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Paige and Gretchen interview U.S. Olympic Skeleton Race, Noelle Pikus-Pace, and learn a bit more about this dangerously fast sport. Noelle talks about her training before Vancouver and her experience during the Olympic games. A Mom herself, Noelle also discusses how important the support of her family has been in shaping her career.

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Paige interviews Charlie Engle, an endurance runner, about his long distance run across the Sahara Desert, and his charity organization H2O Africa.  H2O Africa was co-founded by Engle, Matt Damon, and others involved with Engle’s Documentary film, Running the Sahara. Engle also founded Mission Skincare, based on knowledge he acquired about caring for your skin in the desert.  You can visit Charlie’s website at charlieengle.com.

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Paige's newly discovered love of running has her in awe of our latest guest endurance runner Charlie Engle. Last year, Charlie and a few of his friends decided to run straight across the Sahara desert and they documented the entire expedition. The run took 111 days, went through six countries and covered over 4,300 miles. The fabulous film "Running the Sahara" documents each and every step of this amazing journey. Visit the website runningthesahara.com to get your copy of the film today. Enter "Mommycast" into the promo code and receive 20% of your purchase.

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You've probably heard something about high fructose corn syrup and how it has replaced table sugar in a lot of the foods we eat. If you're wondering what that means for the health of your family, check out this show where Paige and Gretchen learn from Neva Cochran, a registered dietician, more about high fructose corn syrup, its’ nutritional value, and why food companies choose to use it in their products. You can learn more too, by visiting SweetSurprise.com.

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State Farm has partnered with Dr. Ian Smith of ABC’s The View and VH1’s popular reality series Celebrity Fit Club to create “The 50 Million Pound Challenge” to promote healthier lives and more nutritious diets.
As part of our series “New Beginnings: Being There for Your New Family,” sponsored by State Farm, Paige and Gretchen visited with a mom-and-daughter duo who are serious about taking the Challenge! Danielle Williams decided to join the Challenge because of her concern for her daughter Dasia’s health. When Dasia’s doctor warned that she was at risk for type-2 diabetes, Danielle knew she had to do something. Now, inspired by the Challenge and armed with online tools available at www.50millionpounds.com, Danielle is taking charge of her family’s health. Watch the show to get your own inspiration and learn what the Williams are doing -- from restricting fast food to banning television. It is awesome! .

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An estimated one in three children in the United States is overweight. That’s an alarming number! Gretchen has a passion for dance and exercise and was thrilled to visit with Shannon Miller, seven time Olympic medalist, about the Shannon Miller Foundation which is dedicated to fighting childhood obesity.

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Paige and Gretchen chat with Pampers Parenting Network Expert and founder of Stroller Strides Lisa Druxman about getting back into life after pregnancy.