OFM: The Alternative to Keto vs Carbs

There is no one size fits all when it comes to reaching your highest performance potential. OFM (optimized fat metabolism)  is an individualized pathway to get you back to burning fat as your aerobic energy source.Why is this important? Because, what OFM athletes experience is not only improved performance but less damage! This results in feeling […]

Ketosis, Fat Adaptation and how it affects your Glycogen

In this interview with Mike Mutzel, I discuss real world fat-adaptation and how everything changes with performance fat adaptation. Some key points:   I stress individuality and how one size does not  fit all when it comes to sports nutrition.The best level of Ketones probably are sub-clinical for athletes  Beta-oxidation is actually the principle energy pathway […]

Your Natural Physiology – The Key to Boundless Energy

In this video I discuss how Vespa works with your Natural Physiology to unlock the boundless energy stored in your body without concentrated sugar and carbs, which can cause inflammation and a host of health challenges for athletes. Watch the video and read the article on why this is working for hundreds of athletes: Your Natural […]

The Holy Grail of Health and Performance – 3 Key Principles

Immediately after bonking at my first marathon back in 2000 my fat adaptation journey started with a simple question…”What were the evolutionary pressures which shaped us as humans?” ‘Primitive’ Man, did not have a bowl of oatmeal, then grab a couple of gels before he went hunting. His and his tribe’s lives depended upon mental and […]

5 Paradigm Shifts that will transform your health and performance

Many of the “paradigm shifts” you are seeing today are mostly incremental shifts not true paradigm shifts. Throughout history true paradigm shifts were ridiculed, opposed, and thought of as heresy – until the facts and data caught up and then they were accepted by the masses. Here are 5 paradigm shifts have been proven by our athletes […]

How Jeff Pierce reversed the aging clock and reached peak health in his 60’s

I wanted to share this story with you because unlike miracle “reverse aging” products, this is a real life case study about how proper sports nutrition can overcome the problems that come with aging. The first time I met my good friend Jeff Pierce was in 2010. I had recently relocated to Visalia, California and was […]

A Genuine ‘Paradigm-Shift’ in Sports Nutrition

‘Paradigm-shift’ is a term used a lot today to launch ‘new’ products, especially when it somes to athletic performance and sports nutrition. It’s catchy and gets our attention. Coupled with flashy packaging, website and marketing, the term ‘Paradigm-shift’ sells! The ‘WOO’ factor is huge! From the coffee choices you make to the ‘collagen’ you put […]

VESPA’s ‘Paradigm-Shift’ from ‘Recovery’ to ‘Damage Prevention’

While VESPA users notice the faster ‘recovery,’ the real reason you recover faster using VESPA is because VESPA shifts your fat metabolism to a high level thus preventing the damage of oxidative stress and lactate load created from burning a lot of glucose.  Damage is what happens when you use sugar and carbohydrates as your […]

Coming back from a Parasitic Infection | Sport Nutrition

Today’s podcast features OFM Athletes and Coaches Amy Hamilton and Naomi Land (who live on opposite sides of the world)  contracted exactly the same parasite, Blasto Cytosis (Blastocystis), and how sports nutrition and the right diagnosis helped them.Life is full of challenges because that’s what life is all about. Some are planned like getting an […]

Carb Wars with Judy Baker

The topic of Carb Loading and using concentrated carbohydrates for energy can be a controversial issue. OFM is not only for athletic performance, many of our customers use it for health and well-being. Today’s conversation with artist  Judy Baker is a very personal and poignant one on the literally life-saving benefits of carbohydrate restriction. Judy’s […]