Tackling Childhood Obesity with a Family Focus
To reiterate my previous post, programs and perspective on Childhood Obesity Prevention, a study completed by Golley et al. (2007) published in Pediatrics vol. 119 no.3. The 12-month study compared the following groups: Parenting skills training to facilitate family lifestyle change (pamphlets on healthy eating and lifestyle provided) Parenting skills training above plus intensive lifestyle [...]
Childhood Obesity Prevention
In the US, the government’s Preventative Services Task Force says that school-aged children need to be screened for obesity and then sent to intensive treatment programs to lose weight. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! How loudly can I shout at all governments and yet they still won’t listen! This is not a child-centred problem! This [...]
Publicity makes people do stupid things
It is amazing what lengths people will go to for publicity! In the 2004 documentary film ‘Supersize Me’, the director and star ate nothing but McDonald’s food, 3 times a day for a month. During this time he: gained just over 11kg increased his body mass by 13% developed dangerously high cholesterol damaged his liver [...]
Just Want to be Happy Being You?
Don’t Want to be a Model? Just Want to be Happy Being You? Are you sick of all of the media and advertisement hype that says, ‘to be happy and successful, you need to be thin’? So what they are really saying is ‘if you don’t have a stomach that looks like this: then sorry [...]
Frightened of Failing Yet Again?
If you are: Someone who has tried every exercise and diet A perpetual yo-yo dieter Feeling like a failure because everything you have tried hasn’t worked Frustrated, angry, and disappointed in yourself Your own worst enemy and sabotage yourself constantly Just about to give up Living your life through your weight – constantly on your [...]
Diet & Exercise Don’t Work!
Who wouldn’t want Garfield as their role model – pampered, someone to look after your every need (you are the king and you have servants to look after your needs), freedom to do whatever you want, sleep when you want, eat when you want, exercise is a dirty word, eating is an obsession and there [...]
Full Member Resources
Coming Soon!!! Getting the web site ready for our launch turned out to be a little more complicated than anticipated (we think several MBP staff went insane, though it is difficult to spot much of a difference). We will be uploading members resources for you all ASAP. Thanks for your patience in the meantime.
Free Resources
Articles are in Adobe PDF format. You will need the free Adobe PDF reader to view them, which can be downloaded using the button below. Article Download Stress & Weight: An article Kellee wrote on the links between your stress levels and the size of your waistline. Role Models: Tips on how to become a [...]
Join the Mind & Body Power Program
Have you tried every diet in the world and yo-yo dieted a thousand times? Are you sick and tired of failing time and time again? And not knowing why? Are you your own worst enemy when it comes to your health and weight? Do you want support from the most important people around you but [...]
Join our community now
Join our community and receive your 16 week exercise program … and more! Mind & Body Power has 2 Memberships to choose from: Free Paid So what are the differences and what are the benefits you ask – see below for each. Free Membership: A 16-week exercise program sent to you in weekly installments The [...]
