Food + Weight
The Big Food Sugar Shuffle
Brad Lamm, CIP As we barrel toward the terrifying statistic of 3 out of 4 people categorized as overweight by 2020, a heaping helping has been written about obesity and food addiction. But where exactly did this epidemic come from? The answer just might surprise you; it did me when I first read it. In…
Read MoreHow He Lost HALF His Body Weight
When he was at his heaviest, Jason Brown, 45, was a size XXXXXXXXL He now weighs 239lbs and has slimmed down to a size XL Doctors told him to ‘get on a treadmill’ when he said he was depressed Jason features in People Magazine’s annual ‘Half Their Size’ issue A man who shed half of…
Read MoreAspartame: No Calorie with a Cost
Brad Lamm, CIP It’s easy to assume when a product says low-cal on a food label that it’s healthy. Sadly that is not always the case. In our ever expanding world, we search for every advantage we can get in managing weight. Unfortunately, with manufactured alternatives to sugar such as aspartame, we are making our…
Read MoreSummer Eat Wave – Childhood Obesity
Brad Lamm, CIP | No more pencils, no more books, and no more teacher’s dirty looks. Same story, different year…but wait. Something’s changed for the bigger, not better, and it’s up to all you parents to commit to go old school – and by that I mean down and dirty, swim and bike, run…
Read MoreObesity: I’m Not Big, Why We Loathe to Admit it
Brad Lamm, CIP | As Americans continue to gain weight, countless doctors and medical teams are slaving away to address the obesity epidemic. Could it be that the easiest fix is as simple as taking an honest look in the mirror? The majority of Americans don’t see themselves as overweight. Unfortunately our statistics say otherwise.…
Read MoreObesity: The World is Literally Round
by Brad Lamm, CIP The world is round, and now we know, so are more than 30% of occupants on it as obesity continues to climb worldwide and the epidemic of struggle grows. It’s more than food, fat or feelings- and I know from working on the front line of this painful battle, how we…
Read MoreEDUCATED EATING: Why Some Diets Are Designed To Fail
by Brad Lamm, CIP While our country’s desire to lose weight continues to rise, unfortunately the people who need to lose weight continues to increase as well. The irony is that so many people who attempt to lose weight are actually gaining weight in the process. Why you ask? Many corporations are the driving engine behind…
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