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.

Last week I was house-sitting for Dr. Gibson.

In the centre of his house is a fireplace. One which I just could not get to stay lit…

…And it made me think of how the body uses the energy contained within different types of food.

Actually, I first heard this concept several years ago from Nora Gegaudas – it’s funny how stuff comes back into conscious thought when you’re absentmindedly trying to start a fire…

Our bodies burn fuel to give us energy, just like a fireplace burns wood to give us heat.