This course is about empowering you to understand the chronic disease of obesity and how to achieve your best weight.

  • Learn about the harms of weight bias and our misunderstanding of obesity

  • Learn about the cause of obesity and how the brain regulates weight.

  • Learn about an evidence informed approach to weight management.

Your Course Instructor

Michael Mindrum, MD FRCPC

Dr. Mindrum practices internal medicine in Nova Scotia. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, has a Diploma in Counselling for Obesity Medicine, and is passionate about education - information is power!

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Video

    2. Welcome Letter

    3. Newsletter Sign Up

    4. Your Weight History

    1. What is NOT the cause of obesity?

    2. Weight Bias

    3. Macklin Method Weight Bias Handout

    4. Quiz: Cause of Obesity

    5. Reflecting on Your Experience with Bias

    6. Evaluation : The Big Misunderstanding

    1. Appetite Center Part 1

    2. Appetite Center Part 2

    3. Dr. Macklin's Video on the Gate Keeper, Go Getter, and Lazy Executive.

    4. Quiz: Appetite Center

    5. Evaluation : Appetite Center

    1. Your Vision & Value

    2. Macklin Method Module: Values

    1. What is a disease?

    2. What is Obesity?

    3. Weight and Health Risk

    4. Evaluation: Obesity as a disease

    1. Healthy Fat Storage: Paul and Expandable Suitcase

    2. Sick Fat: Omar's Semi-Expandable Suitcase

    3. Sick Fat (Adiposopathy)

    4. Relationship of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

    5. Type 2 Diabetes & Sick Fat

    6. Evaluation: Apples and Pears

Your Best Weight Journey

  • Free
  • 57 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Discover your best weight, starting today!

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