9 Easy Behavioral Modifications for Healthier Eating and Living

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Written By: Beth Casey Gold

FRIDAY, Mar 5th 2010 (fooducate.com) – We don’t like the word “diet.” Diets are about restriction, sacrifice, and typically they aren’t too much fun. Instead, we’re all about lifestyle change through behavior modification. Guess what? It works. We’ve researched this technique for the past 18 years under the leadership of Jean Harvey-Berino, R.D., Ph.D. at the University of Vermont. You can lose and manage weight by simply changing troublesome habits. We’ve seen person after person go through our program and lose 1-2 lbs per week by doing just that.

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Obesity 101: We Are How We Eat and the Problem of Fast Food Culture

Link to Article| http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=2713210

Written By: Sharon Kirkey

TUESDAY, Mar 9th 2009 (Canwest News Service) – Dr. Valerie Taylor doesn’t believe that most people with a weight problem would say, “This is not my fauly,” or “This is because of McDonald’s.”

“Absolutely, they take responsibility,” says Taylor, an assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioural neuroscience at McMaster University in Hamilton and director of the Canadian Obesity Network mental health program. Many people feel guilty about their weight, she says, “and they struggle to accept treatments like surgery because they really feel they should be able to control this problem themselves.

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StatsCan Study To Weigh in on Canada’s Obesity Rates

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WEDNESDAY, Jan 13 2010 (Canwest News Service) – Dr. Nicolas Christou remembers in 1977 giving a surgical grand rounds — a medical ritual where doctors discuss unusual cases — about a “morbidly obese” patient with a body mass index of 57.

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Eating Breakfast Means Better Health

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Written By: Dr. Stuart Kinsinger

FRIDAY, Dec 11th 2009 (The Lindsay Post) — Most of us get out of our regular routing when holidays come. So with the holidays fast approaching this would be a good time to consider one simple part of a good routine; breakfast.

Earlier this week the popular press reported that the growing problem of diabetes is likened to a brewing economic tsunami. This week’s column deals with one aspect of that.

Those who eat a nutritious breakfast are much healthier than those who don’t according to a recent article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because, after a night’s rest we need to rev up our metabolism. What we eat determines whether we feel sluggish or energetic as the day goes on.

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Incorporating Exercise Into A Busy Life

Link to Article | http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2009/07/08/6266/incorporating-exercise-into-a-busy-life/

Written By: Jay Hewitt

July 8 2009 (Diabetes Health) – I would exercise if I had more time… if I had a health club membership… if it didn’t hurt so much… if I knew what exercises to do… if I could do it with my family… if I could control my blood sugar…

Have you ever said anything like that? I have. Yes, I race the Ironman triathlon, but I also live in the real world. I have a job (two actually-lawyer and motivational speaker), a wife and child, a house with chores that need to be done, and a demanding training schedule. Oh, yeah, and I also have type 1 diabetes. I know how hard it is to balance life and exercise. Let’s see what we can do.

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