I often hear concerns expressed about Mercury in fish. Fortunately (for me), the illustrious Chris Kresser has already landed this one hook, line, and sinker (I should warn you that the puns are here to stay). Here’s his great article: Is Eating Fish Safe? A Lot Safer Than Not Eating … Learn More →

Food companies often tout the benefits of “added fiber” in their products. As it turns out, that “added fiber” may be keeping you overweight and sick. As a result of a fire code issue at an old office of mine, we had to cut our desks down a foot to … Learn More →

Today is one of those you always looked forward to in school; no lecture, just a fun video to watch: Most of us know that we have DNA, and that we get half our DNA from each parent (and they got half of theirs from their parents, who got half … Learn More →

I personally make it a point to eat some liver at least once a week. Not because it tastes so good (though it can), but because it’s just so darn good for you. Take a look at this nutrient density comparison (pulled from here): Yea, so liver kicks ass when it … Learn More →

Protein Power Lifeplan inspired me to do a quick sketch this afternoon. It’s a simple schematic of the human body and gut. Here’s the passage from PPL that brought this image to mind (emphasis mine): The body has two external surfaces to defend: the one that everyone is familiar with, … Learn More →

Chronic stress is a nasty beast. Stress elevates cortisol and chronically elevated cortisol contributes to disease and illness in a major way (not too mention making you pudgy). Read more about cortisol here: 1, 2, 3. Image Credit: TrollCats Americans are working longer and longer hours, making it harder to … Learn More →

An absolutely insane article is up on yahoo, courtesy of health.com. My first instinct was to write a point by point rebuttal in which I actually cited sources (as opposed to what is done in the article, alluding to “research” and “studies”), but it honestly doesn’t deserve my time. Instead, … Learn More →

Men must eat – it’s an inescapable fact. Men have a finite number of meals per day, and a finite number of days in their lives. Every meal presents an opportunity for one of three outcomes: Get worse. Stay the same. Improve. Every meal you eat represents one fewer meal … Learn More →

This recipe came from my mom – and I absolutely love it. Enjoy! Ingredients: 3 chicken breast, cut in half and pounded 1/2 C Dry roasted, unsalted pistachios, ground in food processor 2 tsp. garlic powder 2 T fresh Italian parsley, chopped 1 tsp. black pepper 2 T coconut oil … Learn More →

As a human, you should be eating beef. There are quite a few options out there, and some are better than others. Today we’ll be examining the difference between grass-fed beef (ranched almost exclusively on relatively small private ranches) and grain-fed beef (typically from large-scale CAFOs). I’ll be taking a … Learn More →

This one is quick, easy, and tastes fantastic. Just throw the burgers and onions in a pan, cook on medium until burgers are done. Remove burgers, top with onions, then fry an egg in the remaining beef fat. This is the type of meal you’ll find in the MasculON Six … Learn More →

It’s important to have goals for two reasons. First, you can make sure all you hard work is going toward something you actually want to achieve. Second, it’s the only way you’ll know when you’ve succeeded and it’s time to celebrate. I’ve written about goals before, and that information is still … Learn More →