On behalf of “Operation Fitness”, I would personally like to invite you to attend The Shape Up America Free Health & Fitness Expo, which is being held at The Grove retail and entertainment complex in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. There are over 50,000 health-minded consumers that visit The Grove Retail and Entertainment Mall every Saturday during the summer and we estimate even more will attend this spectacular event.

We will be offering something for every member of the family including: free health screenings, fitness demonstrations for children and adults, nutrition lectures, motivational speakers, life coaching, healthy cooking demonstrations/healthy shopping tips, athletic competitions, strength challenges, dance performances, martial arts classes, bullying prevention lectures and free product giveaways. Obstacle course challenges for the kids and adults will be offered, along with a variety of information and products for pet owners and animal lovers alike. In addition, renowned fitness celebrities will be honored for the impact they have made to the health and well being of our nation.

The Shape Up America Campaign fitness events provide a unique opportunity for health practitioners, exhibitors, sponsors, nonprofit groups, and city, county, state and federal agencies to reach a well-informed, intelligent, and open-minded audience; showcase their programs, products and services, and present their campaigns and ideas to the public. We are currently scheduling guest speakers for our lectures series and you can be assured that the sessions will be led by leaders and innovators who can provide the crucial information needed to change the health of our nation.

It is vital that we make a change now before it is too late. Americans are neglecting their health, when simple changes can make a difference in the overall quality of their lives. With encouragement and options for making that change, America will once again be a leader in health and fitness. Together we can make a significant and measurable change. Together, we have the passion and commitment to make that happen.

It would be such an honor and privilege to have you attend our event. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Respectfully,

Michael Torchia
President/Founder
Shape Up America Campaign
9903 Santa Monica Blvd. #820
Beverly Hills, CA. 90212
Office: 800.933.8633
Cell: 310.650.5595
Michael@OperationFitness.com
www.OperationFitness.com
www.ShapeUpAmericaCampaign.org

Food Network Star Donates Private Dinner To Benefit Children’s Education Program

20 Guest Dinner by Chef Robert Irvine Will be Auctioned at Veggie U Food & Wine Celebration

MILAN, Ohio (June 30^th) Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, star of Food Network’s popular Dinner Impossible and Restaurant Impossible Series, will offer a dinner for 20 at the Culinary Vegetable Institute as an auction item at the 9^th Annual Veggie U Food and Wine event! This is the only private dinner in the Ohio valley Chef Irvine will prepare all year.

The 5 course dinner includes a private tour of The Chef’s Garden by celebrity farmer, Lee Jones. Guests will enjoy a “down on the farm” experience of harvesting veggies for Chef Irvine to add to the dinner menu!

While waiting for Chef to incorporate your veggies into the dinner menu, guests will sip champagne and watch Chef and his sous chef prepare a true “Earth to Table” feast for your dining enjoyment!.

The 9^th Annual Veggie U Food & Wine Celebration takes place July 16^th on the beautiful grounds of The Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio. Tickets are still available for this star studded event. Discounts are available for groups.

Culinary giants including Chef Aaron Sanchez (Food Network) and Chef Amanda Freitag (Food Network) will duo on the demo stage following a “hot topic” discussion with Chipotle chairman, Steve Ells, Author Ruth Reichl, Chef Jonathon Sawyer of The Greenhouse Tavern, and Farmer Lee Jones. There will be a drawing for a Vita-Mix Blender at 5:55pm sharp!

The final stage demo begins at 8pm starring Chef Govind Armstrong and Jeni Britton Bauer (of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams) who will reinvent America’s favorite dishes.

The live auction will take place on stage at 7:15 and will offer up items such as an African Safari, Robert Irvine’s private dinner for 20, a private dinner for 10 by Chef Lee Anne Wong, a rooftop party for 40 at The Greenhouse Tavern, a 4 night stay at a gorgeous house in Saint Thomas, 2 passes to a taping of Iron Chef America plus accommodations at The Hudson Hotel in NYC, a 3 night stay at Stein Eriksen Lodge in UT including breakfasts, a dinner for 2, and 3 day lift pass for 2 adults at Deer Valley Resort. Auction items can be viewed here: http://veggieufoodandwine.com/silent-auction

For those looking for VIP treatment, tickets are available to an exclusive Pre-Party, which begins at 4pm inside The Culinary Vegetable Institute. All of the celebrities will be there to mingle with the guests.  A culinary demonstration by Chef Lee Anne Wong, Chef Jonathon Sawyer and Chef Greg Grossman will take place while guests nibble and sip champagne.  Every guest will receive complimentary books authored by Jeni Britton Bauer and Chef Govind Armstrong and have the opportunity to bid on an exclusive live auction item featured at the event.

Saturday July 16^th Event Highlights:

4-5:30pm *Culinary Celebs mingling at the VIP Pre-Party

5-9:00pm *The Grand Tasting Event will showcase more than 30 of the nation’s top chefs serving up spectacular fare (more on participating chefs found at: veggieufoodandwine.com)

6, 6:45, & 8pm * On-stage culinary entertainment with Celebrity Chefs

5:30-6:15pm *A wine class with Master Sommelier, Serafin Alvarado, will take place in the seating tent

5-8:00pm Silent auction & a (cash-only) Chinese raffle

7:15pm LIVE auction emceed by entertainer, Billy Harris

BUY TICKETS: Grand Tasting tickets $145  (6 or more tickets, $125 each)

Exclusive VIP Pre-Party (Celebrity Mingling) tickets $500 each, and includes entry to the Grand Tasting event (4 or more tickets, $400 each)

What: 9^th Annual Veggie U Food & Wine Celebration

Where: The Culinary Vegetable Institute, 12304 State Rte 13, Milan Ohio 44846

When: Saturday, July 16^th, 5pm-9pm (VIP 4:00 pm)

How: www.veggieufoodandwine.com, 419-499-7500

WHY: To support Veggie U, our children’s education program

About Veggie U Food & Wine Celebration

This 9^th annual fundraiser will support the placement of Veggie U “Earth to Table” Science kits in 4^th grade and special needs classrooms nationwide.  This event is Veggie U’s only major fundraiser of the year.

The nation’s best chefs and celebrities donate their time and talent to draw a crowd of nearly 1,000 people.  The event takes place on the grounds of The Culinary Vegetable Institute (Milan, Ohio) and is hosted by The Chef’s Garden (located in Huron, Ohio.)  The event generates revenue from sponsorship, an auction (live and silent) and by ticket sales. Additional donations are made directly to Veggie U by participating vendors.

About Veggie U

The mission of Veggie U is to promote the well-being of children through a healthy lifestyle. Veggie U is dedicated to the creation and distribution of curricula nationally, with a focus on making wise food choices, combating adolescent and juvenile disease, and attaining an understanding of sustainable agriculture. Veggie U has placed over 1800 Earth to Table classroom kits across 26 states. Their goal is to reach every fourth grade and special needs classroom nationwide.  More information is available at www.veggieu.org.

Dec 1^st, 2010-For Immediate Release
Contact: Co-founder Thomas Katovsky and VP Marketing/Education Ricardo Guilfu healthyreferral@gmail.com and 216-212-1061

Cleveland, OH.,  Employee Preventive Health Report Tackles: Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, Weight Loss, Fitness

Healthy Referral Newspaper, a full size newspaper est 1989,  is bringing cutting edge practical ideas and resources to companies about preventive health along with Ricardo Guilfu, formerly of the  Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, State of OH.  Healthy Referral is proactively seeking to turn the tide on the huge numbers of heart, cancer, diabetes, obesity in the American population as well as the Latin Community.

From Center for Disease Control-Obesity by Race/Ethnicity 2006-2008 New Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have the Highest Rates of Obesity Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites.

And from Dr Sanchez….As you may know, 15 years ago I introduced to the world the liquid dietary supplement Poly-VMA as an effective adjuvant for patients with cancer. Years before the subsequent studies conducted by a committee of certified oncologists confirmed its effectiveness as a valuable ally in the fight against various forms of cancer; I had become the father of Poly-VMA.

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Listen to powerful life saving information from 3 contributors: Keith Block, M.D. (integrative cancer treatment and author Life Over Cancer), Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. Cleve. Clinic, (reversing heart disease with diet), Stephen Holt, M.D.,  author, board certified Doctor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, with higher training in nutrition, clinical pharmacology and medicine of addictions. Dr. Holt’s qualifications as a sub-specialist exist in the US, Canada and the UK (EU). Watch his video below on prostate health and integrative medicine.

PREVENT AND REVERSE HEART DISEASE
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD

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OBESITY AND LONGEVITY

Stephen Holt, MD, PhD, DSc, LLD(Hon.) DNM, ChB, FRCP (C), MRCP (UK), FACP, FACG, FACN, FACAM, KSJ, Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Emerite)

Obesity has become the most common, preventable cause of premature death and disability. Obesity related diseases, such as the metabolic syndrome x and its multiple associated disorders, are often unable to be treated in an effective manner by allopathic strategies (pharmaceuticals or surgery).

All branches of medicine have tended to focus on weight control, without due consideration for the correction of underlying metabolic disturbances that promote many disorders of premature aging. While effective strategies are being explored for weight reduction, the practice of bariatric medicine may have to be revised towards more holistic treatment programs to reduce premature mortality.

There are a group of natural substances of nutritional or botanical origin that can be used in combination to manage metabolic syndrome x. There has been a new discovery of multifunctional botanical compounds that have the ability to alter abnormal blood cholesterol, promote weight loss and balance blood glucose, all at the same time. No drug has been discovered that has this versatile benefit.

These new finding are linked to the use of Citrus bergamot which is undergoing many clinical trials for its potential benefit in the nutritional management of syndrome X. These findings have a major potential impact on the promotion of cardiovascular health and the management of the hallmark components of syndrome X which include dyslipidemia, hypertension, dysglycemia and insulin resistance.

In my writings I have characterized metabolic syndrome x as the most important initiative for industrialized society where we have an estimated 70 million American with this disorder.

Dr. Stephen Holt, M.D. is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) and a medical practitioner in New York State. He has published many peer-review papers in medicine and he is a best-selling author with twenty books in national and international distribution. He has received many awards for teaching and research. Dr. Holt is a frequent lecturer at scientific meetings and healthcare facilities throughout the world.  He is the founder of the Holt Institute of Medicine and Lieutenant Grand Hospitaller of the Holy Order of the Sovereign Knights of St. John of Jerusalem.

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