Healthy is the New "Skinny!"

If Barbie Were a Real

Woman, She Would Look Like the Rest of

Us!

Tune in for “Healthy is the New Skinny” on the “Dr. Andrea Show” as she Discuss the

Obsession of Body Perfection in America

If Barbie were a real woman she would have: divorced Ken, had 1-tummy tuck under her belt, endured 2 lay-offs, suffered with

thinning hair, turned off the lights while making love and probably been treated for her depression! Come on people let’s get real; Barbie would look and feel like most of us!

Forty to fifty percent of women in the U.S. are under pressure to measure up to a certain social and cultural ideal of beauty, which can lead to poor body image. Women are

constantly bombarded with "Barbie-doll" images.

If you fear the words “Pool Party”, let Dr. Andrea walk you through it! Got a class or family reunion coming up? Allow Dr. Andrea to boost your confid

ence! Is your daughter obsessed about being SKINNY? Dr. Andrea can coach her through it! Or do you just desire to feel good about YOU? Don’t miss this show!

· It is estimated that 40-50% of American women are trying to lose weight at any point in time.

· One out of every four college aged women has an eating disorder.

· Almost half of all women smokers smoke because they see it as the best way to control their weight. Of these women, 25% will die of a

disease caused by smoking.

· At 5′9” tall and weighing 110 lbs, Barbie would have a BMI of 16.24 which is considered severely underweight. Because of her ridiculous proportions (3

9” bust, 18” waist, 33” thighs and a size 3 shoes!), if she was a real woman, she wouldn’t be able to walk upright - she would have to walk on all fours.

· At age thirteen, 53% of

American girls are “unhappy with their bodies.” This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen.

By presenting an ideal that is so difficult to achieve and mai

ntain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are experiencing exponential growth. It's no accident that our daughters, nieces and BFF’s are increasingly brainwashed into thinking that thinness is the essential crite

rion of beauty. The message we're hearing is either "all women need to lose weight" or that the natural aging process is a "disastrous" fate.

The next live show, scheduled June 29th at 1pm ET, will feature a discussion titled, "Healthy is the New Skinny"! Dr. Andrea says, “The media has it all wrong and it’s got us all trippin’! The average American woman is 5’4” tall and weighs 140 pounds. The average American model is 5’11” tall and weighs 117 pounds.”

Dr. Andrea will be joined by Blanche Williams, former model, Sirius-XM Radio talk show personality, author, media literacy advocate, and management director for acclaimed documentary The Soul’s of Black Girls, focusing on the impact the media has on black women’s self-image. Blanche has been involved with health, wellness and empowerment for over 10 years and believes that a healthy mind creates a healthy body. Her book, How to Design Your Mind for Greatness, is part of Williams’ Greatness by Design Empowerment Enterprises. www.greatnessbydesign.com

Also joining the conversation is

Andrea Owen. She is a life coach, blogger of "Live your Ideal Life", and a speaker passionate about empowering women to value their character and access their 3 best selves: self-worth, self-confidence and self-esteem. She is currently hosting workshops sponsored by the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, helping young girls establish healthy self esteem and to help widen the definition of beauty.

Dr. Andrea will answer pertinent questions that include:

1. What is “Total Life Transformation” all about for real women with real weight issues?
2. Why do some of us hate the way we look?
3. How can we boost our metabolism to increase weight loss?
4. How can women come to love the bodies we have on the inside?
5. What are ways to reduce the weight after the baby comes?
6. How can we boost the esteem of our teens and prevent poor choices?

Airing weekly, Empowered for Life! with Dr. Andrea on BlogTalkRadio and YouTube will discuss timely and relevant topics including wellbeing, weight loss and body image, eating disorders, and health empowerment. She will even delve into tackling work/life balance, as well as lifestyle topics that cover beauty, travel, and relationships.

All media inquiries and interview requests should be directed to The Write Stylz Public Relations Firm.

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10 Tips for Longevity

Most people just want to hear the basic ways to improve their health. I wish there was a magic pill or simple formula, but the reality is that if we embrace a healthy lifestyle - most of the time! - we can reduce the burden of physical ailments and disease in our lives.

But, since you keep asking for quick tips for living longer and healthier, here they are!

Dr. Andrea's 10 Tips for Longevity
1. Ensure you maintain proper nutrition and hydration

2. Ensure you have regular physical activity

3. Consult an Age Management practitioner and inquire if hormone optimization is an alternative for you

4. Consult a certified nutritionist, dietitian or Age Management doctor to optimize your vitamin and mineral supplementation

5. Ensure stimulation of the mind; research mental fitness techniques likes games, puzzles, and reading

6. Ensure you participate in social networks and maintain relationships and friendships

7. Engage in practical spirituality to live with purpose and passion

8. Practice emotional wellness and stress elimination

9. Get a good night’s sleep, between 7–9 hours, also known as restorative sleep

10. Live in harmony with nature and your environment

Make these simple steps part of your daily and weekly routine. These habits can add up to longer productive years and can prolong your 'health span'.

Here's to your health and vitality,

Dr. Andrea

Dr. Andrea Pennington, a physician, acupuncturist and empowerment coach, is the president of Pennington Empowerment Media and is a physician affiliate of the Cenegenics Medical Institute. She is the author of The Pennington Plan: 5 Simple Steps to Vibrant Health, Emotional Well Being and Spiritual Growth. For more information, visitwww.andreapennington.com.

The state of North American health care

We have just ended a century of unprecedented advances in medical knowledge and technology. Serious medical conditions that were once considered disabling or a death sentence are now curable and most devastating disease conditions that exist today are now manageable or preventable.

In spite of all the amazing medical advances in recent years, there exists a great paradox in health care today—we simply cannot afford it! The economics of today’s health care has made all of the advances in medical science less and less available to just about everyone—including even those that are willing to pay for them. As medical costs continue to soar, patients are increasingly being denied coverage for crucial services by their insurance companies.

If health care is so expensive, what can you do?

While we anxiously await new health reform and insurance legislation, what can we do to avoid all of these problems and receive the best health care possible? The answer is really very simple—don’t get sick! We must do everything possible to avoid disease and maintain excellent health.

Disease prevention is definitely the key to North America’s health care crisis. The question, then, is how does one go about obtaining top quality preventive health care?

Unfortunately today’s medical practice devotes little, if any, time to teaching patients about preventing disease, maintaining quality of life as people age, promoting the virtues of exercise and proper nutrition, and the importance of hormonal balance and optimal hormone levels in preserving vitality.

Most people do not know how to incorporate these areas into their lifestyle consistently. We must all learn how to maintain our quality of life and zest for living, how to prevent the accumulation of body fat and how to get rid of it if we already have it, and how to prevent or reverse the loss of bone and muscle tissue. This becomes critically important as we age if we are to avoid nursing home care, chronic pain, immobilization, mental deterioration, and prescription drug dependency.

That's why I'm so passionate about sharing resources that empower YOU to embrace a new lifestyle, engage in conversation with the right health care providers and learn how to navigate the health care system.

How do we know if we are at risk?

Everybody must become proactive in managing their own health, preventing disease, and maximizing the quality of their lives. Remember, we don’t die of old age—we die from degenerative diseases.

Many “early warning” signs of degenerative diseases can be can easily obtained tests that can prevent or delay their onset. Each of us should request these tests on a routine basis to help us take action early on to prevent disease.

The vast majority of primary care physicians are not allowed time and/or have the time to review this information, nor are they well versed in the nuances of nutrition, bio-identical hormone optimization and lifestyle management. However there is a new medical specialty that deals specifically and exclusively with all of these issues—Age Management Medicine.

The practice of Age Management Medicine, a proactive approach to aging

Age Management Medicine (AMM) is dedicated to the science of healthy aging and emphasizes the enhancement of health over the treatment of illness.

Traditional medical practices follow the “fix it when it breaks” approach. AMM focuses on disease prevention, wellness and quality of life. Its goal is to promote a more dynamic life throughout middle age and beyond by utilizing scientifically sound, twenty-first century strategies that enhance health, quality of life and longevity.

We must all change our thinking about aging. Older does not mean sicker. The majority of us have a strong enough genetic makeup to live beyond 85. The key is to make the best of the genes we have.

Incorporation of AMM practices into our daily lives allows us to compress the time we are sick to the very end of our lives. We cannot stop or reverse the aging process, but we can definitely manage it better than previous generations have. We can avoid premature disability and death. After all, what are the benefits of living longer if we end up in a nursing home locked into a body or brain that doesn’t work during the last 20 to 30 years of our lives?

What can you do to help prevent premature aging?

As part of my medical practice, I specialize in Age Management Medicine. Many of my clients, friend, family and complete strangers will ask me, how can I prevent the onset of premature aging? With this in mind I have compiled a list of for you to review and put into practice. In this case practice does make perfect! As part of this column we will review each of these tips in upcoming articles and interviews.


Author’s note: My former mentor, Dr. Alan Mintz, and colleague Dr. Jeffrey Life of the Cenegenics Medical Institute contributed to this article.


Dr. Andrea Pennington, a physician, acupuncturist and empowerment coach, is the president of Pennington Empowerment Media and is a physician affiliate of the Cenegenics Medical Institute. She is the author of The Pennington Plan: 5 Simple Steps to Vibrant Health, Emotional Well Being and Spiritual Growth. For more information, visitwww.andreapennington.com.