Recently we have received a letter from Jodi Thomas – the casting director of TV show “The Biggest Loser”. Here’s the excerpt:
Thank you for all your amazing help in the health and wellness community! We are super excited to be coming to Chicago for our open casting call!
Last season we found many great contestants from the Chicago area and our last winner was Mike Ventrella, a local who lost 264lbs!
This season we hope we can find more great people who are in need of our help and would like the life-changing opportunity to get on the show. We ask that you help us get the word out that we are coming to Chicago to cast the show.
We are looking for positive people who need to lose a substantial amount of weight. These are the people who are in danger of many major health risks.
Losing those extra pounds and getting back into shape is always a great idea! Good luck to all Chicago contestants!
Recently we got a letter from our reader Karen J., where she describes the problem that she had to face and searches for possible ways out.
“I recently had a very bad experience with the health care industry and I don’t know who I can turn to for advice.
I work as a home health care nurse. Recently after a series of stressful experiences I suffered an enormous amount of fatigue and as a result I “passed out” at a client’s house. The client panicked and called 911. I have sleep apnea, and so it was very difficult for the paramedic to revive me. I started coming around, but because of the client’s anxiety, the decision was made to transport me to a nearby emergency room. …read the rest of this entry »
This Robert Kenner documentary, entitled: “Food, Inc.” is an unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry.
The Magnolia Pictures film makes its debut at San Francisco, CA: Embarcadero Center Cinema 5, West Los Angeles, CA: Nuart Theatre, and the New York, NY: Film Forum on July 12 before moving through the rest of the country, starting June 19th. …read the rest of this entry »
Support healthy lifestyles, enhance good nutrition, and encourage Americans to make daily, sensible life-choices – that’s the mission of the Fifth Annual Chicago Health Freedom Expo (June 12-14, 2009) – a premier natural health event.
As their web site states:
It’s economics, really. The more natural health products people use, the fewer drugs they buy. The pharmaceutical industry is taking steps to slow the shift toward natural healthcare. With the support of the medical establishment, Big Pharma is striving to gain monopolistic control over the use of drugs and make them the only measure available to treat illness.
The Health Freedom Expo is a dynamic three-day event featuring the most prominent keynote speakers (Nicholas Perricone, Chef Alex Jamieson, Joseph Mercola to name a few) …read the rest of this entry »
The environmental movement has produced some wonderful and creative ideas, to help our planet. Eco friendly fabrics made from hemp, bamboo, corn or milk have been part of this movement. These fibers for the extremely sensitive can, and have caused problems for people with skin sensitivities. There are chairs filled with soy and plastics that can be made from corn that are not always clearly marked. …read the rest of this entry »
1. Use sunscreen (spf 15 or 30) and REAPPLY every 1.5 hrs!
There are two take-home messages here. First of all it is true that applying sunscreen will not prevent you from getting all types of skin cancer. Malignant melanoma – the most rare but also the most aggressive skin cancer, can appear in places that you may not even suspect, like under the nails and on the soles of your feet. However, you also have to remember that applying the sunscreen can prevent most of the skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or basal cell carcinoma of the skin. It is important, also, that you get adequate vitamin D for a healthy immune system, so during times of low UV levels it is necessary to get at least 15 minutes of sun exposure without sunscreen. Sunscreen use should be utilized during times when UV levels are high and when long-term exposure is planned (like a day at the beach). …read the rest of this entry »
This is the first ever comprehensive consumer expo for food avoiders from all walks of life. Experts on food allergies, respiratory and asthmatic issues, dermatological issues, and celiac/gluten intolerance will be available to showcase their wares and their expertise at McCormick Place in Chicago April 18-19, 2009.
Thrive organizers state: “If you suffer from any type of allergy, asthma, or gluten intolerance and Celiac disease, Thrive Expo has brought together the best physicians, authors, experts, companies, cooks, chefs, and non-profits to offer you the latest information, fun demos, and tasty samples in a fun family atmosphere for everyone to enjoy.”
Tickets cost $10 for a one day pass and $15 for a two day pass. Kids 12 and under are free. Speakers are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information visit: Thrive Allergy Expo.
Recently we got a letter from our reader Karen J., where she describes the problem that she had to face and searches for possible ways out.
