Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, April 13

Welcome back to Prevention Not Prescriptions Tuesday. This is a weekly forum where we’re coming together to inform and inspire each other to healthier living.  Tuesdays are our chance to take our health into our own hands and say “hell no” to more pills and the pharmaceutical industry’s endless search for profits.


Jamie Oliver's food revolution. Yes!

Marion Nestle's take on the real food reality show

I’m not much of a TV-watcher but from what I’ve been hearing about Jamie Oliver’s new series, I thought I had best take a look.

Don’t miss it.  Get your kids to watch it with you.

Oliver, in case you haven’t been paying attention, went to Huntington, West Virginia (ostensibly the obesity capital of the world), TV crew in hand, to reform the town’s school lunch program.

Take a deep breath.  Try not to get turned off by Oliver’s statement that “the food revolution starts here” (no Jamie, it doesn’t).  Try not to cringe when he calls the food service workers “girls” and “luv” (OK, it’s a cultural problem).  Remember: this is reality TV.  Continue reading...

 
Path to obesity starts before birth?



Early life factors that may drive obesity
By Dr. Ayala
@DrAyala



From Our Show to You...

Your best health insurance?  YOU.
By Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
@KathleenShow


Food, Diet & Nutrition

No dessert until you eat your (sea) vegetables
By Lisa Corrado
@LCNutrition

Eating with utensils...a lost art to good health?
By Susan Dopart
@smnutritionist

Help your child be healthier and do better in school
By Dr. Joe
@drjoesdiyhealth


Self Care & Alternative Treatments

VIDEO: Onion poultice for cough relief
By Dr. Sharada
@DrSharada


Happiness = Healthiness

How playful is your sex life?
By Dr. Michelle Gannon
@DrMichellexo

Who's standing in your way?
By Mary Langfield
@mulberrymary


The politics of health care

Should mental health be a part of your healthcare?
By Scott Spicer
@scottspice


Information is Inspiration

Don’t eat that! The iPhone app for that
By Peggy Webb
@wwwebbs


And your entry is next...


In the Media:

New Cosmetic Has Dangerous Side-Effects -- Why Do People Use It?
By Martha Rosenberg
@ AlterNet

Slow Food: A Tale of Two Tomatoes
By Annie B. Bond
@ The Huffington Post

In Medicine, the Power of No
By David Leonhardt
@ The New York times


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