Oct 28, 2021C You Later CancerBig Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Also, what I am writing about is not FDA approved. Take from that what you will. Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid: a water-soluble vitamin that we must get from dietary sources) is kind of like a Swiss Army…Vitamin C10 min readVitamin C10 min read
Jul 2, 2021Are you Calling me a Liar? Well, I Ain’t Calling you a TrutherThe food industry has lost its damn mind! If any of you shop at big box grocers I am sure you have heard of this company called “JUST EGG.” They claim to be this wholesome brand aimed at giving the consumer quality foods with quality ingredients. To the average consumer…3 min read3 min read
Jun 22, 2021Did We Just Break the Laws of Physics?I have been over the concept of “calories in, calories out” numerous times. If caloric intake exceeds caloric expenditure, then you will gain mass, and if caloric intake is less than caloric expenditure, you will lose mass… it’s thermodynamics. So diet soda (with 0 calories) should add nothing to this…5 min read5 min read
Jun 18, 2021Choline: The Scottie Pippen of MicronutrientsWhen I say the word micronutrient, what comes to mind? Maybe Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Vitamins A-D? But what about Choline? Unless you read nutrition research or scrutinize nutrition labels, you may have never heard of Choline. I liken this masterful micronutrient to Scottie Pippen of the great 90s Chicago Bulls…5 min read5 min read
Jun 16, 2021Move Over Steroids, There is a New Sheriff in TownBe honest with yourself here…how many of you actually get 7–9 hours of sleep per night? And I am talking about deep, restful sleep…not fading in and out. Maybe you are thinking that it is ok that you do not get the 7–9 hours each day during the work week…4 min read4 min read
Jun 14, 2021What’s in a Name?You’re absolutely correct that I just quoted Shakespeare…bet you didn’t see that one coming in a nutrition article. This last week I was roaming the aisles of my local grocery store, and I came upon two products that I felt moved enough to write about…and not in a good way…5 min read5 min read
May 5, 2021Heart Rate Recovery: The Key to Saving your Life?Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death across the globe (roughly 18 million people a year). We can consider any disorder of the heart, blood vessels, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and rheumatic heart disease (amongst others) as some of the diseases that fall under this umbrella…Heart Health8 min readHeart Health8 min read
Apr 30, 2021Plotkin’s 11 Priorities (Pt.2)5. Track Your Dang Calories and Bodyweight I wrote an article about progressively overloading and how to apply it to different facets of your life. How do you expect to progress at something if you do not track it? To start, you can use an online energy expenditure equation to…8 min read8 min read
Apr 30, 2021Plotkin’s 11 Priorities (Pt.1)Soap box time: I strongly dislike the term “biohacking.” There definitely is some merit for select biohacking methods, but the majority of them have no evidence to support the preposterous claims they make. My favorite biohack blunder is that of fasting and autophagy. In 2016, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi won…6 min read6 min read
Apr 28, 2021Be a Determined FollowerTo be considered a leader, one must first exemplify the intrinsic characteristics of a determined follower. To elucidate, I will point to my favorite short story: A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard. In the time of the Spanish-American War, Hubbard describes President McKinley’s pursuit to communicate with the leader…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
