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| Welcome to
our October, 2006 "News
of Hope" newsletter! |
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Everywhere
we turn, there is news about the
obesity epidemic. We will
continue to hear a great deal
about the complexity of the
issue because it is not just an
individual or family of origin
issue, it is a large societal
and coporate issue as well. How
do we motivate our children to
eat healthy when they live in an
over-indulgent society promoting
excess in any number of ways all
about them? How do we
recalibrate family eating habits
when food has become a primary
tool for social interaction and
stress reduction?
Our October issue shares several
sides of the Teen Eating Issue.
We encourage you to share the
newsletter with others and
generate conversation -- without
the croissant, scone or vente
whole milk latte!
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER OF HOPE
CONTENTS
• Request for YOUR INPUT
• Teenagers and Eating
Disorders
• Stress may trigger eating
disorders in teens
• Obesity and Diabetes: How
they affect our children
• Back to School Tips for
Healthy Eating
• SlimKids: Healthy Weight
Control Program for Children and
Teens
• Susie's Schedule for October
and November |
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RECENT
EVENTS
Pictures above from left: Susie
with Pam Hurwitz - Youth
Ministry Director, Teresa
Olivier - Youth Ministry
Coordinator, and young adult
Youth Ministry staff at San
Antonio Catholic Church. Susie
presented LEGACY OF HOPE for the
11th and 12th grade confirmation
classes and their parents. It
was a raving success!
On the right: Susie shared
LEGACY OF HOPE for the Greater
Los Angeles Chapter of the
National Speakers Association
Summer Symposium. Pictured are
several world-class professional
speakers (Sheryl Roush, Connie
Yambert, Lola Gillabard,
Marianne Matheis, Judith Parker
Harris) celebrating the lifetime
achievement award winning
comedienne extordinaire, Lola
Gillebaard!
View
additional past newsletters on a
wide-variety of intriguing teen
topics |
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| Teenagers
and Eating Disorders
One of the
most stressful times in a
persons life is when they enter
into adolescence. This is a time
when they begin to discover who
they are, they are becoming more
independent, they are
establishing friendships, and
their bodies start developing.
For many, entering into puberty
can be a very emotional,
stressful, confusing, and
frightening time. Some make the
change from childhood into
adolescence with only a few
minor problems, others however,
may have a more difficult time
handling the pressures and some
may develop eating disorders as
a way to cope. Some may enter
into puberty early and be
subjected to teasing by their
peers. Many fear the weight that
is gained during this time is
permanent, will panic, and
desperately try to take the
weight off.
The family environment can also
play a big role in a teenager
developing an eating disorder.
If they are in a family where
emotional, physical or sexual
abuse is taking place, they may
develop an eating disorder to
gain a sense of control, to
block out painful feelings and
emotions, or as a way to punish
themselves, especially if they
blame themselves for the abuse.
The parents may be going through
a divorce and be too caught up
in their own lives and neglect
the child, which could cause
them to turn to food for
comfort. There may be alcohol
abuse in the home, the parents
may be too critical, or a parent
or close family member may have
died. In families where feelings
are not allowed to be expressed
or problems are not discussed,
the teenager may end up feeling
sad, alone, confused and may
find that eating helps to
comfort them and make the
feelings disappear for a while.
Some teenagers, on the other
hand, are raised in families
that are too close and they may
develop an eating disorder as a
way to gain an identity for
themselves.
Being a teenager is not easy and
there are many pressures that
they face daily. Eating
disorders can be very much about
control, so if they feel like
everything around them is out of
control, they may develop one to
gain a sense of control. It is
important for families to raise
the teenager to be proud of who
they are and not place any
importance on their appearance.
Assure them that they can come
to you with problems and that
you will listen to them and not
judge them or put them down. If
they are happy with themselves
and love who they are, they will
be less likely to try and attain
society's unattainable
"ideal" body image,
because they will accept their
bodies just the way they are.
-From Mirror-Mirror.org
Help for adults to better
understand teen emotionality |
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| Stress
may trigger eating disorders in
teens
Stress could
help trigger the onset of eating
disorders, a new study shows.
The etiology of eating disorders
is multi-factorial, notes Dr
Luis Rojo of the University of
Valencia in Spain and colleagues
in the journal Psychosomatic
Medicine. Multiple factors,
including psychological ones,
can influence the onset and
development of an eating
disorder. Stress is thought to
be an important precursor of
eating disorders.
Rojo and his team studied the
connection between stress and
eating disorders, as well as the
influence of psychological
problems, in 32 teens with
eating disorders.
Close to half (46.9 percent) of
the teens with eating disorders
had some other type of
psychiatric disorder, the
researchers found, compared to
just 9.4 percent of controls.
Individuals with eating
disorders also reported more
difficulties. During the year
before eating disorder onset,
the researchers found, the
adolescents with eating
disorders reported more acute
stressful events, as well as
more accumulation of acute
stress.
The relationship between stress
and eating disorder onset was
stronger among individuals who
also had other psychiatric
disorders, the researchers
found, suggesting that mental
illness might make people more
vulnerable to the effects of
stress.
Individuals who were exposed to
at least one stressful agent
were 10 times more likely to
have developed an eating
disorder.
-From the Independent Online
Consider a Thrive, Don't Just
Survive - De-Stress for Success
workshop for teens and parents |
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| PLEASED
TO ANNOUNCE "52 WAYS TO
PROTECT YOUR TEEN" IS BEING
NOTICED! |
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| We
are grateful to share the
progress and response to
the new book in the past
month! |
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AMERICAN
SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION
adds book to website! ASCA
examined the book and has
chosen to add "52 Ways"
to the ASCA online resource
center. ASCA members can
access the site by going
to: www.schoolcounselor.org,
clicking on Resource Center
and then logging in. |
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ORANGE
COUNTY REGISTER runs Feature
Article on Susie's new book
and LEGACY OF HOPE! |
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INAUGURAL
BOOK SIGNING at Albertson's
Grocery Store, inside near
the Starbucks, was a great
success! Many friends came
by and offered wonderful
support! Local mom's purchased
copies to take home with
groceries to improve communication
with their teens at home! |
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PROFESSIONAL REVIEW WRITTEN
BY professional therapist
Elizabeth Strahan, member
of California Association
of Marriage and Family Therapists
- CAMFT). We are most grateful
to Ms. Strahan for her very
positive and unsolicited
review of "52 Ways"
(see www.WaystoProtectYourTeen.com/Review
by Liz Strahan.pdf)!
She shares: |
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"The
book is easily readable and eminently
instructive...
a bountiful resource! I recommend
it for your (therpaists') waiting
rooms. . .I feel sure that Vanderlip's
work, including Legacy of Hope
seminars, are a vital and necessary
addition to our efforts to bring
tools of communication to familes" |
| Get
your copy of 52 WAYS today! |
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| Obesity
and Diabetes: How they affect
our children |
As
juvenile obesity rates in the
United States continue to
escalate, parents need to be
aware that their children are at
risk of developing Type 2
diabetes. Normally observed in
individuals over the age of 45,
Type 2 diabetes is now more
commonly seen in young people.
Approximately 177,000 youngsters
under the age of 20 have
diabetes, according to the
National Diabetes Education
Program. Diabetes continues to
be on the rise and is clearly an
ongoing problem. Children are
now being commonly diagnosed
with Type 2 diabetes due to
being overweight and inactive.
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Dr.
Ronald Chediak, a pediatrician
in Marion, said that when it
comes to children, diabetes is
"clearly an issue that's
out of control."
He said obesity is the number
one risk factor that people need
to deal with. "It's very
important to eat in moderation,
but I don't think Americans do
anything in moderation," he
said.
According to Chediak, children
are getting much fatter now and
are out of shape, since they do
not follow a balanced diet. The
first step is getting parents to
get rid of the snack foods that
are readily available and let
their children pick out an apple
instead.
Peggy Thompson, RN and patient
education coordinator at
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale,
said, "Obesity is a big
deal."
The key point, she stressed, was
making parents more aware of the
symptoms.
However, African-Americans,
American Indian and Hispanics
are more at risk for developing
diabetes. Thompson said these
groups are "genetically
predisposed" to the
disease.
The problem is unhealthy food
choices and how frequently
Americans consume them.
"Fast food is a food of
choice: we like it three ways -
hot, fast, and super-sized, and
that's contributing to
obesity," Thompson said.
According to her, children have
unhealthy choices in food and
soda vending machines at school
and spend long hours playing
video games and sitting in front
of computer screens.
Dr. Neeta B. Kaushal, a
pediatrician at St. Mary's Good
Samaritan Hospital in Mount
Vernon, said children with
diabetes are more prone to other
health problems. This includes
high blood pressure,
hypertension, low self-esteem
and asthma.
Kaushal recommended a 1,500 to
2,000 calorie diet, in addition
to exercise. "Our emphasis
should be 30 minutes of exercise
a day," she said.
What are the warning signs of
Type 2 Diabetes?
* Frequent urination
* Lose weight without any reason
* Be very thirsty
* Feel tired
* Have thick dark skin on the
neck or under the arms
Why do you need to eat healthy
foods?
* For energy to learn, play, and
live
* To grow at a healthy rate
* To help your blood sugar or
glucose levels stay in balance -
not too high or too low
* To help you lose weight slowly
if you need to
* To help you avoid other health
problems caused by diabetes
-From the Southern Illinoisian |
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USA Today |
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| Back
to School Tips for Healthy
Eating |
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With
kids heading back to school and
teens leaving for college, Duke
Medicine experts say now is the
time for parents and children to
discuss healthy eating habits.
For children, counting fat grams
and calories isn't as important
as watching portions and making
healthy choices, said Terrill
Bravender, M.D., a pediatrician
with the Center for Nutritional
Disorders and Obesity at Duke
Children's Hospital and Health
Center. "You don't have to
be obsessive about it. If you
generally eat healthy, there is
room for some foods that aren't
as healthy," he said. |
"Parents
should encourage their children
to eat a wide variety of foods
so that their kids do not end up
eating the same things every
day. Parents should also examine
their own attitudes toward new
foods. Because kids are great
imitators, parents open to
trying new foods tend to have
kids open to trying new
foods," Bravender added.
Children can also learn to help
prepare their own lunches and
after-school snacks, Bravender
said. Easy-to-make ideas include
graham crackers with peanut
butter and a glass of milk;
fresh fruit with cheese cubes; a
hard boiled egg with whole grain
crackers; yogurt with a sliced
banana; granola bars with milk;
or tortilla chips and bean dip
made without hydrogenated oils.
Older students transitioning to
college face a different battle
– total freedom and control
over their food intake.
"College can present
challenges as students adjust to
living away from family,
negotiating new relationships
and coping with academic
pressures," said Nancy
Zucker, Ph.D., head of Duke's
Eating Disorders program.
"The transition is
especially tough for teens with
eating disorders, and
individuals predisposed to
eating disorders may use food
and exercise to feel control
over their life."
University life can also
exacerbate social pressures to
achieve a perfect body because
college students eat, sleep and
work with their peers, which
presents endless opportunities
to compare oneself to others,
Zucker said.
-From Duke Med News |
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| SlimKids:
Healthy Weight Control Program
for Children and Teens |
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third of young people admit they
turn to food when they are unhappy
about their love lives, a survey
has shown.
The Priory Group,
which treats people with eating
disorders, questioned 1,000
people, and found those aged
15 to 24 had the worst relation
with food.
Just over 60% said they comfort
eat with chocolate and 43% with
fast food, which experts say
raises concerns over their general
eating habits.
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SlimKids is the only
professional ten-week or
more, doctor and
dietician approved,
healthy eating program
designed to help
children and teens of
all ages, lose weight,
easily and safely. The
Slimkids program,
developed by a former
overweight teenager, has
been teaching kids and
teens healthy weight
loss since 1995.
The program provides a
wide variety of foods to
meet the nutritional
requirements needed to
fuel growth and
development. The program
includes foods from the
five basic food groups
and closely follows the
U.S. dietary guidelines
for Americans set out by
the U.S.D.A. The daily
average caloric intake
of the program is
1500-1800 calories,
which includes 64 grams
of fat. Kids can eat
hamburgers and hot dogs
and still lose weight!
Sample Menu
Breakfast:
1 large egg scrambled or
fried, use a pan sprayed
with oil spray
1 slice whole-wheat
toast with 1 teaspoon
butter or reduced
calorie or margarine
1/2 grapefruit
1 cup skim or 1% milk
Lunch:
1 chicken salad sandwich
made with 3 ounces
cooked chicken breast,
celery, lettuce, 1
teaspoon mayonnaise,
pita bread or 2 slices
whole-wheat or white
bread. (remember-you can
trade any type of
sandwich for what's on
the menu)
1 apple (or other whole
fruit)
1 cup mini fresh
carrots, or large carrot
cut up with 2 teaspoons
of non-fat dip on the
side for dipping.
1 juice pack drink
Dinner:
3 ounces lean roast
beef, broiled (other
lean protein source)
1/2-cup mushrooms, fresh
or canned, served hot
over beef
2 cups tossed salad with
2 tablespoons reduced
calorie salad dressing
1 cup cooked broccoli
1 cup skim or 1% milk
The Three SlimKids
Laws:
Law #1: Always eat a
healthy diet. Portion
size is important. Did
you know a normal
portion size of pasta is
only about 1/2 cup? Most
kids eat an entire plate
full and guess what
happens to all that
extra pasta? Yup, it's
stored as fat! You can
eat hamburgers, hot
dogs, and other foods
you like as long as you
don't eat really big
portion sizes.
Law #2: Imagine what fun
you can have increasing
your physical activity
every day! Did you ever
wonder what was going on
outside while you're
busy watching too much
television? Turn off the
TV set, video game, or
computer and go walk the
dog. If you don't have a
dog -- go for an
adventure anyway!
Exercise is fun -- and
there are so many ways
you can stay physically
fit! It's true, if you
want to lose weight,
your body needs to burn
off the food you eat
plus burn off some
stored fat. 30 minutes a
day of any activity is
all it takes. The more
you do, the quicker
you'll lose weight. It's
a great deal -- try it
and see!
Law #3: Get rid of bad
habits that have made
you overweight, like
watching too much TV or
skipping meals.
For more information
about SlimKids, go to http://www.slimkids.com
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"If
you want to live a happy life,
tie it to a goal, not to people
or things."
-Albert Einstein
Wishing you well,
All of us at LEGACY
Susie Vanderlip - Ken Vanderlip
- Veronica Garcia - Lauren
LeDuc
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