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ABOUT AMY HENDEL

Amy Hendel is a popular and recognizable medical and lifestyle reporter, nutritionist, Health Coach, health host, brand ambassador and health media consultant. She is author of The 4 Habits of Healthy Families and Fat Families Thin Families. She can be seen hosting What's for Lunch, Food Rescue, and Simple Smoothies online, and as a guest expert on shows that include Today, The Early Show, Marie, Access Hollywood Live, The 700 Club, and other news and talk shows nationwide. Amy has helped to frame a number of health campaigns, hosting for companies including Kraft, Nutrilite, Dial, 3M, Pfizer, NBC, Florida Orange Juice, and United Soybean Board......(read more)

LATEST NEWS

March 2, 2015 - Today's News - WHO unveils nutrition tool to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods to kids.... Researchers challenging current eating strategies meant to help individuals lose weight/avoid weight gain......Pertussis sweeping through California, Minnesota and Washington.....Current measles count in US 203 and Canada 39.....Parents often want changes in kids' vaccination schedules....Weekend News - It's National MS Education and Awareness Month, Sleep Awareness Week, and Save Your Vision Week......Anthony Mason, New York Knicks' player, dies at 48 from congestive heart failure....Few women (1000 annually) will qualify for 3-person IVF treatment....."Dress color challenge" dominates twitter......Two recent studies confirm link between genetics and propensity for obesity....Seasonal flu vaccine less of a match than previously thought and nasal version does not seem to protect kids at all this year....Aggressive young boys seems to translate into physically stronger teens - study....New "robust evidence" shows chronic fatigue is a biological illness....A poor response to cholesterol drugs may indicate "clogged arteries"....Risk factors of heartburn include excess weight and smoking....The accumulating level of certain pollutants in the body may be linked to obesity levels.....Employees do not like getting after-work hours emails and texts....Unemployed seem to be especially at risk of high blood pressure....New approach to peanut allergy may limit many cases now in kids....More kids doing yoga and taking more sleep supplements....Read Is Lack of Sleep Pushing You to Feed on Fat?, Conquer the Chaos and Conquer the Weight.....Puerto Rico may Fine Parents of Obese Kids.......How's Your Snacking ...... Fill Up to Lose Weight with 10 Foods....Revisiting Diet Soda...