Something You Should Know about Weight Loss


Why You Eat When You're Not Hungry

March 8, 2010

 

Interview with Michelle May, M.D., author of the book Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle

 

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Mike Carruthers:
So many people struggle with food and being overweight but it probably wasn’t always that way.

 

Michelle May, M.D.:
You need to only look at most children and see that from the moment they’re born, they know when they’re hungry, they know when they’re full, they eat what they love, and they don’t obsess about food in between.

 

How You Control Your Health - Part 2

February 17, 2010

 

Interview with William Sears, M.D., author of the book Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer

 

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Mike Carruthers:
To be healthy you can’t go wrong following mom’s advice.

 

William Sears, M.D.:
You know (your) mother summed this up years ago when she said, “Eat your fruits and veggies and go outside and play” – that was the key to health at all ages.

 


Dr. William Sears

Why Every Calorie Counts

February 4, 2010

 

Interview with Ken Sasse, M.D., author of the book Life-Changing Weight Loss: Feel More Energetic and Live a More Active Life with a Proven, Medically Based Weight Loss Program (Sasse Guide)

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Of course you know that losing weight isn’t easy, but…

 

Kent Sasse M.D.:
Just remember that every calorie you burn does count so it doesn’t need to be one hour solid of sweating at the gym on a fancy machine.
 


Dr. Kent Sasse

Dr. Kent Sasse, author of the book Life-Changing Weight Loss

 

Medical Facts About Dieting

December 4, 2009

 

Interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz, co-author of the book You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you go on a diet to lose weight, the overwhelming odds are you will fail.

 

Mehmet Oz, M.D.:
The average person tries to diet hard. You can't diet hard - there are a dozen redundant biological systems that will force you to eat.
 


Dr. Mehmet Oz

Dr. Mehmet Oz, co-author of the book You: On A Diet

 

When You Can't Sleep

October 7, 2009

Interview with Paul McKenna, author of the book I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
So many Americans don’t sleep well. Yet so much good can happen from a good night sleep.

 

Paul McKenna:
If you sleep well your health will be significantly better, your immune system stronger. You moods will be better and your productivity will be up because your stamina will be better.


Paul McKenna

 

Important Research On Diet & Weight Loss Part 2

June 2, 2009
Interview with Nancy Snyderman, M.D. author of Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat

 

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Mike Carruthers:
People who eat fast tend to be overweight, why? Well when you eat slower your taste buds get bored.

 

Nancy Snyderman, M.D.:
The new sense of a food, the texture and the taste of it after about the third bite or after about twenty minutes your taste buds go, "Oh yeah, been there, done that." And then the food doesn't taste so good anymore.

 
  


Nancy Snyderman, M.D.

Fun & Healthy Eating

June 8, 2009

Interview with Wendy Bazilian, author of The Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients

 

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Mike Carruthers:
With very little effort you can improve the nutrition of the meals you and your family eat.


Wendy Bazilian:
For example right in your cupboard are some of the most concentrated sources of antioxidants around - things like cinnamon, ginger, yellow curry and oregano.


Wendy Bazilian

 

Important Research On Diet & Weight Loss

June 1, 2009
Interview with Nancy Snyderman, M.D. author of Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat

 

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Mike Carruthers:
You've heard a million times that Americans are fatter than ever but why? Is it just a matter of willpower?


Nancy Snyderman, M.D.:
There's a sabotage that's just a part of the bigger picture. We have created lovely suburbs with no sidewalks; we've taken gym out of school; we do not know how much fat is in the average meal when we go out to eat.


Nancy Snyderman, M.D.

 

Motivation To Get In Shape

 September 8, 2009

Interview with Jillian Michaels author Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!

 

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Mike Carruthers:
More people fail than succeed at losing weight and keeping it off. And one big reason is a lack of real motivation.

 

People might be inspired and passionate and in a moment of bravado they’ll decide to make a change and they’ll starve their bodies or they’ll take crazy drugs, which ultimately damages their bodies. They yo-yo diet - they put it all back on and then some.


Jillian Michaels

 

The Problem Of Super-Sizing

 February 17, 2009
Interview with Hank Cardello, author of Stuffed: An Insider's Look at Who's (Really) Making America Fat

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Mike Carruthers:
As we look at the obesity problem in this country, a lot of people are pointing fingers at the fast food companies, saying they are a big part of the problem.

 

Frank Cardello:
It's really economics. I mean nobody sat in their offices in these fast food restaurants or in the food companies saying, "How do we make people overweight or fat?" - rather they make more profits the larger the size gets.


Hank Cardello

 

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