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Jun 7

New DVD Showcases Fitness Activities That Improve Socialization Skills For Children With Autism

WILLOWBROOK, Ill., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --More than half of the nation's children with autism are overweight, at risk for diabetes or cardiovascular disease, have bone and joint problems or suffer from depression, anxiety and gastrointestinal problems. That alarming statistic was the impetus for a new exercise video for children with autism, hosted by nationally recognized fitness expert SuzanneGray.

Gray, who is CEO of Right Fit Sports Fitness Wellness, Willowbrook, has spent more than 30 years developing fitness programs for children with special needs. Over time, she has seen how exercise works in addressing obesity, improving motor skills and muscle tone, eliminating self-destructive and self-stimulating behaviors and enhancing socialization skills for children with autism. The DVD, entitled, Raising the Bar: Fitness & Movement Exercises for Youth and Adults with Autism, was produced by Healthy Learning and is now available to order online at http://www.Amazon.com, http://www.Right-Fit.com and http://www.healthylearning.com.

The specific developmental exercises and movement activities featured in the DVD are included in Suzanne's innovative "Raise the Bar" program, which are included in the book 101 Games and Activities for Youth with Autism. Her program received the Club Industry "Best of the Best Award" in the category of "Best Children's Fitness Program."

"The DVD demonstrates specific exercises parents and teachers can do with their children every day," says Gray. "A structured routine is essential to improving the muscular imbalances and compensations, deficient motor skills, poor posture and other fitness pitfalls common among youth with autism. When you combine a fitness program with music and play, it enhances the way a child with autism responds to sensory information and it will boost independence, happiness and self-esteem."

ABOUT SUZANNE M. GRAY

Gray's programs have been implemented by community centers, schools, and park districts across the country. They have been deployed at the nationally recognized Argonne National Laboratory and with several private and not-for-profit organizations, such as Charlie's Gift, Hinsdale, IL; and Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, Naperville, IL. These organizations/schools support and bring awareness to special needs children who struggle with various issues, such as socialization, motor skills and obesity.

For more information on Suzanne M. Gray or Right-Fit, log on to http://www.Right-Fit.com, or http://www.suzannemgray.com.

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Jun 7

Ryka Launches Mobile Fitness Zone Tour

NEW YORK, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryka, a women only sport company, announces the launch of the Ryka Mobile Fitness Zone, a portable activation that will expose the brand and educate thousands of American women on exercise regimens while it travels from coast to coast during the Ryka Mobile Fitness Zone Tour.

Kicking off during FFANY in New York City, Ryka's Mobile Fitness truck will be open to the public giving women access across the country to join them in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the "brand made for women by women." Guests will be invited to speak with Ryka ambassadors about the latest shoe designs, test out the comfortable Ryka styles and even try their luck at a spinning prize wheel game in attempts of scoring the chance to walk away with a brand new pair of sneakers.

"We are ecstatic to have created a hands-on experience to familiarize athletic shoe enthusiasts with our brand in such a unique, non-traditional way," says Ed Goldman, Ryka's Vice President of Marketing. "Ryka is breaking away from conventional sneaker brands, and the Mobile Fitness Zone Tour provides us with a great opportunity to reach the masses."

Ryka's Mobile Fitness Truck will tour across the United States this summer and make appearances in major cities including New York, Miami, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The truck will also be making stops at high-profile celebrity events such as Super Saturday in the Hamptons, the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York. Attending these events will enable Ryka to re-connect with some of their celebrity fans which include Lindsay Lohan, Joy Bryant, AnnaLynne McCord, Elizabeth Olsen and Hillary Duff.

About Ryka:

Ryka was the first women's-only athletic footwear line created by women for the unique needs of women. Ryka's goal is to reflect the confidence and strength of every modern woman. The brand seeks to connect every woman with her inner passion for fitness. Women empowering women is at the core of Ryka, and the mantra of the brand's loyal and like-minded following. For more information, go to http://ryka.com. Ryka is part of Brown Shoe Company's Healthy Living portfolio of brands.

Media Contact:Brandon Sansone Fingerprint Communications (212) 338-9800 brandon@fingerprintcom.net

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Jun 7

Customers Lose Money in Weight-Loss Scam

JEDDAH, 24 March 2005 People seeking to lose weight lost their money instead. The fancy and extremely expensive Beauty & Diet center off Tahlia Street that opened less than two years ago closed its doors three weeks ago due to financial difficulties without repaying its clients fees. A statement posted on its door says the company is forced into liquidation and directs clients who have financial claims or owe money to it to contact the law office of Hassan Mahassni for settlement.

The partnership system is for each partner to be liable for his or her share of the company and we here only represent the foreign partner because it is the one that had put forward its share of the money to be returned to the clients, said Saeed Al-Qarni from the law office. He explained to Arab News that this settlement is a percentage of the total amount owed to the clients who can either accept it or seek complete reimbursement through the courts which can take a long time and cost them further expenses.

In addition, he said that there is no system to force the company to repay the clients. If the client agrees to the settlement, they sign a document stating that they would not ask the company for any further amounts.

One of the clients complained to Arab News that when she signed up for their weight loss program, the management insisted that she pay the full fee of SR10,000 upfront because that was their system.

What was annoying is that for a whole month whenever I came for my appointment they would tell me that they are overbooked and reschedule me and I didnt do any of the sessions. Now they went belly up and I cant get my money, she said.

Another client said that she went to Beauty & Diet before last summer and paid them SR8,000 for lipotherm and facial treatment. After going to four sessions out of the contracted 12, I decided not to continue with the treatment and asked for my money according to the contract but they kept delaying me for three months and now they closed, she said. She would not accept the settlement amount because she wants what is fully owed her.

The clients have every right to be angry because this is not fair to them. ... Unfortunately the Saudi partner has not returned its share of the clients money for reimbursement and we are doing everything we can including selling the equipment, Al-Qarni told Arab News.

He said that the center was badly managed but many clients fell for its promotional gimmicks. We have a list of around a thousand clients but only about 20 percent of them have come forward for their money even though weve put an ad in a local paper that we will accept claims for only a month. But we will extend that period because apparently not all the clients are aware of the situation, he said.

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Jun 7

Why that spare tyre could be GOOD for your health: Hard-to-shift fat helps to regulate your immune system

Could stop patients' bodies rejecting organ transplants Hope for those with Lupus or Crohn's disease

By Emma Reynolds

PUBLISHED: 15:13 EST, 6 June 2012 | UPDATED: 15:13 EST, 6 June 2012

Dieters desperate to get rid of that spare tyre can finally let it all hang out.

That muffin-top could actually help to regulate the immune system and provide a first line of defence against infection and viruses.

A hard-to-shift beer belly could even help regenerate damaged tissue after an injury.

Beer belly: That muffin-top could actually help regulate the immune system and provide a first line of defence against infection and viruses

The fatty membrane in the belly, called the omentum, has never seemed to serve much of a purpose.

But now the research by scientists in Chicago has shown it can be a health benefit - and their discovery could lead to the development of new drugs for organ transplant patients with auto-immune diseases such as Lupus and Crohns disease.

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Jun 7

More traffic: Plainfield Avenue closes next week to go on 'diet,' get unique green technology under $1.7 million project

GRAND RAPIDS, MI Just when you'd become familiar with your now-detoured drive to work around the construction on Fulton Street and U.S. 131, this happens.

Plainfield Avenue is slated to close for three months this coming Monday, June 11, between Leonard and Ann streets for $1.7 million worth of storm sewer work and resurfacing, as well as installation of a one-of-a-kind storm water filtration system. The work is expected to conclude in early September.

The project also makes Plainfield Avenue the latest major city thoroughfare to undergo a "road diet," reducing the avenue's number of drivable lanes. City leaders have argued the diets slow traffic and create safer conditions for motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and other users.

(Other streets to be put on a diet include Division Avenue and Burton Street, the latter being a controversial choice for local businesses.)

The Plainfield diet, once finished, will create one lane in each direction between Leonard and Ann streets, with a center turn lane broken only by the seven bioretention islands.

The lengthy project will detour through traffic throughout its duration, although local access is expected to be maintained for businesses and residents.

The project's first phase will close Plainfield between Lafayette and Ann streets, with a second phase expected to close Plainfield between Leonard and Quimby. Construction will resurface Plainfield and upgrade Creston Neighborhood sanitary and storm sewer systems. Water main work also is scheduled, as is work on sidewalks.

Its centerpiece, though, will be construction of seven bioretention islands, a unique storm water filtration system that will be the first of its kind in Grand Rapids. The islands vary in size and will be situated down the middle of Plainfield Avenue once complete.

The islands will contain special flora, trees and soil designed to filter out pollutants from storm water before it hits the Grand River.

They largely are being paid for by $152,000 in donations drummed up by Creston Neighborhood residents and local community foundations.

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Jun 7

Health Buzz: Waist Size Predicts Diabetes Risk

Waist Size Signals Increased Risk of Diabetes

Measuring your waist circumference could help gauge your risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Doctors have long used body mass index, a measurement of body fat based on height and weight, to determine patients' diabetes risk, but adding waist circumference makes those predictions more accurate, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine. While BMI doesn't make any distinction between different kinds of fat, waist circumference identifies visceral fat in the abdomen, which has the strongest link to diabetes. It's not affected by fat in the arms, thighs, or any other part of the body. The study authors found that, among women, diabetes risk was more closely associated with waist size than with BMI, HealthDay reports. The findings suggest that, if doctors paid more attention to waist size, they could refer high-risk patients to weight-loss and diabetes-prevention programs.

Safe Weight-Loss Tips for Wedding Season

Over the years, brides-to-be have taken drastic measures to lose weight ahead of the Big Day: drinking a concoction of lemon juice, water, syrup, and cayenne pepper, wiring their mouths shut, and taking a pregnancy hormone while following the 500-calorie hCG diet.

But a feeding tube?

Yes, indeed. News media were abuzz recently with stories of brides resorting to the K-E Diet, in which a feeding tube funnels a slow drip of 800 calories of protein, water, and fatno carbs from the nose, down the esophagus, and into a person's stomach each day for 10 days. The draw: Patients can lose up to 20 pounds, says Oliver Di Pietro, a Florida-based internal medicine physician who charges $1,500 for the plan. One bride, his patient, reportedly had the tube removed after eight days because she had already lost the weight she wanted.

Medical and nutrition professionals immediately responded. "Rapid weight loss increases the risk of heart arrhythmias, dehydration, and electrolyte disturbances," says Ethan Lazarus, a family doctor in Denver who specializes in obesity medicine. Shedding pounds this quickly, he says, makes it likely that you will lose more lean body mass and water than fat. This can slow metabolism and result in an instant regain of weight once you go off the diet. "You may gain more than you lost," says Lazarus. Other effects include shrunken fingers and feet and a drooping facewhich can result in a loose wedding ring, flopping shoes, and a blushing bride with a dull expression, he says. And while the risk of inserting a feeding tube is small, Lazarus notes the possibility of lacerations in the sinuses (the tube goes down through the nose) and the esophagus, and some brides may experience vomiting and nausea. [Read more: Safe Weight-Loss Tips for Wedding Season]

Trouble Trying to Conceive? This May Be Why

Girl meets boy. Girl marries boy. Girl and boy have a baby. For many folks, this is how they envision their life will beor at least some sort of semblance of these milestone eventsbut for a large number of people, this has become an unattainable reality. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 7.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 suffer from infertility, which is defined as the inability to get pregnant after six to 12 months of trying. And while a woman's increasing age is the most familiar reason for this conditionmore and more women are waiting to have childrenresearchers are discovering that there are new and once-unconsidered factors at play. And men are not exempt from this pregnancy problem, as one-third of infertility issues stem from the male partner. Here are some of the latest findings and what doctors say you can do in response to them.

1. Move in moderation and watch your weight. We all know that movement does the body good, but recent research suggests that too much of a good thing can be a hindrance. A study published in March in Fertility and Sterility revealed that normal-weight womanthose with a body mass index (BMI) under 25who engaged in vigorous exercise like running, swimming, and aerobics for five or more hours a week were 42 percent less likely to get pregnant than women who did not exercise at all. "Very vigorous exercise can affect ovulation, and thereby disrupt menstrual cycles," says Jessica Scotchie, a reproductive endocrinologist practicing in Chattanooga, Tenn. "The pituitary gland interprets the strenuous exercise as meaning that this is not an optimal time to further stress the body with reproduction, and thus shuts down the signaling to the ovary to promote ovulation." Researchers also add that extreme exercise could affect implantation, a fertilized egg's ability to attach to the inside of the uterus. [Read more: Trouble Trying to Conceive? This May Be Why]

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Jun 7

'The way I'm going, I'm not going to live for too much longer': Why TV's 650lb Virgin – who lost 400lbs and found love …

By Tamara Abraham

PUBLISHED: 14:08 EST, 6 June 2012 | UPDATED: 10:03 EST, 7 June 2012

As the star of 2009 TLC show The 650lb Virgin, David Smith's transformation to handsome personal trainer - with a doting girlfriend - made headlines.

But in a sad turn of events, the 35-year-old, from Phoenix, Arizona revealed today that he is once again morbidly obese, having re-gained over 250 of the 400lbs he lost.

In an interview this morning, he admitted that by putting on weight at this rate, his life was at risk.

He told the Today show: 'I've gained more than 250lbs in two years, and with all that extra weight so quickly added to my body, I don't know how I'm still living right now... The way I'm going, I'm not going to live for too much longer.'

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Unrecognisable: David Smith was slim and healthy after dropping 400lbs three years ago (left), but today (right) he is heavily overweight once more, having regained over 250lbs in two years

Morbidly obese: David now looks almost as he did in 2003 (pictured), before his weight-loss journey was filmed for a TLC documentary titled The 650lb Virgin

He added that he could already feel his health deteriorating.

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Jun 7

Leslie Goldman: Fat and Back

Life is good when you're a Dolce & Gabbana underwear model. Blindingly hot women, invites to the most exclusive clubs, your name shouted at red carpet events. Luxury Italian sportswear fills your wardrobe and Moet flows with hip-hop video vigor. Your abs are shredded; pecs, rock-hard. It's only natural that, at a career pinnacle like this, you would stop, pinch yourself through your new Prada suit and think, "Now's a good time to get really, really fat."

That's exactly what Aussie personal trainer Paul "PJ" James did on Dec. 31, 2008, as he set out to add nearly 100 pounds of flab to his ripped 176-lb. physique -- imagine The Biggest Loser, but in reverse. Bingeing would become his full-time job, and he wouldn't put down the Ben & Jerry's until his formerly eight-pack abs threatened to bust the buckle of a size-48 belt. Then, like a trim phoenix rising from the ashes of a wood-grilled pizza oven, PJ would launch a full-scale workout assault on his plus-sized physique, torching his freshly acquired fat reserves and rebuilding the same lean, cut musculature that landed him, bare-chested, on the runways of industry giants like Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier and Calvin Klein.

Driving him: A yearning to empathize with his overweight and obese clients -- people who would offer "excuses" such as "lunges hurt my knees too much" or "I can't climb another stair -- I can barely breathe!" -- as well as demonstrate that, with dedication and the right tools, weight loss success is possible. In a sort of anti-New Year's resolution, the 33-year-old Australia native pledged to pack on 50 percent of his body weight, maintain it and then shed it, all within 2009. In the process, he traded lat pull-downs for ham-and-cheese roll-ups and watched his deltoids vanish beneath a duvet of fat.

I had the pleasure of working with PJ over the past few years; the culmination of our work is Take It Off, Keep It Off: How I Went from Fat to Fit... and You Can Too -- Safely, Effectively, and Permanently. In it, you'll learn how the road from 6 percent to 32 percent body fat was paved with confidence-sapping potholes and clinically depressed roadblocks. PJ thought losing the weight would be easy; he never imagined he'd become legitimately addicted to junk food and start withdrawing from his girlfriend because he was ashamed of the way he looked naked.

Why would you do this to yourself -- pack on nearly 100 pounds of flab?

As a personal trainer, I was getting more and more clients who were overweight and obese. These were people who had serious weight to lose, and all of the baggage that comes with that territory. But whereas I could train my fit or semi-fit clients with my eyes shut, I had no idea how to respond when a heavy client claimed he simply couldn't muster the energy to walk for five minutes on the treadmill, or tried to explain how anxious and embarrassed she felt in a gym environment. As someone who subsisted on egg whites, grilled fish and steamed sweet potatoes, I hadn't the slightest clue about life as an emotional eater or junk food addict. I found myself doling out general advice -- "do more cardio" or "eat more vegetables" -- and they responded with "You're a freaking underwear model! You have no clue what it's like for us." What could I say? They were right. Their questions tossed me far outside my comfort zone and I felt almost reluctant to train them, like I was doing them a disservice. On a very basic and essential level, I couldn't understand how difficult it was for an overweight person to get into shape, and had no clue as to the best approach to help them mend their eating habits.

What was your diet like before you gained the weight?

I'm a trained chef, so I'd cook myself healthy meals like grilled filet and steamed shiitake mushrooms, or sea bass with ponzu sauce. Lots of sashimi and certain sushi rolls -- they offer the perfect protein-carb combination to fuel my workouts. I basically ate clean, enjoying whole, unprocessed foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins instead of pre-packaged items, fast food or anything with a label.

And while packing it on?

Starting on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2008, my first fat-bomb meal included four lamb gyros, a heaping plate of BBQ, salad, bread and dips, plus a platter of fried fish for dessert... all washed down by eight cans of Coca Cola. My body, used to asparagus and egg whites, was so confused by the sudden influx of grease and salt that I gained 12 pounds overnight, primarily water weight.

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Jun 7

Commenters Bite Back On The Paleo Diet

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Vlad Averbukh, 29, a follower of the paleo diet, eats raw meat along the Hudson River in New York in 2010. (Averbukh did not weigh in on our blog post on the paleo diet.)

Vlad Averbukh, 29, a follower of the paleo diet, eats raw meat along the Hudson River in New York in 2010. (Averbukh did not weigh in on our blog post on the paleo diet.)

Our post on the paleo diet moving from the CrossFit gym to the doctor's office generated a robust discussion here in our comments section (and on NPR's Facebook page).

Readers batted around the relative merits of the paleo diet, how to interpret Paleolithic man's short lifespan and the meaning of evolutionary medicine, among other issues.

As the comments show, the question of whether there is an ideal human diet and whether we should look to the past to find it is a provocative one. And many of our commenters, like the scientists studying these issues, aren't in agreement with each other.

We took a spin through the comments and pulled out some of those that struck us as most intriguing. Feel free to comment.

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Jun 7

Peru native opens fitness center in Hurricane

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Edith Bourne had a passion for fitness when she left Peru for the United States seven years ago. She hopes to share that passion with customers at her new fitness studio in Hurricane.

Bourne opened the Isla Bonita Fitness Studio at 3544 Teays Valley Road last November. She said her father, Humberto Alva, inspired her to open the studio.

"My dad was a bodybuilder," Bourne recalled. "He had a couple of different gyms in Peru where he had boxing classes."

Bourne said fitness is important to people in her hometown of Lima, Peru. She began helping her father, Humberto Alva, at his gyms when she was 17 years old, and being around her dad and his clients spurred her love of fitness.

"I always saw him running, working out, lifting weights any time of the day," Bourne said. "I think I got that from him."

Bourne moved to the United States with her husband in 2005. She began teaching fitness classes to her neighbors out of her basement and eventually began teaching at other area fitness studios in 2007 "just for fun" and to meet people.

But her goal wouldn't be fulfilled until she opened a place she could call her own.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Edith Bourne had a passion for fitness when she left Peru for the United States seven years ago. She hopes to share that passion with customers at her new fitness studio in Hurricane.

Bourne opened the Isla Bonita Fitness Studio at 3544 Teays Valley Road last November. She said her father, Humberto Alva, inspired her to open the studio.

"My dad was a bodybuilder," Bourne recalled. "He had a couple of different gyms in Peru where he had boxing classes."

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