“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” Bertrand Russell “NEVER eat ingredients you cannot pronounce. … Except quinoa. You should eat quinoa.” Random Funny Person Welcome back to the Intelligent Eater – the part of my Diletantric (invented word) writings that makes you feel bad … Read More
My TB12 Experience: Tom Brady’s Answer To Chronic Injury
I get hurt a lot. No, I don’t mean emotionally (Ok, that too). I mean physically injured. A familiar echo of my family and friends follows every such incident: “Jesus, Justin, you’re hurt again?!” In my lifetime, I’ve sprained, cracked, strained, or torn the following: toe, ankles, knee (ACL, MCL, meniscus), hammy, quad, groin, ab, ribs, wrist, thumb, pinky, shoulder, … Read More
Being Thankful For This Is Vital For Improvement, Experts Say
Reading time: About 11 minutes – or about the average amount of time a typical office worker gets prior to being interrupted at work. “My greatest skill was being teachable,” said Michael Jordan, believed by many to be the best athlete of all time. “I was like a sponge. Even if I thought my coaches were wrong, I tried to … Read More
Tony Robbins’s UPW: My Experience
Standing in a one-hour line that meandered around LA’s Downtown Radisson, I found it hard to place the way I was feeling. I wasn’t quite excited, nor exactly scared. Perhaps it was a mixture, as Owen Wilson suggests while being strapped into a rocket minutes before launch. The sun shone down on the disparate faces, all there from different … Read More
Eating Breast Cancer Away: The Research On How Food Can Help (Or Win) The Fight
When I was around 18 or 19, my mother, Barbara, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. As you can imagine, this was a shock to us all, and her mostly. It was shocking in part because it was my mom, but even more so because of what type of mom she is. She’s the cool mom. The one your sister’s friends … Read More
500 Words On: The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday
Words: 498. Reading time: 3 minutes, out loud. “First, see clearly. Next, act correctly. Finally, endure and accept the world as it is.” I could not personally come up with a more succinct summary of this small but powerful book. The book that in recent years, has become the talk of places like Fortune 500 boardrooms and NFL locker rooms. … Read More
Dehydrated? Hungover? Here’s What The Research Says (Hint: It’s Not Gatorade)
Fall, 2003. Football season. It was late in the 4th quarter of the first game of my senior-year. We were ahead by a couple points and the other team was driving for the go-ahead score. I was a co-captain of the defense and playing cornerback. Just think: Prime Time. Earlier in the game, I had to come off the field … Read More
The “Red-Light” Foods: Expert Consensus on What Foods May Cause Disease
Hey, fella. Previously on “The Intelligent Eater,” I discussed what my research has suggested are the expert-consensus healthy-foods; the “Green-light” foods. A concept I stole from Dr. Mikey Greger. I think it is worth restating – I do not claim to be an expert myself. I am no doctor, scientist, or nutritionist. I am just a boy, standing in front … Read More
The “Green-Light” Foods: A Guide To Expert Consensus On What’s Healthy
[How I’d use this Article: Read the top half, then use the “Green-Light List” as a reference guide. There’s a lot of info in there.] In my inaugural “Intelligent Eater” post, I broadly laid out the formula by which I will proceed. I told you about where I believe the biggest problems lie and my method of approaching them. If … Read More
A Better Alternative: What I Learned at Seth Godin’s AltMBA (Plus a BONUS For Biz Pros)
[Reading Time: Approx. 12 min] When I was growing up, I remember valuing a couple things: sports, friends, family and… getting A’s. And as I went from middle school to high school, it became more and more apparent that the latter of these values was the most important. Why? That’s easy. If you get A’s then you can get into … Read More
