The Curious Disappearance of Protein from Breakfast

March 5, 2011

Is there anything more pure, more wholesome, more American, than corn flakes with milk in the morning? A rushed bowl of cereal or two every morning is the quintessential breakfast, though it hasn’t always been this way. Believe it or not, this is mainly due to a famous doctor’s irrational fears of both animal protein […]

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How to Perform “Inception” on Your Own Mind

March 1, 2011

“What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed–fully understood–that sticks; right in there somewhere.” -Dom Cobb, Inception Mind Hacking One of my favorite films of the […]

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The Carbohydrate Controversy

February 26, 2011

Call it “The Diet Wars.” Much like the Trojans and Spartans fought a bloody war for ten long years over the kidnapping of Helen, two armies are now doing battle over dietary recommendations. On one side, we have the low-fat army, on the other, the low-carb warriors. In my last post, I showed you why […]

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The Fat Fiasco–One Fad Diet to Rule Them All

February 22, 2011

On January 13, 1961, Ancel Keys made the cover of Time magazine. Keys, a researcher from the University of Minnesota, had been making waves since he initiated the Seven Countries Study in 1958, a large observational experiment which sought to find a link between dietary fat and heart disease. The results were earth-shattering. In all […]

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Smashed Potatoes (Cuz That’s How I Spell It!)

February 19, 2011

I call ’em smashed potatoes. Why? In the end, it’s just more fun to say. Try it. “Smashed potatoes.” Couldn’t help but smile, could you? Okay, enough tomfoolery. Just like pot roast, good smashed (or mashed, if you must) potatoes should be one staple every man can easily whip up. And no, that garbage from […]

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Why Your Fitness Goals SUCK… and How to Fix Them

February 15, 2011

“I wanna lose 20 lbs.” “I’d like to be able to bench press my bodyweight for 5 reps.” “I want to get my body fat down into the single digits.” Do any of these fitness goals sound familiar to you? I know I’ve made many similar ones throughout the years. But they all have one […]

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Wanna Gain 47 Pounds Per Year? Start Counting Calories!

February 11, 2011

I want you to eliminate the concept of “calories” from your mind altogether. Rather than helping people accurately track their energy surplus or deficit, calorie counting has given people a false sense of control over their diet and physical activity levels. Instead of being the “magic bullet” that enables us to lose that gut once […]

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