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Children who are obese are as much a victim of neglect and child abuse as underweight and underfed children.That's the shocking view Dr Max Pemberton, a medical doctor and psychiatrist who spent more than a decade running National Health Service clinics treating patients with severe eating disorders and addictions, shares with Unfiltered editor-in-chief Joe Warner.While many people would have no argument that an underweight child is suffering from neglect and child abuse - surely the fundamental first rule of parenthood is to provide shelter, safety and sustenance to your child - the claim that an obese child is suffering from an equivalent level of abuse is far too outrageous a statement for many to stomach - especially today when childhood obesity is such a white-hot issue and divisive subject, and the body positivity movement, including Health At Every Size, is at its most vocal, prominent and powerful.But even in our "cancel culture" age, for Dr Pemberton soaring rates of childhood obesity in the UK - 9.2% of British children aged 4 and 5, and 22.7% of children aged 10 and 11, are obese, according to the UK’s National Child Measurement Programme in data published by NHS Digital, which also found far higher rates of childhood obesity is socially- and economically-deprived parts of the country - makes this too important an issue to remain quiet, whatever the professional and personal cost.Because further inaction is a fundamental failure to safeguard both the short- and long-term health, happiness and opportunity of our most precious, important and cherished asset - our children.They also discuss Dr Pemberton's decade of running National Health Service clinics treating patients with severe eating disorders, which included a number of very high-profile Instagram food influencers.Patient confidentially tied his hands at the time, but now he can reveal his frustration that these social media personalities continued to post prodigiously about food, nutrition, recipes and “healthy” diet strategies to their hundreds of thousands of admiring followers, despite privately battling crippling eating disorder issues and having entirely dysfunctional relationships with food.Dr Pemberton’s front-line experience paints a heart-breaking picture of our current social media world in which unqualified influencers who happen look the part, or know how to created compelling content, wield enormous power and influence over impressionable and insecure young people who are primed to absorb ill-advised comments and advice from people in no position to give it.For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

Thermal treatments are all the rage.While saunas have always been a popular post-workout hang-out in all health clubs that have them, exposing yourself to short spells of extreme temperatures at the other end of the Celsius spectrum have only recently grown in popularity. This is thanks almost entirely to the practice’s warm embrace by the “bio-hacking” movement and because filming yourself submerged in a bath full of iced water looks particularly great on Instagram. As such, a “macho” aura has surrounded the cold water immersion movement. Yet the practice has been around for decades and even centuries in certain parts of the world, especially in the Nordic countries, where young and old alike swim in frozen lakes even in the depths of winter. And, as Dr Susanna Søberg, PhD, founder of Soeberg Institute and The Thermalist Cure, and a leading international scientist and expert on the effects of hot and cold exposure, explains to Unfiltered editor-in-chief Joe Warner, the physiological and cognitive benefits of cold water immersion, both immediate and long-term, means you too should consider adding the practice to your wellbeing routine. #icebath #thermaltherapy #coldwater #Unfiltered #LiveSmarter #SusannaSoeberg #coldshower #bloodpressure #heartrate #biohacking #biohack For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/ Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

Good things come to those who wait.And when it finally arrives, it’s all the sweeter - for everyone - when the good thing happens to a good guy.Ryan Terry is one of the most popular and respected British bodybuilders and physique athletes, loved and supported not just in his home country but around the world.His down-to-earth personality and relentless work ethic has made him a role model and inspiration, and one of the most loved physique athletes on the planet.And that’s why, last month, when Terry finally climbed the summit of the sport to win the Olympia Men’s Physique title - his first success after falling short the previous eight attempts - his own personal sense of joy, elation and relief was echoed around the world by his millions of supporters.And while the man may shine in the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, he’s still the boy from Worksop in Nottinghamshire who had three jobs at aged 14 to help his single mum make ends meet.In an exclusive in-depth conversation with Unfiltered editor-in-chief Joe Warner, Terry reveals how this year’s Olympia attempt was going to be his last if he failed to land the one title he’s built his career around winning, but now has redefined his ultimate career goal to turn winning one crown into a multi-year legacy.He also reveals how he halted his Olympia performance decline - his placings had been drifting further away from success in recent years - and what he did differently this time to achieve the pinnacle of his career.And, in a heartfelt tribute to his wife, Terry reveals how Amy was the one person to helped him climb out of a deep hole after previous Olympia attempts tanked, and how his success on stage is a team effort that wouldn’t be possible without his wife’s unwavering support.For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

You get to choose how you respond.That's the incredibly simple yet life-changing advice Mike Weeks wants you to hear.The climber, coach, organic farmer and author - his latest book "Resilience by Design" is out now - is one of the most interesting and thought-provoking experts in the world on the subject of stress and resilience, and how you can regain the power to choose to be exactly who you want to be in an given scenario to life the life you want to live.For Mike, the biggest issue most of us face in our daily lives that's stopping us from being happy and making us miserable is that inability to remember that we get to choose how we respond to the words and actions of the rest of the world.He gives this example: if Mike pushes you hard in the chest, how should you respond? Punch him in the face for his unwarranted act of aggression? Give him a hug and ask if he's OK, because Mike must be really frustrated to have done that? Or choose another course of action, one of a million possible responses you have between these two ends of the spectrum?And that's his point. In any given stressful, unpleasant or hurtful scenario you have an infinite number of ways in which you can respond.Some actions may escalate the situation and make you feel even worse. Others may instantly alleviate the tension or anger and make everyone feel better. You have that choice. You hold that power.Yet the world in which we now live is not conducive to cool, calm and considered responses. Thanks to social media most of us are quick to fury, or even seek out reasons or opinions to which we can respond with indignity, outrage and confrontation because someone has the audacity to disagree with our precise opinion on politics or economics or social injustice or sport or trans-rights or any one of thousands of divisive and hot topic issues.But help - and guidance that might just change your life - is at hand. In our in-depth and advice-packed conversation with Mike, he details his tried-and-tested tactics, strategies and approaches to confronting, dealing and managing with stress so you can become far more resilient to the people, news and issues around you.Remember, you always have a choice and this one is as easy as it gets: put Mike’s advice into practice and you will live the happier, calmer and peaceful life you want.For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

To be labelled as the UK's "most outrageous" doctor takes some doing. But for Dr Asher Larmie - the self-styled “Fat Doctor” and a transmasculine weight-inclusive GP - his decision to actively court criticism and controversy is all part of his plan to raise awareness and ignite debate to combat weight stigma and promote weight-inclusive care.Indeed, if you follow him on Instagram you’ll be fully aware of the many controversial and contrarian positions he takes around nutrition, weight management, diet culture and other divisive issues closely linked to body composition, disease prevention and physical and mental health.Yet, like so much of what you see and hear on social media, should you really take everything at face value?For instance, does Dr Larmie really believe that the food you eat has no impact on whether you gain or lose weight? Does he genuinely think that most people are incapable of losing weight, and even if they do are destined to put it all back on - with more besides - to leave them in bigger and heavier than when they started? And if so, isn’t this just because motivation, discipline and adherence drops off after initial weight-loss stalls, rather than a physiological inability of humans to consistently lose weight over the long term?Joe Warner sat down with The Fat Doctor to discover what he really believes about diet, nutrition, body composition, weight and fat stigma, what is just a show for social media, and why he is subject to an on-going General Medical Council investigation into his suitability to practice medicine.And as more and more people discover him and his fat-positive and body-positivity views that being overweight is not inherently unhealthy, we asked him whether he is at all concerned that he might be wrong, and so therefore encouraging followers to give up any aspirations of losing excess body weight which could lead them to an early grave? For the full interview with bonus footage visit https://unfilteredonline.com/britains-most-outrageous-doctor-on-why-he-believes-food-doesnt-make-you-fat/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtraEmail: editorial@unfilteredonline.com

Dr Layne Norton first made a name for himself in the global health, fitness and nutrition industry by advocating a purely research-backed approach to information and advice, sticking to the science and never wavering from what we know works.He then found even greater fame with his relentless approach of calling out charlatans, scammers and pseudo-scientists who pray upon the desperation, naivety and innocence of millions of people, offering too-good-to-be-true solutions to the most-common health problems for financial gain.Constantly calling out the grifters is exhausting work. But as Dr Norton explains to Unfiltered editor-in-chief Joe Warner in our exclusive interview, he's never going to stop his hunt for the social media charlatans.Why? Because when the stakes are this high, and the potential impact of inaction could lead desperate individuals down the wrong path that may make their physical and mental health worse, rather than better, keeping his mouth shout just isn't an option.In a full, frank and wide-ranging conversation, Dr Norton also discusses the causes and solutions to the global obesity epidemic; growing steroid and performance-enhancing drug use in the fitness industry and Hollywood, how he responds to constant allegations he uses gear; and why and when his personal life hit rock-bottom, how he managed to bounce back, and what invaluable life lessons he learnt from living his love in the public glare of social media.Watch the full and exclusive video interview with Dr Norton, and access bonus content, at our website: https://unfilteredonline.com/dr-layne-norton-why-ill-never-stop-calling-out-health-and-fitness-charlatans/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtraEmail: editorial@unfilteredonline.com

Joe Wicks is the biggest health and fitness social media personality in the world. Others influencers may have more followers.Others may have made more money. But no one has crossed over in mainstream consciousness like The Body Coach. After all, name another social media star who’s been able to get your parents and your kids moving more and eating better.With his friendly, engaging and approachable demeanour Joe has empowered millions of people across the world to take better care of their physical health and mental wellbeing.While his online influence has been remarkable, it’s his real-world impact on the UK’s health and fitness that is unprecedented. He has sold more than 3 million books since his first book was released in 2015, breaking countless best-seller records in the process.But his biggest impact - and one he already accepts will be his enduring legacy, no matter what else he now does - is helping to get the UK through the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.In response to the closing of almost every single section of society, Joe took the decision to do something positive in the most negative moment many of us have ever experienced.With parents and children housebound, he launched his PE With Joe daily exercise classes on YouTube, completely free to access for all. It was a runaway success with more than 100m global views.He was awarded a Guinness World Record after 955,000 people tuned in to one workout, helping to raise more than £500,000 for the NHS. His extraordinary efforts were recognised later that year when he was honoured with MBE for services to fitness and charity.Joe’s story from park personal trainer to health policy influencer is even more remarkable because while millions of people feel like they know him, not many know about some of the many challenges he’s had to overcome - including growing up in a council estate with parents battling addiction and mental health issues - to build the career and life he loves so much.To discover how he’s done it, and what comes next, Unfiltered editor Joe Warner met the park PT who used social media to become one of the best-selling authors of the century, and is now using the power and influence of their platform to campaign tirelessly that more time, money and effort be spent improving the physical and mental health of the nation’s children.In his most candid interview to date, Joe opens up about how first fame and then fatherhood changed him; how he deals with press intrusion and online abuse, criticism and trolling; how he overcame his own mental health issues, and why he spends hours each day on his phone talking to his followers battling their own demons; why he turned down a multi-million pound food endorsement; why he rejected Boris Johnson’s offer to front an NHS fitness campaign; and why he would never promote any type of weight-loss drug, even if he were offered £10m a year to do so.Watch the full interview at unfilteredonline.com/joe-wicks-under-the-skin-exclusive-interviewGet in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtraEmail: editorial@unfilteredonline.com

In the social media age, some subjects are so incendiary it’s much easier to stay quiet than speak out. Take, for example, sex and gender, transgender sport, and toxic masculinity.But some conversations are so important they shouldn’t take place in private, even if the repercussions can cost you your friends, your job or your career.Indeed, for society to move forward, and the rights of everyone to be considered, these conversations have to happen in public.Dr Carole Hooven, former associate at the Harvard Department of Psychology and author of "Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us", has fearlessly spoken up on the biggest issues around biology and behaviour. And it has had profound professional and personal consequences.In our exclusive Unfiltered conversation Dr Hooven explains to Joe Warner exactly what it feels like to be “cancelled”, how her colleagues deserted her in her hour of need, and why a cancel culture society, in which anyone can be ostracised from their career, job and friends for expressing not just an opinion, but established facts, is a real and genuine threat to a thriving liberal democracy.For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

Dr. Stacy Sims, a New Zealand-based exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, passionately advocates for women's unique health and fitness needs. She challenges the common misconception that women should follow male-focused training regimens. Dr. Sims discusses the importance of proper nutrition, tailored recovery strategies, and essential supplements for optimizing female performance. She emphasizes the critical role of weightlifting, especially during menopause, and highlights the need for training that aligns with the menstrual cycle to enhance overall athleticism.

Just how grave a threat to the future health and happiness - and even the survival - of humanity is the intensification of social media-driven culture wars and the intractable rise of artificial intelligence into every area of our lives?Liv Boeree, the Win-Win podcast host, science broadcaster, World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving, details to Unfiltered host Joe Warner why she believes the next two decades are among most dangerous and destiny-defining time for our species since we climbed down from the trees and took our first steps on the savanna.In a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation Liv explains how Molochian forces on social media networks are hellbent on manipulating us, first as individuals in a race to the bottom as we seek validation from complete strangers to praise our perfect bodies, jobs, relationships and lives that bear little resemblance to reality. And manipulating us as a society into evermore vocal tribes to fuel the culture war fires and treat anyone we encounter online as a terminal threat to our indubitable worldview.Liv also reveals her extensive conversations with AI experts working behind the scenes on the technology and how every single one of them has confided their grave concerns over the potential catastrophic capabilities of AI's power and influence if its current growth trajectory continues unchecked. She outlines her fears for the future of our species, and the planet, if AI is allowed to continue its meteoric rise into every aspect of our lives without any oversight, limitations or jurisdiction.Liv also outlines what she believes need to happen - and soon - in a co-ordinated strategy of governments and corporations - to guarantee the safety of our species and ensure AI becomes the life-extending and existence-enhancing technology we want, and not the totalitarian paper-clip maker of our worst nightmares.But it’s not all bad news. As Liv explains, some simple steps - taken by you as an individual and collectively as a society - can walk us back from the edge of the abyss. And there’s even a hope that all the new powers that exist thanks to the advent of new technology could herald a utopian future for every single one of us.For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra