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Being A Teen by Jane Fonda

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Jane FondaFOR 18 YEARS, JANE FONDA, THE OSCAR-WINNER, PHYSICAL FITNESS PIONEER, BUSINESSWOMAN AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR HAS BEEN ON A MISSION TO TELL YOUNG PEOPLE ALL THE THINGS SHE SAYS NOBODY EVER TOLD HER.

BEING A TEEN: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity & More
BY JANE FONDA

Most people know Jane Fonda as an Oscar-winning actress, physical fitness pioneer, businesswoman, and bestselling author in her own right.  Her new book however, focuses on a cause most important to Jane, a passion project she has been involved with for 18 years–adolescent sexuality and development.   Notes Jane in the book’s introduction, “I wanted to write an honest book for teens that would be a frank and straightforward resource for them, for both boys and girls, and an aid for parents, teachers, librarians, and others, in talking about sex, health, identity and relationships.”

In BEING A TEEN: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity & More, Jane draws on years of experience as the founder of Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (now known as Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential).  In 1994, she founded the center to address Georgia’s teen pregnancy rate, which was the highest in the nation at the time. Jane sought to broaden the traditional prevention agenda to address the social circumstances that lie beneath the behavior, and since GCAPP’s founding, teen births in Georgia have decreased by 45%.  She also founded Emory University’s Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent Reproductive Health, which opened in 2000, providing additional resources and research to support GCAPP’s mission.

Jane Fonda is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress and highly successful producer. She revolutionized the fitness industry with the Jane Fonda Workout in 1982 and has sold more than seventeen million copies of her fitness-focused books, videos, and recordings. She is involved with several causes and is the founder of both the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential and the Jane Fonda Center at Emory University. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir My Life So Far and the #2 New York Times bestseller Prime Time. She received a Tony nomination in 2009 for her role in 33 Variations. She lives in Los Angeles.

The Virgin Diet Cookbook By JJ Virgin

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Thousands of people have overcome weight loss resistance with JJ Virgin’s New York Times bestseller, The Virgin Diet, by addressing food allergies, food sensitivities, and other food intolerances. Now, JJ is back with her eagerly anticipated companion cookbook, THE VIRGIN DIET COOKBOOK.  Turning some of the most challenging weight-loss resistant cases into major success stories, JJ has made it her mission to better lives through expert nutrition and diet advice. THE VIRGIN DIET COOKBOOK is JJ’s toolkit for every home, outlining easy and delicious dishes readers will enjoy while losing weight and becoming healthier.

THE VIRGIN DIET COOK BOOK includes:

  • Easy-to-make recipes that are free of gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, corn, peanuts, sugar and artificial sweeteners—and they’re tasty to boot
  • How to stock your kitchen, provides delicious substitutes for common ingredients, and offers up simple swaps for eating out and on-the-go.
  • How to incorporate anti-inflammatory healing foods into your diet so you can reclaim your health and reset your metabolism while avoiding the seven foods most likely to cause food intolerance.

Virgin Diet CB JJ

 

BIO:  JJ Virgin is a 25-year veteran of the health and fitness industry who has coached high-performance athletes, CEOs and A-list celebrities.  She frequently offers health advice for national television, radio and print media.  She spent two years as the nutrition expert on Dr. Phil and most recently was the co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters.  Virgin is also an adjunct professor at Bauman College of Nutrition and is on the faculty of the Smart Women’s Institute. She is the past president of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, has a PhD in holistic nutrition, and is a board-certified Health and Fitness Specialist with the American College of Sports Medicine. Visit JJ’s website at www.jjvirgin.com or connect with JJ online on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jjvirginfanclub  or via twitter: @jjvirgin

THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION COOKBOOK by Dr. Mark Hyman

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Over 50 percent of meals in America are eaten outside the home, where highly processed, high-fat, high-sugar, low-fiber foods are consumed in abundance. The major culprit of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease is insulin imbalance, and it has emerged as a major crisis in American families. Today one in two Americans has either pre-diabetes or diabetes. In less than a decade the rate of pre-diabetes or diabetes in teenagers has risen 9 percent, to 23 percent. That means almost one in four kids has pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Shocking, and yet perhaps even more so, 37 percent of kids at a normal weight have one or more cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or high blood sugar, because even though factory food doesn’t necessarily make you fat, it does make you sick!

Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook

In The Blood Sugar Solution, Dr. Hyman revealed the root causes of chronic disease, the secret to losing weight, and a roadmap for preventing diabesity and getting healthy. In THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION COOKBOOK, Dr. Hyman begins by showing readers how to take an assessment of their own health status and how to prepare their kitchen to follow The Blood Sugar Solution six-week program, and he presents the principles for eating healthy for life. Following are 175 original, wholesome, and delicious recipes—from Dr. Hyman’s own collection as well as from his community of chefs—that are free of allergens and harmful inflammatory ingredients. Readers can exchange toxic factory-made foods for nutritious, easy-to-make dishes (including dessert!) that showcase a variety of cuisines, including Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry, Mexican Shrimp “Ceviche,” Tuscan Zucchini Soup, Strawberry Ice Cream, Dark Chocolate Silk Pudding, and much more.

 

Dr. Hyman believes the cure for what ails us—both in our bodies and in our nation—can be found in the kitchen. It is a place to rebuild community and connection, strengthen bonds with family and friends, teach life-giving skills to our children, enrich and nourish our bodies and our souls. Think of THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION COOKBOOK as a roadmap to pleasure and health.

Harley Pasternak

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February is National Heart Health Month

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.  

This month do something about it….

HARLEY PASTERNAK

New York Times Bestseller, Celebrity Fitness & Nutrition expert offers his tips to stay healthy during National Heart Health Month

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for Americans, and yet many Americans still maintain unhealthy diets, packing pounds while never exercising.

Harley understands that for many Americans, substituting certain foods with a combination of easy exercise, is the recipe for a healthier life.  And, in celebration of National Heart Health Month, Harley is teaming up with Planters to spread the word that peanuts are a heart healthy food.

Check out this segment featuring Harley offering his tips on how to stay healthy:

Scientific evidence suggests (but does not prove) that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as peanuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol and not resulting in increased caloric intake may reduce the risk of heart disease (according to the FDA).

 Unsalted DRP