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Choose to Belong
I just returned from the 35th reunion of my 8th grade graduating class. I know that might sound a little silly, but I bounced around to several high schools and then dropped out, so this is the only reunion I...
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Scale Chatter
I had the opportunity to meet with some Bright Lifers this week, members of our Bright Line Eating community. Among them was Dr. Betty Rabinowitz, a retired physician from the University of Rochester. As we chatted...
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Helping Doctors Talk to Their Patients with Obesity
A recent study examined what physicians say to patients who present with chronic obesity. Physicians usually don’t address the issue at all because of time constraints. They have very short appointments and specific...
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The Insanity of Cigarettes
Last week marked my 5-year anniversary of quitting smoking. I haven’t talked about it in the vlog before because I felt a lot of shame around it. But now, I’m ready to talk about it.
I smoked on and off my whole life....
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Limitations of the NOVA Processed Foods Classification System
In 2009, Brazilian researchers came up with the NOVA classification system to determine the level of processing of any food.
Level 1 is whole, real food, minimally altered. Level 2 is culinary ingredients. Level 3...
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Staying Bright is the Top Health Priority
I’ve been experiencing a lot of issues with pain in my shoulder lately, and I just got diagnosed with frozen shoulder. As I’ve been looking at various ways to address the pain, one of the things I’ve considered is...
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Is There an Obesity Paradox?
Years ago, I was teaching a college course called The Psychology of Eating and Body Image, and I ended up becoming dear friends with one of my students, a woman named Anna. She introduced me to the obesity paradox. It...
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Pros and Cons of Semaglutide Drugs for Weight Loss
Semaglutide drugs have taken the weight-loss world by storm. Our community has been clamoring for my take on these medications. You would think, as the leader of Bright Line Eating, that I would be against a...
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Some Thoughts on Oil
I’ve been experiencing some joint pain recently, and this led me to take a closer look at the fats I’m using in my food plan. In this week’s vlog, I talk about the ways we use oil as part of a Bright Line Eating food...
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Willpower Depletion Revisited
A Bright Lifer recently sent me some articles about newly published research on willpower. At first glance, I was distressed. This research seems to fly in the face of everything I teach our community about willpower....
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A Chance Encounter with a Bright Line Eater
I was on a vacation recently and had a chance encounter with a Bright Line Eater. We had the opportunity to have a long conversation about her experience in the program. This week, I share with you her story and the...
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Two Effects of Sugar in the Gut
February 15, 2023 - Gut health and the microbiome have been hot topics in recent years. And with good reason! The microbiome is important to overall health, wellness, and longevity, and this week’s vlog is all about...
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