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Nutrition EPISODES

Discover how proper nutrition fuels your body and mind for peak performance. Learn tips, recipes, and insights to live a healthier lifestyle.
Dec. 12, 2023

MM#290--How NOT To Diet, pt 2--The Missing 28 lbs.

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Ever wondered why managing weight is more than just counting calories? Join us as we unravel the truth behind this common misconception. With insights from Dr. Michael Greger's enlightening book "How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss." we explore a ground-breaking study that reveals our bodies are more efficient at storing fat calories compared to protein or carbs. Switching gears, ...
Dec. 7, 2023

MM#289--The Obesity Epidemic + Isnt a Calorie Just a Calorie? = Nutrition 101 + How to Not Diet

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message With 71% of American adults overweight and obesity rates jumping tenfold in the last century, it's clear we are in a crisis. But what if it's not just about personal motivation or changes in our environment? What if there's more to this epidemic than meets the eye? Join me, as we journey through the groundbreaking work of Michael Greger, "How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss." We'll debun...
March 21, 2023

MM#216--15% Of Us Can Be Food Addicted

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In today's MM, we continue to seek the truth where it leads us and we continue on with Michael Moss and his excellent book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions. Key Points from the Episode: How the word--addiction--evolved through history to have many different meanings and why that is important.The very fine line between a compulsive behavior and a habit. One has a bad traject...
March 16, 2023

MM#215--The Addiction Is Strong With This One

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Why can't you eat just one potato chip? In this MM, we seek the truth where it leads us. and todays author is on the right path, Michael Moss and his excellent book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions. It was written in 2021 and can help us along our journey. Key Points from the Episode: The 2002 legal case of Pelman v McDonald's Corp changed the outlook for t...
March 7, 2023

MM#212--We Are All Drug Addicts

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we revisit a very popular book around food addiction. Our guide is Susan Peirce Thompson and her excellent book, Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Freeand she makes a compelling case that flour and sugar as foods are more addictive than drugs to the human brain. Key Points from the Episode: Modern foods such as flour and sugar are not the same substances that they ...
Feb. 16, 2023

MM#207--Nutritional Bright Lines

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we continue on with our study of willpower but we discover Nutritional Bright Lines in the process. Our guide to share this wonderful tool with us is Susan Peirce Thompson and her excellent book, Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free. Key Points from the Episode: Modern foods are very addictive and our brains don't know how to navigate them thus the reason why the world'...
Feb. 14, 2023

MM#206--The Dragons of Vice & Shiny Bright Lines

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MOJO Minute, we capture our last nugget of wisdom from Roy Baumeister and John Tierney and their spectacular 2011 book, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength but it is in fact, our most important nugget of wisdom! Key Points from the Episode: Eric Clapton shares his story on losing his sonWe are ALL pilgrims along our progress toward the Celestial CityShiny Bright Lines can act as a sword t...
Sept. 2, 2021

MM#45--G.B.O.M.B.S.

Earlier this week, we tackled our G-Habits now in todays MOJO Minutes, let's tackle our G.B.O.M.B.S. from Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Super Immunity: A Breakthrough Program to Boost the Body's Defenses and Stay Healthy All Year Round (affiliate link).

Key points:
What are G.B.O.M.B.S.?

Nutritional science has made phenominal strides in the last decade or so

How we should our G-habit and our G.B.O.M.B.S. routine

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July 13, 2021

MM#24--Do you Hate Salads As Much As I Do?!

In this episode, we ask the ultimate question for everyone trying to tackle their nutrition and better their health, do you hate eating salads too? lol (seriously)

Thank you Dr. Joel Fuhrman from The End of Dieting (affiliate link) for this gem of super goodness and health.

In this fun episode, we provide the ultimate solution if you do hate eating your salad!?!

Key points:
Why salads are super good for you!

The Eat Your Greens recipe

My own Vita-mix blender (affiliate link) that I use.

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