Health & Wellness

Escondido UHSD One of Few Schools in the Nation to Implement Lunches Cooked from Scratch.

Changes made implementing healthier meal requirements are a key component of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act 2012, spearheaded by the First Lady Michelle Obama, as part of her Let’s Move! campaign signed into law by President Barack Obama. On October 23, San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California, in partnership with New America Media hosted …

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Football Star Hines Ward Partners With 'got chocolate milk?'™ To Move From The Gridiron To IRONMAN® Triathlon

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Football legend Hines Ward may have hung up his helmet and pads but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped pushing the boundaries of his athletic ability. Just one year after ending his 14-year pro football career, Ward will up the ante by switching gears from a 40-yard dash to a 140.6 mile swim, …

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Teenager Ryan Spink: A Target of Bullying While Celebrating a Brain Tumor

By: Jackie Peterson, President of Teen Advocates for Epilepsy There is a common condition, often forgotten or overlooked, which affects more people than cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis combined. With 50,000 deaths and 200,000 new cases each year, it should have the public’s rapt attention. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects …

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Michelle Obama: Promotes Healthy Foods to Underserved California Communities

As part of her campaign to battle childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Robert K. Ross, M.D. And CEO of California Endowment and, other local leaders who visited the site of a future grocery store in Inglewood on Wednesday and spoke about the importance of bringing fresh food to disadvantaged communities. The California Freshworks …

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