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Know this One Key Metabolic Fact and Arm Your Immune System

Today’s vlog is a physiology/metabolism lesson; just a simple, non-debated fact of RNA biology which is critical to know to empower YOU to move forward through this current mess. But first, let’s frame the discussion with some context:Lack of Information Leads to Doubt and FearThroughout this messy and evolving situation we have found ourselves in, […]

Debunking the Science on High Fat Diets…

This Outside Magazine article is a great way to illustrate something I’ve been trying to help people understand for a long time. We love to reference “The Science” to guide us.This has made many an online rock star out of people with MD’s, PhD’s, MS’s and all sorts of alphabet soup behind their name. People […]

How to Supplement Your Sports Nutrition the OFM way

One way we make OFM “A Program for the Rest of Us” is through our sports nutrition and supplement philosophy.  Supplementation is not a replacement for your diet but it is used to bring Nutritional Balance to it.  Currently there is a LOT of talk about ‘Nutrient Density’ and this is important as is ‘Nutrient […]

Don’t try this at Home – my 100k run

The theme of today’s blog post is “Don’t try this at Home” because, in all sincerity, you don’t want to be doing this. Ever. Leave that to me and my team. This is how innovation works. In a world of online Authorities or Gurus real innovation actually happens by being open to spontaneous events/occurrences, willing […]

The Focal Point of Fat Adaptation

Due to all the well-intended ‘information’ out there on that information autobahn that is the internet our thinking has become obsessively focused on external calories and we completely  miss one of the most important points about fat adaptation.   Fat Adaptation, done properly, taps into the tens of thousands of onboard calories YOU have onboard […]

Cell health and Mitochondria – every athlete needs to know this!

Today we are taking a deeper dive into the underlying physiology (Mitochondria) and why optimizing your fat metabolism has profound implications for your athletic performance AND health.  Additionally this has implications on aging and actually reverse the aging process. The key is Mitochondrial Health. Why is Mitochondria so important for you as an athlete?These literally are […]

The missing piece to get you Beyond Keto – Strategic Carbs

Strategic Carbs are the final tier of the OFM Pyramid (OFM=Optimized Fat Metabolism) before putting it all together into your individualized OFM Performance and Health Matrix.  What are Strategic Carbohydrates?The term Strategic Carbohydrates was a term that I coined in 2008 when we had already been working with athletes for years (I had been personally […]