Minerva Place Review and Opportunity
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Scheduled to go live in early 2012, MinervaPlace (MinervaPlace.com) is already poised to become the number one health and beauty destination on the web. Founded by some of America's most successful business and marketing leaders, Minerva brings together renowned physicians and scientists in the fields of health and nutrition and supports them with the country's most accomplished writers, graphic artists and film and video producers to provide visitors with smart content related to weight management, fitness and wellness, as well as beauty, style and fashion. The valuable content on MinervaPlace is free, but we encourage visitors to become community members so they may interact and share their knowledge and experience in the realms of health and wellness. Community Members gain access to MinervaPlace.com premium content and support the Minerva Worldwide, Inc. mission, the fight against childhood obesity, fast becoming one of America's most serious health issues. Membership is only $19.95 a year. The membership fee also entitles members to a valuable, light and healthy recipe book as well as other premiums. Tell me about your Cause, your Mission. As a top destination for those seeking diet knowledge, solutions and related products, Minerva is well positioned to address the issue of obesity and contribute to the fight against this national health crisis. Some health professionals believe obesity will soon surpass smoking as the largest single factor in early death, reduced quality of life and added health care costs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one third of adults in the U.S. are obese and another third are overweight. Americans are getting fatter every year. Obesity is responsible for more than 160,000 "excess" deaths a year, according to a study in theJournal of the American Medical Association. Research at George Washington University reveals that the average obese person costs society more than $7,000 a year in lost productivity and added medical treatment. A person 70 pounds or more overweight may require added lifetime medical costs as much as $30,000, depending on race and gender. But until recently less was known about the 17 percent of children who meet the criteria for childhood obesity, a percentage which has tripled over the past three decades. Studies suggest that obese children are prone to developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, just like obese adults. But they might also suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies and musculoskeletal problems because of the burden of excess weight on their developing bodies. Prevention is considered the best approach to tackling obesity, especially in young people. Unfortunately teaching kids to eat less, avoid ever-present junk food and increase exercise has proved a major challenge. Recently the fight against childhood obesity has become a national movement, one which MinervaPlace intends to join wholeheartedly. A generous percentage of all new MinervaPlace.com basic member fees will go toward the fight against childhood obesity.