Livin' Large: African American Sisters Confront Obesity.Livin' Large: African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Sisters Confront Obesity by Stacy Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born April 22, 1939 in Stepney, East London, England) is one of Britain's leading stage and television actresses. As a child she attended Raine's Foundation School and went on to train at the pioneering East 15 Acting School, an establishment inspired by the , M.D. and Teri D. Mitchell Hilton Publishing Company, Inc, October 2004 $16.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-971-60674-9 This book was written as a dialogue between two biological sisters: one who struggles with being overweight and the other who, as a practicing physician, seeks to educate and help women to learn how to avoid diseases often related to obesity or overweight issues. The facts presented by Dr. Stacy Mitchell raised a few red flags as the implications of not eating right, exercising and staying informed of related health facts became clear. Through the use of honest, open dialogue and anecdotes that will sound familiar to many readers, Livin' Large provokes some serious thoughts on health, beauty and the overall well-being for the black community. These authors challenge their readers to challenge life, as we may know it. People within our own families may have suffered and died from diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart, joint and respiratory diseases Noun 1. respiratory disease - a disease affecting the respiratory system respiratory disorder, respiratory illness adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, wet lung, white lung - acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the without too many of us ever challenging the preventability or treatability of these killers. Are we truly destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to suffer from high-blood pressure just because grandma and mom did, or can we avoid the dangers by making different choices? Dr. Mitchell "argues" back and forth with her sister using medical facts to discuss negative thought patterns that contribute to poor health. It is due to these long-held patterns, Dr. Mitchell insists, that black women and their families continue to suffer and die at alarming numbers. This information alone is reason to shout, as it means that we have the power to live longer, healthier and more productive lives instead of ones plagued with disease. This book arms the reader with enough knowledge to be able to have more meaningful, informed conversations with our doctors, as well as make wiser choices concerning our lives. We no longer have to perish TO PERISH. To come to an end; to cease to be; to die. 2. What has never existed cannot be said to have perished. 3. When two or more persons die by the same accident, as a shipwreck, no presumption arises that one perished before the for lack of knowledge. --Reviewed by Cecily D. Cooper Cecily D. Cooper lives and works in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . |
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