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The DPP (Diabetes Prevention Program) that we offer at Skinny Gene has a couple of main goals, among them being that the participants lead a healthy lifestyle that allows them to prevent type 2 diabetes. One of the key benchmarks to this success is the 5% rule – if you lose 5% of […]
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By: Marlayna Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought I should share a story about a person that I love dearly- my mom! It’s about what started out as an act of love for her, ended up also becoming Lesson of Love for me. Happy Valentines Day, everybody! >>> For as long as I can remember,
Since my daughter was born, we tried to be a living example of what it means to live a healthy lifestyle. When I see the world through my daughter’s eyes, I see plenty of negative temptations, but I also see hope. She is surrounded by so many people, parents, aunties and uncles, neighbors and friends, all helping to challenge what has become “the norm” and instead promote living healthfully.
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I was recently having a conversation with a woman – let’s call her “Janie” – about the services we offer at the Skinny Gene Project, when she said something that really took me aback for a moment. Janie said she had recently gone to the doctor and had been diagnosed with having prediabetes. But it
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In 2010, Brazilian Judge Joao Filho awarded a former McDonald’s (MCD) franchise manager $17,500 in damages, after the 32 year-old man sued the chain for making him fat. The manager claimed that free lunches the franchise provided were making him “fat”. “Fat”, in this instance, is a total weight-gain of 65 lbs. over the course
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I turned on the news this morning to find the “big breaking” story was that researchers recently found health risks associated with eating hot dogs. My first knee jerk reaction to the news definitely had a twinge of sarcasm, since I’m pretty sure most people realize that hot dogs don’t exactly top the list of
Danger Dogs- Are hot dogs really as bad as cigarettes? Read More »
The 4th of July holiday has now come and gone, and for us in San Diego, so has the County Fair. Going to the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar has become a family tradition. We enjoy watching the pig races and local dance competitions, and of course helping our 4-year old daughter find her new favorite
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I recently shared my story – LIVING LIFE WITH INTENTION (click to read). It’s my life’s journey towards becoming who I am today. In my story, I referred to different periods of my life as being chapters of a book. With my birthday quickly approaching, it was only fitting that the next chapter I would choose to
This is a continuation of “My Story“, my life’s journey towards becoming who I am today. Since it is rather long, I have broken it into sections(below) so you can read it at your leisure. Each step along the way has had its own particular relevance to me today. This is the FOURTH. Please click here
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This is a continuation of “My Story“, my life’s journey towards becoming who I am today. Since it is rather long, I have broken it into sections, so you can read it at your leisure. Each step along the way has had its own particular relevance to me today. This is the third. Please click here
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