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Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, March 2

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.

 Dr. Weil's health care call to action

Changes we can demand immediately

As an American, you have a right to good health care that is effective, accessible, and affordable, that serves you from infancy through old age, that allows you to go to practitioners and facilities of your choosing, and that offers a broad range of therapeutic options.

We currently have an expensive system that is not making people well. While there has been tremendous debate over access and payment, there has been less focus on the content of health care. Without a change in that content, we will never have a sustainable system; all attempts at reform will be taken down by unmanageable costs. Continue reading...

Starve a cold, feed a fever?

Quick get-healthy checklist: Ten things to fight a cold
By Dan Overlander
@psychiclunch



From Our Show to You…

Undoing depression
By Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
@KathleenShow


Personal Responsibility

Childhood obesity starts with formulas?
By Susan Dopart
@smnutritionist


Food, Diet & Nutrition

Clearing up the ooey, gooey mix-up about oils
By Malynn Utzinger-Wheeler
@DrMalynn

What does an anti-inflammation diet have to do with longevity?
By Dianne DelReyes
@AntiAgingArtist

The lazy cook's superfood tostada 
Dr. Sharada Hall
@DrSharada


Information is Inspiration

The recipe for a long and healthy life
By Dr. Ayala
@DrAyala

Study reveals cellulite is worse after dieting
By Melissa aka "The Cellulite Analyst"
@CelluliteFiles


Fitness

The irony of athleticism
By Scott Spicer
@scottspice

And your entry is next...


In the Media:

Settling The Soy Controversy
By Neal Barnard, M.D.
@ The Huffington Post

Hey, kids, look! Look! Over here! Buy this food-like product! Kids! Yoo-hoo!
By Tami Dennis
@ The Lost Angeles Times



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Kids...the future debtors of America

How to teach your children about money

Posted by Cari @ The Kathleen Show

“There’s a big machine out there, it’s called the consumer credit industry.  They’re preparing our children right now to be the future debtors of America.” ~Mary Hunt

The fastest growing segment of people now filing for bankruptcy is kids—they're college students under the age of 25.  Are you confident that you’re teaching your children what they need to know to handle money and grow up to be financially responsible and financially independent adults?  Or are you unwittingly passing on your own bad money habits and setting them up for a lifetime of debt? (And all the stress, depression, divorce that comes with it?)

In this must-hear interview for parents, Mary Hunt, mom, author and reformed credit card junkie, gives practical, step-by-step advice on teaching kids the skills they need to live within their means. She tells about her own dark days of overspending (to the grand total of $100,000 in debt), and how once she made changes in her own life she knew she needed to pass that knowledge on to her kids

Mary shares how important it is to teach kids the value of a dollar (like life and death important) and give them financial responsibility (and consequences) while living under the safety net of the parent’s home. She took a radical leap and gave her kids a “salary” and made them “certified financial managers.”  The result? Two sons who are now financially responsible adults. Amen.

Listen to Mary’s interview for hilarious personal antidotes and a smart, tough love approach for teaching kids about money:

And listen to Kathleen’s personal "oh crap" moment about modeling good financial behavior for kids:


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Your money or your life…which do you choose every day?

Dollars and dames: What every woman needs to know to take control of her money

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A culture of cruelty: Bullying

What parents need to know.

Posted by Cari @ The Kathleen Show

“Just because a new technology has been invented doesn’t mean we need to run out and get it for our kids.” –Stacey DeWitt, Connect With Kids

More than half of all kids say they’ve been bullied, and over 80 percent say they’ve witnessed it. Now with Facebook, MySpace and texting, kids are facing more situations where bullying can happen. It's called cyber-bullying and can result in crushed self-esteem and sometimes even suicide. (Kathleen has seen the damage of cyber-bullying first-hand with kids in her own life.)

Stacey DeWitt seeks to educate parents on bullying and how to prevent it in the first place. She talks with Kathleen about the warning signs that your child is being bullied—on the playground or online—and what you can do about it. She also shares advice in the event your child is the bully—teaching empathy through role-playing and communication.

Listen to Stacey DeWitt’s interview:

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Blunt advice about the fine art of rearing a decent human being

School daze…how do we fix our failing schools?

Busting the myth about girls and science

Busting the myth about girls and science.

Posted by Cari @ The Kathleen Show

"Science is everywhere…" ~Dr. Deborah Berebichez

Are girls receiving a message from culture that they aren’t meant for science?  Dr. Deborah Berebichez (aka "the Science Babe") is working her buns off to dispel that myth and teach young people that science can be a very fun, and attractive discipline.

Raised in a conservative community in Mexico City, Deborah was the first Mexican woman to complete a Ph.D in Physics at Stanford University. And now, she’s inspiring others to fall in love with science by showing the world what a ball it is to know how stuff works. From the physics of high heels to the nanotechnology of fashion, this spitfire smartie is taking her male-dominated field by storm. (And parents of girls...there are some special pointers for you.)

Listen to Deborah’s take on science:


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School daze…how do we fix our failing schools?

Female entrepreneurs who are rocking the business world, their communities, and the economy.

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He’s shaking up our country’s schools. About time.

Posted by Cari @ The Kathleen Show



“Life is not determined by where we start, but by where we end up.” -Dr. Steve Perry

Born to a teenage mother in the 3rd generation of poverty, Dr. Steve Perry had all odds against him. Today, he is a brilliant and inspiring educator who is the founder and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. His bold, no-excuses approach has yielded stellar results—Capital Prep is one of the only low-income urban schools where 100 percent of the graduates go on to attend a 4-year college.

In this inspiring interview, Dr. Perry reveals the secrets of his school’s success, from its small size and core mission (social justice and college prep) to the “triple threat” requirements for teachers (teach, coach, advise). Lamenting today’s system of “educational malpractice,” Dr. Perry speaks his mind on everything from vouchers (a must) to the teacher’s union (a bust). This passionate voice from the educational trenches is a real wake-up call to fix our public schools.

Listen to Dr. Steve Perry’s interview:



Related:

Kathleen's fired up thoughts on schools

Talk science to me, baby.

Kathleen gives her honest opinion on schools

Posted by Cari @ The Kathleen Show

“I think schools and the way we teach and the way we inspire is the answer.  It’s the answer to our economy.  To our health.  To our greatness.  I think creating better schools should be our top priority. It’s a burden and a blessing that we should handle with care.”  -Kathleen

And there’s more…

Listen to Kathleen’s short and powerful monologue from last weekend’s show.



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Talk science to me, baby.

Homeschooling:  An introductory course.

Middle childhood—Your last chance to hold your child close (before those stormy teen years).

Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, December 8

Welcome back to Prevention Not Prescriptions Tuesday. This is a weekly forum where we’re coming together to inform and inspire each other to better health.

It's straight forward and simple. Tuesdays will be our chance to take our health into our own hands and say “hell no” to the pharmaceutical industry’s endless search for profits. Sound like something you want to be involved with?  Here are the details on how to participate each week.

Once again, a big thank you to all of the contributors below who got involved this week.  This edition of Prevention Not Prescriptions has everything from the low down on what’s in the H1N1 vaccine to the must-have health products you’d want if you were stranded on a deserted island (or at the very least in your cabinet at home). Enjoy!

And we’re starting things off this week with one of the most intriguing interviews we’ve had on the show…

Kicking cancer’s butt with natural remedies


Drugs…

MSG in your H1N1 vaccine?


Personal Responsibility

Do you promise to obey?


Food, Diet & Nutrition

Can we trust the food industry?

Help for cellulite with real food

I wanna be French!

Solving childhood obesity

Nutrition enhances injury recovery

Sprouting for kids


Self Care & Alternative Treatments

Health products you want to have with you on a deserted island

Preventing diabetes

Keeping kids healthy this season

The hormone high wire balancing act of PMS


Fitness

Lessons with a Tai Chi master


Happiness = Healthiness

Appreciate each other

Stepping stones


And your post is next…


In the Media

The Insurance Industry’s Lethal Bottom Line by Wendell Potter

The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods

Questioning a $30,000-a-Month Cancer Drug




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Give the gift of prevention for the holidays…

Thank you Bill Moyers and Wendell Potter

Prevention Not Prescriptions:  Tuesday, December 1

Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, December 1

Welcome back to Prevention Not Prescriptions Tuesday. This is a weekly forum where we’re coming together to inform and inspire each other to better health.

It's straight forward and simple. Tuesdays will be our chance to take our health into our own hands and say “hell no” to the pharmaceutical industry’s endless search for profits. Sound like something you want to be involved with?  Here are the details on how to participate each week.

Once again, a big thank you to all of our contributors. This edition of Prevention Not Prescriptions is packed full of health questions that will keep you above ground and vibrant. We also have a very interesting discovery about BPAs in organic food, a recipe (and video) for kale chips and a call to action for parents.

Now, in case you missed this must-read article, we’re kicking things off this week with a little satire from Mark Morford (warning: get ready to laugh out loud)…

New Coke mini:  Now with 36% less death


Information is inspiration

Our health report card for 2009: Are we making progress?

Is BPA a problem?

By 2019, obesity will be number one cause of death in America

What the #*%@! is Cellulite?


Food, Diet & Nutrition

Getting real about our children

Krazy kale chips

The end of overeating

Weight loss:  Would a picture in your mind help?


Personal Responsibility

To mammogram…or not


Self Care & Alternative Treatments

Tis’ the season for Chinese herbs


Fitness

Nintendo Wii - Can it make you forget you're exercising?


Drugs…

Does Prilosec increase vulnerability to food poisoning?

Statins and Niacin…a concerted effort?


Happiness = Healthiness

Prevent relationship boredom

Defining moments

The wishing formation

And your post is next…

In the Media

10 Signs Vegetarianism is Catching On by Kathy Freston

Health Care Savings Could Start in the Cafeteria

Women Don’t Work Out Hard Enough, Docs Say



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Kathy Freston on The Kathleen Show

Mark Bittman, you are a friend of mine.

A perfect cookbook for us non-cooks
 

A special shout out to New York Times columnist and best-selling author Mark Bittman for a writing a cookbook in a language that even I, a not-so-good-cook, can read and speak.  If recipes with a long list of ingredients and lots of detailed measuring have your head hurting and your fingers dialing for take out, Kitchen Express is the book for you. The book contains 404 recipes divvied up by season and each recipe is only a few sentences long.

For example, on page 126:

Pear, Bacon and Goat Cheese Sandwich

"Fry a few slices of bacon until crisp. Smear slices of good bread with goat cheese and layer with thinly sliced pears and the bacon. Drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar and serve."

I love his “smear a little goat cheese on some good bread” approach. Because that, I can do.

Between Bittman and Chopped (see previous entry), my family is eating more real food.  And my kids are starting to see (or should I say taste?) that McDonald’s, and every processed-serving-knock-off like it, can’t compare. Stupid plastic toy or not.

Who is Mark Bittman? Watch his 2007 TED talk to find out why he is such an important player in the world of prevention. Two of my favorite quotes from this talk: "organic in letter, but certainly not in spirit" and "stop raising them industrially, stop eating them thoughtlessly".

This entry has been posted as part of our weekly Prevention Not Prescriptions Tuesday initiative, as well as Food Renegade's Fight Back Friday.

Related Links:

Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, November 10

I've been "Chopped"

Kathleen's interview with Michael Pollan

Do you own McDonald's?

Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, November 3

Welcome back to Prevention Not Prescriptions Tuesday. This is a weekly forum where we’re coming together to inform and inspire each other to better health.

It's straight forward and simple. Tuesdays will be our chance to take our health into our own hands and say “hell no” to the pharmaceutical industry’s endless search for profits. Sound like something you want to be involved with? Here are the details on how to participate each week.

And a big thank you to all of the contributors below who got involved this week. Let’s dive into these great posts...everything from 80 power-packed foods to why we need wellness insurance, not health insurance. Enjoy!

We thought we'd start this week out on a humorous note...

The drugs I need. 


Body & Soul

Going light

What's age got to do with it?


Food and Nutrition

Nutritional Healing

80 ultra-immune-boosting food ideas

Healthy pet, happy owner


Fitness

Break that fitness hiatus

Stress reduction

Make a change!

Pro-prevention

EFT for strengthening your immune system

There's prevention in our roots

New fertility testing and how TCM can help

Warranty vs. maintenance

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Prevention Not Prescriptions: Tuesday, October 27

“Side Effects” starring Katherine Heigl

"Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety"

Amusing (and creepy) vintage drug ads

Pharma: Still Chasing Skirts