Linked to the controversial Scientology religion (which was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbrd and focuses on natural ways to cure mental and physical illnesses) , Kirstie claims that there is absolutely no link between her religion and her new diet program in spite of the fact that the company headquarters just happen to be in the same building facility as the Church of Scientology offices. Additionally, Kirstie claims that her accountant, is a Scientology Jew and the headquarters utilize his address.

According to speculation, the company was started in an effort to funnel money into the well known religious sect. Kirstie remains steadfast in denying the allegations and states that she is too cheap to give the church that kind of money.

Her new reality show focuses on her latest struggle to lose weight, her self-proclaimed healthy, normal, happy children and her new weight loss program which she helped develop. The new program is called Alley’s Organic Liaison. It involves three supplements that cleanse the body and curb cravings. Cravings are one of Alley’s biggest hang-ups she tells interviewer Meredith Vieira.

The company headquarters happens to be in the same building as the Scientology offices. Alley vehemently denies any link between her religion and her diet program. She claims her accountant is a Scientology Jew and that the address is his. Many speculate, she started the company to funnel money into the religious sect. She scoffs at the rumor and states, she is too cheap to give them that kind of money.

Scientology was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard and focuses on natural methods to cure everything from mental illness to real illnesses.

In 2006, PepsiCo and the number one soda maker Coca Cola had agreed to remove their sugary drinks from all U.S. schools. Health groups have been attacking various companies, claiming that the sugar is contributing to obesity and the rise in Diabetes.

Earlier this month, Coke said that it would only sell its sugary colas in secondary schools but would withdraw them from elementary schools worldwide. Coke and Pepsi have both been working on tasty water drinks as replacements for the sodas being withdrawn from the schools.

Soda companies are under attack in New York and elsewhere, where taxes of a few cents are being proposed on their sodas. In this case it is not concern for the health of the children. It is the need for states to tax anything and everything to gain funds for their enormous state deficits.

“Organic Liaison” is Alley’s own diet program that she has created. It is based on organic foods, vitamins, and supplements that are designed to suppress appetite and rid the body of toxins. The program focuses on calorie counting and costs five dollars a day to join, or $1,700 a year. Alley has already lost 20 pounds from “Organic Liaisons”.

There is much speculation that the program is tied to Scientology, as the program’s address is the same as some Scientology offices, and the executives of the program are all top-ranking Scientologists. Alley, who is also a high-ranking Scientologist, denies the program is tied in with the religion. She claims the address is actually her accountant’s office in Clearwater, Florida.

Simpson became the World’s Biggest Mom when she delivered her daughter in 2007 at 532 pounds. She needed a team of 30 medics to deliver her daughter Jacqueline during a high-risk Caesarean birth. Although she can only move 20ft before needing to sit down, she wants to be even bigger. ”I’d love to be 1,000lb. It might be hard though. Running after my daughter keeps my weight down,’” she said. Surprisingly, she says her 49 year old boyfriend, who she met on a dating site for plus-size people, has encouraged her to eat more even though he weighs a meager 150 pounds.

Despite the fact that Simpson cannot walk and uses a motorized scooter to get around, she says that she is healthy.

By putting the body through quick, intensive exercise sets with brief periods of rest in between, research has proven that endurance, strength and speed will increase at a higher percentage rate than it would by performing the more conventional type of exercise routine.

For several hours following a short, intense work-out, carbohydrates and fat will burn as the metabolism rate descends from its sharp rise. Olympic athletes have been using interval training for some time now, with exceptional results. It was originally believed that it would be too physically demanding for non-professional athletes to adopt the same style of training. However, the basic concept informing interval training can be employed by the general public to achieve faster and better results without expending too much time. Experts caution that non-elite athletes should not overdo the intensity of the training, but rather take it slowly at first and build up to a more strenuous pace as the body adjusts to the new style of exercise.

People may no longer have excuses not to exercise. Many people claim that there are just not enough hours in their day to exercise correctly. Interval training, experts say, can take an entire week’s worth of exercising and shrink it down to one hour.

Interval training is a technique that was designed for Olympic athletes, and it has been thought that the routine would be too difficult for most people. However, new studies show that older people and people with health problems have used the technique successfully. Experts say that this technique could revolutionize workouts everywhere.

Intense interval training requires working hard for a period of time, with a short rest and then repeating it. Experts say that a four set series of four minute sets including three minutes of rest is enough. It has been tested for running and biking and is expected to work with rowing and swimming as well.

Interval training is said to be twice as efficient as normal exercise. It can double a person’s endurance, and increase strength and oxygen by 10 percent. A person’s speed can also be increased by at least 5 percent.

“No one in Hollywood told me they wanted to see a movie about a 350 pound black girl who had HIV,” the LA Times reported Daniels as saying. He continued, saying “She’s not 350 pounds, Gabby, but the book says…before you were hired,” trying to fix his gaffe. Sidibe reportedly shook her head during the speech but no comment from her as yet has been published.

Precious, which focuses on the harsh realities of abuse that many in poverty must deal with on a daily basis, has drawn much comment and criticism about its use of food in the movie. In one scene, Precious steals a bucket of chicken, eats it all, and then vomits it all up into a nearby trashcan. Sidibe has stated publicly that she has long struggled with weight issues and in a recent appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she stated that had been dieting since she was six years old.

In Louisville, Kentucky there has been a recall for one popular Girl Scout cookie type; the Lemon Chalet Creme cookies. The recall of the cookies is not do to any contamination or bacteria found in them, but simply because they “do not meet quality standards”. Consumers have reported the cookies to taste and smell funny, which is cause of concern to any company. The cookies have been reported as “safe to eat” but the taste is not what it is supposed to be.

The Girl Scout Cookie recall only affects lot numbers 7455881, 7455882, 7455883, 7456741, 7456742, 7456743, 7457661, 7457662, 7457663, 7458521, 7458522, 7458523, 7459401, 7459402, and 7459403.

Similar Cookie investigations are taking place in Atlanta, GA as well due to the “funny tasting cookies” for earlier today.

Lacatus is the largest known woman to ever give birth in Romania. A spokesperson for the hospital where the delivery took place, Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, stated that Lacatus was transported from the hospital in her village in Southern Romania to Bucharest because the facility did not have a bed to accommodate the woman’s weight. Upon arrival at Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, three teams consisting of ambulance staff and firefighters were needed to carry the woman into the hospital.

Florin Costandache, who helped with the operation, stated that one of the main challenges came about because she needed four times the anesthetic a normal person needs.

Given Lacatus’ weight and problems with her thyroid, she is being heavily monitored for post-surgery complications such as diabetes, bleeding, blood clots and infection.

There is one other case of a heavier woman giving birth to triplets in Britain in 2008, that woman was 560-pound Leanne Salt.

The healthy little baby girl is the first child for Lacatus who is engaged to be married later this year to 36-year-old fiancé, Costica Lacatus.