By Paula Bowers-Sanchez Does this sound familiar? I was talking with a friend last week who is desperately trying to lose weight. I asked what she was doing. She said she had a "plan." She skips breakfast, only has a salad or a small soup for lunch, then for dinner maybe a little

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — Norma Tommie stood outside the Big Cypress Reservation’s Frank Billie Tribal Field Office on April 4, National Walking Day, stretching to prepare for her walk. Normally, Tommie works out four to five days per week at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium’s fitness center with her trainer,

By Brenda Bordogna BIG CYPRESS — Seminole Pathways III, sponsored by Big Cypress Health Department, began in the fall of 2011 with biweekly cooking classes taught by Big Cypress nutritionists. The classes focused on modifying favorite recipes to make them healthier by lowering fat and sugar content and raising fiber content. The