1/
Think you can exercise your way to weight loss?

Thank again.

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2/
You finish an hour on the treadmill or a sweaty cardio workout, thinking you’ve burned off enough for a pizza “reward”

Then realize you’ve burned 100 calories, at best.

That “reward” erases all the hard work & you gain weight
3/
In all the time we’ve been following Calories In Calories Out, our collective weight and health have moved in the wrong direction.

#CICO says you can lose weight by exercising into a deficit. But it doesn’t make sense.
4/
CICO numbers don’t always translate to the real world
Your calorie labels can be under by 20%
Your calorie number on your smartwatch is inaccurate
Exercise burns fewer calories than you think

The idea of “burning off” calories is flawed.
5/CICO has failed us - good data hasn’t.
We should approach weight loss from a different perspective:
🏃 The main focus of #exercise should be health, not weight loss.
🏋️‍♀️ We must build muscle to be metabolically healthy.
🍎 We should eat whole, real foods to support our bodies.
6/
Want to learn more about metabolic health and lose the weight for good?

Join the waitlist to find out more about my brand new metabolic health coaching program
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Many of us have sacrificed our health in the name of work. But continued sacrifices negatively affect our health and wellness.
When you consider the $225 billion price tag for illness in the workplace, it's obvious that employee health must be a priority – for everyone's sake
To encourage the metabolic health of your employees, start with the basics:

1️⃣ Offer healthier food options
2️⃣ Encourage physical activity
3️⃣ Promote mental health
4️⃣ Offering comprehensive #wellnesscounselling
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One of the best and most efficient ways to improve employee health is with metabolic health coaching.

Implemented correctly, cardiovascular #healthcoaches save thousands of dollars, hours of productivity, and the lives of your priceless employees.
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Soon I'm opening the doors to my Metabolic Health Coaching program.

Are you on the wait list?

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My book won't save you from a heart attack.

No amount of information will.

Only through action to change your lifestyle can you improve your metabolic health.

But there's a big problem:
You are too busy.

Tasks clutter your day.

And so you put off changing your lifestyle til next week- or next year.
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Back in 2014 I was 100 pounds overweight, low energy, and miserable.

In my profession I was a complete success.

In my health I was a complete failure.

Here's what changed: Image
I used to eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.

Now I eat whatever I want, whenever I want.

"That's the same thing Phil!"

Yes, but *what* I want to eat and *when* I want to eat is 100% different.
When you eat highly processed food (like the fair food I was caught eating in that photo on the left), your satiety signals go haywire.

The feeling of hunger is designed to tell you when you *need* to eat.

But that fair food told me I was hungry even just after I ate.
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Poor metabolic health has serious consequences on the heart. It may increase existing risks for stroke, increase pressure in veins and arteries, and prevent the body from managing energy effectively.
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•Controlling blood pressure, which may put unnecessary strain on the vessels and arteries.
•Managing weight, which may contribute to heart disease and its recurring factors.
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During my training and for my entire career it has been “fact” that cardiac rehab should not be started for 6 weeks after sternotomy

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It was once “fact” that patients needed strict bed rest for weeks after heart attacks.

Doctors that challenged that were ridiculed and called quacks.

We now know that practice killed patients and worsened outcomes

2/
A good physician should constantly be asking themselves what “facts” might be incorrect.

Science is rarely definitively settled.

3/3
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A type 2 #diabetes diagnosis can feel like a death sentence.

A lifetime of needles and disease management, with an increased risk of other disease, amputation, and early death?

But you don't just have to manage diabetes.

In fact, you can cure it completely.
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Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 is largely a lifestyle disease - and largely preventable.

The pancreas still produces insulin, just not enough to control high blood sugar. Over time, the bloodstream is bathed in sugar and chronic disease begins.
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The progression is a vicious cycle:

1️⃣ The body creates insulin to handle elevated sugars.
2️⃣ Insulin directs excess sugar into fat cells
3️⃣ Fat builds up around the liver and pancreas
4️⃣ Inflammation damages the cells of the pancreas that generate insulin
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