Who, in the public eye, is setting a healthy nutrition and well-being example for women?
Certain magazines are making good efforts. In particular, Glamour magazine has been making strides in busting open myths—like the story about how they airbrush photos, helping to bring to light the way things can be manipulated, and more positive body image stories. There’s a great website called www.about-face.org that lists the top 10 offenders and winners of advertising campaigns regarding body image issues. I was really impressed by this organization for giving individuals a voice. The people I admire the most are the ones who speak up. I try, but sometimes I feel I don’t rabble-rouse enough. Who is on the other side of the coin, wielding an unhealthy influence? The fad diet machine is very negative, the way marketers prey upon our fears and hopes and desires. It’s what sells books and magazines and drives the machine, but ultimately it makes us feel like we’re never doing the right thing. It’s been a challenge to have my voice heard yet still avoid that kind of hype and extremism.
