The only rule I disagree with is Survival Tip #6: Find a kid, and watch them eat your candy<\/strong>. I agree that nothing is better than gift giving, unless of course that gift involves type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n I know this is going to make me sound like Debbie Downer, I assume she was also a \u201cslow carber\u201d\u00a0 but this year I am worried about my kids and their sugar consumption more than ever.<\/p>\n Now don\u2019t get me wrong when I was a kid it was not uncommon to fill a pillowcase full of little anti 4-Hour Body nuggets and then proceed to eat them all in a single sitting. But at that time I also don\u2019t remember a single childhood classmate who suffered from many of the ailments that I see and treat on a daily basis in my clinic.<\/p>\n Hardly a week goes by where we are not identifying young children in our community who already are showing signs of metabolic disorders: elevated insulin levels and fasting blood sugars as well as real problems with childhood obesity and lipid abnormalities.<\/p>\n So the question is: What do we do as responsible parents who care not only about the health of our 4-hour bodies but those of our children? The answer: teach your kids the value of sharing and the art of\u00a0 healthy living in a single step.<\/p>\n Children may donate some (or all) of their Halloween candy to U.S. troops serving overseas in two candy-exchange programs being offered this year<\/strong>. Both are working in conjunction with Operation Gratitude, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that sends care packages year-round to service members deployed overseas, to their children, and to wounded veterans.<\/p>\n And, if you are having trouble convincing your kids to let go of their hard-earned candy: entice them with the 1 dollar per pound that most dental offices who are part of this program will give to your child in exchange for their generous \u201cdonation\u201d.<\/p>\n Finding an exchange program near your home is surprisingly easy, Operation Gratitude has a simple to use website with a search by zip code function to find a donation center near you. Click Here<\/a> to go to their website.<\/strong><\/p>\n The only thing I noticed is that the search misses many dentists that may participate in your area. I know our local dentist was not listed in the search results but is offering a candy buy back. So call your dentists to see if they are participating first, if not you can organize your own next year!<\/p>\n Lucas Starbuck from The Four-Hour Body Couple wrote a nice article last week titled Survival Guide: 7 Halloween Slow Carb Tips for Damage Control. I thought he had some good points about how to protect yourself from the post Halloween slow carb blues. The only rule I disagree with is Survival Tip #6: Find a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,190],"tags":[337,338,339,23,340],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tiSR-Mp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4hourlife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Enter Operation Gratitude<\/h2>\n
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iPhone handy? Point your phone’s camera at this QR code and you will be taken directly to the Operation Gratitude’s Halloween buyback website.
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