Weight loss is a popular goal for many individuals seeking to improve their health and appearance. In fact, it is almost the Holy Grail. In recent years, the market has been flooded with a variety of weight loss products, such as X-Loss Control, promising quick and easy weight loss. While some of these products may be effective, it is vital…
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Parenting
How to talk to your child about being overweight without hurting her feelings and self-esteem
by Vidya Sury February 5, 2018The sight of that chubby kid always draws the comment “how cute!” but the same kid ends up facing unpleasant situations as she grows up. My son was that “cute kid” and his classmates loved to pinch his cheeks. He’d be good-natured about it. But he had an unexpected growth spurt along with an accident that broke his shoulder blade…
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The mention of Buddha generally brings a peaceful feeling…for most people, anyway. Combine that with the word diet–something most of us love to hate and stress over, and it seems like a winning combo. To me, at least. But to mention Buddha and Diet in the same breath? Truth is, the original Buddha was thin, not the chubby, mostly topless…
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That thing called parenting. Joyful and wonderful? Yes. Lots of free time and rest and relaxation? No. It is a 24-hour job and we’d be lucky if we accomplished everything we’d planned for the day. Forget about “me” time. There’s just no time to even contemplate it, leave alone actually make it happen. Bosom buddies seem like a thing of…
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Extra weight. The moment we see or hear or think those words, the first thing that comes to mind is the physical weight we yearn to lose. Excess weight weighs us down, and gets in the way when we’re trying to be productive. It makes us lethargic. When we realize this, we get into a frenzy, trying to find ways…