Eating Healthy during a Bad Economy

A tough economy has created a health hazard of its own. Although parents want to incorporate healthier food, drinks, and practices into their families’ diets, the drastic effect of the downturned economy has made the average American family strapped for cash, having to slash their budgets for basic necessities to levels not experienced in decades and affecting the way they care for their families’ health.

Nationally-renowned physician nutrition specialist Dr. Melina Jampolis explains in this special Sidewalks interview that our viewers do not need to sacrifice their family’s health to make ends meet; and she will share all of the nutritious, healthy foods and drinks that are accessible on a limited budget, emphasizing the importance of healthy eating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle even in a bad economy.

Dr. Melina Jampolis
A graduate of Tufts University and Tufts School of Medicine, Dr. Melina Jampolis completed her residency in internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a Stanford University teaching hospital. A board certified internist and physician nutrition specialist who specializes exclusively in nutrition for weight loss and disease prevention and treatment, is the chief medical officer of www.smartnow.com~a woman’s diet, fitness, and health website~and serves as a member of the advisory board and a regular contributor to www.vivmag.com and “Heart Health Living”. In addition, Dr. Melina, who also serves as the diet and fitness expert for www.CNNHealth.com, will join the new medical advisory board of “Better Homes and Gardens” in June, 2010.

The author of such popular books as “The No-Time-to-Lose Diet” and “The Busy Person’s Guide to Permanent Weight Loss”, Dr. Jampolis lectures throughout the country on nutrition and diet and maintains a small private practice in San Francisco, believing whole-heartedly in the role of nutrition in preventative medicine and achieving optimal health. Dr. Jampolis, who has been a guest on Live with Regis and Kelly and “FOX News Channel” and has been featured on “Family Circle”, “Women’s Health”, “First for Women”, “New York Post”, and “USA Today”, teaches a balanced and sustainable lifestyle-based eating and exercise program and has helped thousands of clients over the past eight years improve their health and well-being.