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Healthy, fast, easy school lunches are possible! A recent graduate of a L.E.A.N. Start class taught by Certified L.E.A.N. Coach, Linda Oliver has taken the L.E.A.N. principles to heart and is making steps to improve her children’s lunches. “Linda, I have started making snack packs on Monday for the entire week. They are filled with [...]
In recent years Vitamin Water has become a very popular “healthy” choice as a result of the strong marketing push including several celebrity endorsements. Does it really stand up to its health claims though? A non-profit public interest group certainly doesn’t think so and is suing the Coca-Cola (the company that owns Vitamin Water) for [...]
A great way to encourage your family and children to eat more adventurous (and nutritious) foods is to serve them in something different. Serve a new (healthier) cereal in their favorite cup; use an ice cream scooper to scoop big melon balls and serve them in a bowl that looks like an ice cream Sunday [...]
DR. SEARS’ L.E.A.N. PROGRAMS® ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BABY BOOT CAMP® Renowned Pediatrician Teams with Stroller-Fitness Program to Fight Obesity Epidemic SARASOTA, FL – July 27, 2010 – Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Programs announced today an exclusive partnership with Baby Boot Camp, America’s premier stroller-fitness program for moms. Under the new partnership, Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. [...]
The bond parents and a new infant can form is one of the most unique and life changing bonds that can be experienced. Methods of bonding with one’s baby are vast and varied, but one unique method many may not have considered is baby massage. Baby massage can become an intimate, special time when moms [...]
The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) recommends that refined sugar make up no more than 8% of the daily intake of calories or a maximum of 40g refined sugar for every 2000 calories consumed. Most foods have some natural sugars, and if we only consumed whole foods that fiber-rich and contain simple sugars, we [...]
Have you ever wondered that with all the talk about healthy eating and the obesity crisis in America and other nations, why we don’t see “healthy” fast-food chains? This week, Advertising Age, the predominant magazine for the advertising industry had an interesting article titled, “Did Somebody Say McHealthy?” During this busy summer season full of [...]
The health cautious part of me dreads the kid’s birthday parties that seam to come at least a couple of times a month. It is not so much the token cake and ice cream that I mind, but the hot dogs, chips, candy, soda, punch, and goody bag that comprise to reek havoc in my [...]
Hopefully most parents are careful about their child’s sugar consumption. However, many parents may not know that the longer you boil pasta the faster it turns to sugar when it is in your or your child’s body. We all know what can happen when our child has too much sugar…so to avoid a sudden spike [...]
Food impacts how well a child’s brain works, affecting their moods and abilities. In these illustrations, you see how in a child’s brain junk food can cause neurotransmitters, which pass along information, to function improperly. Smart foods, however, allow information to be processed correctly and help the child function at their optimal level. A lack [...]
