Okay, so maybe not Ridley Scott’s aliens, but there are definitely foreign puppeteers pulling the strings from inside your body.

The good news is that they are fairly happy to coexist with you, instead of bursting out of your chest like Porky Pig at the end of a Bugs Bunny cartoon…

You’re probably aware that there are trillions of bacteria that live in your stomach and intestines, but their importance and influence in maintaining your overall health may not have been highlighted to you…

Healthy TV | Episode 031

There’s a lot of talk about how your genetics impacts weight gain… But is it all true?

This is part 3 of this series on why we gain weight.

It turns out the common beliefs  – that its a product of bad genes, bad calories and poor willpower – is misleading at best… And downright destructive at worst.

In Episode 31 you’ll learn:

• The difference between eye color and waist size.
• How your parents (and grandparents) food choices affect your body.
• What turns on the “fatness genes”.
• What you can do about it…

Healthy TV | Episode 030

With so much emphasis on body composition these days, it’s time we shine some light on why we gain weight in the first place.

It turns out the common beliefs  – that it’s a product of bad genes, bad calories, and poor willpower – is misleading at best… And downright destructive at worst.

This topic deserves some time… and this is part 2 of a 4 part series.  In part 1 (Episode 029) I talked about the roots of overeating and how you can work to overcome it.  To circle back to Episode 029, CLICK HERE.

In today’s episode I’ll show you…

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Healthy TV | Episode 029

There’s so much focus on how to lose weight, but hardly anyone is talking about why it happens in the first place…

It turns out the most common beliefs around weight gain – that it’s a product of bad genes, bad calories, and poor willpower – is misleading at best…  And downright destructive at worst.

This topic deserves some time… so I’m going to spend the next 4 shows diving into the nitty gritty about weight gain… And *spoiler* its NOT about lack of willpower, Calories, or being too lazy or stupid…

In today’s episode I’ll share with you:

• Why there were no obese cavemen.
• What evolution has to do with packing on pounds.
• How our brains are hardwired to overeat.
• How to avoid overeating.
• The most important lesson when it comes to eating.