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EP 52 – Should We Stop Using The Term Obesity? – with Kelly Moen and Lisa Schaffer

People don’t educate themselves enough about obesity and why it’s a disease. There are so many misconceptions. In today’s episode of the Big Fat Facts podcast, Dan and Kelly Moen are joined by Lisa Schaffer- the chair of Obesity Canada’s public engagement committee – to talk about values and body positivity. They discuss accepting ourselves as we are and how we need to learn more about how to approach the topic of obesity in general. Join the conversation now!

EP 51: Self-Determination Theory – Autonomy and the Psychological Liberty, Freedom & Internal Will with Kelly Moen

Edward Deci and Richard Ryan expanded on the early work differentiating between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and proposed three main intrinsic needs involved in self-determination- relatedness, competence, and autonomy. In the third episode of the self-determination theory series, Dr. Dan and Kelly Moen focus on the third need- autonomy- one that constitutes a feeling of overall psychological liberty and freedom of internal will.

EP 50 – Simplicity and Why It is Important with Olly Pegg

In June 2020, we had the pleasure of speaking with Olly Pegg from the UK. Olly was going through healing from addiction and moving on in life thanks to exercise. His journey has been inspirational and in today’s episode, we’re back for a chat about sobriety, admitting the addictions, and getting help and support from the right sources.

EP 49 – Self-Determination Theory – Competence Is A Driving Force and An Essential Part of Our Wellbeing

Dr. Steve Danylchuk is a clinical pharmacist in the emergency department at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in Red Deer, Alberta. He also completed the PharmD bridging program in 2017. In January 2020, Steve decided to take part in the physique competition but after it got canceled, he went through a breakdown and fell off the wagon. How to develop the mindset that will move you forward despite hectic situations and what should we bring to the plate when our goals are ruined by outside factors? Tune in now.

To Carb or Not To Carb? – Webinar Replay

Post author By healthevolved
Post date February 2, 2021
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This webinar originally aired live Wednesday, February 17, 2021.

In this webinar, we answer questions surrounding carbs and a healthy diet. Specifically discussing – what is a Ketogenic Diet?

What is Persistent Metabolic Adaptation?

Metabolic adaptation is thought to occur in order to counter weight-loss – because our body is kind of like a needy stage 5 clinger and wants to hold onto as much energy as possible in case the zombie apocalypse happens. Let’s look at a study based on the Biggest Loser competition.

EP 48 – The Journey of a Physique Competitor – From Disordered Eating to a Healthy Lifestyle with Dr. Steve Danylchuk

Insulin and Carbs. The cause of the Obesity epidemic?

When I consider some of my biggest pet peeves with practicing in obesity and weight-management medicine, I would say one of the more prominent ones is the unnecessary controversy around insulin. In this article, I dive into the science behind Insulin, how it helps our bodies function, and why insulin has been dubbed the fat-storage hormone.

How to Create Lasting Changes! – Webinar Replay

Post author By healthevolved
Post date January 13, 2021
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How to Create Lasting Changes!

EP 47 – The COVID Vaccine: What You Need to Know and WHY You Should Get it – with Dr. Jessica Sacher

Since the start of the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic, laboratories have been actively working on creating a vaccine for the virus. It has been over 10 months since the majority of the countries went into lockdown and now in January, we can start vaccinating the population. How does the Covid vaccine work and what will the mRNA/protein do when it reaches our system with the vaccine? There’s a lot of questions and let’s discuss everything in fine detail with Dr. Jessica Sacher.