Each week I interview inspiring women and experts in health and wellness on my Monday night radio show, Fearless Fabulous You! on W4WN- the Women 4 Women Network. W4WN.com Usually I file show information on this website under my “Radio Show” link but starting this week I want to bring my fabulous guests front and center as an addition to this blog to share their stories. Here are my guests for Monday November 3:
Regina Ragone, Food Director, Family Circle Magazine.–Teaching Families the Importance of Smart Nutrition and Healthy Cooking
Regina Ragone, R.D.
Food Director, Family Circle Magazine
Regina Ragone MS, RDN, is Food Director of Family Circle magazine, where she is responsible for the magazine’s food content for its 17 million readers. Each month Regina’s test kitchen produces 30-40 recipes per issue, and she tastes every single one! Regina has devoted her career to educating women, children and families on good nutrition and healthy cooking and is the author of Win the Fat War Cookbook, Decadent Diabetic Desserts and Meals that Heal.
Regina said she grew up snacking on junk food which caused her to become overweight. This is despite having a mother who was a registered dietitian. (Regina says much of her poor snacking habits came from the school lunchroom and visiting friends’ homes.) After being sent home from school with a note saying, “Your daughter is too fat; put her on a diet,” Regina’s mother patiently worked with her to teach her better eating habits. Regina’s struggle with her weight as a young girl inspired her to study nutrition, and she has had a successful career teaching women around the country, especially mothers, how to maintain better eating habits while enjoying your food.
Regina is also co-founder with Dr. Susan Mitchell of Power Surge Sisters, covering women’s issues from health and nutrition to menopause. With a Who’s Who list of clients and decades of experience, this dynamic duo of nationally-recognized nutrition experts and registered dietitian nutritionists deliver their nutrition message with a one-two punch to help you harness your energy, power and beauty.
Regina was Vice President of food and nutrition at Hunter and Ogilvy Public Relations, as well as Food Editor for Prevention and Weight Watchers magazine. She also served as the test kitchen director for Ladies’ Home Journal magazine and was an assistant manager at the Global Consumer Food Center of the Campbell Soup Company. Additionally, she was an adjunct professor of Food Science at New York University. She has lectured extensively on food and nutrition and has made television appearances on NBC’s Today Show and Good Day New York on the Fox Network demonstrating how healthy foods can be fun and easy to cook. Regina is a member of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Les Dames d’Escoffier.
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Heidi Kühn, Founder/CEO, Roots of Peace- Building Peace “From the Ground Up” To Eradicate Landmines Around the World
Heidi Kühn Founder & CEO Roots of Peace
Inspired by the humanitarian work of the late Princess Diana, in 1997 media executive Heidi Kühn established Roots of Peace, a not-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of landmines world-wide and the transformation of former minefields into thriving farmland. The organization has worked in mine-affected countries, including Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cambodia, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, and Vietnam, restoring economic viability through its demine-replant-rebuild model.
The Roots of Peace Mines To Vines programs have been recognized by global leaders around the world, including UN Secretary-Generals Kofi Annan and BAN Ki-moon, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, and President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, all of whom have applauded Heidi Kühn and her organization for its grounded mission to plant the roots of peace on earth.
Through Kühn’s leadership, Roots of Peace has forged innovative public/private partnerships with leaders of the Napa Valley, Silicon Valley, and the U.S. government, resulting in over one million dollars in matching funds to remove landmines in war-torn regions around the world. Today, as the U.S. and Allied troups draw down in Afghanistan, Roots of Peace is the largest NGO under contract, working in all 34 provinces, to provide a comprehensive approach to restoring rural agricultural lands and rebuilding livelihoods.
Heidi has been recognized internationally for her vision and work creating a humanitarian organization with a mission “to build peace from the ground up.” She is the recipient of many prestigious local and international awards including the Cal Berkeley Alumni Award for Excellence and Achievement, the SKOLL Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis – National Jefferson Award for Public Service and most recently the San Francisco – Ho Chi Minh City Distinguished Humanitarian Award 2014.
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