FIT KIDS REVOLUTION

If your kid is overweight, you simply need to feed him less and have him run around after dinner, right? Even though this "eat less, exercise more" paradigm has proven a total failure for adults, this flawed logic is now applied to kids - and no surprise, it's not working.

In the past 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents. Obese youth are more likely to have cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. On the emotional front, things are even worse. The plight of overweight children and their families is devastating, and something must be done to stop this downward spiral.

Spurred to action after hearing countless stories from overweight kids who were bullied and shamed on a daily basis, weight loss authority, Jon Gabriel, along with pediatric obesity specialist, Patrica A. Ronald Riba, MD, partnered to write an extremely timely new book: Fit Kids Revolution: The Parent's Diet-Free Guide to Raising Healthy Children.

No restrictive meal plans, no extreme exercise routines, no guilt, and no more shame. This book teaches parents to take a "whole child," holistic approach to feeding and nurturing their kids from the inside out. In this ground-breaking book, you'll learn:

*Specific strategies to raise a healthy child, even when it seems like unhealthy options abound including food shopping tips + healthy meal and snack ideas

*Why restrictive diets are not the solution and neither are "fat camps" or extreme exercise routines

*How story time combined with positive visualizations can change a child's habits naturally, from the inside out

*Why the growing epidemic of "screen time" must be addressed head-on, if we're going to win the battle with obesity

*How fixed schedules and family meal times can impact your children's eating habits, weight, and health

*Why parent-child love is the foundation for raising any healthy child

Jon Gabriel is the bestselling author of The Gabriel Method, The Gabriel Method Recipe Book, and Visualization for Weight Loss. He's a highly-sought after speaker and weight loss expert who himself lost over 220 pounds and has kept it off since 2004 without restrictive dieting or extreme exercise. With his books found in sixty countries, translated into sixteen languages, Jon has dedicated his life to helping others succeed with their weight loss goals using a practical, holistic, mind-body approach that achieves lasting, sustainable results.

Patricia A. Ronald Riba, MD is the founder and Medical Director for Dr. Riba's Health Club (DrRHC), a community-based organization designed to prevent and treat nutrition-related health problems in children and their families through a variety of health-promoting programs in California. Dr. Riba attended Boston University School of Medicine and completed her residency in general pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Orange County.