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“Obesity, be not proud” From the IrongeezerSays™ Series.By Tatjana and Cliff Eggink Two thirds of the American public is either overweight or obese. Adults and kids alike are gaining pounds and suffering dire, life altering, life threatening health consequences: Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease are among those consequences. We all...

I posted this today on my blog, S.O.S. Since it's about Growing Bolder I thought I'd repeat it here. I have had a wonderful, fun week celebrating my 67th birthday. I asked everyone I know to release a balloon sometime to help me celebrate my new year, an out with 66, in with 67 celebration. Yesterday I found a wonderful big yellow daisy Mylar balloon at the Dollar Tree store. My nickname is...

The diet industry is huge. More than 40 billion is spent every year in the U.S. alone. Why? Because we want a magic bullet. We have tried everything and we continue to hope that the next diet fad, whatever it is, will be the thing that speaks to us, that sparks our weight loss and keeps us motivated. Is it going to work? no. It's hooey. Balderdash. Snake oil. Here's how I know. Every diet book,...

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