Taking Control of YOUR Health, Avoiding Chronic Disease and Living Strong with Dr. Cathy

OFM: The new model of normal for the busy professionalI sat down this week with Dr Cathy after her recent Ironman finish for a conversation on Metabolic Health.  Cathy discusses how she can comfortably complete an Ironman even though she is a busy professional.In this podcast we discuss:The sad state of what ‘normal’ human health […]

Does KETO work for High Performance Athletes?

Dr. French’s latest Hammer Nutrition blog post, Demystifying Keto Part ll, Keto for High-Performance Athletes discusses how a Ketogenic Diet applies to serious athletes like you, which provides me the opportunity to take up where this article leaves off, so you can achieve higher health and peak performance.How does Keto and Athletic Performance Work?“What about […]

How to Improve Training Effect and Reduce Recovery Time

As I illustrated in “My 7 Recovery Tips” vlog, when you minimize or eliminate the oxidative stress and lactate load of burning a lot of glucose, i.e. sugar, you PREVENT THE DAMAGE which occurs on a cellular level.THE DAMAGE which occurs on a cellular level. This minimizes the need to “recover” from said damage. But […]

The Journey to True Metabolic Health

Anything great starts with a strong foundation. Problem is in today’s virtual and instant gratification filled world, we skip to the quick solution and end point rather than do the hard work of building a foundation. Add to this that, generally, foundations are not seen. Foundations are not the bling nor the sizzle but the […]

Beating The Bonk With VESPA – Podcast with Jeff Browning & Peter Mortimer

In this roundtable podcast with Ultra champions Jeff Browning and Peter Mortimer we discuss how they use VESPA in their training and racing. In it you will learn:What VESPA isHow using VESPA increases fat metabolismHow increasing fat metabolism dramatically reduces the reliance on external caloriesHow VESPA dramatically reduces the risk of the Gastrointestinal (GI) challenges […]

My Final Hammer Nutrition Demystifying Fat Review: Hidden Details YOU need to Know!

Today’s vlog, the final one in this series . . . and I PROMISE it will be a lot shorter! . . . If you have not seen my first 3 videos you can see them here:Pt 1 – Hammer Drops A Fat Bomb – My Take on Part 1 of Their ArticlePt 2 – […]

Masterclass: The Hard Facts of Mono & Poly Unsaturated Fats YOU need to know!

In part 2 of my vlog  reviewing the Hammer Nutrition Articles, Demystifying Fat Part 1 & Part 2  my focus pocus was on Saturated Fat and the debunking of this stable, clean burning and energy dense fat which actually is a good guy painted as a villain. Make sure to watch or read it because […]

Hammer Part 2 Review – You Need to Know This About Fat and Heart Disease

Hammer Nutrition’s second part on “Demystifying Fat, Part 2” just hit, and I have to say I am really impressed with Dr. French’s articles. In Part 2 he not only does a great job of describing the various different fats but also each one’s role in the diet. As importantly, he debunks the commonly held […]

Podcast – Talk with Derrick Lytle about Metabolic Health and his journey across The Arizona Trail

In this podcast/video I sit down with photographer, videographer and filmmaker Derrick Lytle and have a conversation about OFM, Metabolic Health and science. More so, we talk about how building your metabolic capacity allows us to not only reach our potential but how it drives and supports our epic dreams. Today Derrick is embarking on […]

How are you fueling your children?

If you’ve got kids you are probably familiar with the rotation of drinks and snacks between parents for game day. And what are those snacks and drinks composed of? Doesn’t matter if it is chips, cookies, cheez-its, granola bars, sports drinks or juice boxes, these all add up to nothing but sugar. This is the […]