Pequena Enciclopedia de Hierbas or Trim Kids

Pequena Enciclopedia de Hierbas (Little Herb Encyclopedia)

Author: Jack Ritchason

A quick and easy reference guide, to discovering and properly using natures medicines, The Little Herb Encyclopedia is a must for the beginning herbalist. It contains alphabetical listings of health conditions, their symptoms, and how to treat them with both individual herbs and herbal combinations. No longer is extensive research necessary before using natural remedies -- this reference is a quick way to find the answers to your most common herb questions.

Interesting book: Drinkology or Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook

Trim Kids: The Proven 12-Week Plan That Has Helped Thousands of Children Achieve a Healthier Weight

Author: Melinda S Sothern

In this world of fast food, television, and video games, more children are eating too much and are not active enough: 1 in 4 kids are unhealthily overweight. Now the experts who have helped thousands of children lead healthier lives have assembled the Trim Kids program.

Trim Kids is a unique 12-week plan providing a positive, safe initial approach to lifetime weight management. Each week, families practice proven ways to increase activity and exercises designed for their child's weight level; enjoy dozens of menu plans with nutritious, kid-tested recipes; and discover shopping lists and dining out tips—perfect for busy caregivers.

About the Authors:

Melinda S. Sothern, Ph.D., M.Ed., C.E.P., is a licensed clinical execise physiologist and research faculty member of Louisiana State University (LSU). She directs the Prevention of Childhood Obesity Laboratory at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and the Department of Pediatrics at the LSU Health Sciences Center.

T. Kristian von Almen, Ph.D., is a noted research psychologist and assistant clinical professor in pediatrics at LSU Health Sciences Center.

Heidi Schumacher, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E., is the Chief Clinical Dietitian at Children's Hospital in New Orleans, a certified diabetes educator and staff dietitian/nutritionist with the LSU Health Sciences Center Pediatric Weight Management Program.

Publishers Weekly

Sothern, an exercise physiologist, von Almen, a research psychologist, and dietician Schumacher team up in this comprehensive workbook to help parents guide their overweight children to better health. Today, 10 million kids that's one in four are overweight, the authors say, and the more overweight the child, the more at risk he is for adult obesity and type II diabetes; he's also more susceptible to low self-esteem and depression. Focusing on a three-pronged approach with nutrition, exercise and behavior modification techniques, the authors help parents assess their children's weight and choose one of four levels suited to the severity of their condition. The 12-week, 12-chapter process which begins with a trip to your child's pediatrician can be repeated as needed; as children progress, they simply graduate to a new level of the program. This kid-friendly method uses weekly goal-setting to prompt motivation and includes suggestions to get kids moving (get them to play tag or put a stationary bike in front of the TV). Snacks and meals clearly have been created with kids' taste buds in mind (i.e. frozen grapes or oven-baked chicken nuggets), though the entire family will enjoy many of the recipes. This practical guidebook will surely help parents get overweight kids on the right track to a healthy future, and its workbook format offers plenty of space for parents and kids to chart their successes. (Jan.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

With 25 percent of American children overweight or obese, how can parents help a child lose excess pounds without nagging or making him or her develop an eating disorder? Exercise physiologist Sothern, research psychologist T. Kristian von Almen, and clinical dietician Heidi Schmacher have provided readers with the blueprint of their "Trim Kids" program, as developed over the last 15 years at Louisiana State University. The 12-week plan offers concrete guidelines for nutrition, exercise, positive reinforcement, and feedback based on each child's color-coded weight level (assigned initially by the severity of the child's weight problem). Part 1 provides background on the program and its components; Part 2 is a week-by-week guide to menus, recipes and suggested grocery lists, exercises, record keeping, and helpful hints, with comments from both parents and children at various stages of success. Relapses and backsliding are addressed as well. A little daunting if read in one sitting, this book is chock-full of advice that can be used even outside of the program. Recommended. Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp., NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Foreword	x
	Introduction	xii
Part 1	Setting the Stage for Success
1.	Is My Child Overweight?	2
2.	Embracing the Elements	11
3.	Gearing Up and Getting Started	18
4.	From Fattening to Fulfilling Foods	29
5.	Encouraging Physical Activity: Let the Children Play!	42
6.	Making Behavioral and Lifestyle Changes	64
Part 2	The Trim Kids Twelve-Week Program
Week 1	Ready, Set, Go!	80
Week 2	Eating Meals and Snacks the Trim Kids Way	106
Week 3	Solving Problems Family Style	143
Week 4	Monitoring Your Momentum	177
Week 5	Body Basics	198
Week 6	Esteem Builders	227
Week 7	Success Over Stress	253
Week 8	Keeping It All Together	283
Week 9	Emotional Pitfalls	307
Week 10	Taking Vacations and Dining Out	327
Week 11	Fun Facts and Relapse Prevention	352
Week 12	Reassessing, Recommitting, and Forging the Future	367
Appendix	Forms You'll Need	383
Form 1	Trim Kids Weekly Report and Goal Sheet	384
Form 2	Trim Kids Aerobic Activity and Food Checklist	386
Form 3	Trim Kids Strength and Flexibility Workout Chart	388
Form 4	Form Letter--Request to Limit Physical Activities	392
	Index	393