Three flagged numbers on my lipid panel — and the four numbers on the same panel that prove I’m in excellent metabolic health. This is my actual lipid panel, drawn at age 54. Total cholesterol: 240 mg/dL. Flagged. Above the 200 cutoff. LDL cholesterol: 149 mg/dL. Flagged. Above the 100 target. Non-HDL cholesterol: 167 mg/dL.Continue reading “The Truth about Cholesterol”
Category Archives: Fitness Journey
What to do…
If you’ve read Parts 1 and 2 of this series, you know two things: This post is about what to do about it. And I’m going to give you something almost no other nutrition content will: a framework that treats your current metabolic state as the deciding factor, not a one-size-fits-all rule. Because here isContinue reading “What to do…”
Sugar isn’t “Empty Calories”
Sugar Isn’t “Empty Calories.” It’s a Multi-Organ Stress Test Your Body Was Never Designed to Pass. For the last forty years, the official position on sugar has been some version of “it’s just empty calories — eat it in moderation.” That sentence is one of the most expensive lies in the history of public health.Continue reading “Sugar isn’t “Empty Calories””
The Real Cause…
The Real Cause of Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Half of Modern Chronic Illness — And Your Doctor Probably Isn’t Even Testing for It Here is one of the most under-publicized facts in modern medicine. The single biggest cause of heart attacks today is not high cholesterol. It is not saturated fat. It is not evenContinue reading “The Real Cause…”
Heart Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction
Heart disease isn’t a disease. It’s a symptom. Treat the cause.
We are not truly winning the war… heart disease
Open any cardiology textbook from the last decade and you’ll find some version of this: “The age-adjusted death rate from heart disease has dropped by approximately two-thirds since 1970. We are winning.” That sentence is true. It’s also one of the most misleading things in modern medicine. What actually happened Let’s start with the numbers,Continue reading “We are not truly winning the war… heart disease”
Heart Disease Hitting Younger and Younger
You’ve probably been told heart disease is something to worry about later. After 60. After 50, if you’re being safe. Definitely not in your 20s, 30s, or early 40s. That story is outdated, and the data is loud about it. According to the American College of Cardiology, the heart attack rate in adults under 40Continue reading “Heart Disease Hitting Younger and Younger”
The Truth on Fruit
The carnivore camp has one argument that deserves a real answer: modern fruit is not the fruit your ancestors ate. It’s been bred sweeter, bigger, and shipped year-round in a form evolution never prepared you for. On that specific point, they’re largely right. Where they overreach is the blanket dismissal — “fruit is toxic, fruitContinue reading “The Truth on Fruit”
The Truth about Veggies
The Vegetable Truth: What to Eat, What to Limit, What Elite Health Demands You Avoid The “eat your vegetables” mantra is one of the most oversimplified messages in modern nutrition. It assumes every plant is created equal, that more is always better, and that kale belongs on a pedestal. The truth is more nuanced —Continue reading “The Truth about Veggies”
The 80/20 Myth:Why “Flexible” Eating Rules Don’t Actually Build Health
The 80/20 Myth: Why “Flexible” Eating Rules Don’t Actually Build Health
One BadAss BITCH 