Public Health

Obesity in Kids Is an Epidemic Problem. Here are 6 Healthy Eating Tips for Parents

Available for Interviews: Dr. Franchell Hamilton

Dr. Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FOMA is the Founder of NeuroSwitch™ Weight Loss. Dr. Hamiltion is also the author of the latest book, Curiosity Is the Best Weight Loss Medicine: Observations From a Bariatric Surgeon.

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Obesity & Kids:

- During the pandemic, the national rate of obesity among kids ages 2 to 19 increased to 22.4% in 2020, up from 19.3% in 2019.
- In the U.S., childhood obesity alone is estimated to cost $14 billion annually in direct health expenses.
- This is caused by eating more processed foods and less physical activity, as well as socioeconomic differences.
- Bariatric surgery is becoming more prevalent and a standard in the pediatric population.
- Better nutrition and increased physical activity with parental support remain a must.
- https://stateofchildhoodobesity.org/data/cdc.gov

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The Truths & Myths About Obesity: 9 Key Takeaways

Available for Interviews: Dr. Franchell Hamilton

Dr. Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FOMA, is the Founder of NeuroSwitch™ Weigh Loss–a place for people to receive treatments ranging from bariatric surgery and medical weight loss to hormone therapy. Dr. Hamiltion recently released, Curiosity is the Best Weight Loss Medicine: Observations from a Bariatric Surgeon.

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Stress & Low Socioeconomics:

Obesity and excessive weight gain.
What is the journey to that unfortunate reality?

For people with this problem, a typical goal at the start of the new year is to lose weight but is oftentimes a failed mission, so to speak. Why? The main reasons are either they don’t understand how weight loss works or they are doing it the wrong way.

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Study Finds Older Adults are Addicted to Highly Processed Foods

Available for Interviews: John Rodriguez, MD

Dr. John Rodriguez is a Chief Medical Officer of Healthcare2U and is passionate about the care provided to their patients. He manages all the care providers in Healthcare2U’s network of clinics and oversees care protocols and training.

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Highly Processed Food Addiction in Older Adults:

A new study found that older adults are becoming more addicted to highly processed foods. This study concluded that 13 percent of adults aged 50-80 met the criteria for an addiction to highly processed foods.1

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Eco-Therapy: How Our Natural Environment Can Help Overcome Depression

Available for Interviews: Dr. Michael Evangel

Dr. Michael S. Evangel, Chiropractic Physician, is the owner of the Chiropractic Wellness Center in Paramus, NJ. For over 30 years, his mission is to provide state-of-the-art, high-quality care to people of all ages. Dr. Evangel also received his master’s degree in Environmental Health and has a passion for this area of expertise.

What Dr. Mike Evangel could say on
Depression & Our Environment:

Besides some of the more known ways to combat depression, like diet & exercise and vitamins & supplements, we can also look to both our environment and our own behaviors to offer solutions.

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Eat to Feel Good: How Food Determines Your Mood

Available for Interviews:Dr. Andrea Nazarenko

Dr. Andrea Nazarenko is a research psychologist with the Obesity Research Team and Social Development Research Group at the University of South Carolina. She also works as a community psychologist, providing consultation services to multiple governmental and educational organizations.

What Dr. Nazarenko can say in an interview on Food & Mood:

We all know that what’s on our plate impacts our physical health – but did you know that our diet plays a role in our mental health, as well?

Just as our heart and lungs cannot function optimally without proper nutrition, our brains cannot function optimally without fueling it with the nutrition it needs. This means that what we eat determines how we feel… and the answer to unlocking your anxiety or depression may not be in your brain, but rather your GUT!

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Recent Study: COVID Vaccine Benefits Mental Health

Available for Interviews: Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D.

Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Women and Trauma and has worked with hundreds of people struggling with mental health issues.

Talking Points From Dr. Colleen Cira on the
Added Mental Health Benefit to Getting the Vaccine:

- COVID has put anyone who takes it seriously in a state of chronic nervous system dysregulation. Essentially, our nervous system serves to keep us safe. So whenever we experience something as threatening or dangerous, our stress response goes off. This is essential when we are experiencing acute and imminent danger, but when our nervous system never has a chance to turn off and reset—like in the middle of a global pandemic spanning 18+ months—it can wreak havoc on our minds, bodies, and souls.

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Secrets of Naturally Thin People

Available for Interviews: Tibor Deme

Tibor Deme is a Sports & Nutrition Specialist, Elite Personal Trainer, and Habit Transformation Expert. He is also the Founder of LifeBoostFit and accompanying app.

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How to Attain and Maintain a Healthy Weight:

- It is generally true that naturally thin people don’t diet or count calories. While genetics are a factor, the more likely answer as to why these fortunate people continue to stay fit is the result of the cultivation of a healthy lifestyle. When you’re eating a diet filled with fruits and vegetables, limiting meat and dairy, and opting instead for plant-based options, in addition to avoiding processed foods and sugar, there’s no need to count calories.

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4 Reasons Why We Gain Weight and How We Live Better, Healthier Lives

Available for Interviews: Tibor Deme

Tibor Deme is a Sports & Nutrition Specialist, Elite Personal Trainer, and Habit Transformation Expert. He is also the Founder of LifeBoostFit and accompanying application.

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How We Can Achieve a Healthy Lifestyle:

Gaining weight creates pathways for illness and disease in the body. Understanding the reasons why this happens is the secret to achieving our health and wellness goals:

1. The Western Lifestyle

Unfortunately, our diet is high in processed foods, which in turn are high in sodium and sugar, and other chemicals. The very foundation of our diet causes us to crave or even be addicted to these ingredients, which, over time, create pathways to illness and disease in the body. Sodium and sugar activate “reward” or “pleasure” eating which initiates an undesired and unhealthy habitual eating pattern. Consuming large amounts of sugar and sodium can lead to weight gain.

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What to Pack in Your Child’s Lunch for Optimal Performance

Available for Interviews: Tibor Deme

Tibor Deme is a Sports & Nutrition Specialist, Elite Personal Trainer, and Habit Transformation Expert. He is also the Founder of LifeBoostFit and accompanying app.

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Your Child’s Lunch: What to Pack, What to Avoid, and Why:

How children are taught to perform in school is crucial to their development, and as parents, we need to provide them with all of the necessary tools for success. One of those tools is the right nutrition to keep them focused, alert, satiated, and energized throughout the day.

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Couples May Divorce Over the Vaccine Conflict

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddi Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer and has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years, and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law.

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The Conflict Between Couples Over the Covid Vaccine:

Though the percentage of Americans who have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is slowly climbing amid the rise of the Delta variant, some have firmly made up their minds not to get the shot. Reasons for refusing the vaccine may vary, but one common byproduct has become clear: seriously strained relationships with loved ones on the other side of the heated moral and ideological debate. (The Guardian, 2021)

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