Would You Subject Your Child To This?

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Have you seen the movie Concussion? I was wondering, and kind of bothered by Chris Rocks’ comments and jokes throughout the Oscars about black people not being nominated until I saw concussion and realized the reason he was making those jokes. Will Smith did deserve to be nominated, in my opinion. I really wonder why he wasn’t? He did an amazing job at playing the scientist who discovered that the constant battering one gets from football could be lethal and lead to the destruction of a players life after his career has ended. Would You Subject Your Child To This? Knowing that, after his short career he would end up torn, confused, possibly homeless and then dead at a young age? 

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The football community tried to keep him quiet. I wonder if the NFL had some influence over the oscars? IS that why Will Smith wasn’t nominated? Because it would get extra exposure? I don’t know, and probably never will, but what I do know is that my son will NOT be playing football. I won’t encourage it anyway. I will also show him this film and educate him that this is a possibility if he were to participate in such combative activities. 

There are probably hundreds of thousands of mothers in America alone that have no idea the harm football can cause. I hope they see this movie and it prevents this from happening. I don’t think it’s worth it. Would You Subject Your Child To This?

The football industry is a huge multi-million if not billion dollar industry, that does not want to be brought down. Similar to the cigarette industry back in the day, and the animal agriculture industry as well. These big super powers control the information that is vital to our health, so we can make informed decisions about what is good for us, and what we want to support. 

I personally don’t think it’s fair to have important information hidden from us in order to make our own choices based on facts instead of propaganda and only what they want us to know. 

I’m sure millions of parents would discourage their children from a career in football if they knew the possibilities of the brain damage that can occur as a result of the repeated trauma from the game. 

The movie is about “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy,” but that is the actual syndrome at the heart of the movie: a brain disease found in patients with a history of repetitive hits to the head. Dr. Omalu didn’t discover, or name, CTE as was said in the movie. Scientists have known about this pattern of abnormal brain cells since the 1920s, when it was discovered in boxers, another sport you may want (your children) to avoid. Omalu’s discovery of the link with football was “significant,” though.

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Other athletes have had tens of thousands of hits and jolts to the head, but preventing and detecting properly, and then having therapy are the key to keeping athletes safe. Not ignoring that it doesn’t exist because we all like sports, and sports aren’t going anywhere. 

I know die-hard football fans will be in denial of these claims, but when you have a pattern of so many deaths, and similar stories of football player after football player, you can’t turn your head to it. It’s just common sense that something is up. Instead of ignoring that there is an issue, which would prevent CTE, acknowledge it and take the proper measures. 

I was shocked to hear about Jr. Seaus suicide, because I had just seen him speak at a fundraiser a few weeks before and he seemed so put together and was joking around. After seeing Concussion, it put some perspective on the situation. 

This movie really touched me. I’ve never really been into football, but I did go to a Raiders vs. Chargers game once and had fun. After seeing this movie, I don’t think I will ever go to support another game again. 

Let me ask you one more time, Would You Subject Your Child To This?

What are your thoughts about this or about the movie? I would love to hear about it in the comments below.

Here’s to the health, wealth, and happiness of your children.

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25 Health And Fitness Bloggers To Follow On Bloglovin

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Have you heard of Bloglovin? It’s a great tool for keeping up with blogs — a way to manage feeds. Unlike with Google Reader, you don’t read posts on bloglovin’. Clicking a post title allows you to easily leave comments, the blogger gets credit for a page view, and what it does, is it brings up the full post on the blogger’s own site. If you’re into health, which you probably are because hey…you’re here, I put together 25 Health And Fitness Bloggers To Follow On Bloglovin to make it easy for you. These blogs are awesome!

25 Health And Fitness Bloggers To Follow On Bloglovin | www.4hourbodygirl.comI know we’re all about low carb here at 4 Hour Body girl, but we’re also about health, wealth and happiness. The following list of 25 Health And Fitness Bloggers To Follow On Bloglovin aren’t all about low carb, but they are about being your best self and being healthy.

Pumps & Iron

http://www.pumpsandiron.com

A healthy lifestyle blog sharing workouts and nutritious recipes with a dash of fashion and everything in between. 
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Eat Yourself Skinny!

http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com

20-something. Food blogger. Tone It Up Girl. Blooming photographer. Lover of chocolate. Health fanatic. Obsessed with my yorkie. Love my life. Check out this amazing smoothie bowl recipe on her site. Basically there are 5 components to making the perfect smoothie bowl: fresh greens, frozen fruit, thickening protein, a liquid and fun toppings.
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oh she glows

http://ohsheglows.com/

Who doesn’t want to glow from the inside out? That’s her slogan. Sign me up please! oh she glows is about Food. Fitness. Fashion. and Fun. What an F’n life!

Skinnytaste.com

http://www.skinnytaste.com

aka Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes Skinny Recipes with Big Flavor!

Run, Eat, Repeat

http://runeatrepeat.com

Running. Eating. Other random stuff.

Working Out & Eating In

http://www.workingouteatingin.com/

I love and blog about food, fitness, family, health, creating, and cooking.

The Lean Green Bean

http://www.theleangreenbean.com/

Live Lean, Eat Green. I think this is my new favorite!

Kath Eats Real Food

http://katheats.com

A blog devoted to healthy living.

MindBodyGreen

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/

The hottest stories from MindBodyGreen.com. I really liked this article on A Yogi’s 4 Favorite Unexpected Food Combinations To Fuel An Active Lifestyle.

Bodyrock.tv

http://www.bodyrock.tv

Fitness Advice, Workout Videos, Health & Fitness. I think this is going to be my new favourite. The bodies featured here are solid! They have amazing videos like this

The Chalkboard Mag

http://thechalkboardmag.com

A study in living well.
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Blogilates: Fitness, Food, and lots of Pilates

http://www.blogilates.com/

Healthy recipes, POP Pilates videos, printable workouts, and health & diet tips from YouTube fitness guru and Pilates instructor Cassey Ho.

The Skinny Confidential

http://theskinnyconfidential.com

Simple Food & Fitness Tips

Eating Bird Food

http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/

Eating healthy and staying fit all while living a balanced life.

Peas and Crayons

http://www.peasandcrayons.com

Recipes + shenanigans galore! Eat Happy. Eat Healthy. Eat Pretty! I just love the name.
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Coffee Cake and Cardio

http://www.coffeecakeandcardio.com/

Coffee Cake and Cardio is a health and wellness blog that takes readers along Ashley’s journey to live a happy and healthy life. Each day Ashley shares her experiences, favorite products, travels, dining experiences, new workouts, favorite foods, struggles, and triumphs.

Shut Up and Run!

http://www.shutupandrun.net/

It really is mind over matter. No excuses. Just do it!

FITinspiration

http://fitinspiration.dk

Inspiration og motivation til en sundere livsstil 🙂

Ali on the Run

http://www.aliontherunblog.com

Living, running and kicking Crohn’s Disease in the butt in NYC
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The Iron You

http://www.theironyou.com

Eat Well. Exercise More. Become A Healthier You

My Dirt Road Anthem

http://www.christyruns.com/

The ups and downs of running, product reviews and giveaways and life in general

Diary of a Fit Mommy

http://diaryofafitmommy.com/

Creating Fit Mommy’s One at a Time. I love how she demonstrates the perfect moves to do while pregnant. wish I would have found her when I was pregnant. 
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Little b’s healthy habits

http://www.littlebshealthyhabits.com/

Eating clean and focusing on fitness
You’ll get strong, dissolve stress and accomplish challenges with ease! You’ll feel radiantly healthy and happy from the inside out. So if you ‘re into yoga, check out Jayne Becca.
 
Are there any other health or fitness bloggers you’ve found on Bloglovin’ that you’d like to share? We’d love to hear about them in the comments below.
 
Here’s to your health, wealth, and happiness
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