28 March
While schools are currently attempting to make lunches in the cafeteria healthier due largely in part to new legislation on childhood obesity, there are still many good reasons to pack your lunch. Even when schools offer healthy food options, there are often temptations on the lunch line that are hard to resist. So, avoiding the [...]
20 March
If you are a frequent visitor to our blog, you know that we focus on childhood fitness as a way to help prevent childhood diabetes and obesity. Our online fitness program, GoTrybe, is just one way to incorporate fitness and nutrition into the lives of your children. While most parents would agree that they want [...]
17 March
Summer is the perfect time to get your child active and eating healthy. School will be out soon and the kids will be at play. Summer sports leagues are beginning sign-ups and preparing for a summer of fun. Many parents are often left to wonder which sports are age appropriate for their children. While shifting [...]
8 March
March is the month that the American Diabetes Association has chosen to recognize as National Nutrition Month! This year’s theme focuses on eating right by adding color to your plate to include healthier food options. Dieticians around the globe are encouraged to blog about ways to add color to your diet and maintain a healthy lifestyle [...]
2 March
Check out this article on knoxnews.com that talks about ways schools are getting kids more interested in fitness and more active on a daily basis in the Knoxville area schools. GoTrybe is proud to have been recognized as a successful program. Thank you goes out to knoxnews.com, Lola Alapo, and Aneisa McDonald for recognizing all of [...]
28 February
Fast food restaurants around the nation are now placing calorie labels in pure view of consumers for items that appear on their menu due to the massive number of studies showing an increase in childhood obesity, as required by the new health-care reform plan. According to the plan, any restaurant that has twenty locations or [...]
24 February
While it is easy to see the health benefits of exercising and living a healthy lifestyle when it comes to losing weight and decreasing the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, a new study shows that exercise actually motivates the brain to help students perform better in school. This study, highlighted in the January edition of [...]
22 February
Dean Karnazes -famous marathon runner, motivational speaker, and world-renowed author- is at it again with his biggest challenge yet! Dean will begin a nearly 3,0000 mile run on February 25th that will kick off at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California and end in the middle of May at the Live with Regis and Kelly studio [...]
20 February
A new study from the Center for Disease Control, which measured the physical activity level of residents by county, showed that the Southern and Appalachian states were less active than all others. While Colorado proved to be one of the most active states in the U.S., Tennessee was one of the least active! This new [...]
18 February
Dr. Christine Calamaro from the University of Maryland School of Nursing suggests that diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol may not be the only health issues for parents to worry about in the fight against childhood obesity. According to a study conducted by Calamaro, mental health may become a concern for adolescents [...]
