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All her life, Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself: her life was at stake. She tells us how she discovered balance in an off-kilter world, finding beauty in acceptance...
2) The body book: the law of hunger, the science of strength, and other ways to love your amazing body
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Here the author shares her formula for becoming happier, healthier, and stronger in this positive, essential guide that is grounded in science and inspired by personal experience. Throughout her career, she has been a role model for millions of women. By her own candid admission, though, this fit, glamorous, but down to earth star was not always health conscious. Learning about the inseparable link between nutrition and the body was just one of the...
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"Fat Nation is a social history of obesity in the United States since the second World War. In confronting this familiar topic from a historical perspective, Jonathan Engel attempts to show that obesity is a symptom of complex changes that have transpired over the past half century to our food, our living habits, our life patterns, our built environments, and our social interactions. He offers readers solid grounding in the known science underlying...
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"So begins The Elephant in the Room, Tommy Tomlinson's remarkably intimate and insightful memoir of his life as a fat man. When he was almost fifty years old, Tomlinson weighed an astonishing--and dangerous--460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the...
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Americans make up a small fraction of the world's population yet consume about a quarter of the planet's total resources. In this video, high school students present some startling facts about people's impact on the environment while sharing ideas about how to make Earth-friendlier choices in the home and when driving. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act.
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Fad diets and "miracle" products are not the keys to attaining long-term physical health. This program uses the success stories of people who have made fitness a lifelong goal to illustrate the benefits of living a healthful life that includes smart food choices and regular exercise. By eating well and staying active, students can attain optimum performance both athletically and academically.
10) Eating healthy
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This program describes how the combination of the five food groups provides the human body with those elements essential for its proper functioning, how vitamins contribute to the growth and health of the human body, and why vitamins must be ingested. Finally, the program stresses the importance of good nutrition in maintaining good health and the energy levels necessary to successful living.
11) Smart Nutrition
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In a world of countless food choices, it can be challenging to know what teens should and shouldn't eat. In this video, the host and two teens set viewers straight about breakfast, body image, portion size, physical activity, beverages, the importance of fruits and vegetables, significant nutrients, late-night snacking, vegetarian diets, and acne. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act.
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The life of a high school student can be quite adventurous, whether it's happening in the hallways, on the school grounds, or in the classroom. What helps make the adventure of high school smooth and pleasant? Respectful manners. In this video, good manners guide students through the maze of classroom expectations, hallway behavior, lunchroom etiquette, bully prevention methods, and peer interaction. Energetic visuals and entertaining dramatizations...
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This Telly Award-winning video outlines the dangers of overexposure to the sun, gearing its message toward teens of all backgrounds and ethnic groups who mistakenly think, "The more sun I get, the better I'll look." Dermatologist Carolyn Jacob explains what happens to the skin during sun exposure, describes different types of skin cancers, warns against the dangers of tanning beds, and offers tips on staying sun-safe. Correlates to all applicable...
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The ability to be healthy is influenced by many factors-some of our choosing, and some not. This program examines how individual, sociocultural, socioeconomic, and environmental factors impact people's lives and what individuals can do to positively shape their health, both in the present and for the future. Topics range from modifiable and non-modifiable determinants of health, to how education and a good attitude can improve health, to the potentially...
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An obesity epidemic has swept America-leading to an alarming rise in diabetes cases. This video looks at the disturbing trend and illustrates how diabetic teenagers can lead rewarding lives instead of becoming passive victims. Interviewing two young men and following them through their daily routines, the program reveals the benefits of staying positive and active. Will-a high school student with Type 1 diabetes-maintains a rigorous injection and...
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What we do, and what we put into our bodies, has a direct impact on the way we feel. To prove the point, Rick, a health enthusiast, is contrasted with his friend Tina, a nightclubbing, smoking, convenience-food junkie. Over the course of this video, Rick combines kind concern and tough love to help get Tina eating better and exercising. A strong anti-substance abuse message is also included. The bottom line? Even small changes in diet and exercise,...
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This program examines the role of exercise, dieting, and other weight control strategies in attaining optimal health while skewering fad diets and risky or useless products, which only serve to undermine healthy weight management. Psychosocial factors that distort views on what constitutes a healthy look and weight are also considered, as young adults explore the dynamics of body image and the issues involved in eating disorders.
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Eating for optimal health can be a formidable task-especially during the teens and twenties, when metabolic changes, new social situations, and more challenging responsibilities can turn life upside down. In this program, young adults discuss the diverse elements that go into making healthy food choices. Topics include the components of a balanced diet, how to interpret food labels, and how to recognize and overcome barriers to healthy eating.
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In this program cookbook author and world traveler Paulette Mitchell presents food and nutrition know-how gathered from markets around the world, but easily applied to any home-cooked meal. Mitchell demonstrates that fresh items found at most farmer's markets and grocery stores can replace packaged and processed foods, and offers tips for incorporating these ingredients into easy-to-prepare recipes. The video includes segments on planning healthy...
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So much of our health and wellbeing comes down to how we treat our bodies every day. With the pace of life in our modern day society increasing all the time, it is often easy to overlook how our health might be suffering as a consequence. This interview based program explores the key areas of modern lifestyles that potentially can take the most toll on our health and wellbeing, including diet, exercise, smoking and other drugs, as well as stress....