Weight Loss Surgery

Carolyn’s philosophy is “no quick fixes” and address key causal factors prior to even considering intense surgical procedures that are a last resort after lifestyle choices have been addressed. Nutrition and exercise go a long way!

Weight-loss surgery may soon be widely used Advancements in procedures that are usually a last resort for the obese are making them potentially suitable for moderately overweight and diabetic people.

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Importance of Nutrition for Student-Atheletes

Carolyn Moos USA BB, B.A.
Stanford, FIBA/WNBA, M.A. USC, ACE
Personal trainer, yoga instructor, nutrition consultant.

Student-athletes and parents, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself prior to writing about the important of Sports nutrition for you and your athletic family! My name is Carolyn Moos, I played for USA Basketball (6’5” F/C) winning a gold medal in the Jr. Olympics, I have a B.A. from Stanford, played for FIBA/WNBA, have a M.A. from USC and currently practice as an ACE Certified Personal trainer, yoga instructor and nutrition consultant in Los Angeles as well as provide virtual training (Skype, Flip) online with nutrition log analysis.

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A Broader Definition of Healthcare

LA TIMES

By Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger
December 6, 2009
Reporting from Washington – Acupuncturists, dietary-supplement makers and other alternative health practitioners, some of whose treatments are considered unproven by the medical establishment, would be brought more squarely into the mainstream of American medicine under the health legislation now before the Senate.

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Health Care Savings Starts in the Cafeteria

Photographs by Jodi Hilton for The New York Times, except top left by Tim Sloan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.
The Full Yield, a start-up, aims to help employers cut health care costs via better food choices, from salads to yogurt parfaits. Its board includes Gary Hirshberg, right, C.E.O. of Stonyfield Farm.
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By MELANIE WARNER
Published: November 28, 2009

Steven Burd isn’t a doctor or a medical specialist. But he sure can talk like one.

Zoe Finch Totten, second from left, C.E.O. of the Full Yield, offered sample portions of its menu offerings to employees of Harvard Pilgrim, an insurance company.

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Nutrition Fitness for Pro Athletes (NFL, NBA, MLB)

Carolyn’s Articles re Nutrition-Fitness for Pro Athletes (NFL, NBA, MLB) transition post playing. Be healthy and FITT4Life!

Sports Illustrated article that describes the efforts of two former Oregon linemen to ‘right the nutritional ship’ after their playing days.

Washington Post article: Former Athletes Tackle the Challenge of Eating on an Ordinary Scale