Refined white sugar is particularly noxious, and by some perverse twist we have come to believe that sugar-sweetened desserts are essential to “having fun.” We feed our children this devitalized food because we are socialized to expect it, (amen!) and we to provide it (not [...]
Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
So, You Think Sugar is OK?
Posted: July 26, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: childhood obesity, health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, junk food, obesity, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, sugar, Weight Loss
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10 Fat Loss Mistakes You Are Making At The Gym – Part I
Posted: June 6, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: cardio exercise, fat loss, fitness, health and fitness, Matt Lisk, obesity, Weight Loss, weight loss exercise
By Matt Lisk Author of The Burrito Diet Stop Using Weight Machines! Weight machines are sexy, sleek, shiny, and smooth. Perhaps that is why gym owners and lazy personal trainers have fallen head over heels in love with them. Gym owners pack their gyms with these eye catching devices so that they could get more [...]
Fat Acceptance?…. Are You Kidding?!
Posted: August 2, 2008 in health, Nutrition Tidbits, physical therapy, Sports MedicineTags: diet, fat acceptance, health, health risk, nutrition, obesity
I have recently stumbled across a few articles and blogs regarding the topic of “fat acceptance” and am literally appalled. The notion I feel is utter nonsense and represents another attempt by our society to pass the buck. While I am in complete support of being happy with yourself, the idea of [...]
Our Kids, Their Future, Our Choices
Posted: May 31, 2008 in Sports MedicineTags: fitness, health, kids, obesity, organized sports, parenting
Today’s youth is tomorrow’s future. The problem is that what is happening to our youth may be setting them (and our country) up for failure. There are two major problems we see in America today; early sports specialization and obesity. Early specialization is when kids play one sport year round at too early of an [...]
