simple to make yet still compatible with our hCG diet plan. Low-fat versions of classic recipes like cabbage rolls, beef stew and shrimp scampi as well as more exotic recipes like ceviche, jambalaya and curried shrimp were added to the revised hCG diet cookbook.

Diet Doc hCG weight loss recipes follow a strict formula for weight loss that is low-glycemic and low-carbohydrate and has benefits for those with any weight related health conditions. Using a heart-healthy alternative for fat, the recipes use MCT oil, derived from the coconut, in dressings, entrees and desserts. This oil is found to have many health benefits along with being easily digested and used as energy unlike butter or olive oil that are stored in the body as fat. Stevia, a natural sweetener with no calories, is also used as a healthy replacement for sugar giving the cookbook a varietal dessert section.

Diet Doc hCG diet cookbook now has over 100 weight loss recipes and is included in the weight loss essentials package that comes with any of the hCG weight loss programs. Ranging from 23 to 60 days, the programs are designed to fit any weight loss goals. Dieters on the Diet Doc hCG weight loss program claim to see dramatic results in the first to weeks with some losing 14 pounds in that time-frame. Free weight loss recipes for the Diet Doc hCG diet can also be found on hCGtreaments.com.

About Diet Doc Weight Loss:

Diet Doc / hCG Treatments is a medical hCG weight loss solutions company that creates personalized diet plans. Using an integrative team of medical professionals that specialize in diet and weight loss, Diet Doc is considered the leader in medical weight loss who offer affordable diet plans and weight loss products. Find out more about Diet Doc products and services at hcgtreatments.com.

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Diet Doc Offers Free Online Weight Loss Questionnaire that Gives Personalized Symptom-Based Guide to Supplements

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:21 pm

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 04, 2012

Diet Doc Offers free online weight loss questionnaire My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire that gives personalized symptom-based guide to supplements.

Free online weight loss tool My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire created by medical and nutritional scientists gives comprehensive results with a guide to the best weight loss supplements that will get health in peak condition

Diet Doc is trying a new approach to choosing supplements, through an online-based comprehensive weight loss questionnaire. The new system was designed by a team of medical and nutritional scientists who put a focus on health symptoms brought on by weight gain and obesity. Tying a number of these symptoms with the bodys major organ symptoms, the weight loss questionnaire generates results that outline the best weight loss supplements. Dr. Rao, Medical Director for Diet Doc says were taking a unique approach to weight loss by creating a simple online tool that can help dieters choose the best weight loss supplements for their body type. The questionnaire addresses a number of commonly overlooked symptoms that can be detrimental to ones health over time.

Although weight gain can be caused by a number of health conditions like hypothyroidism, allergies, hormone imbalances and/or prescription drug use, Diet Doc works to shed light on the major organ systems that are affected by these health conditions. Julie Wright Diet Docs CEO and Founder says, most people take their organ systems for granted and with enough neglect, cause them wear-down sooner than later. We encourage dieters to not only eat a well balanced diet but to also supplement their bodies with essential vitamins and minerals that will help their bodies run more efficiently, which, in turn, will create natural and healthy weight loss.

The weight loss questionnaire is a complement to Diet Docs personalized hCG weight loss program. A customized ketogenic diet plan combined with pharmaceutical doses of hCG hormone treatments are prescribed by a doctor and managed by a weight loss counselor throughout the program. The comprehensive weight loss questionnaire is offered as an incentive to dieters on the Diet Doc hCG weight loss program. Also inclusive of a number of weight loss tools in an essential weight loss package, the programs vary and can include: a diet journal, low-glycemic protein shakes, food scale, flaxseed fiber and all medical supplies. Lasting anywhere from 23 to 60 days, many dieters on the hCG weight loss program report seeing dramatic results in the first two weeks.

Diet Doc offers weight loss programs that are medically-supervised and all products and lifestyle services require a proper prescription. All supplements offered by Diet Doc are potent, pharmaceutical-grade dosage and can only be found in certified medical offices. A number of supplements that are found to be essential for any weight loss regimen are offered and dieters are guided in choosing the right ones with the new online weight loss questionnaire.

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Weight Loss and the Mediterranean Diet

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:21 pm

Overweight patients who went on a two-year Mediterranean diet were able to maintain some of their weight loss for an additional four years, researchers say. That diet was more successful than a low-fat or low-carbohydrate eating program.

Researchers at the Nuclear Research Center Negev, in Dimona, Israel, analyzed weight loss in 322 moderately obese patients, most of them men, over a two-year period. They also analyzed the subjects weight for an additional four years. The participants were divided into three groups: those who followed a low-fat diet, those who followed a Mediterranean diet; and those who followed a low-carbohydrate diet.

The Mediterranean diet emphasizes vegetables and legumes as well as sources of good fats like olive oil. It has been linked to a reduction in cardiovascular disease and cholesterol levels.

For the first two years, the subjects were given nutritional information and specific meals. At the end of that period, the low-fat group lost an average of 6.39 pounds each; the Mediterranean group lost 9.70 pounds; and the low-carbohydrate group lost 10.36 pounds. (Calories were restricted on the first two diets but not on the third).

However, four years after the diet program ended, subjects who had been on the low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet showed that the patients regained a significant amount of weight. The low-fat group regained 5.95 pounds, while the low-carbohydrate group regained 9.03 pounds. But the Mediterranean group regained just 3.08 pounds.

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Fat Loss Factor – Increase Weight Loss Success To 95%

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:21 pm

SPRINGFIELD, Va., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --With the popularity of internet based weight loss programs, Fat Loss Factor is no exception with over 200,000 downloads sold.

Fat Loss Factor (http://www.weightlossoverforty.net/what-is-the-fat-loss-factor/) is a downloadable program created by Dr. Michael Allen and his wife Lori Allen. The first two weeksare designed to "detox" the body by eating whole, natural foods and "prime your body for fat burning".

According to the program, participants then have the option of choosing to incorporate the "Master Cleanse" which is essentially a lemonade diet consisting of fresh lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper or moving right on to their "Lifestyle Un-Diet" which basically consists of:

Although 'whole, natural" foods are a cornerstone to the program, "cheat" days of one's favorite foods like pizza or ice cream are also considered to be an important "key to success".

The program also encourages and supplies simple fitness routines based on your experience from the complete novice to advanced fitness enthusiasts. These routines are specifically designed to complement the diet portion of the program.

Besides the main e-book, the program includes other important tools including a 90 day meal plan, trackers, software, goal setting guide, recipe book and extensive videos.

When we caught up with Gregg Kellogg, a registered nurse and professional weight loss coach, we asked if Fat Loss Factor is the answer to a 95% success rate of reaching one's goal weight. This is how he responded: "No. Fat Loss Factor is an impressive program that I wholeheartedly endorse but the reason 35% of U.S adults are obese in spite of the billions of dollars spent on weight loss products each year is the inability to take action."

He continues, "But based on the findings of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), you can increase your chances of weight loss success from 10% to 95% simply by being accountable to someone willing to encourage and support your efforts".

To that end, "Coach Gregg" (as he's known) is offering free weight loss coaching (http://www.weightlossoverforty.net/fat-loss-factor-review-and-free-weight-loss-coaching/) for those wanting to try the Fat Loss Factor program. "Great information is extremely important but action is critical to success" he admonishes, "I want to help people 'get into action' so they can experience some quick, meaningful results. And there's nothing like results for 'high octane' motivational fuel to reach any goal!"

For an in-depth review of the Fat Loss Factor, results from users of the program and to learn how to take advantage of Gregg Kellogg's free coaching offer, go here: http://www.weightlossoverforty.net/

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Kristin Cavallari: 'I owe post-baby weight loss to breastfeeding'

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:21 pm

Kristin Cavallari has credited her post-pregnancy weight loss to breastfeeding her son.

The former Hills star and fiance Jay Cutler welcomed son Camden Jack in August. He is the first child for both.

Cavallari revealed that nursing the baby has allowed her to shed pounds more quickly than diet or exercise alone.

"I honestly can say I owe it all to breastfeeding," she explained to People.

"I read somewhere that it's like running six miles a day. I know nursing is difficult for a lot of mums, so it's easier said than done. I eat healthy in general and I'm taking it easy in the gym and working out three to four days a week."

However, Cavallari went on to say that she has a bit more she'd still like to change about her body, adding: "I do want to tone up my stomach a little bit more. Trust me, if you saw me I'm not ready for a bikini, let's just put it that way. I'm close, but I haven't [lost all the weight]."

Cavallari recently confessed that she is already ready to have another baby.

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hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans Announces a Unique hCG Drops as Part of Their Weight Loss Diet …

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:20 pm

Diet Doc is pleased to announce the addition of hCG drops that are prescription strength and require a doctors prescription. The wnique weight loss diet drops promote fast weight loss were announced by hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans. These drops offer the combined goodness of acai berry, hoodia and green tea in a single drop.

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Diet Doc is pleased to announce the addition of hCG drops that are prescription strength and require a doctors prescription. The wnique weight loss diet drops promote fast weight loss were announced by hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans. These drops offer the combined goodness of acai berry, hoodia and green tea in a single drop.

hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans announced their unique hCG drop that require a prescription. The weight loss diet drops that promote fast weight loss. With a cocktail of powerful ingredients such as acai berry, hoodia and green tea, these weight loss diet drops are a perfect addition to their medically supervised program weight loss diet that has been modified over the years by experienced and qualified doctors, physicians and nutritionists.

Used by hunters in Africa to stave off hunger during long hunts, Hoodia gordonii is renowned for its appetite suppressant property and while it does not promote fast weight loss unless combined with diet and exercise, it is extremely safe to use.

A component of green tea (Camillia sinensis), epigallocatechin gallate, (EGCG) is a well known potent antioxidant that stimulates an enzyme specifically involved in breaking down triglycerides (the form of fat stored in the body). Studies have shown that green Tea extracts reduce appetite and boost metabolism. Additionally, the polyphenols in green tea are known to increase the duration of the workout time in dieters. Green tea also has antioxidants with anti-cancer and anti-aging capabilities and studies suggest that it is more beneficial than black tea.

Scores of people have experienced the numerous benefits of adding Acai extracts to their weight loss regime for fast weight loss. Loaded with an extraordinary variety and quantity of antioxidants, amino acid complexes, and EFAs (essential fatty acids), Acai improves cellular health and cellular membrane integrity, which in turn acts on neurotransmitters, insulin receptors, and hormones for their increased efficiency and production. Apart from its anti-aging benefits, mineral-rich Acai is also works excellently for muscle regeneration.

These three components have been specially combined and formulated by hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans to promote fast weight loss and they have been chosen for the synergistic benefits that they offer. All the three key ingredients that are extracted in their purest form are produced in a laboratory based in the U.S in order to maintain optimum potency, safety, and the highest efficacy possible.

These weight loss diet drops contains no sugar, starch, salt preservatives, corn, wheat, soy, milk derivatives, artificial colors, artificial flavors, or additives. hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans recommends combining these drops with their hCG drops for optimal and fast weight loss as well as other benefits. These weight loss diet drops that are manufactured using the latest and the most advanced technology help dieters in their weight loss journey.

Diet Doc hCG Diet Plan provides medical weight loss nationwide. The Diet Doc Doctors developed a unique diet that speeds up the process of shedding those extra pounds when combined with the doctor designed, physician managed, and medically supervised weight loss diet from hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans speeds up the process of shedding those extra pounds.

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America Ferrera: I've Wasted Too Much Time "on Diets and What I Look Like"

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 6:16 am

America Ferrera is tired of trying to become someone she's not.

In the Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan for Latinas, the Emmy Award winner opens up about the pressure to look like her peers in Hollywood. "More often than not, I hate photos shoots and I hate being on the red carpet," says Ferrera, married to actor/director Ryan Piers Williams, 31, since June 2011. "I don't think I'm very well equipped for the scrutiny or the pressure to be perfect, and I don't think anyone really is."

PHOTOS: Celebs' hot body secrets revealed

With low self-esteem, Ferrera admits it's hard to accept compliments.

"People are saying 'We love you and love what you do,' and you're sitting there thinking, 'I'm not skinny enough or pretty enough,'" the 28-year-old End of Watch actress says. "It's taken a lot of work to get over that."

PHOTOS: America Ferrera and other hilarious female stars

Ferrera -- who hit it big when she played the titular role in ABC's Ugly Betty in 2006 -- is happier than ever with her curves. The star says she hopes to inspire young women to focus more on their accomplishments and less on their appearances.

PHOTOS: Curvy celebs who got it right

"How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like? Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world," Ferrera says, "and get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans!"

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Diet Chef comments on the news that junk food diets increase stroke risk

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 6:15 am

UNITED KINGDOM, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Diet Chef is reminding people of the importance of a healthy diet following new research that has shown eating junk food diet could increase the risk of stroke or death at a younger age.

A study conducted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery in Canada suggested people who eat so called 'cafeteria diets', which are high in calories, sugar, fat and salt, are more likely to suffer a stroke or even die at a younger age.

To conduct the research, rats were given unlimited access to both nutritional food pellets and junk food items like cookies and sausages. They could also choose between water and a 30 per cent sucrose solution, similar to soft drinks.

It was discovered that the majority of rats preferred the junk food and, as a result, they suffered from high levels of cholesterol, blood sugar, obesity and blood pressure after just two months. They presented a combination of these symptoms, often referred to as metabolic syndrome, which is thought to increase the risk of suffering from a stroke.

Dr Dale Corbett, scientific director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, said: "I think we'll soon start to see people in their 30s or 40s having strokes, having dementia, because of this junk food diet. Young people will have major, major problems much earlier in life."

Caron Leckie, Diet Chef nutritionist, comments: "The junk food style 'cafeteria' diet is one more example of excess; high calories, high sugar, high fat and high salt. With growing public health concerns such as stroke and metabolic syndrome it is important now more than ever to encourage moderation and balance in our food choices"

Diet Chef is a specially designed, delivered meal plan that helps people to lose weight, while ensuring they get all the vitamins and nutrients they need to stay fit and healthy. All meals are prepared by an expert chef, meaning they are calorie and portion controlled, allowing individuals to shed the pounds the healthy way.

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Diet Chef carefully counts the calories of all meals so dieters on the plan will be averaging less than 1,200 calories per day. The daily menu allows you to get delicious home delivered food, as well as offering a tasty and varied, healthy balanced plan encouraging dieters to lose weight at a healthy pace.

Those on the diet looking to check their own progress can do so using the weight loss calculator as well as sharing their weight loss success stories via the website or Diet Chef social media channels.

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Jennie Garth Weight Loss: ‘90120’ Stars Sheds ‘30 Pounds of Dead Weight’ After Divorce [PHOTOS]

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 6:15 am

Jennie Garth has been in the spotlight recently with many talking about her divorce from husband of 11 years Peter Facinelli to her extreme weight loss afterward. But now, Garth is doing the talking in a revealing interview with People magazine.

"[2012] has been a bit of a rebirth for me as a person by shedding that negative space and all the pain associated with that time," the 40-year-old 90210 actress told People.

Garth said that after the divorce, she vowed to "focus on taking better care of myself" by losing "30 lbs. of dead weight."

I just looked at it like theres no way I can hide out and never work again, never love again and never laugh again Sitting on the couch eating Pringles all day is not going to help anybody, she said.

According to Garth, she hired a personal trainer and changed her health habits, which she attributed to her weight loss.

Being fit helps me have confidence. I have a strong constitution. I have a lot of inner calm about stuff right now, she said.

Garth and Facinelli announced their divorce back in March after 11 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. The pair first met on the set of a made-for-TV movie, "An Unfinished Affair" and married in 2001. They have three children together: 14-year-old Luca, nine-year-old Lola and Fiona, five.

"While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children," the couple said in a statement released to People in March. "We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together. We ask for privacy and respect during this time."

Back in August, though, Garth was seen looking "dramatically slimmed down -- bordering on frail," according toUs Weekly, which worried many fans. Garth, though, called her weight loss 30 lbs. of dead weight."

But along with confidence, Garth said she wanted to be a healthy and positive role model for her three daughters. The actress said before the divorce, she was at times so depressed that she felt she wasnt being a good mother to her children.

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