The Root of Obesity… and Debt

Impulsivity – If you want to give a name to what ails us, this is it. It’s the root cause of obesity and debt for most people. At its extreme it’s what leads to financial ruin, the destruction of families, … Read More

An Essential Diet Hack

Throw it out.

You know exactly what I’m talking about.

Throw. It. Out.

I know you paid money for it. I know there are people in the world that are starving. It doesn’t matter right now.

This is an ESSENTIAL … Read More

The Body Fat Trap

Danger! Danger! It’s a trap. 

Honestly, this may come across as a little ‘conspiracy theory’ but I believe it to be true.

The double-edged wrath of food.

Yep…Wrath.

OK, I guess it’s more “Over-eating” the simply food..but you get the … Read More

Why We Eat (part 2)

I’ll admit, I wasn’t always the best listener in high school.

Sure I remember most of my lessons, but I’m not sure if I really
‘got’ them.

Take for instance…Pavlov’s Dogs.

I’m sure you’ve heard the story: Pavlov was the … Read More

Food, famly, friends

My little brother is back in Ontario visiting for the week. To celebrate, my parents hosted an ‘open house’ where neighbors, friends and family got together and we all had a chance to catch up.

We also ate.

Actually, given … Read More

Childhood Obesity

Here is an absolutely astonishing fact from research conducted at the University of Guelph:

“In a typical high school with more than 1,000 students, the cafeteria would sell only three to five pieces of fruit in total per day, which

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Is There a Conspiracy to Make Us Fat?

Thanks to some very frustrating airport delays yesterday, I managed to finish off “Mindless Eating” by Brian Wansink.

This book did not disappoint me. Almost every page had great facts about the way food is marketed and the factors that … Read More