J Smith, Nutritionist and Certified Weight-Loss Expert, offers a free eBook, “5 Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight!” to those who are committed to losing weight and getting healthy in 2012!
Many of the reasons for weight gain are often outside of one’s control. It is important to understand the hidden causes of weight gain, such as hormonal imbalances, excess toxins, and a sluggish metabolism. When many of these hidden conditions exist, traditional diet and exercise won’t work … and if it does, it’s generally temporary. Ninety-five percent of people who lose weight on a diet gain it all back within 3-5 years. So, in this 30-page eBook, JJ discusses the hidden causes of weight gain and shares some real solutions for correcting them to help your body burn fat more effortlessly. Click here and go to the top right corner to get your free download: http://jjsmithonline.com.
JJ Smith (http://www.JJSmithOnline.com), author of the #1 Bestseller Lose Weight Without Dieting or Working Out, is a certified nutritionist and weight-loss expert who has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, The Montel Williams Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Michael Baisden Show and on the NBC, FOX, CBS and CW networks.
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Hair She Goes! — Tia Norfleet is the daughter of Bobby Norfleet, who made his NASCAR debut at the Portland International Raceway road course in the year 2000.
Professional racecar driver Tia Norfleet has visions of giving to a community that supports her. As the first, youngest and only African-American female driver on the NASCAR circuit, Tia Norfleet has set the stage to opening the doors of diversity in a highly controversial and predominately male oriented sport.
Norfleet comes from a family with a history in racing. Her father Bobby Norfleet made his NASCAR debut at the Portland International Raceway road course on March 26, 2000, where he competed against NASCAR driver Bill Lester making that race historical. It was the only time in NASCAR history that two African-Americans drivers have competed at the same time.
Tia Norfleet has given Black women everywhere new hope in following their dreams.
The million dollar question that many people ask is, will the NASCAR community accept Tia for who she is, and that is according to Hayes, a true competitor. “Our goal is to raise funds needed for everyone to find out,” says Edward Williams, founder of the medium sized marketing company Team Tia.
“To ensure the success of this effort to fundraise,” says Hayes, CEO of Tiapower.com, “we have inked a lucrative deal with Alvin Kline, the social media guru and wed success agency team to head this unique grassroots online crown funding campaign.”
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Atlanta Buzz — Dr. Bernice A. King will be a special guest speaker and will be signing the critically acclaimed much anticipated book on her mother’s life, entitled Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King, Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Hotel Meliá located at 590 West Peachtree St NW Atlanta (Georgia), GA 30308 at the annual National Emerging Technology Leadership Summit and National Techlatino Achiever’s Award Gala.
The book published by the University of Alabama Press and written by Edythe Scott Bagley, with Joe Hilley captures the essence of the life and legacy of the courageous and special woman who walked with and was married to the man (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), the mission and the vision.
“Both my parents were devoted to seeing the realization of The Beloved Community where justice prevails and persons attain their full human potential. With the Beloved Community in mind, I applaud LISTA’s mission to educate and encourage the use of technology for the empowerment of the Latino community in order to conquer the digital divide, because when communities have access, they have opportunity to attain their full human potential,” states King.
Latino in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) (www.a-lista.org) promotes the utilization of the technology sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community.
North Carolina Buzz — Forsyth Medical Center announced today the establishment of the Maya Angelou Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, the region’s first center to coordinate comprehensive healthcare and wellness services specifically designed to meet the unique needs of women through every stage of life. The center will also be the region’s first to employ women’s health navigators to help coordinate the vast array of women’s services available throughout the medical center around the specific needs of women.
“We’re changing the traditional approach of caring for women by reorienting our entire medical center to recognize the significant physical and social differences that women have compared to men,” says Jeff Lindsay, president of Forsyth Medical Center. “In many diseases and illnesses, women present with different symptoms and require a different approach to diagnosis and treatment.”
Lindsay says that the Maya Angelou Center for Women’s Health and Wellness brings together all the clinical programs and services at the medical center that touch women’s health, including heart, wellness, cancer, surgical services, maternity, emergency care, bone and joint health, and behavioral care.
Meet the inspiration for ABC’s Scandal starring Kerry Washington. . .
As a result of her wide ranging and ground breaking career, Shonda Rhimes, creator of ABC’s hit television dramas Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, developed a television drama about the world of crisis management inspired by the work of Ms. Judy Smith. The series entitled, Scandal, revolves around the life and work of a professional fixer. Ms. Smith serves as Co- Executive Producer of the project and provides insight and technical expertise on crisis management issues.
Did you know…
Judy A. Smith is the founder and President of Smith & Co, a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Over the last 25 years, Ms. Smith has brought her unique combination of communication skills, media savvy, legal and political acumen to clients facing a wide array of issues and challenges throughout the United States and abroad.
Ms. Smith honed her skills through her experiences with some of the most historic and sensational events of our time, including the Iran Contra investigation, the prosecution of former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, the 1991 Gulf War, the Los Angeles riots, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas, the President Clinton scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, the congressional inquiry of Enron, and the United Nations Foundation and World Health Organization response to the SARS epidemic.
Perhaps best known in media circles for her expertise as a crisis management advisor, Ms. Smith has served as a consultant for a host of high profile, celebrity and entertainment clients over the course of her career including, but not limited to, Monica Lewinsky, Senator Craig from Idaho, actor Wesley Snipes, NFL quarterback Michael Vick, and the family of Chandra Levy.
In addition to her work as a communications advisor during high profile engagements, Ms. Smith also serves as a counselor to Fortune 500 corporations and has provided strategic advice on a variety of corporate communications issues such as mergers and acquisitions, product recalls, intellectual property litigation, corporate positioning, diversity and other challenges. She has assisted leading companies such as BellSouth, Union Pacific, Nextel, United Healthcare, Americhoice, Wal-Mart, Radio-One Inc., Waste Management Corporation, and American International Group, Inc. (AIG) on a range of corporate, investor, and public relations matters.
Everyone has a secret… and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the nation’s elite and keeping those secrets under wraps. Revered and feared at the same time, Olivia, a former communications director to the President of the United States, left the White House to open her own prominent crisis management firm. She is hoping to start a new chapter in her life—both professionally and personally—but she can’t seem to completely cut ties with her past. Slowly it becomes apparent that her dysfunctional staff, who specialize in fixing other people’s lives, can’t quite fix the ones closest at hand-their own.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A reality show featuring Whitney Houston‘s relatives, including daughter Bobbi Kristina and mother Cissy, is in the works.
FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2011 file …
Houston representative Kristen Foster confirmed the Lifetime show, “The Houston Family Chronicles,” on Friday.
It will focus on Pat Houston, sister-in-law and manager of the late singer. Pat Houston is also helping care for Whitney Houston‘s only child, 19-year-old Bobby Kristina. The show promises to feature Bobbi Kristina and Cissy, as well as Houston’s cousin Dionne Warwick, gospel singer CeCe Winans and other members of the Houston family.
The International Mothers Hall of Fame Names Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Holly Robinson-Peete, Lisa Belkin, Stephanie Decker, Summer Sanders, Reese Witherspoon, Meredith Olafson, Victoria Beckham, and Betty DeGeneres 2012 Mothers of the Year Award Winners
Waterford Crystal is pleased to join The International Mothers Hall of Fame (IMHOF) to honor the 2012 International Mothers of the Year recipients that will include: Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Holly Robinson-Peete, Lisa Belkin, Stephanie Decker, Summer Sanders, Reese Witherspoon, Meredith Olafson, Victoria Beckham, and Betty DeGeneres.
These ten women chosen by the International Mothers Hall of Fame as the “2012 International Mothers of the Year” will each receive a Waterford Fleurology Rose, a stunning hand-crafted crystal flower to commemorate the award.
“We are thrilled to partner with Waterford to honor our Hall of Fame inductees,” says IMHOF Executive Director Mitch Mortimer. “The Waterford brand is synonymous with tradition, prestige, and timeless elegance and beauty, traits we feel embody the spirit of each of the deserving women we’ve recognized for their integral roles as mothers as well as for the significant contributions their tireless efforts make to the greater good of society.”
Based in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, the International Mothers Hall of Fame (IMHOF) was founded in 1967 by businessman Doug Stroud to honor his own mother. Since its inception, the International Mothers Hall of Fame has welcomed almost 300,000 women into its Hall of Fame.
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The Center for Black Women’s Wellness (CBWW) announced its participation in National Women’s Health Week, taking place May 13th-May 19th, 2012. In close proximity to Mother’s Day, this weeklong focus on health services and healthy living is a time to celebrate the women who serve as caregivers, breadwinners, mothers, wives, friends, daughters and sisters.
“As women, we tend to put ourselves on the backburner to tend to others’ needs,” says Jemea Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of CBWW. “That’s why National Women’s Health Month serves as a gentle reminder to take care of ourselves, especially when it comes to maintaining our health and overall well-being.”
Through their staff, network of volunteer physicians and medical professionals and generous donors, CBWW is able to provide affordable, quality healthcare to metro Atlanta women who are without health insurance.
To ensure that all women have access to healthcare during National Women’s Health Month, CBWW is encouraging women to visit their Wellness Clinic to receive critical screenings and services such as pelvic exams, Pap smears, mammograms, and complete physicals, all available at reduced cost or sliding scale fees.
In honor of National Women’s Health Month, CBWW will provide the following health benefits to metro Atlanta women:
A 10% discount on CBWW healthcare services throughout the month of May.
CBWW will share its “Get the Most Out of Life” static cling that attaches to bathroom or bedroom mirrors and includes helpful health tips related to physical activity, nutrition, getting checkups, smoking cessation and stress reduction.
CBWW will extend its Mother’s Day Gift of Wellness initiative throughout National Women’s Health Week so that individuals can gift much needed healthcare services to loved ones or donate healthcare services to women served by CBWW
“Of all minority groups, African-Americans are more adversely affected by a greater number of health issues than other minority groups or their white counterparts,” says Representative Pat Garner, Georgia House of Representatives, District 57. A strong proponent of increasing accessibility of healthcare to women in Georgia, Garner spearheaded the Women’s Health Resolution passed by the Georgia General Assembly. “African-Americans suffer from more diseases, disabilities, and early deaths than any other group. Fortunately, changes like the Affordable Care Act, which gives women greater choice and access to vital preventive services with no out-of-pocket costs, and the work of organizations like CBWW, have made it much easier for African-American women to take control of their health.”
The Wellness Program strives to broaden awareness of the many health issues affecting black women, encourage change in personal behaviors to prevent unnecessary illnesses, and provide preventive health care and early detection and treatment of conditions before health problems arise.
The Center for Black Women’s Wellness has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Woman Magazine, the Sunday Paper, and Atlanta Hospital News as an organization responding to the healthcare crisis in concrete ways. CBWW is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides free and low-cost services to empower black women and their families, toward physical, mental and economic wellness. Established in 1988.
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New survey reveals that women don’t understand some of the health consequences associated with obesity or the support options available
With more than 60 percent of women in the United States classified as overweight and one-third of those women being obese,[1] a new survey from HealthyWomen (HW) sheds light on women’s understanding of obesity and the options available to regain their health. The survey found that while women are knowledgeable about the heart health impact of obesity, they don’t understand other serious health consequences, namely cancer. When asked about the secondary health conditions associated with obesity, only 49 percent recognized the link between obesity and breast cancer, and 29 percent knew about the link between obesity and uterine cancer.
This lack of knowledge extended to weight-loss strategies as well. When women were asked about obesity-prevention actions available to them, more than half of the respondents (52%) did not know if their health insurance offered support. Only 10 percent believed their plans covered bariatric surgery, and only 6 percent thought their plans included prescription drug reimbursement. While plans vary, many do provide support for a range of weight-loss interventions.
“We were reassured to find that women understand some of the health consequences associated with obesity,” said Beth Battaglino Cahill, RN, executive director of HealthyWomen. “However, the survey does show several gaps in knowledge, which tells us more needs to be done to offer support and access to tools that will help them lead a healthier lifestyle.”
The online survey of nearly 1,500 women was designed to assess their understanding and knowledge of obesity and related health consequences. It also included a self-assessment of their current weight status and their strategies for losing weight. More than three-quarters of respondents identified themselves as either overweight (47%) or obese (25%). Overweight is defined by medical experts as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, while obesity is associated with a BMI greater than 30.[1]
Asked how much weight they would need to lose to significantly reduce health risks associated with being overweight or obese, 30 percent of respondents said a 10 percent reduction was needed, followed by 28 percent who said a 5 percent reduction was needed. This is evidence that respondents understand that a modest amount of weight loss—5 to 10 percent of body weight—can produce health benefits, such as improvements in blood pressure, blood cholesterol and blood sugars.[2]
When it came to employing a weight-loss strategy, the largest group — 41 percent of women – stated that starting or increasing exercise was the one weight-loss strategy that was most effective for them, with 51 percent of respondents engaging in three to seven hours of physical activity a week. Managing caloric intake ranked second in popularity, favored by 25 percent of respondents. Additionally, when asked if a prescription weight-loss option were available as part of a long-term weight-loss plan, more than half of the women said they would be somewhat or very likely to try it (31% and 29%, respectively).
To support women with their weight-loss goals, HealthyWomen provides an array of resources that can help women tackle their toughest weight-loss issues at www.HealthyWomen.org/obesity. This month HealthyWomen will launch its new Online Community, providing women a venue to connect with medical experts on a variety of health topics, including weight loss, fitness and nutrition, as well as to share success stories and get support from other women just like them.
HealthyWomen (HW) is the nation’s leading nonprofit health information source for women. For more than 20 years, women have been coming to HW for answers to their most pressing and personal health care questions.
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This Mother’s Day, it appears that an increasing number of moms will be setting aside time to sign child support and alimony checks. Overall, 56% of the nation’s top divorce attorneys say that they have seen an increase in the number of mothers paying child support during the past three years, while 47% also note a rise in women being responsible for alimony throughout the same time period, according to a recent survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).
“The court system always ends up reflecting changes in our society and this is certainly the case with issues regarding who pays child support and alimony,” said Ken Altshuler, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. “As more women achieve success on their career paths, they are also finding themselves increasingly responsible for financial obligations during and after the divorce process.”
In all, 56% of AAML members cited an increase in mothers who pay child support, while 44% said no change, and there was not an observed decrease. Additionally, 47% have noticed an increase in the number of women paying alimony, while 53% said no change.
About AAML Founded in 1962, the mission of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) is to provide leadership that promotes the highest degree of professionalism and excellence in the practice of family law.
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, Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Hotel Meliá located at 590 West Peachtree St NW Atlanta (Georgia), GA 30308 at the annual National Emerging Technology Leadership Summit and National Techlatino Achiever’s Award Gala.
