Body Conversations®
Joan Breibart is a New York-based inventor who holds nine patents, has authored five books, and edited 20 titles. She is also the person who re-launched the Pilates Method in 1991 and made it a household name in a decade. This podcast is called Body Conversations because it uses the body to view political and cultural trends.
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Episodes
24 episodes
Safe Spaces
Ten examples of how our branding obsession has ruined our minds—and our bodies too. Well, it's time—our 250th anniversary is next year. Bye bye MAGA and the American Dream. No one ever promised you a rose garden.
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24:00
Eating Clean & Super Foods, etc.
MORE Branding. More avoidance of HOW MUCH you put in your mouth. More confusion. Matcha Tea is now a super food even though you mostly drink it. Be warned. Branding not content. More ways to identify yourself you seem to be going with the right...
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18:43
Somatics - Coming Soon
Somatic exercises which no one has even heard of are going mainstream according to John Wiley Publishers who added this title to their DUMMIES Series. To be included in this brand, the subject has to be of interest to everyone...
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21:53
NEAT: NON EXERCISE ACTIVITY THERMOGENESIS
What a mouthful oh sorry it's a pun when we can't get rid of the idea that we can torch calories by some kind of moving around. Of course 80Bites has always had information about NEAT. But we do it because it's good to change position and it he...
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15:21
Super Foods & "Eating Clean"
Discussion on how branding foods lads to gainign weight not losing it. Constant telling us what to eat nd never talking about hwo much. Why using the 80Bites app is so revealing and for some frightening unles...
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18:15
Bites is the True Measure of How Much You're Eating
Now that 80Bites is gaining an audience, it's really interesting to hear people's reactions. Some think 80 bites means the number of bites you take in one meal, while others believe it refers to 80 chews. It’s all part of the shift from wha...
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12:35
Why Does Everyone Want to Be an Entrepreneurs?
As a female who is 84 years old, I'm deluged with invitations to talk at "Women's Empowerment" conferences to talk to young women about how they can succeed at becoming an entrepreneur. I decline because I'm what I like to think of as a "reluct...
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13:19
10,000 Steps - The Great Japanese Marketing Gimmick
In this episode of Body Conversations, Joan Breibart discusses why consumers are so easily suckered into doing things for their bodies that are obviously ineffective—and why, even after hundreds of articles have exposed this marketing ...
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13:58
Wellness Podcasts: Don't Listen to them
I'm being asked to be a guest on podcast. These are about wellness, but it's also an indication of how incredibly lazy and screwed up this country is marketing people or actual podcasts. Find me on LinkedIn and they just project because I'm in ...
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13:01
What to Eat
Another day, another miracle food list—this time courtesy of Mel Robbins and Dr. Li, who swear dark chocolate (80–90% cacao), pomegranate juice, and five daily cups of coffee will melt fat and change your life. But don’t question the “science”—...
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11:03
Mel Robbins Says We Are Friends
It’s St. Patrick’s Day in NYC, and I’m calling out the self-help industrial complex—starting with Mel Robbins. Millions love her. I can’t stop watching her. But her 5-second rule doesn’t fit my chaos.This episode breaks down why her sob ...
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12:12
Mel & Now Tony Robbins
In this episode, Joan takes on the self-help circus starring Mel Robbins, Tony Robbins (no relation), and AI algorithms. With 60+ years of industry insight, Joan breaks down why diet trends, fitness fads, and self-help hacks haven’t delivered. ...
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10:24
I Wish I Were Mel Robbins!
After five years of podcasting with minimal fanfare, I finally asked myself: What makes the top podcasts so popular? Cue a deep dive into the world of Joe Rogan, sex talk shows, and the queen of life advice—Mel Robbins. In this episode...
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9:49
Hara Hachi Bun Me
This episode discusses the idea of Hara Hachi Bun Me and how it is central to the 80Bites Program.
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32:12
The Anti-Wellness Diet: Why Trump Won
Episode #1 of the Anti SeriesIntroduction to the book which was just published and it's available on Amazon on Kindle or the Kindle app it's $.99 or free if you're in Kindle unlimited and it explains why wellness is a scam and wh...
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18:35
Episode 3: Everything Ozempic®
54 MILLION google hits in less than half a second!! Ozempic is the topic all over the world. Particularly interesting for the USA since we created the diet and exercise biz; then later fitness & nutrition; and now wellness. O...
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29:44
Ozempic is not the easy way—it is the CORRECT SOLUTION. Forget Calories, Hormones RULE.
Change is hard, but did anyone resist the POLIO vaccine? But when Obese citizens— 65% of Americans in this unfortunate category—now have a solution to fixing their unbalanced hormones which cause RAVENOUS HUNGER, why is there resistance? Rememb...
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19:47
Exercising & Weight Loss
Cortisol, Leptin, Ghrelin, Insulin - those are our new words to describe why people are ravenously hungry and can't stop eating. Exercise makes you hungry, nobody disputes that. But why?
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25:39
WeightWatchers & Peloton
In this podcast, Joan Breibart explores the decline of wellness giants Peloton and Weight Watchers, attributing their downfall to outdated methodologies and false promises of wei...
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16:52
Ozempic is NOT expensive; it is a Bargain!
Jan 8, 2024 Episode F discusses how Ozempic is a long term bargain. And how Joan Breibart who recently joined WW finds the Points system to be so difficult. And how desperate is WW to accept money from a female who is 82 and weighs 121 and is 5...
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33:00
Oprah is on Ozempic December 16 2023 Episode E
Oprah announced on December 13th that she is on a weight loss drug—one of the miracles from Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly. She did not say which one since then everyone would only ask for what Oprah is injecting....
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27:11
Professor Scott Galloway says that Ozempic etc. will impact Society more than AI
Consumers are unaware but CEOs and Wall St. are watching the impact of these drugs - not just on the pharmaceutical sales - Ozempic's are larger than the GDP of Denmark - but the impact on other industries. The Airline ...
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22:25