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Weight Loss and Reputable weight Loss management service

November 20, 2014

Weight Loss and Reputable weight Loss management service – Avoid dubious weight management services

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the problem of getting a reputable weight loss management service provider can be very challenging, however with AWAREMED you will not be disappointed.

Having understood the consequences of overweight and obesity, you are now looking forward to taking action to put off some weight. This decision is a worthy one and should be encouraged by all means. Even as you are making this noble step, it can be very difficult in getting the right weight loss management service providers who will deliver accurately. That is why doctor Dalal Akoury founded AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. This is a weight loss facility with a difference, where doctor Akoury and her team of experts have dedicated their over two decades of experience and professionalism in bringing hope to the hopeless. At this facility we understand where you’re coming from and will gladly take you out of that situation of overweight professionally.

It is very crucial that everybody put some reasonable management on their weight. Doing this can reduce your risk of serious health complications. Remember that being obese is like getting the VIP ticket for health problems such as heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, some cancer and many other complications. There are a range of weight management services available, including doctors, dietitians, commercial weight loss programs, very low-calorie diets (meal replacement programs) and kilojoule-controlled meals. Therefore, when looking towards losing weight effectively, it is important that you choose your weight loss management service carefully. There are very many commercial weight loss programs in the market offering safe weight management and lifestyle suggestions to their clients. Others may rely on unproven or unhealthy methods of weight control. You must by all means choose the best and the following are some of the things that take a good weight management service will seriously:

  • Emphasize improved health, such as lower blood cholesterol, and plan to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease
  • Emphasize a balanced approach to eating, including foods from all of the core food groups
  • Focus on the loss of body fat (for example, waist measurement), not just total body weight
  • Include regular exercise and physical activities
  • Advise against a daily energy intake of less than 5,000 kj
  • Recommend a gradual weight loss of around one to four kilograms a month to begin with, and aim for 10–20 per cent loss of total body weight in the longer term
  • Appreciate input from your doctor or healthcare professional
  • Advise on how to improve long-term eating and exercise habits
  • Offer ongoing support with your weight management, even when you have achieved your goal weight
  • Offer details on all fees and costs of additional items
  • Give clear information on the refund policy.

Dubious weight management services

As I have said there are many weight loss service providers in the market. Keep away from those who will advise you wrongly to:

  • Cut out one or more of the major food groups
  • Replace food with powders or supplements
  • Use unproven or unsafe equipment such as saunas, passive exercise machines, diuretics and body wraps
  • Aim for rapid weight loss
  • Focus on quick weight loss, but doesn’t include any guidance on how to maintain a healthy weight for the long term
  • Sign up without being clear about all fees and costs of additional items
  • Sign up without offering you clear information about their refund policy.

In all these however, If you decide to start on a very low-calorie diet (VLCD) may be by using meal replacement shakes, bars or soups, it would be necessary that you consult a dietitian to make sure you are still meeting all your nutritional requirements, have ongoing support to continue the program and advice for reintroducing solid foods to avoid any weight regain.

Risk Factors

Now that you are able to choose between the good and bad weight loss service providers, it is equally important that you are informed of the risk factors involved. Like for instance, did you know that your place of residences can be a risk factor? Take for example if you’re living in America where overweight and obesity is rampant, you will be more vulnerable to becoming overweight.

Age – overweight and obesity has no boundary when it comes to age. It can happen to anybody indiscriminately. For instance many children and adolescents are becoming overweight in America and beyond like never before. Gaining weight is a common phenomenon with age and adding like some 10 pounds to a normal base weight over a period of time is not harmful. However, the typical weight gain in American for instance adults over 50 of age is escalating and worrisome. Studies have established that by age 55, the average American shall have added nearly 40 pounds of fat during the course of adulthood. This condition is even made worse by the fact that muscle and bone mass decrease with age.

Gender – In men, BMI tends to increase until age 50 and then it levels off. In women, weight tends to increase until age 70 before it break even. As for women we have three high-risk periods which include:

  • At the onset of menstruation, particularly if it comes early.
  • After pregnancy, with higher risk for women who are already overweight.
  • Menopause, many women will gain weight after menopause.

These high risk times are important because they may allow women to target high-risk times, and consequently prevent unnecessary weight gain.

Economic Group – Obesity is more prevalent in lower economic groups. This is so because the low income women and their families tend to have weak financial abilities to purchase enough fresh fruits and vegetables and are actually taking in more calories a day than higher-income women. Besides this, it has also been established that obesity is increasing in young adults with college education as well as in other groups.

Ethnic Groups – like in America for example, statistics indicate that among ethnic groups in general, African-American women are more overweight than Caucasian women are, but African-American men are less obese than Caucasian men are. Hispanic men and women tend to weigh more than Caucasians. Finally these are just a few of the risk but like I had mention, talking to doctor Akoury about your weight problems is very necessary as it will be like opening the doors of solution to all your weight problems. Call her today and begin the recovery journey professionally with the real experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center.

Weight Loss and Reputable weight Loss management service – Avoid dubious weight management services

 

 

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Skin Care Tips During Winter Season and Beyond

November 19, 2014

Winter Skin Care Tips – The Type of Skin You Want All Round

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Oh dear it is winter again, what plans do you have for your skin care? Winter Skin Care Tips on this link are available to help you keep your skin healthy.

Whereas we have seasons in the calendar year, the good health of our skin should not be pegged on the changes that happen within the seasons of the year. The health of your skin must be observed continuously irrespective of the season, however because of the many pollutions and human degradation of the nature, these seasons come with certain changes which necessitate us to be prepared if we have to sustain the good kooks on our largest organ and the general well-being of our health. We are therefore going to look at certain elements we have to embrace for the sustainability of our good look and especially during winter season. It is true that for many people, the cold clear days of winter bring more than just a rosy glow to the cheeks. They also bring uncomfortable dryness to the facial skin, hands, and feet. For some people, the problem is worse than just a general tight, dry feeling since their skin get so dry resulting in flaking, cracking, even eczema (in which the skin becomes inflamed).

During winter the weather is very cold and often people worm their houses artificially in most cases. This practice of worming indoors has some negative effects on the skin, in fact the heat emanating from the system causes the skin to dry out. The source of your heat in this case is secondary so whether you’re using oil, wood, or electricity as fuel doesn’t really counts. The bottom line is that the skin gets dry. The dryness of the skin and other effects need to be corrected and this can be done professionally at the home of solutions. The home of solution is AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center a health facility founded by doctor Akoury purposely to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about skin care and general health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Her practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. In her many decades of practice, doctor Akoury has succeeded in producing positive testimonies across the globe by patients who have passed through her care. You can be one of them if only you can schedule for a one on one appointment with her today. Meanwhile the following are some of the skin care tips for boosting your winter skin care regimen, so that your skin remains moist and healthy through the winter seasons.

Involvement of Specialist

The skin is such a delicate organ and you cannot opt for self-medication, it never advisable to buy skin care products across the counter instead visiting a skin care professional like a dermatologist would be most appropriate. The professionals will be able to examine your skin type, determine your current skin care regimen, and give you advice on the skin care products you should be using. You may be worried of the cost of the likely product to be prescribed; good products will always work effectively irrespective of the cost. Most of the expensive products are so because of their packaging and marketing values, however what is important is how your skin responds to the product and how you like its feel, not how much money you paid for it.

Moisturize periodically

Like I mentioned before different seasons come with different challenges and needs for your skin care, therefore changing the products you used in spring or summer may be necessary when you get to winter and vice versa. It is therefore very important that you find an ointment” moisturizer that’s oil-based, rather than water-based, as the oil will create a protective layer on the skin that retains more moisture than a cream or lotion. Nonetheless consult with the experts on your choice of skin care products because not all oils are appropriate for the face. The family of non-clogging oils like avocado oil, mineral oil, primrose oil, or almond oil is most appropriate. However you may also go for lotions containing humectants a class of substances (including glycerine, sorbitol, and alpha-hydroxy acids) that attract moisture to your skin.

Sunscreen

No, sunscreen isn’t just for summertime. Winter sun combined with snow glare can still damage your skin. Applying a broad-spectrum of sunscreen on your face and your hands (if they’re exposed) about 30 minutes before going outside. Do this periodically if you stay outside a long time.

Support your Hands

Remember that the skin on your hands is thinner than on most parts of the body and has fewer oil glands. It therefore becomes harder to keep your hands moist, especially in cold, dry weather. This can lead to itchiness and cracking. It is advisable to wear gloves when you go outside and if you need to wear wool to keep your hands warm, slip on a thin cotton glove first, to avoid any irritation the wool might cause.

Hook Up the Humidifier

Central heating systems (as well as space heaters) blast hot dry air throughout our homes and offices. Humidifiers get more moisture in the air, which helps prevent your skin from drying out. Place several small humidifiers throughout your home; they help disperse the moisture more evenly.

Hydration

It is always said that water is life and so drinking plenty of water helps your skin stay youthful. Water is good for your overall health and the skin of someone who is severely dehydrated will benefit from fluids. But the average person’s skin does not reflect the amount of water being drunk.

Grease up Your Feet

Yes, those minty foot lotions are lovely in the hot summer months, but during the winter, your feet need stronger stuff. Try finding lotions that contain petroleum jelly or glycerine instead. And use exfoliates to get the dead skin off periodically; that helps any moisturizers you use to sink in faster and deeper.

Pace the Peels

If your facial skin is uncomfortably dry, avoid using harsh peels, masks, and alcohol-based toners or astringents, all of which can strip vital oil from your skin. Instead, find a cleansing milk or mild foaming cleanser, a toner with no alcohol, and masks that are deeply hydrating rather than clay-based, which tend to draw moisture out of the face. And use them a little less often.

Finally the skin needs to be protected from all the harms of the weather and seasons. You need more knowledge to overcome any challenge that may come with the changes in seasons and that why professionals like Dr. Akoury are readily available to help you keep that desired youthful looking skin, call doctor Akoury today and begin a life of perfect skin complexion with perfect skin care products.

Winter Skin Care Tips – The Type of Skin You Want All Round

 

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Overweight and obesity as factors of bullying

November 18, 2014

Overweight and obesity as factors of bullying – The consequences of bullying

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Overweight and obesity as factors of bullying and stigma among children is very painful psychologically. We have a duty to bring up children who are physically and emotionally healthy.

If you have been with us on this site you must have learnt of several consequences of being overweight or obese and particularly to our children. We recently introduced bullying as one of the major consequences our overweight children face psychologically. We want to further on that and get answers to certain pertinent questions you may have. I therefore invite you to keep staying on the site and invite a friend or friends so that we pull together in the fight of overweight and obesity in our children and our children’s children. We have made it a priority in AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center to do all we can to fight tooth and nail the scourge of obesity because we understand the pains it afflicts in our people’s lives. At this facility doctor Akoury the C.E.O has established a working team of experts to ensure good health for all of us in all dimensions. I want to encourage you that as the discussion progresses, you may consider calling doctor Akoury for a much more professional advice and treatment.

Bullying being one of the most psychological problems is a highly individualized experience just as physical pain is. Some days the child or teen may endure bullying better than others. It is therefore very important that the type of bullying, the level, intensity and frequency of contact with the bully or bullies be deliberated on when assessing and evaluating the emotional and physical consequences of being a victim. The result of such is that overweight children who are victims of bullying will avoid attending to activities at the playground or schools which will translate into their being inactive and poor performance academically. Besides this bullying can be very extreme in some case and lead to much more catastrophic results like suicide. This is very painful and so we must be careful when discussing the consequences of bullying in general terms since the threshold for different types of bullying will fluctuate from child to child.

Helping a child who is being bullied

It is always said that knowledge is power and therefore it will be very important that you are well informed adequately about this situation of bullying and especially in overweight or obese children. Remember that to addressing this situation with your children will require consistency, humility, compassion and above all listening to the child’s experience without judging them. I am not promising that it will be easy you must be ready to weather the obstacles which may come your way like for instance it can be tempting to portion blame on the child or even suggest that, “You need to learn to defend yourself.” Being overprotective may also be an option for you like “I must discuss this with his/her parents straightaway.” These are obstacles and should be avoided because they will make you harden your position which may only result in to making enemies. Therefore your best plan of action should be to show your child how to use all the resources available to create a safer and more secure environment for them.

  • Surround your child with family and neighbors who know your child is being bullied and ask that they support you in protecting your child is not just important for your child but also to theirs as well.
  • Cultivating a “zero tolerance” for bullying environment in your child’s community ensures all children have access to a safe, nurturing, learning environment.
  • You and your child can work together to ensure all kids are safe and empowered to speak up against bullies.
  • Remember, you may be the only person your child can trust and come to for help.

Fighting the war of Bullying

Remember that we are talking about one of the consequences of being overweight or obese and so if your child is a victim of bullying, the following are some of the things you can do to help:

  • Schedule for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury to get first hand professional treatment for the root course of the problem which is being overweight.
  • Encourage your child to ask the adults around them for help.
  • Encourage your child to join an organization or group at school. Be sure to create a safe and welcoming place for your child to have friends visit.
  • The most important thing is to help your child stay safe by not trying to not worsen the situation.
  • Help your child learn to defend themselves from bullies by encouraging them to stay calm, look the bully in the eye and stand up tall.
  • When bullying incidents occur, write them down with your child. Keeping track of the incidents will help you prepare for meetings with teachers, parents and, if necessary, law enforcement officers.
  • Enrolling children in self-defense or martial arts classes can build their confidence and teach them how to protect themselves from bullies even as they cut on weight.
  • Make an appointment with your school principal and your child’s teacher to inform them of the bullying and to ask their help in addressing the situation. Ask about the school policies on bullying and for any available resources to help you and your child.

The Community’s Role

Looking from the discussion, the root course of the all problem is overweight, as a society we have a duty to transform our habits to be in line with the required standard of healthy lifestyle. Our children literally learn from our habits. Parents and families must ensure total change of vents towards healthy lifestyle. When we encourage the whole society into living and eating healthy food, participating on physical activities and supporting one another in ensuring this is achieved collectively or individually then we will be addressing the root course of the problem and our children will not become victims of bullying, stigma or lose their self-esteem.

As a community we have a duty to become the good ambassadors of change we want, therefore we need to create an intensified awareness about healthy lifestyle not just to our communities but also to the neighboring communities so that we do not have our children relapsing when they mingle with their friends from the neighborhood. We must also impact positively to the learning institutions where our children go to by encouraging good programs to help schools, parents and organizations create safe, secure environments for all children.

Finally, overweight children needs to hear the same positive message. They need us to step-up and advocate for their basic human right to safe, secure environments where they can grow and succeed. We need to work together to make it better for them. Talk of working together please call doctor Akoury today for better understanding of what your role would be as a parent.

Overweight and obesity as factors of bullying – The consequences of bullying

 

 

 

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What Is Affecting How Beautiful Your Skin Looks

November 18, 2014

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful – What is affecting how your skin looks

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Keeping your skin beautiful is not just to impress the on lookers but it is also for your good health. The effect of skin health complications are not friendly at all.

Take note of this, that your skin is your first contact with the world around you. Besides that it protects your body and it is the face you present to the world. It’s good and glowing healthy is a source of beauty. Therefore is goes without mention that the choices you make every day like what you eat, your destinations, your feelings all these affect how your skin looks. Doctor Akoury is discussing some of the common things you do or don’t do that harms your skin on a daily basis which when avoided you will succeed in keeping your skin youthful, healthy, and wrinkle-free. Take your time and read on and schedule for an appointment with doctor Akoury for more remedies of beautiful skin.

Watch What You Eat For Your Face

If you want good skin, be mindful of your diet. It should interest you that consumption of more vitamin C and a lower intake of fats and carbohydrates gives better appearance as your skin ages. Therefore ensure altering your diet to help your desired looks. Remember that foods rich in antioxidants, such as fish, fruits, and vegetables help in protecting your skin.

Vitamins – Your anti-aging cream may contain vitamin C or E. Put these antioxidants to work from the inside, too. Eating foods rich in these vitamins, plus the mineral selenium, can help protect your skin against sun damage. They may even help reverse signs of aging, like wrinkles and skin discoloration.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful – Physical Activities

Exercise benefits every part of your body including your largest organ, the skin. Working out improves circulation, helping nourish the skin. Better blood flow brings more oxygen and nutrients and may help your skin produce collagen, which staves off wrinkles. It is important that you do not fret about sweat because exercise will not clog your pores and wash your face right after a workout and avoid tight headbands, which can trap sweat and irritate skin.

Get Adequate Sleep

Burn the candle at both ends for a few nights, and you may see it reflected in your face: Dark circles under the eyes, pale skin, and puffy eyes. Getting 7-8 hours a night will keep your body and skin in top shape. It matters how you sleep, too rest your face on the pillow in the same position for years, and you’ll get wrinkles where the skin is pressed against the pillow. Sleeping on your stomach will worsen bags under your eyes. With all these the solution is to sleep on your back

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful: Pregnancy

Oh stretch marks, over 90% of pregnant women get them however they are likely to fade off after delivery.

  • Moisturizers can slightly improve the appearance of stretch marks.
  • Prescription vitamin A creams or laser therapy can help, too.
  • Acne is another common skin problem, caused by the extra hormones in your body.
  • Your best bet for avoiding breakouts is to wash your face twice a day and use an oil-free moisturizer.
  • Consult with doctor Akoury before using any acne products.
The Harmful Effects Of The Sun

It may not matter your love for the sun or not, the truth is that about 90% of all skin damage is due to the sun. This can only mean that the more time you take on the sun the greater the risk of contracting skin cancer. Therefore skin protection by wearing broad-spectrum sunblock is a must and also putting on long sleeves shirts, and avoids the sun between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when rays are strongest.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful: Taking Coffee and Tea

Remember that the caffeine in coffee and tea are dehydrating and are likely to cause your skin to dry out.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful: Alcohol

Too much alcohol is bad for your skin as well as your body. Alcohol is a diuretic; it causes the body to lose water and this may result in dry skin. It also dilates blood vessels. That’s why drinkers often have red, flushed faces. Over time, these blood vessels can become permanently damaged, so that skin stays red. Alcohol, especially red wine, can also trigger rosacea flare-ups.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful: Smoking

Simply put, smoking is bad for your skin: It’s second only to the sun in causing premature wrinkles and dry skin. In fact, under a microscope you can see wrinkles in smokers as young as 20 tis is because smoking reduces blood flow to the skin and contributes to the breakdown of collagen and remember that less collagen means more wrinkling not to add that pursing your lips repeatedly also encourages wrinkles. It may be difficult reversing the damage, but you can stop it by quitting smoking.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful: Cleaning Regularly

No matter what you do or where you are your skin comes in contact with pollution like cigarette smoke, car exhaust, or smoggy air and other pollutions every day. Therefore keep a skin healthy by clean regularly. Depending on the needs of your skin, you can cleanse your face with a gentle soap or wash, or exfoliate nightly with gentle scrubs and toners to remove dead skin cells, and then apply a retinoid cream and moisturizer.

Finally like we said before that your skin form the entry point with the world around you and taking good care of your largest organ is very primary of all things. Doing this is not just about applying the right creams and good food, it will also require the input of a qualified professional and that is why Dr. Akoury made a decision to create a medical center (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. It will be very important that you schedule for an appointment with this great professional for any skin care concerns you may be having.

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Preventions of Overweight and Obesity

November 17, 2014

Preventions of Overweight and Obesity – Adoption of healthy lifestyle

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Preventions of Overweight and Obesity is very paramount if we want to protect our children from physical and psychological effects.

Following a healthy lifestyle can help you prevent overweight and obesity in all seasons whether during the holidays or any other event. We are often introduced to most of these lifestyle habits during childhood. Meaning that if families and more so parents take the lead role from the word go in their children’s life at very tender age then the problem of overweight and obesity can be avoided in the future. We all have a duty to make sure that our children make healthy choices in their lives like being physically active and taking a healthy diet.

The effects of obesity and overweight are very disturbing to everyone. Whereas this is a problem of everyone in the society, we are going to narrow it to the children and considering two major effects on the children which include physical effects and psychological effects.

Physical effects prevention

The family unit needs to take the full responsibilities in bringing up healthy children free from health risks associated with overweight and obesity. How this affects children we had discussed in our previous articles, however the following healthy lifestyle goals should be encouraged by our families:

  • Follow a healthy eating plan – consider making healthy food choices, keeping your calorie needs and your family’s calorie needs in mind, and focusing on the balance of energy taken in and energy used out.
  • Focus on portion size – be very keen with the portion sizes in fast food and other restaurants. Remember that in many cases the portions served often are enough for two or three people. Children’s portion sizes should be smaller than those for adults. This will ensure that you only consume the right quantity and this helps you put good control on the energy taken in and given out.
  • Be active – create personal and family active time by finding certain activities that everyone will enjoy like for instance, go for a brisk walk, bike or rollerblade, or train together for a walk or run.
  • Reduce screen time – discourage the prolonged use of TVs, computers, and videogames because take or reduce the time for physical activity. The experts recommend 2 hours or less a day of screen time that’s not work- or homework-related.
  • Keep track of your weight – the body mass index, and waist circumference will be very instrumental in keeping track of your weight as well as that of your children’s growth.

Psychological effects

There are very many forms of psychological effects that are related to being overweight and obesity particularly in children. For the purpose of this article, we’re going to discuss bullying and stigma as some of the psychological effects. It is regrettable that bullying has become an epidemic in most societies. Many children have fallen victims of sexual bullying and cyber bullying, with the overweight children being the targeted. Bullying actually kills the child’s self-esteem and the sooner we take and practice the above mention preventive measures the better for our children. The psychological effect as a result of bullying can leave a permanent mark in a child’s life for a very long time.

The Alarming Statistics

The statistics on bullying are upsetting. In a recent national survey of overweight in sixth grade, 24 percent of the boys and 30 percent of the girls experienced daily teasing, bullying or rejection because of their size. The number doubles for overweight high school students with 58 percent of boys and 63 percent of girls experiencing daily teasing, bullying or rejection because of their size. This is a clear manifestation of the pain our children go through because of what we could easily solve if we did the right thing from their initial stages of life. Therefore what is bullying? The word bullying can take different forms of definitions including:

  • Bullying involves intentional, and largely unprovoked, efforts to harm another
  • Bullying can be physical or verbal, and direct or indirect in nature
  • Bullying involves repeated negative actions by one or more against another
  • Bullying involves an imbalance of physical or psychological power

While it feels somewhat clinical and removed to define bullying in this manner, we must do so to address the issue in a consistent and effective manner. However, we must also talk about this issue in plain English to keep it real and to understand the impact of bullying.

Overweight children and teens who are bullied are often called names, teased, punched, ganged up on, humiliated and ignored relentlessly either in-person or in social media by mean and often troubled peers. Victims often feel depressed, ostracized, sad, powerless, lonely, alienated, angry, anxious and fearful. It is very important that we address bullying in our schools, neighborhoods and communities because every child has the basic human right to feel safe and secure.

Who are the bullies and who are the victims?

For instance a study conducted in 2004 of bullying behaviors it was established that overweight and obese school-aged children were more likely to be the victims and perpetrators of bullying behaviors than their normal-weight peers. Furthermore, there are gender differences in bullying behaviors. Naturally, both male and female children and teens report bullies making fun of the way they look, dress or talk. However, males are more likely to report being physically harmed through punching or kicking, whereas girls are more likely to be excluded, ostracized and the target of rumors, especially pertaining to sexual activity.

In fact, it comes as no surprise that overweight children are at risk for bullying. The risk factors associated with bullying victims – feelings of insecurity, low self-esteem, depression, social isolation and marginalization, lack of social skills and the inability to defend themselves in confrontational situations – are similar to the psycho-social conditions of overweight children and teens; depression, anxiety, social isolation and marginalization and low self-esteem.

Types of bullying

We have quite a number of different kinds of bullying some of which includes the following:

  • Verbal bullying
  • Being threatened or forced to do things
  • Cyber bullying (via cell phone or the Internet)
  • Physical bullying
  • Social exclusion or isolation
  • Bullying through lies and false rumors
  • Racial bullying
  • Sexual bullying
  • Having money or other things taken or damaged

Bullying often come in two categories; direct and indirect. Direct bullying usually involves confrontations, name calling, derogatory comments, hitting, kicking, shoving and chasing. Indirect bullying is equally aggressive, but partially hidden from the victim and can include social isolation, the spreading of lies and rumors to peers and ignoring victims in group activities. Cyber bullying may also fall into this category because the harassment and bullying is a step removed from face-to-face contact using text messaging or social media networks such as Facebook and YouTube. Now dear reader it will only be fare that we take our right full positions as parents to help bring our children up in a healthy way to save them from this epidemic of bullying. This may not be easy and the services of weight loss professionals may be required. It is because of this challenge that Dr. Akoury made a decision to create a medical center (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. You can schedule for an appointment with her today for a more elaborate evaluation and treatment.

Preventions of Overweight and Obesity – Adoption of healthy lifestyle

 

 

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