From Your Health Journal…..”I love the EmpowHer web site. I know it is geared towards woman, but so many valuable articles, which is why I always try to bring traffic to their site. Today’s article review is about celebrating Healthy Weight Week. There has been so much in the news lately about the rise of obesity among children and adults. Many individuals suffer from heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers, bone weakness, and other health issues, so it is nice to read about Healthy Weight Week. Depending on the source, Healthy Weight Week is either this week (Jan. 13-19, 2013) or next week (Jan. 20-26, 2013). But either way, a time of awareness about weighty issues is upon us. The 20th annual Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy, diet-free living habits that last a lifetime, and prevent eating and weight problems. Please visit the EmpowHer web site (link provided below) to read the complete article By Rheyanne Weaver.

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Are you happy with your weight? Now is the perfect time to take a closer look at your weight and how you feel about it.

Depending on the source, Healthy Weight Week is either this week (Jan. 13-19, 2013) or next week (Jan. 20-26, 2013). But either way, a time of awareness about weighty issues is upon us.

According to the Healthy Weight Network website, “the 20th annual Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy, diet-free living habits that last a lifetime, and prevent eating and weight problems. Our bodies cannot be shaped at will. But we can all be accepting, healthy and happy at our natural weights.”

The Network website also states there is a “Women’s Healthy Weight Day” on Jan. 24, 2013.

Of course, weight does not only have to do with our bodies. The whole concept of a “healthy weight” has everything to do with our minds as well.

Ramani Durvasula, the author of “You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life” and a clinical psychologist, said in an email that taking care of the body by keeping it at a healthy weight is also taking care of the mind, and vice versa.

“Unhealthy weight can contribute to issues with self esteem, and it is reciprocal – when we don’t value ourselves, we don’t treat ourselves well (e.g. eat badly, don’t exercise, don’t sleep enough) – and that shows,” Durvasula said.

She said a major tool to moving toward a healthy weight is practicing mindfulness. Instead of using food to medicate, it’s necessary to stop and think about any problems that come up.

Durvasula said that healthy weight can be influenced by different factors like activity level, muscle mass, genetics and height. She said bodies have a “set point,” which is “the weight our bodies will sit at as long as [we] eat a healthy set of calories and maintain appropriate levels of activity.”

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