ACK! Toddlers and Tiaras – TLC show
October 9, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Children
What does a “review” on a television show have to do with health? I was so shocked by what I saw that I truly believe that it plays strongly into mental health. A couple of weeks ago, I watched, for the first (and last) time, the TLC show Toddlers and Tiaras. It was like watching a train wreck. My husband was shocked that I was watching it, but I couldn’t stop. I’d heard about it and had an idea of what it was about. After all, I do remember the sorry story of Jon-Benet Ramsey’s murder and all the talk …read more
Healthbolt Giveaway: Win a Copy of the book ‘10 Steps to Loving Your Body’ by Pat Ballard.
December 19, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Announcements, Contests and Giveaways, Diets and Dieting, Happy Living Tip, Health
Is anyone ever really happy with their body image?
Probably not.
After all, how can we be when we are constantly bombarded with images that fuel our discontent with our bodies.
As a result, we often put ourselves at risk to obtain a perfect body in the hopes of having a perfect life.
Enter Pat Ballard, the Queen of the Rubenesque Romances. She writes writes romance novels and short stories with Big Beautiful Heroines to show that plus-size women are just as sexy, romantic, and exciting as their slim sisters.
But Pat wasn’t always this comfortable with the large body. As …read more
