3 Vegan Breakfasts With 20 g of Protein at Least

Reading time: 4 minutes   This past summer, I ran an experiment on myself. The experiment was simple — can you add five pounds of muscle on a 100% vegan diet with no protein supplements? Well, It turns out you can. Since ‘Project Veggie Muscles,’ I’ve received a lot of questions about what I ate for breakfast. After all, I … Read More

5 Great Books I Read This Summer

Reading Time: ~11 min   There exist at least three types of books: Good books, Great books, and All-Time books.   Good Books I recently took Malcolm Gladwell’s Masterclass. If you haven’t considered taking a Masterclass- I’d look into it. In one lesson, Gladwell is riffing on the subject of how to determine what to read in the midst of … Read More

The Exercise Paradox, Part 1

Reading time ~ 9 minutes Paradox Summary: We have a clear, clinically-proven way to not only reduce widespread disease, depression, anxiety, but also to proactively improve the daily and long-term function of our brains, hearts and blood. This treatment is often free, can be very enjoyable, and most of its side effects are positive. In fact, in an industry plagued … Read More

10 Podcast Episodes That Changed The Way I Think

Reading Time: 5ish minute intro + 10, 1-min recommendations.   Don’t you just love when someone recommends a 600-page book, or a five-season, TV series to you?  Great, so all I need is about 25-50 hours to dedicate to this thing. Thanks, fella.  As Chapelle Show comedy writer Neil Brennan once said, “so, I realized I could either dedicate the … Read More

Habits of The Chronically Healthy

Reading Time: Intro / Explanation of idea: 9 minutes;  Each of the three habits – 2-3 minutes [NOTE TO READERS: If you like this article or find it helpful in some way, please let me know (like, comment, email, share). I am considering putting together a little e-book of 25-30 of these habits and I would like to know if … Read More

How To Be A Great Dad: A Son’s Perspective

I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT it’s like to be a dad. So this isn’t about how to get yourself to change diapers without being sick or how to save for college or explain sex to an eight-year-old. But I do have the experience of having a dad for quite a while. So that’s something. I’ve also met an interacted with … Read More