Weight Management

Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss

Laura Dion-Jones, a pro-health activist, Certified Corporate Wellness Coach (CCWC), Certified Wellness Coach (CWC), TV & Radio show host, and motivational weight loss and lifestyle writer, speaker and author of Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss joins eHealth Radio and the Weight Management Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Laura Dion-Jones discuss the following:Your book, Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss - for those that may have missed your last interview, briefly what is this book about?The book details a thirty-five day health and wellness program designed to break old bad habits and replace them with personal responsibility. Talk about this...We hear you have a Warning printed right on the front cover of your book that says: Warning: This Is NOT Your Typical Diet Fitness Book! Why the warning?Tell us about your accounts of people’s perceptions of you—because of your weight—and how those perceptions influenced your decision to change.Your struggled with an injury that sidelined you and as I understand you were not afraid to see a number of doctors until you had the necessary information. Tell us about this if you would.What, in your opinion, is the biggest cause of our country’s obesity epidemic?
Duration: 16:00
Laura Dion-Jones is a Pro-Health Activist, Certified Corporate Wellness Coach (CCWC), Certified Wellness Coach (CWC), TV & Radio
Show Host, motivational weight loss and lifestyle advice writer, speaker and published author of Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss.
Laura also specializes in all things motivational and to improve the human potential like developing discipline and a positive mindset, how to overcome adversity, as well as fashion, fitness, beauty, and advice about related women's and men's issues on improved personal appearance and increased self-esteem. In essence, everything else that it takes to find the secret to your own true and everlasting weight loss. . . and be strong.
Laura also helps you find the diet that’s right for you, develop the daily cardio discipline and achieve lifelong wellness success.
Laura writes human interest-human nature, travel and canine articles as well as screenplays, essays, short stories, and of course, motivational articles. She teaches, inspires and motivates from the heart -- based on real-life experience. After living a lifetime of chronic obesity, she lost 150 pounds in 2-1/2 years by smart healthy eating and a commitment to daily cardio. Almost ten years later -- she’s kept all the weight off.

Today Laura is waging her own private war on our nation’s escalating obesity epidemic. She speaks to community groups, church groups, associations, health and wellness organizations and businesses. She also coaches individuals struggling with weight issues who want to achieve and maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Commit To Get Fit is Laura’s series of accountability-based weight loss management and fitness programs, motivational seminars and custom-tailored wellness programs -- a no-nonsense, comprehensive means to a fit and healthy lifestyle for individuals, organizations or corporate workplaces.

Web Site: www.commit-fit.com
Facebook: facebook.com/lauradionjonesTwitter: @lauradionjones

Fit Mom Revolution, redefining how moms care for themselves with Julie Stubblefield

Julie Stubblefield, Founder of the Fit Mom Revolution, an online community focused on redefining how moms care for themselves joins eHealth Radio and the Weight Management and Fitness Channels.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Julie Stubblefield discuss the following:What are the biggest roadblocks people encounter when trying to make a change?What support systems or strategies need to be in place to ensure people succeed with weight loss? What inspired you to start doing this work? How do you support women in breaking the cycle of extreme dieting?If you would, please share one of your biggest success stories.
Duration: 11:39
After spending most of her adult life in the yo-yo diet cycle, Julie Stubblefield became determined to get fit for good.  Seventy pounds lighter, she became a fat loss coach and opened her own personal training studio in Mechanicsville, VA.
Julie has spent the last few years working with hundreds of women to not only change how they eat and exercise, but also how they view themselves and their roles in this world. Knowing that the struggles moms face are universal, Julie launched the Fit Mom Revolution to reach women worldwide who are looking for support and guidance on their journey to live fulfilling and healthy lives.
Julie's motto is, "Life is more than the size of your pants or the number on the scales.  It's about the enjoyment of what's around you and the fulfillment you can experience while getting healthy."
Note: Listeners pick up your free gift here.

Web Site: www.fitmomrevolution.com
Facebook: facebook.com/thefitmomrevolution
Twitter: @juliefitmomrev

Nutritionist, Dietician and Coaches – Understanding the Difference, and which is right for you with Carol D’Anca

Carol D’Anca, MS, CNS, LDN, an integrative board certified and licensed nutritionist & the Managing Director of Food not Meds joins eHealth Radio and the Health and Nutrition Channels. Carol utilizes a unique combination of education, support, guidance, community, travel, and plant based nutrition to create a one-of-a-kind program that links all facets of health for successful outcomes. She is also the author of Food, not Meds and founder of The Academy for Plant Based Nutrition.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Carol D’Anca discuss the following:If the topic of nutrition isn’t confusing enough, there is growing confusion today over where to go to get solid nutrition advice.  Your title says you are a board certified and licensed dietician nutritionist. Would you explain what that means?How is a board certified nutritionist different from a Registered Dietician or Health Coach or any of the other titles of people in the field of nutrition today?How can the general population know the difference when looking for nutritional guidance?I would imagine that cost differs considerably. What do the different services provide and are they covered by insurance?What services do you offer in your practice?
Duration:14:44
After graduating with honors from the University of Wisconsin, Carol attended graduate school at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and then earned a Master’s of Science Degree in Clinical Nutrition from Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine/The Chicago Medical School.
She is a board certified and a licensed dietician/nutritionist employing both personal and professional experience with successful outcomes for those wanting to prevent and even reverse chronic illness.Her professional associations include the American Nutrition Association and the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Carol’s scope of nutrition practice offers a broad scope of services including:Hosting culinary and lifestyle trips to Italy for small groups of people who want to not only enjoy Italy but also immerse themselves in the culture of people who live long purposeful lives. These tours allow individuals the unique experience of briefly living the healthy “Mediterranean Way of Life.”She has authored the book titled, Food not Meds. This compelling story will take you on a journey that begins with a frightening cardiac event, a bewildering healthcare system continuing with frustration and misinformation, ending successfully with a sure fire approach for securing good health: healthy food, friendships and lifestyle changes.She is an educator on the use of food helping to heal and has elevated the plant-based diet to gourmet cuisine.  To help others learn to prepare delicious meals and not feel deprived, she has founded The Academy of Plant Based Nutrition Cooking School.She is the organizer of a large urban educational and support group meeting monthly for anyone choosing to prevent and/or reverse heart and other chronic disease.Her twenty plus years on the corporate side of healthcare provides an in depth view of healthcare which is really “disease management.”

Email: info@foodnotmeds.com

Phone: 847-894-7581
Web Site: www.foodnotmeds.com | www.buonviaggioitalia.com
Twitter: @infodanca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/foodnotmeds

Gumbo Gang on Boogie Bayou, addressing the child obesity and diabetes epidemic

John Haynes, the Creator and Executive Producer behind Gumbo Gang on Boogie Bayou, a transmedia platform for children and their families created to address the obesity and diabetes epidemic by educating them about the positive outcomes of diet and exercise on one’s health joins eHealth Radio and the Health, Nutrition and Weight Management Channels.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John Haynes discuss the following:Tell us more about the Gumbo Gang and your role there.How did you become so involved and passionate in this battle against childhood obesity and diabetes?Several studies have found a correlation between the time spent viewing television and increased prevalence of obesity in children. Can visual media, particularly television, do more to promote healthy behavior to its viewers?Can you tell us more about the resources on your website that are available to families? Tell us about the very family-friendly Gumbo Gang cookbook -- “What’s Cooking in Grandma’s Kitchen”?
Duration: 10:02
John Haynes (and wife Joanna) are the creators of The Gumbo Gang, a transmedia experience aimed at fighting childhood obesity. Award winning producers, Joanna and John Darling Haynes are producing several documentary, television and motion picture projects.
The team founded Wish Picture Shows and Planet Pigskin Worldwide while also partnering in a fine art career showing John's work in galleries around the country. The Haynes' have infused John's whimsical painting style and use of bold color into The Gumbo Gang project to inspire the creative style, look and feel of the project.
John and Joanna reside in St. Gabriel, Louisiana with their two boys Blue and Jackson, pet chickens and three canine daughters Allie, Sugar and Beignet.
Allie was the inspiration behind The Gumbo Gang's hero dog Tee-Gumbo and the Matriarch dog in the Haynes' golden retriever kennel Sugar Farms.

Web Site: www.gumbogang.comFacebook: facebook.com/GumboGangonBoogieBayou Twitter: @dothegumbo

Managing your weight, espeically during menopause with LeAnne C. Skinner

LeAnne C. Skinner who has been in private practice for the past 35 years as a registered dietitian nutritionist who contributes to the Changing Ways program by Estroven joins eHealth Radio and the Female Health, Nutrition and Weight Management Channels. She disusses how to manage your weight, especially during menopause and more.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest LeAnne C. Skinner discuss the following:Why is it that women often face greater weight management challenges during menopause?Can you provide some simple diet tips that you tell your clients to help manage their weight during menopause?Tell us a little more about your contribution to the “Changing Ways” program.What are some small but important changes that women can make in their daily routine to help diminish their menopause symptoms?What other everyday tips do you have that can help our listeners manage their weight—especially during menopause?
Duration: 7:04
LeAnne C. Skinner, RD, LD has been in private practice for the past 35 years as a registered dietitian nutritionist for individuals, corporations, professional athletes, local celebrities, restaurant chains, the State of Texas and medical institutions. Her Texas-based company, Austin Nutrition Consultants, offers individualized counseling, corporate wellness programs, medical nutrition therapy, recipe and menu development, sports and fitness counseling, and qualified nutritional speakers.
Skinner is nationally recognized as a leader in the entrepreneuriafield of dietetics, having served as a national and state officer, founding member of the entrepreneurial dietetics group and a national mentor. In the private sector, she works with OBGYNs and their many patients, and often recommends natural supplements, including Estroven, to her clients. Skinner cites menopause and its associated weight change as a common complaint on which she routinely counsels her patients.

Links: www.estrovenchangingways.com

First-ever fitness plan for menopausal women, part of the Estroven Changing Ways Program

Deb Horn, a Licensed Personal Trainer in Bergen County, N.J. who has designed the first-ever fitness plan for menopausal women as part of the Estroven Changing Ways Program joins eHealth Radio and the Female Health & Fitness Channels.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Deb Horn discuss the following:Why is it that women often face greater weight management challenges during menopause?Tell us why you decided to create the Changing Ways workout program.How does the Changing Ways workout program help deliver results?What is the most important thing that you tell your clients who are going through menopause?What other everyday tips do you have that can help our listeners manage their weight, especially during menopause?
Duration: 7:15

Deb Horn is a 46-year-old trainer in Bergen County, N.J. who has 20 years of experience and continued education in core training, balance training, high intensity training, functional training, sports conditioning, sport & specific training, BOSU and TRX. Whether it is for a busy professional, a stay-at-home parent, a seasoned athlete or someone recovering from an injury, Horn prides herself on designing fitness programs that are time efficient, goal-oriented and fun. By using functional training, real life expectations and motivation, her experience gives clients (many of whom are menopause-aged) tangible results. She has certification from the WITS Training School and The American Council on Exercise and is AED/CPR certified by the American Heart Association.

Links: www.estrovenchangingways.com

Men & Eating Disorders with Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin

Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, a psychoanalyst who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and writes the award-winning blog, Make Peace With Food joins eHealth Radio and the Weight Managment Channel.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin discuss the following:
There’s been a lot of coverage in the media lately about eating disorders in men and boys. Why is this becoming more prevalent?What do you attribute to the shift in attitudes towards male eating disorders?Is there any difference between eating disorders in women and men?What are the particular struggles that men have in terms of dealing with eating disorders?Would you be saying that eating disorders are ultimately about emotions?
Duration: 11:04
Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Psy.D., is a psychoanalyst who specializes in helping people stop dieting and start living their best lives. Through her private practice in the Los Angeles area and her award-winning blog and podcast, Dr. Nina provides a fresh understanding of problem eating. Her personal experience gives her an understanding of what it's like to struggle with this issue, and she knows that recovery is possible. She provides empathy and understanding, as well as professional and clinical expertise, in the treatment of eating issues.
 Dr. Nina's blog, Make Peace With Food, was named a "Best Eating Disorder Blog" by Healthline in 2012 and 2013, and her popular podcast, Win The Diet War with Dr. Nina, was named "New & Noteworthy" by iTunes. She recently launched a YouTube channel, The Dr. Nina Show, in which she shares "food for thought" on how to have a happier, healthier relationship to food.

Links: www.winthedietwar.com

Is America the most obese country in the world with Dr. Nwe

Dr. Nwe, board certified in both internal medicine and Obesity medicine and the founder of Ace Medical Weight Loss Center where she helps her patients lose weight with a revolutionary portion control method she created called the SlimPlate System joins eHealth Radio and the Weight Management & Health News Channels.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Nwe discuss the following:Is America the most obese country in the world?How did we become one?The weight loss industry is built on failure, why?How do we get healthy weight loss one person at a time?What is the slimplate system & how does it help to lose weight?How we are going to keep this upcoming new year resolution of losing weight in 2014 and how can you help the audience to achieve it.
Duration: 10:45
Dr. Nwe is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and is passionate about her work as a weight loss physician. She is also a practicing primary care physician and board certified in Internal Medicine.
She is the founder of Ace Medical Weight Loss Center, a successful physician supervised weight loss practice in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She advocates behavioral change in the diet as important as the initial weight loss strategies. Dr. Nwe does not recommend gimmicky weight loss diets or medicines without proven track results or long-term sustainability.
She has structured and refined her weight loss techniques using portion control, initial intensive counseling and use of body fat analysis to guide further weight loss strategies. Her primary interest and area of research is various portion control aids and their use to induce behavioral changes for long term success. She has been intensely involved in development of weight loss techniques and aids – which are easy to use by patients. Through her research, she has invented the SlimPlate System.
In her practice, Dr. Nwe is attentively listens to her patients’ successes and challenges, in maintaining a healthy weight, while counseling patients on obesity and healthy lifestyle. Her patients’ challenges become her own and gives her motivation to find a solution for them. She also concentrates on myths related to weight loss and gives lectures and presentations to the local community.
In her spare time she likes to play chess, racquetball and travel.

Links: www.SlimPlateSystem.com

Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss with Laura Dion-Jones

Laura Dion-Jones, author of Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss joins eHealth Radio and the Weight Management Channel.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Laura Dion-Jones discuss the following:Your brand new book, Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss - launches any day now! Tell us about it...What was your goal in writing Commit To Get Fit?We hear you have a Warning printed right on the front cover of your book that says: Warning: This Is NOT Your Typical Diet & Fitness Book! Tell us about that!What other kinds of things do you help motivate and inspire people to do?Tell us how you help folks with your 90-minute introduction to your Commit To Get Fit seminar and your follow-up 6 and 12-week support seminar series. And also your private coaching...What was the final straw that led you to turn your life around the way you have -- losing 150 pounds and keeping it off 10 years later?What, in your opinion, is the biggest cause of our country’s obesity epidemic?>
Duration: 15:50
Laura Dion-Jones is a Pro-Health Activist, Certified Corporate Wellness Coach (CCWC), Certified Wellness Coach (CWC), TV & Radio Show Host, motivational weight loss and lifestyle advice writer, speaker and published author of Commit To Get Fit: Find the Secret to Your Own True and Everlasting Weight Loss.
Laura also specializes in all things motivational and to improve the human potential like developing discipline and a positive mindset, how to overcome adversity, as well as fashion, fitness, beauty, and advice about related women's and men's issues on improved personal appearance and increased self-esteem. In essence, everything else that it takes to find the secret to your own true and everlasting weight loss . . . and be strong.
Laura also helps you find the diet that’s right for you, develop the daily cardio discipline and achieve lifelong wellness success.
Laura writes human interest-human nature, travel and canine articles as well as screenplays, essays, short stories, and of course, motivational articles. She teaches, inspires and motivates from the heart -- based on real-life experience. After living a lifetime of chronic obesity, she lost 150 pounds in 2-1/2 years by smart healthy eating and a commitment to daily cardio. Almost ten years later -- she’s kept all the weight off.
Today Laura is waging her own private war on our nation’s escalating obesity epidemic. She speaks to community groups, church groups, associations, health and wellness organizations and businesses. She also coaches individuals struggling with weight issues who want to achieve and maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Commit To Get Fit is Laura’s series of accountability-based weight loss management and fitness programs, motivational seminars and custom-tailored wellness programs -- a no-nonsense, comprehensive means to a fit and healthy lifestyle for individuals, organizations or corporate workplaces.

Links: www.commit-fit.com

Weight Loss is a Mental Game with Maaria Mozaffar

Maaria Mozaffar, founder of the Skinless Project joins eHealth Radio and the Weight Management Channel. Maaria lost over 50 pounds in 7 months naturally after the birth of her twins and talks about how weight loss is a mental game and much more.


Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guests Maaria Mozaffar discuss the following: One of your two blogs we’re discussing here. The title is poignant but also throughout provoking “Somalian mothers lose their children but we feed ours twinkies.” Maaria, that’s a bold statement about obesity and starvation around the world. With Thanksgiving this week, what are you thoughts about childhood obesity?Why do you think its so important to teach your children about eating healthy from a young age?You recently lost over 50 pounds. Have you been able to keep it off? What do you recommend to our listeners who can’t resist temptation during the holidays?Your second blog “Journey of A Triathlete, Are You a Super Hero in Hiding,” talks about how you stepped out of your box and trained for a triathlon. Where did the inspiration come from to do this? How did you do it?What sort of advice would you offer our listeners who are trying to shift into a living a healthier lifestyle?
Duration: 16:49
Maaria Mozaffar is a wife, mother and lawyer and most importantly founder of the Skinless Project. Maaria lost over 50 pounds in 7 months naturally after the birth of her twins. She focused on eating clean, staying active but most of all staying positive. Maaria says weight loss is a mental game and the he most important attribute of weight loss is the positive space you are in. The second is recognizing how foods play a role in your positive space and your relationship with food.

Links: www.skinlessproject.com