Desperate Housewife Turned Celebrity Fitness Cover Model/Columnist Turned Bestselling Cookbook Author Tosca Reno, Helps Fight Childhood Obesity with Her Newest Book

Los Angeles, CA, December 03, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Recent reports have shown parents are more likely to outlive their kids because of increasing high medical ailments on the rise due to the childhood obesity epidemic. In the news last week, it was stated obese children and teens are showing signs of having arteries of 45 year olds. There is no question that this must be addressed immediately. Families nationwide are in desperate need of assistance to curb this widespread health crisis. Parents must take control and adapt to a new lifestyle that will enrich their families’ future.

Tosca Reno now 49 years old and stunning, was once a 40 year old desperate housewife exasperated by yo-yo dieting, in a dead-end marriage and with very low self esteem, who topped the scales at 204 lbs. After many years of watching The Oprah Winfrey Show and reading self help books, she finally claimed her life, deciding her 3 daughters deserved more from their mother. She left her marriage, enrolled in school to later obtain a teaching degree, joined the gym and started “Eating Clean.”

At 41 years old (after losing over 75 pounds and disciplined weight training) she graced her first cover of the widely popular women’s fitness magazine, Oxygen (she has since landed 10 covers including Woman’s World’s May 07 issue.) She accomplished all this with her “Eating Clean” principals and soon was at the top of her game. With endless energy she was now thrilled with how she looked and felt.

Later, as the “Raise The Bar” Oxygen Magazine Columnist - geared towards 40 plus women, Tosca was bombarded with mail asking her for advice and guidance about transforming one’s body and life. That was when her “Eat-Clean Diet” series was developed. She now has 5 books under her belt: The Eat-Clean Diet –national bestseller, The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook –national bestseller, The Eat-Clean Workout, Eat-Clean Workout Journal and The Butt Book, all of which have been featured in countless national TV, radio and magazine/newspapers/blogs.

Tosca, now an internationally renowned bestselling author, has said “It is my sincerest wish that other women and their families will have the same success I’ve had – that they will lose weight, gain health and wake up everyday feeling that life is full of possibilities. I’m having the time of my life and I want everyone to come with me.”

Motivated to help families stricken with major health issues due to childhood obesity and to help prevent these health problems, Tosca has begun a crusade to turn families around as she turned her own family around, with her newly released 6th book “The Eat-Clean Diet For Family And Kids: Simple Strategies for lasting health & fitness" (Robert Kennedy Publishing.) This book will inspire, motivate and guide families wanting to transition into a healthier lifestyle with informed food decisions, “one meal at a time.”

By establishing health eating habits early, children can avoid a number of health problems, including Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Good nutrition is not only key to healthy, leaner bodies, but also to healthy minds and good concentration. This is especially important for school-age kids who are acquiring lifelong habits.

Tosca’s new must-read is a great resource providing busy Moms with all necessary tools to begin setting the right example for their families that needs to start at home. Healthy changes need to start at home, and this book helps add fun family bonding to health by getting kids involved in choosing recipes and grocery shopping, and assisting in the kitchen preparing meals, school lunches and snacks.

Reno discusses in her book:
- How to get picky kids to eat healthy and like it,
- Eat-Clean meal ideas for birthdays, holiday fests and family events,
- Budget-conscious supermarket shopping strategies,
- How to give any fridge, freezer, or pantry an instant Eat-Clean makeover,
- Advice on identifying and eliminating foods full of preservatives and chemicals,
- Eat-Clean ingredient substitution to make favorite family recipes healthier,
- Eat-Clean alternatives at fast food restaurants and for backyard barbeques,
- Inspirational success stories and 12 tips to make Eat-Clean lifestyle work at any home and,
- 60 delicious easy to prepare recipes families and kids will love such as: Sweet Whole-Grain Breakfast Pancakes, Crispy Chicken Bites, PB & J sandwiches, Healthy Mac & Cheese, Sloppy Joes, Yummy Apple Pie and even birthday cupcakes.

Tosca competed and placed 4th place in The Miss Bikini America contest in Las Vegas on November 21st and 22nd. In September, she came in 3rd place in Paul Dillett's WBFF competition. At nearly 50 years old, she is in the best shape of her life. Tosca recently landed her own TV show with Canadian’s W Network and has a crew following her around filming her life as an author, mother, speaker, fitness & health expert and competition. The show launches in February 2009.

For more information about Tosca Reno and her Eat-Clean Diet Book Series, please visit: www.toscareno.com and www.eatcleandiet.com. For interviews with Tosca Reno, please contact Silvie Bordeaux at 818.205.9673 or Bordeauxprr@aol.com

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