Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

How to keep the pounds off this season.

Just because the holidays have arrived, it doesn’t mean weight gain has to come too. Antonio Cain, a registered and licensed dietitian at the DeKalb Medical Center near Tucker, says the key is to remain conscious about the amounts and types of foods you choose throughout the holidays. “Many people simply just don’t think. So much food is presented at once and often times we overeat,” Cain said. - What weight-control measures have worked for you in the past? Share them in the comments below. It’s difficult to pass on many of the holiday foods, especially since they are filled with tradition. So Cain suggests before a holiday meal, eat some fruits or veggies and drink water to prevent overeating. During the meal choose lean cuts of meat, …

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Healthy Living Can Prevent Breast Cancer: Tucker Resources

Research shows good nutrition and exercise can help prevent breast cancer. Here are some resources around Tucker to help you stay healthy.

You might be able to find help fighting breast cancer and other types of cancers at your local grocery store and fitness centers, according to the research findings of Dr. Marian Neuhouser, Ph.D, RD.  Dr. Neuhouser is a nutritional epidemiologist with a background in nutritional sciences. She is an investigator at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Her research is focused on lifestyle factors such as nutrition and physical activity. Some factors may prevent breast and prostate cancer and improve survivorship in those diagnosed with cancer.   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, more than 200,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 American women will die …

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Great Escape: Escape Back to High School

Your local high school may have some secrets. The evening exercise and enrichment classes may be the perfect weekly escape!

For some, going back to high school may not be a joyful escape. But, as an adult, I have found there are benefits to going there in the evenings -- Community School classes. We all have hobbies and desires that have been put on hold while parenting; however, with classes like cardio, weight training, yoga, Spanish, dance, landscaping, and cooking, you have some convenient options to jump start your all-too-sleepy right brain.  For me, I weight trained before kids. Admittedly, I always needed the motivation of a good coach -- my husband.  Although he still motivates by example, balancing exercise as a priority and spending quality time with the kids, I often find it difficult to stop taking care of the kids or the house to take care of me. …

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