10 things I learned from the world's fittest man
- Sat May 12 2012
- Robyn Shanks
It was a flight of stairs that changed it all for Rich Roll. On the eve of his fortieth birthday, Rich stood panting half way up the stairs to bed. It was then, sweat forming on his head, he realized it was time to change. Overweight, uninspired and fearing he wouldn’t live to see his daughter get married, Rich decided enough was enough.
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Weight loss supplements don't work
- Thu Mar 15 2012
- James Fell
News flash, everyone! Weight loss supplements don’t work. In other news, it was discovered that the earth is round and revolves around the sun.
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Can diet soda cut your life short?
- Wed Feb 29 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
When I was in Paris in September, I spent a considerable amount of time feeling some degree of defeat over not being able to fit my North American-bottom into European-size clothes. It's now a well-worn trope that "French women don't get fat," but contrary to the self-righteous proclamations of healthy living, what I actually observed was a fairly strict regiment of cigarettes and Diet Coke.
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How Dr. Oz balances glitzy TV with useful medical advice
- Fri Feb 17 2012
- Julia Belluz, Macleans.ca
He swept into the dimmed Sony Centre in Toronto, combing the crowd like an evangelical leader, and Science-ish half-expected audience members to fall down at his touch. But this was no high priest ready to encourage middle-aged men and women to start walking after being paralyzed or to see again after going blind.
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Stigmatizing obesity causes weight gain
- Mon Feb 13 2012
- James Fell
The issue of political correctness is a struggle for me. It’s not that I personally try to offend anyone, but rather I look to entertain. See, I firmly believe in the wisdom of Johnny Carson: “People will pay more to be entertained that educated.” When it comes to writing about fitness and weight loss, I endeavour to do both.
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Best way to prevent obesity? More home ec and less shop class
- Sat Feb 11 2012
- James Fell
My friend Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is an obesity researcher in Ottawa and he’s got a great blog called Weighty Matters. A recent post looks at how dietary elitism can scare people off of healthy eating. I’m going to pull something directly from Dr. Freedhoff’s post to reveal what he means.
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