Diabetes Diagnosis Fueled 40-Pound Weight reduction

However, the diabetes diagnosis had one bright spot, which is it spurred Paula's 40-pound weight loss. Deen even got her husband and 2 sons to shed weight,
and together the 4 lost a meizitang zisu combined 178 pounds. Paula lost 40 pounds; her husband Michael Groover shed 60 pounds; her older son Jamie lost 45 pounds; and her
younger son Bobby has maintained a 33-pound weight loss.

Deen recently purchased her old cooking shows from the Food Network as part of an agenda to launch her very own subscription-based digital network, which
went live today. Paula will air her shows, including "Paula's Home Cooking," "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Paula's Party."

The move is part of a comeback she quietly began focusing on at the outset of the entire year. In February 2014, Deen received a $75 million cash infusion
from Najafi Companies, a Phoenix-based investment firm, to launch Paul Deen Ventures.

The new umbrella company will oversee her restaurants, cookbooks, a store, and product endorsement deals. As part of her restructuring, Deen also plans to
open a $20 million restaurant called Paula Deen's Family Kitchen, located next to Dolly Parton's Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Paula said she has been getting lots of therapy to cope with her depression and is doing better. "I have been receiving a really erratic little journey with
a psychologist I respect a lot," she said. Deen said the support from her loyal fans has also helped her heal. "If it wasn't meizitang new for my fans' love, I'd be home
breathing right into a paper bag," she said.

Dr. Oz: Fibroid surgery can spread cancer; Chris Powell's weight loss tactics
Dr. Mehmet Oz examined whether hysterectomies to get rid of uterine fibroids can spread cancer, and discussed fitness tips with "Extreme Weight Loss" star
Chris Powell around the Sept. 24 episode from the Dr. Oz Show.