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2) Supersize Me
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Oscar-nominated director Morgan Spurlock's social experiment in fast-food gastronomy sees him attempting to subsist uniquely on food from the McDonald's menu for an entire month. In the process his weight balloons, his energy level plummets and he experiences all sorts of unexpected -- and terrifying -- side effects. He also examines the corporate giant's growing role in the lives of American consumers and explores its methods of indoctrinating young...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Introduces a system of yoga for individuals who are overweight. Benefits of program include: lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart rate; mitigation of health risks of being overweight; improvement of mood and self-esteem; improvement of tone and harmonization of organs and endocrine system; decreased need for insulin in diabetics.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Will help you gain the strength and flexibility you need for more advanced Yoga poses. Meera demonstrates from the floor, but many of the exercises can be done seated in a chair, or even lying in bed, making it ideal for anyone recovering from illness or injury.
5) Humble pie
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A well meaning but socially awkward grocery clerk struggles with his troubled family and huge waistline as he seeks dignity, a higher purpose in life, and, at long last, a driver's license.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the U.S. have more than doubled for children and tripled for adolescents -- and a startling 70% of adults are now obese or overweight. The result has been a widening epidemic of obesity-related health problems, including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes. While discussions about this spiraling health crisis have tended to focus on the need for more exercise and individual...
8) Fed up
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history, it follows a group of families battling to lead healthier lives and reveals why the conventional wisdom of 'exercise and eat right'...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Irene, the heaviest girl in high school, gets suspended, she must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home. Following her passion for cheerleading, she secretly signs up the senior residents to audition for a dance themed reality show to prove that people don't need to be physically perfect to be perfectly awesome.
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