By: Elaine L. Rosen, MD, FAAP
An individual making a decision about whether or not to buy and eat organic foods may make that decision based on numerous factors including but not limited to cost, environmental benefits, and health benefits. On the subject of health benefits alone, that individual may consider nutritional quality, presence of antibiotics and hormones in food/drink, as well as exposure to pesticides in conventionally grown food.
First lady Michelle Obama cajoled Jay Leno into nibbling on apples, sweet potato fries and a pizza made with eggplant, green peppers and zucchini on the “Tonight Show,” breaking his long-held aversion for all-things-healthy in his diet.
The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing.
By Cindy Larson -NASM
If you work a desk job then you could be sitting for upwards of 8+ hours. Sitting for hours on end leads to tight muscles and sore backs. Now let’s think about our kids…class begins at 8am , ends at 3pm : that’s 7 hours – lunch ½ hour and couple of recesses and for some no PE for the better part of the year!
By Elaine L. Rosen, MD
Dr. Elaine Rosen
CCHL will soon be celebrating its third anniversary!
Originally designed to prevent and treat overweight in children and teens, we have expanded over the years to additionally prevent and treat eating disorders, extremely picky eaters, athletes with nutritional concerns, and adult patients with any of the above!
We are following Tanya a mother of 2: Molly 10 and Max 13. Tanya and her husband both work full time. They have come to CCHL to help them how to figure out how to feed their family despite their busy lives. Follow this amazing family through their journey with CCHL on @Californiachl on Twitter.
*Tanya and her family are not real but characters CCHL has invented to connect with our audience.
by Brian Swanson, Psy.D., J.D.
As we approach the close of 2011, we once more find ourselves sharing in the anticipation, excitement and general bustle of another holiday season. In addition to the crisp air, the traditional foods, our favorite holiday films, and our share of crowded shopping malls and parking lots, we might also be experiencing some familiar elevations in holiday-related stress.
Source: Palisades Post
By Sue Pascoe, Staff Writer
2011-12-08
When our interview started, the slim Dr. Elaine Rosen confessed she was hungry and then proceeded to buy a snack. As the founder of the California Center for Healthy Living in Encino, her choice of food’yogurt with fruit and a glass of water’was not a surprise.