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Do you get nervous before stepping on the scales? Do you say things like - I “weigh in” this Thursday? Are the scales important?  Should we weigh?  How often should we weigh?  We answer all of those questions and so much more in this episode. We dive into some real-life coaching from my Inner Circle group and you'll see exactly how I help my clients improve their relationships with the scales. I also explain the decision you have to make … the fork in your road and the ONLY two ways you can go about losing weight. Plus you'll learn what your “glomerular filtration rate” is and how it applies to your bodyweight and the scales. If you get nervous before stepping on the scales and you dread “weighing in”, then DO NOT MISS this episode! EMAIL: SUPPORT@COREYLITTLECOACHING.COM   INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/coreylittlecoach/ ( https://www.instagram.com/coreylittlecoach/)   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Corey-Little-Coaching-1495130914061994/ (https://www.facebook.com/Corey-Little-Coaching-149513091406199)   COREY LITTLE COACHING ONLINE:http://coreylittlecoaching.com/ ( http://coreylittlecoaching.com/)

The Square Round Tables chats with the Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat, Daniel Pesina! He's responsible for creating Scorpion, Subzero, Noob, Reptile, Johnny Cage & more! This is a DO NOT MISS episode! Tune in!

In this week's flagship Lions of Liberty Podcast, Marc is ready to ROAR and ready to IGNITE with this week's guest, the great John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneurs on Fire! John and his group Podcaster's Paradise played huge role in Marc's launch and growth of Lions of Liberty, and it was an absolute thrill to finally get the chance to interview him one one one. Marc and John discuss John's journey jumping from career to career until he made the bold decision to leave everything behind and put everything he had into EOFire. The results speak for themselves, as John has become one of if not the most successful business podcasters in the game. Everyone, and I mean everyone, can learn from his experience, and find ways to achieve more LIBERTY in their lives! DO NOT MISS my friend Jason Stapleton's Event "Mastering the Art of Shameless Self-Promotion" by signing up over at StapletonAgency.com/Liberty! Support the Greatest Liberty Variety Show on Earth and join the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon to access all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments, and more! Patrons also get 20% off all merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store, including our hot-off-the-press Taxation is Death T-Shirt! Be sure to listen and subscribe to our friends Nate and Charlie over at Good Morning Liberty!  And be sure to support today's other sponsors Lorenzotti Italy over at Lorenzotti.coffee! Don't forget to use discount code "LIONS" for 10% off your order

Did you know that there are a lot of new updates to the Fair Housing law in 2021? Paul Vojchehoske, legendary real estate educator, is going to walk us through what we need to know to stay compliant. We discuss what led to the Fair Housing changes, and what actions property managers need to take right now and in the future. Additionally, we know that the best way to avoid a Fair Housing violation is to not receive a complaint. We discuss the most common pitfalls property managers make and how to prevent them. That is on this DO NOT MISS episode of Bootstrappers. Bootstrappers is powered by Anequim.  

Lost hope in making your voice heard when it comes to covid health? Join the Wise Guys as they learn how to shed light, education, and science in regards to vaccines as well as vaccine passports. They are joined by Dr. Henry Elay and Leah Wilson from Stand for Health Freedom a nonprofit group working to restore Ethical Conduct from the CDC and government officials. DO NOT MISS this Conversation. Learn how to make a difference with thousands of others. 3wiseguys@hebrewnation.net  Standforhealthfreedom.com

Happy Friday Eeez N Beez Fanz!!! This week we GET LOUD, that's right! This week's special guest is the YouTube sensation Lee Out Loud, one hell of a great guy, from LaGrange, Georgia. Make sure you DO NOT MISS this epic episode as we dive right in with the questions all the fans want Lee's answers to! On his first podcast, other than his own, Lee & Eddie B, talk how he got started (shout out to  TheBellLife), what he does & listens to during the week, and of course some sports & wrestling! We truly had a blast doing this weeks episode, and Lee has already agreed to return to the Eeez N Beez Podcast! This week we also check in on the PGA & The Masters. NFL News from the week, and which teams are opting out of off-season workout's?  NBA, with only a few weeks left in the regular season, NASCAR/Short-Track Racing, as my loosing streak continues- picking the winners of the week's race continues, as well as next week's special guest again coming from the racing scene, (more info to come) and of course some WrestleMania & wrestling re-cap from the week. WrestleMania-As a whole was good! The 2 night event kicked off so well the first night that by the time the second night came around they just couldn't out-do what the night before did! Overall I gave it an average 7/10 score with 8/10 on night 1, and 6/10, night 2.NXT- made their move to Tuesday nights & we agree it has already paid off, as they achieved 805,000 viewers on their new Tuesday night slot! RAW-following WrestleMania, was not so great, in fact it was just bad. They switched a few things & people around and also stole the news later in the week when they again let go of 9 wrestlers! AEW- all over great show this week, and keeps us curious what will happen next week! At last we close out this WrestleMania of an episode with some business, shout-out's, Rep Yo City's Top 10 & what's coming up in the next couple weeks in the Eeez N Beez Podcast world!!!! As always thanks to all our listeners and a big thank you to Lee Out Loud!Make sure you get LOUD this week & tell a friend, family member, co-worker, tell somebody about the best new wrestling & sports podcast The Eeez N Beez! As always, never forget to EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!!!!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41702239&fan_landing=true)

You will learn life-saving critical incident information from one of NDASA's newest members, Tyler Weston of the Noble Group, home of Noble Medical, Noble Diagnostics, Noble Backgrounds and Noble 6. This is a DO NOT MISS episode! Sponsored by #OraSure Technologies --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ndasamembersmemo/support

Shakespeare, Peeing and The Fab Four are featured in today's 5 random facts...DO NOT MISS #4 (I should say #2). Listen.

EPISODE 57:  Adam and Wayne return after a week off and are still stewing about losing to Manchester United.  In What Was That they discuss the tactics Moyes used and also chat about the new Europa Conference League and what it may mean to West Ham.  Then Wayne turns the tables on Adam by dropping a surprise on him as we get to hear Adam's meltdown on the YouTube Channel, West Ham Unofficial and the epic grudge battle between Adam and Charlie Walsh!  At the end of the episode Adam makes another prediction which Wayne has a laugh about.  All around a DO NOT MISS episode... so don't miss it and have a listen now!

Rampage Productions Proudly Presents: An Evolution Radio Network EXCLUSIVE.... One of the LONGEST running Professional Wrestling related podcasts on ALL of the interwebs... Rampage Rants Thursday Night Turmoil / Wrestling Authorityh Radio Every Thrusday Night at 5 PM PST / 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST with people that REALLY know wrestling with OVER 45 years of combined professonal wrestling expereince! Join the evolution of the professional wrestling radio revolution! TONIGHT join your hosts "Sadistic" Sean David & "Khaotic" Kate Mason as we deliver the State of 2021 ERN Address. As many of you know Steve Cain have been out ill for quite some time, Tonight we will be providing an update on his condition. We were also struck with some other news that Katie will be breaking tonight that is also going to impact the way things are usually done around here, we ask you to be extra supportive with her at this time. Sean will be providing an update on what the next few months of prorgramming on ERN is going to look like. Please join us for this LIVE update that should answer any and all questions about our upcoming programming schedule. Do NOT Miss this! 

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 28 of the Millionaire Car Salesman Podcast!  This episode of The Millionaire Car Salesman Podcast is a can’t miss! Join Webinar Panel Moderator Sean V. Bradley, CSP and his guests Danny Zalas he simultaneously broadcasts LIVE across Facebook to +18k Automotive Dealers/Professionals, Youtube to +15,000 subscribers, and the New EXCLUSIVE App, no one can get enough of - ClubHouse! Sean V. Bradley welcomes his esteemed Panel: Danny Zaslavsky - Dealer Principal of Country Hill Motors in Kansas City, Internet Sales 20 Group Speaker, and Cover Star of Digital Dealer Magazine AND Nationally Recognized and profoundly successful Dealer Principal of Bob Ruth Ford, Rob Ruth.  The Car business is changing, and changing fast. This means new challenges... and new opportunities. Tune in for tips and strategies to confront one of the largest, cutting-edge dilemmas in the Auto Industry today, and why you need to STOP paying vendors to advertise your competitors! Listen in as Sean, Danny and Rob speak on how the Automotive Industry is being challenged by the continuing development of software, and the manipulation of data. Consumers are being told, and sold, on the idea that the ‘online car shopping’ experience is TOO easy, and it’s simply not true.  The Main Problem: dealers are paying money to vendors to bring in customers, yet they advertise to other dealerships in the surrounding area… YOUR COMPETITORS. Do NOT MISS this episode as the panel breaks down the problem and provides inside solutions and proactive approaches as they help you: Find out why you need to ‘Stop Paying Vendors to Advertise Your Competitors’!  #AutoSales#AutomotiveIndustry #DigitalMarketing #Marketing #AutomotiveSales #CarSales #TopTenVendor #MillionaireCarSalesman #Podcast #OrangeTie #DealerSynergy #BradleyOnDemand #BlindPhoneMaster #InternetSales #IncreaseProfit #DigitalRetail #DigitalRetailing #SocialMedia #Vendors #DealershipLife #VinCue #BobRuth #CountryHillMotors #Facebook #ClubHouse #Youtube For More Free Resources and Knowledge: Dealer Synergy | The Automotive Industry's #1 Training, Consulting & Accountability Firm Check Out The Automotive Industry's #1 Virtual Training, Tracking, Certification Platform Join the Millionaire Car Salesman Facebook Group - TODAY!  The Millionaire Car Salesman Podcast is Sponsored by: VinCue Autoweb DealerEProcess Internet Brands CarNow Please visit any of these AMAZING Sponsors and transform YOUR dealership to a whole new level in 2021!

Post COVID, Nurses must recreate ourselves! We have more, or less, accepted the roles others and Media have portrayed us as. We are FAR more than that! My guest, Ann Scanlon McGinity is a decades-long model of Nursing Leadership, who continues to vibrantly move the role of nurses forward. In this Episode, we will share a DYNAMIC conversation on necessary changes nurses must make for our future reinvention. Let us look at Nurses’ current image. What image would TRULY do justice to who and what nurses are? How will we craft a new, more robust and comprehensive professional identity image? How will we, as Nurses, brand that NEW image, which will require the work of leadership in establishing a culture that supports this image, faculty and clinicians who can live this new image and how we communicate this to the public. DO NOT MISS this Episode if YOU are determined to help transform Nursing and Healthcare!

Tanner Hall is a name that needs no introduction to those who know snow.  Tanner rose to fame as a little kid in the late 90’s, when he started collecting X-Games medals.  Nowadays, at 38, Tanner spends his time competing on the Freeride World Tour, filming for his personal projects, and, most recently, shooting for X-Games Real Snow/tearing his achilles.  We talk about it all on the podcast…It’s another DO NOT MISS episode with another living legend…. Tanner Hall Show Notes: 3:00:  Early Season, Mt Baker, urban trips, and X games real snow 14:00:  GED, getting hurt, quick turnaround for surgery, and insurance. 16:00:  Getting into skiing, racing, Sugar Bowl Academy, and quitting race 24:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Glade Optics:  Get 10% off with the code TPM10 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 26:30:  How hard he works, his movie Forever, and bringing CP back into the mix 33:00:  CP funds the project, selling a feeling, burning bridges, and Forever story line   41:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports Elan skis:  Doing it for 75 years 43:00:  The same old story, Freeride World tour, pressure, and delivering while hurt in Japan 54:15:  Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad 59:00:  Nicotine, and getting high again 63:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Rory Silva

Leon and I tackle the fan-favourite question about the fan-favourite character. It's speculative and at times ridiculous. DO NOT MISS

Wow, this is a "DO NOT MISS" episode, for lack of a better term (or phrase)....What are your thoughts on LEGENDARY CRYPTID, American "BIGFOOT-ESQUE beasts?" What is out there? "The Legend of Boggy Creek," The Rougarou, the Skunk Ape...etc....Some creepy audio may sway your opinion...At the very least, human nature to flock toward such "legends" is telling.... Of course, levity abounds, as it just wouldn't be us, if it didn't. :-) 

Join me today amid the shocking news that our FDA is taking its sweet old time approving a vaccine...for bureaucratic reasons?! A professor at John Hopkins is calling the FDA out—and SO AM I! Plus, why doesn't anyone care about our nation's most precious natural resource, our children? The teachers' unions are willing to sell out our kids for political reasons. ENOUGH! Plus, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia - I'm just going to keep saying it. DO NOT MISS today's edition of my podcast!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Hattrup is another living legend. He was part of “The Good Squad”, on the US Freestyle Team, and a star Blizzard of Aahhh’s, and a longtime pro skier who turned telemark and backcountry badass.  On the podcast we talk about hurting himself again, all things Greg Stump, K2, stretching college out 7 years, the death of tele, and a lot of skiing.  It’s another DO NOT MISS episode. Mike Hattrup Show Notes: 3:00:  Getting hurt again, Pieps, growing up in Seattle 9:00:  Talented athletes, Crystal Freestyle Camp, and the extending college plan 16:00:  The Goon Squad, Tahoe, haircuts, fraternities, and Steamboat 21:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone Elan Skis:  75 Years of Good Times 24:00:  Meeting Stump, making the US Team, and hurting his knee 30:30:  Blizzard of Aahhh’s, remote rescue, and bringing on Plake 37:00:  K2 product manager, and getting laid off and then signing an athlete team 42:00: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off Peter Glenn Ski and Sports 43:30:  Clambin, K2 Tele, product, and pain 49:00:  K2 round 2 and Fischer 60:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Todd Bracher

Today we are digging into one of our favorite things to do each year...review the year and launch forward! Matt and I have a DIY retreat you and your spouse can do together and customize to meet the crazy schedules you have - whether you have one hour or two whole days! This episode is a DO NOT MISS. You'll be using this tool for years to come - and using it as a launch pad for your family's vision each and every year. Let's dig in! Email us at Matt@lifepulseinc.com or Maria@lifepulseinc.com for our DIY retreat resources.

Have you ever talked to the childhood version of you? Have you ever closed your eyes and picture having a conversation with the 11-year old you once were? Many of us have been asked what we advice we'd give our younger self, but what if the tables were turned? What if we had to sit there and listen to that 11-year old? What advice would we receive? This week I share a personal experience I had where I was asked to sit down and have a conversation with the younger version of me ... that kid who was overweight and so scared what others thought of him. The kid who was embarrassed about his physique. However, it was when he shared his advice with me that sh!t got real. Tune in and learn the 3 tips young Andy shared with me that made me stop in my tracks. Hey, do you desire to have a better daily routine? Are you looking to get more done in less time so you can spend time with family? If so, DO NOT MISS the 10-Day Holiday Challenge. To jump in, simply text "challenge" to 414-622-1462 to join! The challenge starts in mid-November. I'm giving away cash and an interview on the Bullpen Sessions podcast to one lucky winner! Connect with me on social media: LinkedIn: Andy Neary Instagram: @andy_neary Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Learn more: andyneary.com

The humble Groundsmen discuss the Inconvenient Truth that “normal has left the building for sport”. So what now? Laser sharp analysis from the lads on the rollers. DO NOT MISS.

Get ready to meet your new hero. No, seriously. Sherah is an incredible light with an even brighter story. Since she was 12 years old, Sherah has known that she was put on this planet to be a midwife. She’s delivered almost 400 babies and assisted in thousands (literally) more births. She’s already hero-status in my book. But listen to this. Sherah and her husband have been trying to get pregnant for 8 years. EIGHT. Day in and day out, this beautiful woman brings other women’s children into this world, all while holding out hope that someday, she too, will be able to bring her baby to her chest. Not only does Sherah share her story so graciously for those who are struggling to conceive, she also offers advice for others who are supporting others in their journeys (what to say, what not to say, and more!) This episode is a DO NOT MISS. (Ok, all of our episodes are do not miss, but you know what I mean.) xoxo, LisaOctober is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and we wanted to honor that by sharing the stories of women just like you. This episode is the third in a 4-part series we’ve called, Yet We Thrive. Yet We Thrive is one of our partner ministries that helps women who have lost babies or are struggling to get pregnant live full, thriving lives – even in the midst of impossible circumstances. We hope this series brings you hope, comfort, peace, and courage. *In an effort to serve you best, this podcast is both audio AND video, so make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel and the podcast itself, wherever you get your podcasts!*LISTEN:iTunes Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-am-mother-of-the-year podcast/id1525025238Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Y4aWbXEPsFpP2gw3GloSK?si=RA3VMy8uTlGcoEkpHITFhQ FOLLOW:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iammotheroftheyearFacebook Group for Moms - https://www.facebook.com/groups/iammotheroftheyearInstagram - https://instagram.com/iammotheroftheyearJOIN LISA'S PATREON COMMUNITY:https://patreon.com/iammotheroftheyearCONNECT:https://www.iammotheroftheyear.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/iammotheroftheyear)

Dr. Janet Parker, Director of the Medical Whistleblower’s Advocacy Network, first began investigating the Troubled Teen Industry in the 1980’s after public health officials noticed a dramatic uptick in teen suicides in several counties in Florida. They were able to correlate these deaths to directly to former enrollees of the program Straight, Inc. Dr. Parker is an investigative veteran of the Troubled Teen Industry. DO NOT MISS this episode as she shares her firsthand wisdom of the inner workings of these corrupt institutions. To Donate to Inside the Program you can CashApp --> $FuckWWASP Paris Hilton - Shut down the abusive Provo Canyon School Change Petition - http://chng.it/tCcRWnRBBc Other Resources: WWASP Survivors: http://wwaspsurvivors.com/ Breaking Code Silence: https://www.breakingcodesilence.net/ Connect with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theprogrampodcast_ www.instagram.com/caroline.the.divine If you would like to share your story, have additional information, or to just contact the host, Caroline Lorson....please e-mail Caroline@carolinethedivine.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insidetheprogram/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/insidetheprogram/support

PODSTERS, we are entering week 4 of Pod Ties! The NBA is close to crowning a champion. Will LeBron win his 4th title or can Jimmy Buckets pull off the ultimate upset? After losing game 4 , it will be even more difficult for Miami to accomplish such a feat.The Cowboys lost another tough one. The team almost came back from being down again, but Odell Beckham Jr. scored the game-winning touchdown to close it out. Fantasy football and Pick 6 weekend results were discussed afterwards. To conclude episode 7, we gave our reviews on the latest music projects that dropped last Friday. DO NOT MISS episode 8, because the highly anticipated battle between Lil Wayne's top 5 songs and 50 Cent's top 5 songs will take place. Grab your popcorn and a speaker to blast the music throughout your homes.

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On this SPECIAL EDITION of Hip-Hopcalypse, I got the opportunity to speak with Retired Navy service member Darryl Croom. We talk about his life changing battle with Covid-19. This is a "DO NOT MISS" episode that will take you on a journey of Pain, Tragedy, Faith and Recovery. Make sure to hit Darryl and say "Hi" or ask any questions that you may have related to Covid. You can find him at Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/croomdarrylMake sure to subscribe to the show and follow ya boy DJ MR.CHRIS @Facebook https://www.facebook.com/temeculadjserviceInstagram-https://www.instagram.com/temeculadj/

Sarah Davidson (nee Holloway) is the good friend who finally not only convinced me to create my own podcast but also kindly offered to edit it for me if I took the suggested leap. So… she is largely why Hear me RAW exists. Thank you. In her own words she’s not the best candidate for a short bio (and knowing her as I do she is most deserved of a super long one). She is a serial rambler, over enthusiastic life lover with an abundance of interests, passions, career changes, lifestyle revelations, adventures, hopes and dreams.This was in fact the very first ever episode of Hear me RAW that we recorded together and it was such an immense joy to do so. I’ve left it until Episode seven to actually bring it to you to give a little breathing space between the intro (where she interviewed me…).In this ep, it's Sarah's turn to shine and it's my honour to discuss so candidly so much of her journey which includes the transition from being a high powered lawyer into a world of health, wellbeing and nutrition which ultimately led to Matcha Maiden, Matcha Mylkbar and all the incredible adventures in between.In this generous, open (at often times super funny … we laugh a LOT) conversation Sarah candidly shares so much about:-Being courageous enough to get off the corporate treadmillFinding your passion and how to start a (sometimes accidental) entrepreneurial endeavourThe supply chain (how do you ACTUALLY develop a low risk minimal viable product and just begin)How to overcome the struggle, obstacles and build resilienceBranding, revenue streams, distribution, e*commerce and how to build a solid social followingHow to keep the buzz and excitement alive when you scale and evolveHow to keep functioning through the day – rituals and routines and how to figure out what works for youBeing unafraid to seize your YAY (find ways to put play into your day!!)For anyone wanting to start and scale a business AND still live a life you love, this is an absolute DO NOT MISS episode. I loved every minute and can’t wait to hear what you think. If you love it, leave us a review. Tell us who you want to hear from next and what questions you want us to ask.Follow Sarah DavidsonFollow Lisa MessengerVisit Collective Hub

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IN THIS SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE, you'll get to know Jenny in ways most people don't! Never underestimate the rock star lifestyle of a catering chef living in Los Angeles. Tune in to find out where the REAL Hollywood is, what Jenny's high school connection is to the Wonder Years, which celebrities Jenny has cooked for, bumped into, and even which celebrities Jenny has KISSED! DO NOT MISS this tell all, in depth episode about Jenny's childhood and adult celebrity encounters! Follow Ashley Hoover Baker @onthisdayentertainment jenny@beertalkradio.net www.beertalkradio.net SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/c/beertalkradio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beer-talk-radio/message

Whether you're a Desi or not, a parent or the child... DO NOT MISS this incredibly insightful and in-depth look into the looking glass, on a topic that grabs and shapes us as Desis - since we're babies or even before.Jena & Saima take on this (2 part) immensely relevant & impactful topic in order to break it down, so as to understand the reasons behind why us Desis are usually such high achievers. How and why are we always so driven? What are the life-changing stepping stones that pave our paths into the careers that we choose - or better yet, that are chosen for us? The amount of sacrifices that have to be made - unseen to the world, and at what costs?You need to listen. So that you start to see the patterns of your own life and the life of the one(s) you're in charge of - differently.

Join us for an extremely stimulating conversation with author, podcast host, researcher, and regenerative farmer, John Kempf who is at the cutting edge of soil science and working on his own foliar spray book for cultivators of all kinds. This is a DO NOT MISS episode for anyone that is interested in SOIL! FREE Soil Redox Course & More at Regen.Ag Academy: https://academyregenag.thinkific.com Regenerative Agriculture Podcast with John Kempf: http://regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com Regenerative Soil Science & Solutions PREORDER: https://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/shop/regenerative-soil-science-amp-solutions-manual-pre-order FREE Online Regenerative Business Training - REGENERATIVE ENTREPRENEURS: Making It Happen: https://matt-powers.mykajabi.com/makingithappen Grow Abundantly, Learn Daily, & Live Regeneratively, Matt Powers

Buckle in get ready for storytime! We explore all the rumors and whispers surrounding what may be the most high profile game Nintendo never made  The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Secrets! Did this game really use a hourglass to control time? What about having different tunics for light and dark? What was this supposed to play like? And then the real meat of the story - testimony from a supposed translator for Nintendo that played a beta version! You have to hear this outrageous story to believe it! DO NOT MISS this episode, and read along with the original version of the story here. Follow the Champions’ Cast on Twitter:   Andy Spiteri – @Spiteri316 Kevin O’Rourke – @Shabazzle Alasyn Eletha – @AlasynEletha

Ed and Ron talk to José Suicidio himself Henry Phillips about his Nerd GOAT: Bobby Goren from Criminal Intent! The primetime procedural character that broke the mold. Henry is a prolific comedian and actor with a bevy of great projects out in the world. Check him out in the final season of SILICON VALLEY, binge his amazing satirical cooking show HENRY'S KITCHEN (and support the Patreon!), and DO NOT MISS his musical stylings as JOSÉ SUICIDIO. All of his work can be found on his website www.henryphillips.com. Follow @Henlips on Twitter and Instagram! — WATCH REBOOT IT ON YOUTUBE! Wednesdays, bi-weekly, through December and January. Coming next week: INDIANA JONES REBOOTED! — QUOTES: “We all know that a road comic’s best friend is Law & Order.” “I’m gonna try to say this as delicately as possible so that I don’t get my ass kicked by policemen.” “When he went undercover inside a f**kin’ mental hospital, he didn’t tell anybody.” “All of a sudden she’s got super-aggressive brain cancer that she got from a Singapore dick slug!” “Also, here’s all of the heroin. In pill form! In pill form.” “Somebody’s child might or might not have taken something of mine, and I did a little bit of detective work and pretty much came up conclusive. Didn’t go to the extent of putting a camera up.” “You didn’t tell them they had AIDS?” “Yeah exactly. I didn’t go hardcore with it.” — SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON! Amazing exclusive content and original art! SIGN UP FOR TOOTHBRUSHME.COM! Clean mouth. Clean planet. Dirt cheap. A lifetime-guaranteed handle and biodegradable toothbrush heads delivered direct to your door, for the same price you'd pay at a grocery store! JOIN OUR REVIEW CONTEST! We're trying to hit 173 reviews on Apple Podcasts! Our favorite(s) get access to select Patreon content! See Ed every Monday and Tuesday on the Screen Junkies Universe livestream! Catch Ron on Jack of All Nerds! Subscribe, rate and review Nerd GOAT on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Sean is joined by Muhammed "MoMuscle" DeReese, a Top Heavyweight Fighter for the Professional Fighters League!  He talks about his career beginnings, what it is like fighting in the PFL, and much more!  DeReese is one of the biggest rising stars in all of MMA and his story is inspirational.  Do NOT Miss this EPIC episode of Sensibly Cynical!

In this action packed and wholesome episode, DJ Glowing Ice interviews the one and only Matt Foran (of Circus of Dead Squirrels, Ventana, and Plutus Hubris) and catches up with what has been going on in his world of music and life in general. Also we look at and eat the Fry Lovers Burger from Rallys/Checkers, open up the 10 list of facts about the original Nintendo Entertainment System, Americas hardworking father Mike Williams talks about Fall, DJ Glowing Ice goes over the farts of the week and so much more!This episode is definitely a "DO NOT MISS" episode, so sit down with a loved one and a mug of hot chocolate and enjoy!Plutus Hubris:iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plutus-hubris/1479270387Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlutusHubris/Circus of Dead Squirrels:iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/circus-of-dead-squirrels/125136095Mothik:iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mothik/1476828482Spotify: Industrial Industries World Radio:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JgTAc-ZWhl11B6NPFUQOQFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/industrialindustriesworldradioEmail: industrialindustriesworldradio@gmail.comDJ Glowing Ice's music:iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/glowing-ice/1237064897Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2cfeEwZdyNiiUH68GHMe8TFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/glowingiceIndustrial Industries:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6mnedKr3reCNB38H7-ffgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/industrialindustriesofficial

A staggering, disturbing look at death by suicide from the perspective of an ex-cop. John takes his son, Paul, through a terrifying ocean suicide, a tragic aviation death, a surreal hanging, and the time he himself almost died at sea. WARNING: this episode deals almost entirely with suicide.DO NOT MISS our Bendigo live show on the 27th of November: https://bit.ly/2WGDGi4 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This lady is a business coach, brand strategist, author, speaker, and now friend! Amber Lilly-strum is a transformational branding strategist and business coach, author and speaker. She has been featured by Entrepreneur, Mentorbox and Working Mother Magazine and is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast. She is the creator of the Ignite Your Soul Summit annual live event in Portsmouth, NH and multiple life-changing online programs. She helps entrepreneurs turn their passions into heart-centered brands and thriving businesses. Amber's mission is to empower women to position themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders through the creation of an online brand presence. Her transformational mindset work sets her apart in an industry focused on a strategy-first, inner work later approach. She’s worked with thousands of women worldwide building a seven-figure business from home, let me tell you, this episode is a DO NOT MISS! https://www.instagram.com/elizhartke Shownotes: www.elizabethhartke.com/podcast/038

DO NOT MISS this explosive episode of All Fired Up! The Obesity Collective is a sparkly new organisation gaining attention nationwide for its ostensibly ‘collaborative’ approach to ‘tackling’ obesity, whilst simultaneously erasing weight stigma (oh please how much of a mindboggle is that?!). But who are they really? My guest this week is Mandy-Lee Noble, anti-diet dietitian from Nourished Approach in Brisbane, and she has had a GUTFUL of industry interests penetrating our health narrative. Once we dug a little deeper into The Obesity Collective we found that the tentacles of Big Pharma have a firm hold on the goolies of all our so-called ‘independent’ Obesity organisations. You won’t believe how deep this goes. Next time you read a hysterical news headline highlighting the terrors of Obesity Epidemic, know who funded it!     ShowNotes     Content warning and Apology !! This episode contains multiple uses of the word ‘obesity’. This is a stigmatising term and not one I nor my guest Mandy Lee Noble are comfortable using. However, as the topic of this episode is all about an organisation called The Obesity Collective, there are a lot of “O” words used. There are also lots of swear words to make up for it! My guest, dietitian Mandy-Lee Noble is all fired up about conflicts of interest and vested interests in health care, and within weight centric research and industries in particular. Mandy & Louise fell down a massive rabbithole when they accidentally stumbled across a particularly troubling example of this, the subject of today’s podcast. During a HAES Australia leadership meeting, we came across the “Obesity Australia” website, and their “fact sheets” were rather hilarious. These fact sheets contained not just outdated, but frankly very bizarre advice regarding weight loss. “Obesity Australia” are ostensibly one of Australia’s leading ‘authorities’ on obesity, and many of the country’s leading researchers, practitioners etc, are involved. And yet the fact sheets look like they were thrown together by either a year 9 school boy or an elderly person with very little connection to the real world. One of the ‘fact’ sheets was about drinks you should be having to lose weight, written by former head of Obesity Australia John Funder, whose diet tips have come directly from 1935. He recommends “egg flips” and “Miss Muffett’s favourite tipple, curds and whey”. Does ANYONE know what an egg flip is? And what about curds and whey?? He then goes on to rage against fish and chips, and goes on a bizarre rant telling us to strip the fish and chips of batter, and ‘put it amongst the pickled onion’. What is he even talking about here? Where did the pickled onion even come from? 1970? John also has a huge grudge against potato crisps, which he says are ‘lethal’. Now Mandy, being a bit of a rebel, has on several occasions since reading that thrown caution to the wind and deliberately and vigorously eaten said lethal crisps, and has lived to tell the tale. Another tip was to ‘drink coke zero’, to ‘fool yourself into eating slightly less’. This tip appears to have come from Weight Watchers in circa 1980. Mandy believes this may work through the process of being forced to eat slightly less because you have no teeth! Seriously what’s with the totally SHIT advice here? This is from a highly regarded and very knowledgeable researcher? It’s encouraging behaviours that overall are not hugely health supportive, all in the name of weight loss! John also ‘recommends’ that a ‘rule of thumb’ is to always weigh the same as you did at the age of 25, even if we have less bone and muscle mass as a result. All of the actual research would contest that: there is a plethora of evidence to show that as we age we do get heavier, and preserving muscle mass as we age is very health supportive. It’s quite literally the opposite of what science tells us. People at a higher body mass are actually often healthier than smaller people as they age. Some of the information in the fact sheets started to lead us down a rabbit hole. One of them, written by Professor Joseph Proietto (who does not reveal his association with multiple pharmaceutical companies), states that most people who lose weight will not keep it off, and will regain, so he recommends the use of appetite suppressing medication. As we read, it became apparent that an agenda was peppered throughout these ‘fact’ sheets’. Repeatedly given is the message that most people who lose weight will regain it; that obesity is ‘a disease process’. We experienced a growing sense of unease - just who are Obesity Australia, and who is behind these organisations that claim expertise and leadership in the area of so-called ‘obesity’? People right now may not be hearing from Obesity Australia as much as “The Obesity Collective”. Now, this might sound like a trendy cafe or a tragic boy band, but it’s actually them who have featured in the media quite a bit in Australia recently. “The Obesity Collective” was launched on 31 July 2018 (happy first anniversary!), at a swanky reception at the Charles Perkins Centre, the University of Sydney’s $500 million hub for the study of ‘lifestyle diseases’ such as obesity. Headed by Professor Stephen Simpson, who also happens to be the head of The Obesity Collective. The Obesity Collective describes itself as “a group of committed individuals and organisations from across the community, working together to take on the obesity challenge together, with empathy and a whole of society perspective”. Doesn’t that sound warm, fuzzy….and a little bit scary! Mandy thinks they’re a bit ‘fast and loose’ with words like empathy! So Stephen Simpson is the academic director of the Charles Perkins Centre, and the executive director of Obesity Australia. Professor Simpson’s research interests are probably not what you’d expect: “Developing an integrative modelling framework for nutrition using insects that has been applied to a wide range of organisms, from slime moulds to humans, and problems, including the dietary causes of human obesity and ageing. He has also revolutionised understanding of swarming in locusts, with research spanning neurochemical events within the brains of individual locusts to continental-scale mass migration.” How much has he studied empathy within locust populations? Potentially more than he’s studied it within humans! Professor Simpson has accomplished a lot in his career, he went to Oxford University, and he’s one of these charismatic figures. He is definitely bringing a hip, urban edge to the Charles Perkins Centre, and also to the Obesity Collective, really trying to make it look engaging, warm and welcoming. He’s trying to portray the Obesity Collective as a great collection of warm and wonderful people who are going to combat not only obesity but obesity stigma, which is...an interesting challenge. Professor Simpson recently appeared on ABC’s The Drum program, on a show about obesity and fat shaming. Professor Jenny Lee was on (academic and fat activist), as was someone with ‘lived experience’ who was actually one of the Nepean Obesity Service’s weight loss ‘success stories’. Sarah Harry from Body Positive Australia was also featured, but did not appear live and wasn’t given enough screen time as someone in a larger body not riddled with internalised weight stigma. Jenny Lee was also somewhat sidelined by Professor Simpson, who remained resolute in his attitude that body size is a disease. The message of the show was definitely skewed towards eradicating the ‘problem’ of obesity, but let’s be nice about it. No amount of empathic-sounding buzz words can disguise the true intention. Professor Simpson asked Jenny Lee to join the Obesity Collective, but she declined. So the Obesity Collective’s launch at the Charles Perkins Centre in 2018 was funded by Novo Nordisk, a pharmaceutical company traditionally known for its production of insulin, but with a flooded market, has recently turned its hand to producing weight loss drugs. The Collective is trying to recruit different organisations and individuals including: NGOs, Academics, Young Entrepreneurs, The Private Sector, Community Leaders, Government, Healthcare Providers and people with lived experience. We couldn’t see any evidence that people with lived experience are actually a part of the Collective, there’s just this statement on their website that they’re there. Novo Nordisk have described themselves to be ‘active members’ of The Obesity Collective. It’s very prominent on their website that Novo is the Collective’s main funder. So what have the Obesity Collective achieved in their first year? They’ve been really good at raising the panic button. They’ve been in the media - not just the Drum, but radio, and print media. So they’re getting attention. They released a report called “Weighing in: Australia’s Growing Obesity Epidemic”. The report outlines statistics around the prevalence of obesity in Australia and bangs on about how much fatter we’ll be at this rate and how many diseases are caused by fatness. The cheekiest part of the report is where they re-cycle the statistics on the apparent economic cost projections of obesity, which they took directly from Obesity Australia’s 2015 report which was prepared by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and sponsored by Novo Nordisk. (more about them later in the conversation). !! The 2019 report did not disclose any funding from Novo Nordisk, it said it was authored by The Obesity Collective without naming who actually wrote it. But substantial sections have been taken directly from a previous report which had unlimited funding from Novo Nordisk. The Obesity Collective have also released a ‘fact sheet’ in which they say that obesity is ‘not just about personal responsibility’. Obesity Australia & The Obesity Collective just don’t get that the very framing of obesity is stigmatising. They really don’t get stigma. They actually think weight stigma is their tool to try to get people to lose weight (like take weight loss drugs!). And weight loss drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda, if you can tolerate the side effects, will maybe give you very modest weight loss results - if you can believe their own industry funded research! In 2015 in Australia, Novo Nordisk got TGA approval for their new weight loss drug, Saxenda. Since then, they have been quite aggressive in their tactics in raising awareness of how ‘awful’ obesity is and how urgent it is that we ‘act’. Through avenues such as these organisations, Obesity Australia & The Obesity Collective. The Obesity Collective also provided a submission to the Senate Select Committee on the ‘obesity epidemic’ - as did HAES Australia. In their submission to the committee, they said ‘we are working to transform the way society thinks, speaks and acts on obesity to reduce the impact obesity has on all of us”. What a mind fuck of a statement! In one part, they claim to be working to de stigmatise obesity, in the next breath, they stigmatise it all over again. What they are aiming to do - eradicate larger people - is implicitly stigmatising. They think stigma is a barrier to weight loss. They want people not to feel stigmatised coming in and asking for weight loss drugs. Mandy & Louise have been blown away by how pervasive the industry funding is in this area. We don’t have enough time or woman hours to delve completely, but this rabbit hole is massive. In their submission, The Obesity Collective stipulate the causes of obesity to be genetic, epigenetic, and biological drivers. But on the next breath they say this does not excuse people from committing to try to lose weight. So again, in one breath stating how body weight is not within our control, in the next demanding that we as individuals keep trying to control it. This thread runs throughout: on the one hand, all of the recognition of the science is there, and an almost HAES-y style of writing, and on the other, we’re back to keep trying to lose weight! Same science: different conclusions. They also referred to the Novo-funded report from 2015 in their submission, saying that the overall direct costs of obesity to Australia in 2011-12 Australia were determined to be $3.8 billion, while indirect costs were calculated to be $4.8 billion (PWC 2015). But if you compare even this figure (which Mandy really doesn’t think is totally convincing), considering that our total health expenditure for 2011-12 was $150 billion, then it’s just a drop in the ocean of our health care spending, hardly the health sector crushing scenario we’re often given. The same report also argued that the costs incurred from the stigma of obesity, including discrimination across education, work, and social spheres, is ‘incalculable’. It’s so much more than the actual cost! They are using stigma for their own agenda. These ‘reports’ put out by bodies such as the Obesity Collective or Obesity Australia are always the same format: 1. Obesity is bad, and getting worse, 2. obesity causes all sorts of diseases, 3. obesity is going to cripple our health system, and 4. we MUST urgently act and do something. And - it’s not your fault and it’s hard to fix - so - here’s some thing (ie drugs, put them on the PBS). But who are The Obesity Collective? They are actually a subsidiary of Obesity Australia. Essentially, Obesity Australia are the parent company of the Obesity Collective. Obesity Australia are a registered charity, and they have been in operation since 2011. They describe themselves as “an independent, not-for-profit, legal entity’. The ‘independent’ angle is interesting, because Obesity Australia receives most of its funding from industry ‘partners’, including Weight Watchers, Allergan (a pharma company who make the lap bands), and other pharma companies including inova and Novo Nordisk, who gave around $200 000 to Obesity Australia between 2011 and 2015. In 2011, Allergan kicked in quite a bit of money to get Obesity Australia started - around $150 000. Over 3 years they kicked in around $300 000. Allergan had actually gained a lot of cred for helping to fund these organisations, it helped them to be seen as a company doing ‘good’. But it wasn’t all good: Allergan, and the Centre for Obesity Research (CORE) in Melbourne received negative publicity in the media when their plans to target poor and Aboriginal teenagers for their weight loss experiments were disclosed to the media. Between 2011 and 2015, Obesity Australia received just over $1 million in funding. Of this, 80% was spent on “Board Expenses” and ‘consultancy’. Of that, 30% was “Board expenses”. Tax concessions also apply as this is a charity. It’s a LOT of money for all of that independence. And what exactly are these ‘Board expenses”? Many of the Board members of Obesity Australia have also received other money (for consultancy fees etc) from the pharma companies. Since 2015, Novo Nordisk has provided Obesity Australia with ‘unrestricted grants’ to produce reports about how dire the obesity epidemic is, and the URGENT need for interventions, including - no surprises here - pharmacological medicines. It is an urgent need for Novo, because in 2015 they finally got their weight loss drug Saxenda approved by the TGA. They’re not even bothering to hide it - on the Obesity Australia website you can click through to a presentation by Novo Nordisk to Obesity Australia in which they blatantly reveal that Novo are committed to ‘create legitimacy and urgency for the medical management of obesity’. Really, what Novo are after is to have obesity declared a disease: if this happens, they can push their drugs more heavily and even get weight loss drugs on the PBS, a massive potential windfall for them. The principles of Obesity Australia and the principles of Novo Nordisk are very much aligned with each other. Even the Charles Perkins Centre refer to obesity as a ‘disease’, when actually it’s not. In Australia, the Australian Medical Association do not classify higher body weight as a disease, nor do the World Health Organisation. They do talk about weight being a risk factor, but not a disease within itself. There are many people in larger bodies with no or very few health issues, if we classify this as a disease suddenly a whole pile of people become suddenly sick. How we think about our health status can really impact on our actual health status. And the influence of Novo Nordisk does not end with funding for Obesity Australia, and the unlimited funding for their ‘reports’. In the newly formed Obesity Collective, 8 of their academics on their boards receive direct financial benefits from Novo Nordisk, for consultancy, travel costs, etc, another couple of academics work at an institutions that receive funding from Novo Nordisk and a further 4 people on the Board are employed by PriceWaterhouseCooper (PWC). Which is interesting, because Novo Nordisk is a well established and long existing client of the multinational auditors PriceWaterhouseCooper. One of the academics enjoying funding from Novo Nordisk is Professor Stephen Simpson himself - the head of The Obesity Collective, Obesity Australia, and The Charles Perkins Centre. He has just received a grant for his research Ancestral causes of obesity: Understanding epigenetic transmission by spermatozoa; with co-author Romain Barres, Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Barres enjoys unlimited research funding from Novo. This information is not being hidden, it is right there on the Charles Perkins Centre website on Professor Simpson’s information page. It’s hard to find academics involved in Obesity Australia who are not being paid by Novo Nordisk in some capacity. And this reaches beyond the Obesity Collective and Obesity Australia, because Novo Nordisk are busily paying our medical doctors and health professionals as well. According to a news article from Crikey, Novo have spent $3.2 million over 3 years on speaker fees and for experts to sit on its medical advisory boards. Novo’s declarations show 1300 separate payments to Australian GP’s, nurses and specialists over 3 years, with recurring payments to a handful of prominent specialists. Basically, Novo are hell bent on creating an air of scientific legitimacy to penetrate a potentially very lucrative market. The Obesity Australia website has a ‘response’ to ‘recent media attention’ which is really talking about the Crikey series of articles. They don’t actually refute anything that was said in the articles, they simply say that Novo is not their only funding source! They also said that Obesity Australia relies mainly on ‘unpaid volunteers’, which Mandy calls bullshit on! Unless these volunteers are working a million hours, this is simply not true! In their financial reports, there are less than a handful of individuals who are actually listed as volunteers. It said that they have strict guidelines about industry funding and that any engagement with ‘third parties’ are passed through their industry guidelines - “Obesity Australia is transparent around funding and projects that are funded by third parties are passed through our engagement with industry guidelines. These consider the nature of the project to be funded in relation to potential conflicts of interest (real or perceived), and the degree of alignment between the commercial interests of the funder and improving the lives of those living with obesity.” We do have to say that we don’t know the ins and outs of Obesity Australia’s funding from 2017 onwards as they have not posted any financial statements yet. From 2015 onwards Obesity Australia’s financial reports became a lot less detailed. In 2015, Obesity Australia changed and was taken into the Charles Perkins Centre: “Obesity Australia, founded in 2011 has now joined with the Charles Perkins Centre, which will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Obesity Australia. Obesity Australia remains in independent legal entity and will continue to be governed by the OA Board.” So we now have a lot less detailed financial information about the ins and outs of funding for Obesity Australia & The Obesity Collective, but we know that Novo Nordisk are still a major player in The Obesity Collective. Their logo is all over the Obesity Collective website. It is interesting because the Charles Perkins Centre really pride themselves on actually researching the impact of industry funding on how research and how knowledge is produced. None of the Charles Perkins research on the impact of industry funding has been directed towards Novo Nordisk. In September 2018 there was a flurry of media attention to the Charles Perkins research which showed that industry funding had a huge impact on research outcomes. Basically, corporate funding will skew the results towards industry not the people. Disclosure of payments by pharma and industry is important. Professor Simpson himself has had a lot to say about industry funding, coming out against Coke funding research at the Boden Centre for Obesity Research at the University of Sydney. Professor Simpson said that the Charles Perkins Centre had ‘strict guidelines’ regarding engagement with industry. And Louise had a look at these, and they basically say it’s really important for the centre to engage with industry. So there you go! So they are saying as long as we are transparent about our engagement with industry, it’s ok. Professor Simpson is actually also the Director of the engagement with industry committee! To their credit, The Charles Perkins Centre are transparent on their websites about Novo Nordisk funding their launch, about Professor Simpson’s research grant, and the unlimited research grants from Novo to write a series of reports about how awful the ‘obesity epidemic’ is, but there is a lot missing as well. Off the back of these reports came a shit tonne of publicity. Louise counted 11 different news articles in which the contents of these reports were discussed by either Professor Simpson or one of the Obesity Australia board members, and not once is the industry link mentioned in any of these press releases. This means that for the average person, there is no transparency. The average person would need to visit the website and trawl around to see who is funding the Obesity Collective in order to know. This is NOT transparent. There is a narrative being created which is being orchestrated by big pharma. Mandy has been asked to become involved in this world, but as a completely independent dietitian she declined. We will do a whole podcast on Saxenda, because we don’t have time now! Because the way the research is being conducted needs to be discussed. Also, Novo have more weight loss drugs in the pipeline, and Australians are being targeted for their market. With sparkly shopfronts like The Obesity Collective, positioned in prestigious universities, it’s really hard for the average person to figure out what science is really saying, and what marketing and funding is doing to how we think about all of this. Sydney uni and the Charles Perkins Centre even put on an entire event called “fighting truth decay” which was all about how industry funding can get in the way of seeing the truth! And who hosted it - you guessed it - Professor Locust! What a great technique to build trust, to be a university who talk about the corrupting influence of industry funding. But then to still do it??? Another of the Charles Perkins Centre events was about lived experience of ‘obesity’, but lo and behold they did not bother to record that! Speaking of lived experience, the Obesity Collective say they have this section called the “Weight Issues Network” which is apparently for people with lived experience ‘and their carers’ (condescending much??). But Mandy and Louise could find no evidence of this actually existing. Louise even emailed them asking to join, and so far - no response… In fact - CRICKETS!! How ironic that the lived experience of people in larger bodies is being erased by the Obesity Collective - who do not seem to have any larger people involved. There’s not even a picture of a larger person on their website, I mean COME ON. On the Obesity Australia website you can click through and see the members and they are all small. This is awful to see a committee writing about what they should do to solve the ‘problem’ of larger bodies…...with no one larger in sight. Maybe The Obesity Collective need to think about the reality of inviting people to be involved in a collective that wants to literally obliterate people who look like them. Representation is important, and this is not happening because this organisation cannot see past their own noses. Still stuck in 1935. We’ll end on a really scary quote from a Reuters story from 2017 about Novo where the CEO is talking about taking a ‘bet’ on obesity. “I see a huge opportunity in obesity and I don’t see a lot of competitors moving into the space,” he told Reuters during a visit to London.” “Saxenda only accounts for 2 percent of Novo’s overall sales but analysts expect it to sell more than $1 billion by 2023, according to consensus forecasts compiled by Thomson Reuters. “ So - the big agenda is for companies like Novo Nordisk to provide funding to organisations like Obesity Australia and The Obesity Collective, to push to have Obesity declared as a disease, so they can increase the market for their weight loss drugs. If they can get their drugs on the PBS, there is huge profit involved. What has completely done our heads in throughout are the claims made by Obesity Collective - to be inclusive (no), to de-stigmatise (no), to be mindful of health inequalities (no), to be informed by evidence and prepared to innovate (oh my god), and to DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST! Which they do - but only if you look really, really hard. The Obesity Collective is a lovely smokescreen, and media reports are still not disclosing the funding. Everyone - please post pics of you eating those ‘lethal’ potato chips!   Resources Mentioned Find Mandy-Lee Noble on her website, on facebook, or email her at mandy@nourishedapproach.com.au The Obesity Collective website (also the Obesity Australia website) The 1935 factsheet about Curds ‘n Whey “Drinks That Make It Worse (!)” Serious prejudice against fish and chips The infamous potato chips as lethal ‘fact sheet’ Joseph Proietto’s fact sheet about the need for weight loss medication All about Professor Stephen Simpson, head of the Charles Perkins Centre, Executive Director of Obesity Australia, and head of The Obesity Collective. The Drum Episode The “Weighing In: Australia’s Growing Obesity Epidemic” report from The Obesity Collective Negative news stories about Allergan targeting poor and Aboriginal teens for their weight loss experiments More negative publicity about conflicts of interest in Australian obesity ‘experts’. The Novo Nordisk presentation where they blatantly reveal their aim to penetrate the Australian market (look under ‘resources from the 2015 summit’). Professor Simpson’s research grant buddy Romain Barr and his Novo affiliation. Professor Simpson’s Charles Perkins Centre Information page with his research grant from Novo. Just some of the payments made by Novo Nordisk to Australian health professionals. The Crikey articles discussing Novo’s plans to infiltrate Australia - there are a series of 4 articles, read them all: https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/01/obesity-politics-money-company-novo-nordisk/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/02/betting-obesity-benefits-disease-classification/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/03/commercial-bet-obesity-designed-create-the-market/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/04/betting-on-obesity-winning-hearts-minds-pockets-doctors/ Obesity Australia’s response to the Crikey articles Sydney University research on the impact of industry funding on outcomes: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/21/industry-funding-biases-drug-study-findings-.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/16/pharmaceutical-companies-spent-34m-on-patient-advocacy-groups-research-finds https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/anything-to-declare-corporate-influence-in-medical Professor Simpson being all fired up about industry funding with Coke The Charles Perkins centre transparency guidelines for working with industry 11 news articles featuring The Obesity Collective or its members in which Novo Nordisk funding was not mentioned: https://www.smh.com.au/national/that-was-the-most-heartbreaking-part-australia-s-obesity-epidemic-out-of-control-20190326-p517l5.html https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/research-shows-australians-must-lose-weight-to-save-money-and-help-improve-the-economy/news-story/d4618d77c9d04d14d6f5d3eed04c6185 https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/09/22/how-to-talk-to-a-loved-one-about-their-weight_a_21472370/ https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/‘we-can-really-call-this-an-epidemic’-obesity-rate https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/while-politicians-refuse-to-act-australians-become-more-overweight-20181113-p50fu9.html https://www.afr.com/leadership/fatness-debunked-as-obesity-expert-says-its-not-your-fault-20181113-h17trg https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/personal-responsibility-not-way-to-fix-obesity-crisis-20180801-p4zuwu.html https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/lets-get-creative-in-the-fight-against-obesity-20151201-glcy0v.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/02/25/obesity-cost-in-australia_n_9199240.html https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/obesity-australia-summit-2018-a-new-approach-to-a https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/the-obesity-collective/10056982 The Charles Perkins’ Centre event Fighting Truth Decay Scary story from Reuters about Novo and how it’s taking a ‘bet’ on obesity.

DO NOT MISS this explosive episode of All Fired Up! The Obesity Collective is a sparkly new organisation gaining attention nationwide for its ostensibly ‘collaborative’ approach to ‘tackling’ obesity, whilst simultaneously erasing weight stigma (oh please how much of a mindboggle is that?!). But who are they really? My guest this week is Mandy-Lee Noble, anti-diet dietitian from Nourished Approach in Brisbane, and she has had a GUTFUL of industry interests penetrating our health narrative. Once we dug a little deeper into The Obesity Collective we found that the tentacles of Big Pharma have a firm hold on the goolies of all our so-called ‘independent’ Obesity organisations. You won’t believe how deep this goes. Next time you read a hysterical news headline highlighting the terrors of Obesity Epidemic, know who funded it!     ShowNotes     Content warning and Apology !! This episode contains multiple uses of the word ‘obesity’. This is a stigmatising term and not one I nor my guest Mandy Lee Noble are comfortable using. However, as the topic of this episode is all about an organisation called The Obesity Collective, there are a lot of “O” words used. There are also lots of swear words to make up for it! My guest, dietitian Mandy-Lee Noble is all fired up about conflicts of interest and vested interests in health care, and within weight centric research and industries in particular. Mandy & Louise fell down a massive rabbithole when they accidentally stumbled across a particularly troubling example of this, the subject of today’s podcast. During a HAES Australia leadership meeting, we came across the “Obesity Australia” website, and their “fact sheets” were rather hilarious. These fact sheets contained not just outdated, but frankly very bizarre advice regarding weight loss. “Obesity Australia” are ostensibly one of Australia’s leading ‘authorities’ on obesity, and many of the country’s leading researchers, practitioners etc, are involved. And yet the fact sheets look like they were thrown together by either a year 9 school boy or an elderly person with very little connection to the real world. One of the ‘fact’ sheets was about drinks you should be having to lose weight, written by former head of Obesity Australia John Funder, whose diet tips have come directly from 1935. He recommends “egg flips” and “Miss Muffett’s favourite tipple, curds and whey”. Does ANYONE know what an egg flip is? And what about curds and whey?? He then goes on to rage against fish and chips, and goes on a bizarre rant telling us to strip the fish and chips of batter, and ‘put it amongst the pickled onion’. What is he even talking about here? Where did the pickled onion even come from? 1970? John also has a huge grudge against potato crisps, which he says are ‘lethal’. Now Mandy, being a bit of a rebel, has on several occasions since reading that thrown caution to the wind and deliberately and vigorously eaten said lethal crisps, and has lived to tell the tale. Another tip was to ‘drink coke zero’, to ‘fool yourself into eating slightly less’. This tip appears to have come from Weight Watchers in circa 1980. Mandy believes this may work through the process of being forced to eat slightly less because you have no teeth! Seriously what’s with the totally SHIT advice here? This is from a highly regarded and very knowledgeable researcher? It’s encouraging behaviours that overall are not hugely health supportive, all in the name of weight loss! John also ‘recommends’ that a ‘rule of thumb’ is to always weigh the same as you did at the age of 25, even if we have less bone and muscle mass as a result. All of the actual research would contest that: there is a plethora of evidence to show that as we age we do get heavier, and preserving muscle mass as we age is very health supportive. It’s quite literally the opposite of what science tells us. People at a higher body mass are actually often healthier than smaller people as they age. Some of the information in the fact sheets started to lead us down a rabbit hole. One of them, written by Professor Joseph Proietto (who does not reveal his association with multiple pharmaceutical companies), states that most people who lose weight will not keep it off, and will regain, so he recommends the use of appetite suppressing medication. As we read, it became apparent that an agenda was peppered throughout these ‘fact’ sheets’. Repeatedly given is the message that most people who lose weight will regain it; that obesity is ‘a disease process’. We experienced a growing sense of unease - just who are Obesity Australia, and who is behind these organisations that claim expertise and leadership in the area of so-called ‘obesity’? People right now may not be hearing from Obesity Australia as much as “The Obesity Collective”. Now, this might sound like a trendy cafe or a tragic boy band, but it’s actually them who have featured in the media quite a bit in Australia recently. “The Obesity Collective” was launched on 31 July 2018 (happy first anniversary!), at a swanky reception at the Charles Perkins Centre, the University of Sydney’s $500 million hub for the study of ‘lifestyle diseases’ such as obesity. Headed by Professor Stephen Simpson, who also happens to be the head of The Obesity Collective. The Obesity Collective describes itself as “a group of committed individuals and organisations from across the community, working together to take on the obesity challenge together, with empathy and a whole of society perspective”. Doesn’t that sound warm, fuzzy….and a little bit scary! Mandy thinks they’re a bit ‘fast and loose’ with words like empathy! So Stephen Simpson is the academic director of the Charles Perkins Centre, and the executive director of Obesity Australia. Professor Simpson’s research interests are probably not what you’d expect: “Developing an integrative modelling framework for nutrition using insects that has been applied to a wide range of organisms, from slime moulds to humans, and problems, including the dietary causes of human obesity and ageing. He has also revolutionised understanding of swarming in locusts, with research spanning neurochemical events within the brains of individual locusts to continental-scale mass migration.” How much has he studied empathy within locust populations? Potentially more than he’s studied it within humans! Professor Simpson has accomplished a lot in his career, he went to Oxford University, and he’s one of these charismatic figures. He is definitely bringing a hip, urban edge to the Charles Perkins Centre, and also to the Obesity Collective, really trying to make it look engaging, warm and welcoming. He’s trying to portray the Obesity Collective as a great collection of warm and wonderful people who are going to combat not only obesity but obesity stigma, which is...an interesting challenge. Professor Simpson recently appeared on ABC’s The Drum program, on a show about obesity and fat shaming. Professor Jenny Lee was on (academic and fat activist), as was someone with ‘lived experience’ who was actually one of the Nepean Obesity Service’s weight loss ‘success stories’. Sarah Harry from Body Positive Australia was also featured, but did not appear live and wasn’t given enough screen time as someone in a larger body not riddled with internalised weight stigma. Jenny Lee was also somewhat sidelined by Professor Simpson, who remained resolute in his attitude that body size is a disease. The message of the show was definitely skewed towards eradicating the ‘problem’ of obesity, but let’s be nice about it. No amount of empathic-sounding buzz words can disguise the true intention. Professor Simpson asked Jenny Lee to join the Obesity Collective, but she declined. So the Obesity Collective’s launch at the Charles Perkins Centre in 2018 was funded by Novo Nordisk, a pharmaceutical company traditionally known for its production of insulin, but with a flooded market, has recently turned its hand to producing weight loss drugs. The Collective is trying to recruit different organisations and individuals including: NGOs, Academics, Young Entrepreneurs, The Private Sector, Community Leaders, Government, Healthcare Providers and people with lived experience. We couldn’t see any evidence that people with lived experience are actually a part of the Collective, there’s just this statement on their website that they’re there. Novo Nordisk have described themselves to be ‘active members’ of The Obesity Collective. It’s very prominent on their website that Novo is the Collective’s main funder. So what have the Obesity Collective achieved in their first year? They’ve been really good at raising the panic button. They’ve been in the media - not just the Drum, but radio, and print media. So they’re getting attention. They released a report called “Weighing in: Australia’s Growing Obesity Epidemic”. The report outlines statistics around the prevalence of obesity in Australia and bangs on about how much fatter we’ll be at this rate and how many diseases are caused by fatness. The cheekiest part of the report is where they re-cycle the statistics on the apparent economic cost projections of obesity, which they took directly from Obesity Australia’s 2015 report which was prepared by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and sponsored by Novo Nordisk. (more about them later in the conversation). !! The 2019 report did not disclose any funding from Novo Nordisk, it said it was authored by The Obesity Collective without naming who actually wrote it. But substantial sections have been taken directly from a previous report which had unlimited funding from Novo Nordisk. The Obesity Collective have also released a ‘fact sheet’ in which they say that obesity is ‘not just about personal responsibility’. Obesity Australia & The Obesity Collective just don’t get that the very framing of obesity is stigmatising. They really don’t get stigma. They actually think weight stigma is their tool to try to get people to lose weight (like take weight loss drugs!). And weight loss drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda, if you can tolerate the side effects, will maybe give you very modest weight loss results - if you can believe their own industry funded research! In 2015 in Australia, Novo Nordisk got TGA approval for their new weight loss drug, Saxenda. Since then, they have been quite aggressive in their tactics in raising awareness of how ‘awful’ obesity is and how urgent it is that we ‘act’. Through avenues such as these organisations, Obesity Australia & The Obesity Collective. The Obesity Collective also provided a submission to the Senate Select Committee on the ‘obesity epidemic’ - as did HAES Australia. In their submission to the committee, they said ‘we are working to transform the way society thinks, speaks and acts on obesity to reduce the impact obesity has on all of us”. What a mind fuck of a statement! In one part, they claim to be working to de stigmatise obesity, in the next breath, they stigmatise it all over again. What they are aiming to do - eradicate larger people - is implicitly stigmatising. They think stigma is a barrier to weight loss. They want people not to feel stigmatised coming in and asking for weight loss drugs. Mandy & Louise have been blown away by how pervasive the industry funding is in this area. We don’t have enough time or woman hours to delve completely, but this rabbit hole is massive. In their submission, The Obesity Collective stipulate the causes of obesity to be genetic, epigenetic, and biological drivers. But on the next breath they say this does not excuse people from committing to try to lose weight. So again, in one breath stating how body weight is not within our control, in the next demanding that we as individuals keep trying to control it. This thread runs throughout: on the one hand, all of the recognition of the science is there, and an almost HAES-y style of writing, and on the other, we’re back to keep trying to lose weight! Same science: different conclusions. They also referred to the Novo-funded report from 2015 in their submission, saying that the overall direct costs of obesity to Australia in 2011-12 Australia were determined to be $3.8 billion, while indirect costs were calculated to be $4.8 billion (PWC 2015). But if you compare even this figure (which Mandy really doesn’t think is totally convincing), considering that our total health expenditure for 2011-12 was $150 billion, then it’s just a drop in the ocean of our health care spending, hardly the health sector crushing scenario we’re often given. The same report also argued that the costs incurred from the stigma of obesity, including discrimination across education, work, and social spheres, is ‘incalculable’. It’s so much more than the actual cost! They are using stigma for their own agenda. These ‘reports’ put out by bodies such as the Obesity Collective or Obesity Australia are always the same format: 1. Obesity is bad, and getting worse, 2. obesity causes all sorts of diseases, 3. obesity is going to cripple our health system, and 4. we MUST urgently act and do something. And - it’s not your fault and it’s hard to fix - so - here’s some thing (ie drugs, put them on the PBS). But who are The Obesity Collective? They are actually a subsidiary of Obesity Australia. Essentially, Obesity Australia are the parent company of the Obesity Collective. Obesity Australia are a registered charity, and they have been in operation since 2011. They describe themselves as “an independent, not-for-profit, legal entity’. The ‘independent’ angle is interesting, because Obesity Australia receives most of its funding from industry ‘partners’, including Weight Watchers, Allergan (a pharma company who make the lap bands), and other pharma companies including inova and Novo Nordisk, who gave around $200 000 to Obesity Australia between 2011 and 2015. In 2011, Allergan kicked in quite a bit of money to get Obesity Australia started - around $150 000. Over 3 years they kicked in around $300 000. Allergan had actually gained a lot of cred for helping to fund these organisations, it helped them to be seen as a company doing ‘good’. But it wasn’t all good: Allergan, and the Centre for Obesity Research (CORE) in Melbourne received negative publicity in the media when their plans to target poor and Aboriginal teenagers for their weight loss experiments were disclosed to the media. Between 2011 and 2015, Obesity Australia received just over $1 million in funding. Of this, 80% was spent on “Board Expenses” and ‘consultancy’. Of that, 30% was “Board expenses”. Tax concessions also apply as this is a charity. It’s a LOT of money for all of that independence. And what exactly are these ‘Board expenses”? Many of the Board members of Obesity Australia have also received other money (for consultancy fees etc) from the pharma companies. Since 2015, Novo Nordisk has provided Obesity Australia with ‘unrestricted grants’ to produce reports about how dire the obesity epidemic is, and the URGENT need for interventions, including - no surprises here - pharmacological medicines. It is an urgent need for Novo, because in 2015 they finally got their weight loss drug Saxenda approved by the TGA. They’re not even bothering to hide it - on the Obesity Australia website you can click through to a presentation by Novo Nordisk to Obesity Australia in which they blatantly reveal that Novo are committed to ‘create legitimacy and urgency for the medical management of obesity’. Really, what Novo are after is to have obesity declared a disease: if this happens, they can push their drugs more heavily and even get weight loss drugs on the PBS, a massive potential windfall for them. The principles of Obesity Australia and the principles of Novo Nordisk are very much aligned with each other. Even the Charles Perkins Centre refer to obesity as a ‘disease’, when actually it’s not. In Australia, the Australian Medical Association do not classify higher body weight as a disease, nor do the World Health Organisation. They do talk about weight being a risk factor, but not a disease within itself. There are many people in larger bodies with no or very few health issues, if we classify this as a disease suddenly a whole pile of people become suddenly sick. How we think about our health status can really impact on our actual health status. And the influence of Novo Nordisk does not end with funding for Obesity Australia, and the unlimited funding for their ‘reports’. In the newly formed Obesity Collective, 8 of their academics on their boards receive direct financial benefits from Novo Nordisk, for consultancy, travel costs, etc, another couple of academics work at an institutions that receive funding from Novo Nordisk and a further 4 people on the Board are employed by PriceWaterhouseCooper (PWC). Which is interesting, because Novo Nordisk is a well established and long existing client of the multinational auditors PriceWaterhouseCooper. One of the academics enjoying funding from Novo Nordisk is Professor Stephen Simpson himself - the head of The Obesity Collective, Obesity Australia, and The Charles Perkins Centre. He has just received a grant for his research Ancestral causes of obesity: Understanding epigenetic transmission by spermatozoa; with co-author Romain Barres, Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Barres enjoys unlimited research funding from Novo. This information is not being hidden, it is right there on the Charles Perkins Centre website on Professor Simpson’s information page. It’s hard to find academics involved in Obesity Australia who are not being paid by Novo Nordisk in some capacity. And this reaches beyond the Obesity Collective and Obesity Australia, because Novo Nordisk are busily paying our medical doctors and health professionals as well. According to a news article from Crikey, Novo have spent $3.2 million over 3 years on speaker fees and for experts to sit on its medical advisory boards. Novo’s declarations show 1300 separate payments to Australian GP’s, nurses and specialists over 3 years, with recurring payments to a handful of prominent specialists. Basically, Novo are hell bent on creating an air of scientific legitimacy to penetrate a potentially very lucrative market. The Obesity Australia website has a ‘response’ to ‘recent media attention’ which is really talking about the Crikey series of articles. They don’t actually refute anything that was said in the articles, they simply say that Novo is not their only funding source! They also said that Obesity Australia relies mainly on ‘unpaid volunteers’, which Mandy calls bullshit on! Unless these volunteers are working a million hours, this is simply not true! In their financial reports, there are less than a handful of individuals who are actually listed as volunteers. It said that they have strict guidelines about industry funding and that any engagement with ‘third parties’ are passed through their industry guidelines - “Obesity Australia is transparent around funding and projects that are funded by third parties are passed through our engagement with industry guidelines. These consider the nature of the project to be funded in relation to potential conflicts of interest (real or perceived), and the degree of alignment between the commercial interests of the funder and improving the lives of those living with obesity.” We do have to say that we don’t know the ins and outs of Obesity Australia’s funding from 2017 onwards as they have not posted any financial statements yet. From 2015 onwards Obesity Australia’s financial reports became a lot less detailed. In 2015, Obesity Australia changed and was taken into the Charles Perkins Centre: “Obesity Australia, founded in 2011 has now joined with the Charles Perkins Centre, which will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Obesity Australia. Obesity Australia remains in independent legal entity and will continue to be governed by the OA Board.” So we now have a lot less detailed financial information about the ins and outs of funding for Obesity Australia & The Obesity Collective, but we know that Novo Nordisk are still a major player in The Obesity Collective. Their logo is all over the Obesity Collective website. It is interesting because the Charles Perkins Centre really pride themselves on actually researching the impact of industry funding on how research and how knowledge is produced. None of the Charles Perkins research on the impact of industry funding has been directed towards Novo Nordisk. In September 2018 there was a flurry of media attention to the Charles Perkins research which showed that industry funding had a huge impact on research outcomes. Basically, corporate funding will skew the results towards industry not the people. Disclosure of payments by pharma and industry is important. Professor Simpson himself has had a lot to say about industry funding, coming out against Coke funding research at the Boden Centre for Obesity Research at the University of Sydney. Professor Simpson said that the Charles Perkins Centre had ‘strict guidelines’ regarding engagement with industry. And Louise had a look at these, and they basically say it’s really important for the centre to engage with industry. So there you go! So they are saying as long as we are transparent about our engagement with industry, it’s ok. Professor Simpson is actually also the Director of the engagement with industry committee! To their credit, The Charles Perkins Centre are transparent on their websites about Novo Nordisk funding their launch, about Professor Simpson’s research grant, and the unlimited research grants from Novo to write a series of reports about how awful the ‘obesity epidemic’ is, but there is a lot missing as well. Off the back of these reports came a shit tonne of publicity. Louise counted 11 different news articles in which the contents of these reports were discussed by either Professor Simpson or one of the Obesity Australia board members, and not once is the industry link mentioned in any of these press releases. This means that for the average person, there is no transparency. The average person would need to visit the website and trawl around to see who is funding the Obesity Collective in order to know. This is NOT transparent. There is a narrative being created which is being orchestrated by big pharma. Mandy has been asked to become involved in this world, but as a completely independent dietitian she declined. We will do a whole podcast on Saxenda, because we don’t have time now! Because the way the research is being conducted needs to be discussed. Also, Novo have more weight loss drugs in the pipeline, and Australians are being targeted for their market. With sparkly shopfronts like The Obesity Collective, positioned in prestigious universities, it’s really hard for the average person to figure out what science is really saying, and what marketing and funding is doing to how we think about all of this. Sydney uni and the Charles Perkins Centre even put on an entire event called “fighting truth decay” which was all about how industry funding can get in the way of seeing the truth! And who hosted it - you guessed it - Professor Locust! What a great technique to build trust, to be a university who talk about the corrupting influence of industry funding. But then to still do it??? Another of the Charles Perkins Centre events was about lived experience of ‘obesity’, but lo and behold they did not bother to record that! Speaking of lived experience, the Obesity Collective say they have this section called the “Weight Issues Network” which is apparently for people with lived experience ‘and their carers’ (condescending much??). But Mandy and Louise could find no evidence of this actually existing. Louise even emailed them asking to join, and so far - no response… In fact - CRICKETS!! How ironic that the lived experience of people in larger bodies is being erased by the Obesity Collective - who do not seem to have any larger people involved. There’s not even a picture of a larger person on their website, I mean COME ON. On the Obesity Australia website you can click through and see the members and they are all small. This is awful to see a committee writing about what they should do to solve the ‘problem’ of larger bodies…...with no one larger in sight. Maybe The Obesity Collective need to think about the reality of inviting people to be involved in a collective that wants to literally obliterate people who look like them. Representation is important, and this is not happening because this organisation cannot see past their own noses. Still stuck in 1935. We’ll end on a really scary quote from a Reuters story from 2017 about Novo where the CEO is talking about taking a ‘bet’ on obesity. “I see a huge opportunity in obesity and I don’t see a lot of competitors moving into the space,” he told Reuters during a visit to London.” “Saxenda only accounts for 2 percent of Novo’s overall sales but analysts expect it to sell more than $1 billion by 2023, according to consensus forecasts compiled by Thomson Reuters. “ So - the big agenda is for companies like Novo Nordisk to provide funding to organisations like Obesity Australia and The Obesity Collective, to push to have Obesity declared as a disease, so they can increase the market for their weight loss drugs. If they can get their drugs on the PBS, there is huge profit involved. What has completely done our heads in throughout are the claims made by Obesity Collective - to be inclusive (no), to de-stigmatise (no), to be mindful of health inequalities (no), to be informed by evidence and prepared to innovate (oh my god), and to DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST! Which they do - but only if you look really, really hard. The Obesity Collective is a lovely smokescreen, and media reports are still not disclosing the funding. Everyone - please post pics of you eating those ‘lethal’ potato chips!   Resources Mentioned Find Mandy-Lee Noble on her website, on facebook, or email her at mandy@nourishedapproach.com.au The Obesity Collective website (also the Obesity Australia website) The 1935 factsheet about Curds ‘n Whey “Drinks That Make It Worse (!)” Serious prejudice against fish and chips The infamous potato chips as lethal ‘fact sheet’ Joseph Proietto’s fact sheet about the need for weight loss medication All about Professor Stephen Simpson, head of the Charles Perkins Centre, Executive Director of Obesity Australia, and head of The Obesity Collective. The Drum Episode The “Weighing In: Australia’s Growing Obesity Epidemic” report from The Obesity Collective Negative news stories about Allergan targeting poor and Aboriginal teens for their weight loss experiments More negative publicity about conflicts of interest in Australian obesity ‘experts’. The Novo Nordisk presentation where they blatantly reveal their aim to penetrate the Australian market (look under ‘resources from the 2015 summit’). Professor Simpson’s research grant buddy Romain Barr and his Novo affiliation. Professor Simpson’s Charles Perkins Centre Information page with his research grant from Novo. Just some of the payments made by Novo Nordisk to Australian health professionals. The Crikey articles discussing Novo’s plans to infiltrate Australia - there are a series of 4 articles, read them all: https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/01/obesity-politics-money-company-novo-nordisk/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/02/betting-obesity-benefits-disease-classification/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/03/commercial-bet-obesity-designed-create-the-market/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/07/04/betting-on-obesity-winning-hearts-minds-pockets-doctors/ Obesity Australia’s response to the Crikey articles Sydney University research on the impact of industry funding on outcomes: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/21/industry-funding-biases-drug-study-findings-.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/16/pharmaceutical-companies-spent-34m-on-patient-advocacy-groups-research-finds https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/anything-to-declare-corporate-influence-in-medical Professor Simpson being all fired up about industry funding with Coke The Charles Perkins centre transparency guidelines for working with industry 11 news articles featuring The Obesity Collective or its members in which Novo Nordisk funding was not mentioned: https://www.smh.com.au/national/that-was-the-most-heartbreaking-part-australia-s-obesity-epidemic-out-of-control-20190326-p517l5.html https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/research-shows-australians-must-lose-weight-to-save-money-and-help-improve-the-economy/news-story/d4618d77c9d04d14d6f5d3eed04c6185 https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/09/22/how-to-talk-to-a-loved-one-about-their-weight_a_21472370/ https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/‘we-can-really-call-this-an-epidemic’-obesity-rate https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/while-politicians-refuse-to-act-australians-become-more-overweight-20181113-p50fu9.html https://www.afr.com/leadership/fatness-debunked-as-obesity-expert-says-its-not-your-fault-20181113-h17trg https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/personal-responsibility-not-way-to-fix-obesity-crisis-20180801-p4zuwu.html https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/lets-get-creative-in-the-fight-against-obesity-20151201-glcy0v.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/02/25/obesity-cost-in-australia_n_9199240.html https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/obesity-australia-summit-2018-a-new-approach-to-a https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/the-obesity-collective/10056982 The Charles Perkins’ Centre event Fighting Truth Decay Scary story from Reuters about Novo and how it’s taking a ‘bet’ on obesity.

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BEYOND the Darkness celebrates it's 100th episode of True Crime Tuesday by airing some of it's best episodes for you this weekend!! On Sunday's episode... TRUE CRIME TUESDAY is turned on their ear with the case of The Girls are Gone! We find another horrific story within a story on today's episode with special guests Allison Mann & Michael Brodkorb. PLUS Dumb Crimes/Stupid Criminals! The Girls Are Gone is the true story of two sisters who went missing, the father who kept searching, and the adults who conspired to keep the truth hidden. This is an emotional rollercoaster for Dave as they examine this disturbing case and quickly a story within the story unfolds that leaves Dave in an emotional upheaval. Do Not Miss this episode. Visit their site: http://missinginminnesota.com/ Get their book here: https://amzn.to/2QzE90G Support our sponsors for great deals! TRUE CASH from TRUECAR is something you need to check out for yourself. It has never been easier or faster to get a TRUE VALUE on your car and you can do it from the comfort of home at www.TrueCar.com 2 out of 3 guys will experience hair loss by the time they’re 35. Introducing Keeps – the easiest and most affordable way to keep the hair you have. To receive your first month of treatment for free, go to Keeps.com/DARKNESS Digestive troubles? Weight gain? Low energy? Achy Joints? If you’ve been struggling with any of these, Dr. Steven Gundry says you’re not alone And he knows the real cause! Watch the free video at totalrestore2.com to find out more! Has life piled on the anxiety to an overwhelming crescendo? Sunday Scaries can give you relief! Sunday Scaries are CBD Gummies custom formulated with a 10mg of blend of broad spectrum and isolate CBD as well as vitamins B12 and D3 for mood boosters. They are made with natural ingredients and are free of gluten, dairy, yeast, egg, soy and peanuts. Get 10 percent off and free shipping at sundayscaries.com and use the code word DARKNESS . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alcatraz: Did you know Alcatraz prison was first used during the Civil War? Did you know the original federal prisoners were the first to report paranormal experiences? Did a thing with glowing red eyes really kill an inmate in solitary confinement?Eastern State Penn: Did you know brutal torture was sanctioned during the prison's early days? Did you know one of the allegedly best videos of an actual apparition was caught here? Did you modern officials vehemently deny both locations are haunted?This is definitely one of our "DO NOT MISS" episodes.

Ed and Ron talk to ScreenJunkies’ Joe Starr about his Nerd GOAT: Rodimus Prime! Yes, this is our first Transformers GOAT...AND IT’S THE ONE YOU ALL DESERVE. Joe is one of the head writers at SCREENJUNKIES! He just released an amazing new LP called A BRITISH MURDER ROBOT TRIES STANDUP COMEDY, about a trashcan-looking genocidal alien who rises quickly in the alt-comedy scene. Also, DO NOT MISS his bitchin' Twitch show on the Hyper-RPG channel HE LEFT IT DEAD, a tabletop role-play based on the Call of Cthulhu system where every character is going insane – Vol. 3 starts March 12! Or if you REALLY like Joe, you can buy him a Power Of The Primes Rodmius Prime action figure on Amazon... — QUOTES: “If you don’t have an edgelord phase, you’re not real.” “Every time I wanna picture speed and power, I just picture a f**kin’ semi-truck with a f**kin’ Lamborghini nose.” “Rodimus Prime’s look is like cilantro. There’s some people who have a gene where it’s just so tasty, and there’s people who have a gene where it just tastes like soap.” “Optimus Prime is still out there. But he just f**king calls himself Rodimus because he thinks he earns it. He thinks he deserves it.” “’Bumblebee: Inferior. Soundwave: Superior.’ Like he would literally say Hitler Youth type sh*t at the other Transformers.” “All sociopaths pretend to change.” — See Ed MERCILESSLY DESTROY on Movie Fights, and catch him every Wednesday on the Screen Junkies Universe livestream! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for bonus episodes, movie reviews, and behind-the-scenes content! Subscribe, rate and review Nerd GOAT on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Follow Bail Bonds Media on Instagram!

Vince Miller from RESOLUTE joins the podcast for EP. 21! Vince challenges men to say yes to the great adventure that God has for us. To be men of faith, we have to takes leaps of faith. DO NOT MISS a special announcement at the end of the show as we share about an exciting collaboration between Men of Iron and Resolute! EP. 21 is brought to you by Andrew L. Welk, Realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. "I really think that God has a great adventure for all men. But often we bow to the idols of money, safety and security. We bow to those idols and then forget that God is calling us out on a great adventure. We fail to remember that to be men of faith, we have to take leaps of faith. God calls us into that more frequently then we know, but we quiet it, silence it and we stifle it. If you want to live a great adventure, say yes to the small moments and the big one's won't be as scary."

On today's Episode of LET THERE BE TALK "The Atomic Clock"himself Mr Gene Hoglan stops by and talks some Metal History,Health and Drums all right here for the next 2 hours. Gene has played drums with some of the best Metal Bands in the biz including- Dark Angel,Fear Factory,Testament and Death. Do Not Miss this Episode. Brought to you by my fantastic sponsor Wyco Vintage Hit the link and find you favorite Rock N Roll Vintage T-Shirt. Use the Code delraiser and save big time https://wycovintage.com

Wouldn’t it be amazing to know how to grow your business from 6-Figures to 7-Figures without burning out or breaking down?? Wouldn’t it be amazing to actually work less and scale to this level?  Imagine actually enjoying your day as your business is growing 2X, 4X, or even 10X revenue!  Well you are in luck, because that is exactly what we are talking about today! On today’s episode, I share my story of going from the hustle mentality and being burned out, to the rested and successful entrepreneur that I am today.  If you’re feeling pulled in too many different directions, or wishing that there were more hours in the day, then this episode is for you.  Biggest Takeaways from this Episode…  >>>> One of the keys to becoming a truly successful entrepreneur is to get very clear on what success looks like for you.  >>>> You can’t scale your business to 7 figures without a team. But just as you must get clear on what success means to you in order to scale your business, you absolutely have to get clear on what a successful team looks like to you.  >>>> In order to be a 7 figure entrepreneur, you have to determine who you want to be and who you need to be in order to empower and impact others, then step into that today.  _____________________________________________________ If you want to learn the exact steps, DO NOT MISS this Live Free Training this week:  [7-Figure Framework] Shatter the 6-Figure Ceiling and Get Your Life Back-In Just 5 Steps! Discover the exact system I’ve taught my clients, allowing them to hit 7 figures without putting in more effort, energy, or hours.  Click here to register for the LIVE training on May 23rd or 24th.