Friday Finds

Columbia University researchers report that when overweight and obesity become the norm, overweight parents and children are increasingly likely to see their own body weight as normal:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/23/obese.underestimate.weight/

Whatever happened to play?
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-san-francisco/the-lost-art-of-play

Do diet foods lower your fitness?
http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/2011/03/do-diet-foods-lower-your-fitness/

A feast of food links from Mark Bittman:
http://bittman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/a-feast-of-food-links/?smid=tw-bittman&seid=auto

And Jamie Oliver wants you to speak up for healthier school meals:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/usda

Friday Finds

This week, a thoughtful piece on cooking as meditation that ties in beautifully with our theme of mindfulness:
http://foodpractice.com/2011/03/10/cooking-as-meditation/

From Eating Well, some fabulous ideas for enjoying avocados:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/see_it_make_it_quick_avocado_recipes

Top 10 ways to make vegetables even more delicious:
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/?page_id=4587

And reap the health benefits of altruism while adding to the sum total of goodness in the world:

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_ways_to_become_more_altruistic/

Enjoy this beautiful spring day!

Friday Finds

Friday reads from around the Web:

In this month's Food and Wine, chefs talk about how they lose weight and keep it off, eating real food all the while:
http://bit.ly/e3kN7c

Eating a Mediterranean diet may improve factors related to risk of heart disease and diabetes:
http://reut.rs/fCEQxt

"Stealth vegetables" offer a double helping of dietary benefit:
http://bit.ly/i7r82o

And next time you're sleepless, try some nuts:
http://bit.ly/i57jVT

Have a good weekend.

Finds

 Some interesting reading this week:

A review of more than 160 studies by one of the deans of happiness research finds "clear and compelling evidence" that happy people live longer and experience better health:  http://bit.ly/hcDU74

An interesting post from the Make Friends With Food blog asks how we can fill the hole that Americans stuff with fast food:  http://makefriendswithfood.blogspot.com/

Customizable soups from the fabulous Mark Bittman:  http://nyti.ms/eRuDcl

And a group of nuns in Philadelphia asks McDonald's to explain what it's doing to address health concerns related to fast food:  http://n.pr/h1sMZm

Enjoy, and have a terrific weekend!

Finds

A few finds from around the Web this week:

From Eating Well, a guide to avocados, one of my favorite foods, with some intriguing recipes:  http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/healthy_food_guide/avocados

30 tiny changes for health, wealth, and happiness, from The Change Blog:
http://www.thechangeblog.com/30-tiny-changes-for-health-wealth-and-happiness/

A guest blogger for Fooducate makes the case for reading labels:
http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2011/02/25/a-case-for-reading-food-labels/

And Michael Pollan wants your suggestions for the new edition of Food Rules.  Submit them by Sunday:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5986/p/salsa/web/questionnaire/public/?questionnaire_KEY=541

 Enjoy your weekend!

Weight and Wellness information session this Tuesday

We're excited to announce the launch of our innovative new program, Weight and Wellness, in early 2011!  Reshape your life for wellness this year.  Develop new connections and new ways of thinking and living, and have fun at the same time.  To learn more, join us for a free information session from 6:00 to 7:00 on Tuesday, January 4 at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda.  The center is within walking distance of the Bethesda Metro station and there's garage parking on site for $1.00 an hour.  To register for this free information session, email us at info@womenswellnesspartners.com.  We look forward to seeing you there!