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May 8 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
A smart 40-minute workout for men and women over 40 to build muscle, burn fat, and move pain-free.
Bookmark this for your next training session: 1) Prone I's, Y's, T's
These are foundational movements for building shoulder strength and stability.
The key is pausing at the top of each movement.
Use these to warm up and you’ll experience less pain with overhead movements.
May 6 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
Pesticides are poisoning our food supply.
They´re destroying our gut health, hormones & are even linked to cancer.
Not all fruits and veggies are safe.
Here's the Dirty Dozen 12 foods you must buy organic:
Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) tests over 45,000 samples of produce and ranks the worst offenders.
These 12 foods consistently carry the heaviest pesticide loads—even after washing and peeling:
Apr 30 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
The secret cause of most people's knee pain:
Excess weight.
I've treated over 1000 total knee replacements.
Here's everything I'd do to lose the weight and save your knees (bookmark this): 1. Cut Processed Foods
Processed foods (especially high in added sugar and seed oils) cause blood sugar spikes and crashes.
Over time, this leads to insulin resistance driving inflammation that breaks down your cartilage and causes chronic knee pain.
Apr 24 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
50 years ago, Big Sugar quietly paid three scientists to point the blame for chronic disease at cholesterol and saturated fat.
Millions of Americans died as a result.
Here’s how Big Sugar has been lying to the American population since 1965:
In 1967, a single scientific study revealed the true culprit of the diabetes and heart disease epidemic was sugar.
NOT saturated fat or cholesterol.
So why wasn’t this information made common knowledge?
Apr 22 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
It doesn't matter if you're 25 or 75, do these 10 exercises for the rest of your life: 1) Sit To Stands
Sit down slowly, aim your butt toward a chair behind you.
Use a dumbbell or vest to add resistance if bodyweight is easy.
This is a great place to start if new to the gym or with a history of knee problems that create pain with traditional squats.
Apr 19 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
I spent 20 years in endurance sports—from college track to 3x Ironman World Championships.
But I’ve mostly stepped away in recent years after seeing how many sacrifice their health chasing endurance.
If you love it, great—but don’t make these common mistakes:
Go to your local 5K and you’ll see it:
Runners holding 6–10 minute miles...But rocking the dad bod, low muscle mass, and signs of poor metabolic health.
A strong mile time does not mean you’re healthy. Many are sprinting straight into insulin resistance and chronic disease.
Apr 17 • 26 tweets • 5 min read
Heart disease is the leading cause of death.
But it’s insulin resistance that causes heart disease, strokes, cancers and other inflammatory conditions
Since your doctor won’t help you avoid it, here are 43 sentences that will: 1) Insulin resistance occurs due to poor metabolic health.
2) When you eat, your pancreas naturally releases insulin to absorb the sugar out of your bloodstream into the muscle, fat and liver cells.
Apr 10 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Feeling overwhelmed by food advice? Keto, low-fat, fasting, macros—yeah, it’s a mess.
And Big Food? They’re thriving on your confusion. Let’s cut through the noise.
Here are 20 no-BS nutrition tips that’ll help you eat smarter, feel better, and take control of your health—starting today:1) Heart disease wasn't a serious issue until the past several decades, yet red meat and eggs which have been eaten for thousands of years have become the scapegoat for what processed foods and insulin resistance have done.
Apr 8 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Excess weight isn’t just about how you look—it’s about what’s happening inside.
Long before symptoms show up, it’s quietly damaging nearly every system in your body.
Here’s what that extra weight is really doing to you:
Joint Damage
Every extra pound adds pressure to your joints—especially your knees and hips.
For each pound of excess weight, your knees experience an additional force of roughly 4 pounds of pressure.
Result? Pain, inflammation, and early arthritis.
Apr 5 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Visceral Fat is a giant risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Here’s your 8-step roadmap to lose the visceral fat, fix your health, and save your life: 1. Start Moving
You don’t need to run a marathon. You need to walk. Walking will burn calories, aid in digestion, and suppress appetite by lowering ghrelin (the hunger hormone).
It’s sustainable, low-effort, has a low-risk profile and can be done almost anywhere.
Apr 2 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Single-leg exercises are for EVERYONE—no exceptions.
They make you a faster, more durable runner, a more athletic weight lifter and keep you injury-free as you age.
Here’s why you need them and some great exercises to get started:
Fix Asymmetries Before They Become a Problem
We all have a dominant side, and training both legs together hides imbalances.
Over time, this leads to compensations and poor movement patterns. Single-leg exercises expose and correct these differences preventing injury.
Mar 29 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
Seed oils are at the center of the nutrition debate. Some claim they’re harmless, others say they’re toxic.
But to understand the truth, you need to go back to the beginning—to Crisco, Procter & Gamble, and the manipulation of the American Heart Association.
Here's the story:
The Birth of Crisco (1911)
Before seed oils, people cooked with butter, lard, and tallow. All natural, stable fats humans had used for centuries.
Then came Procter & Gamble, a company looking for a cheap alternative to animal fat. Their solution? Hydrogenated cottonseed oil.
Mar 22 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Your back hurts because of poor posture, a weak core, and inactive glutes.
Sitting all day takes a toll, but you can fix it.
Here are 10 exercises you can do in 10 minutes to build a stronger, pain-free back: 1) Cobra/ Prone Press Up
This is a great exercise to reset the spine after a lot of sitting.
You want to keep your hips and legs in contact with the ground while pressing through the mid-back.
You shouldn't feel pain, but if you do, stick to the cobra instead of the press-up.
Mar 20 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Most people think of alcohol as harmless or even “healthy in moderation.”
But the truth is, alcohol disrupts nearly every system in your body - especially your metabolism, fat storage, and cravings.
Here’s exactly how alcohol is sabotaging your health:
Alcohol pauses your metabolism.
Your body sees alcohol as a toxin and prioritizes breaking it down over everything else.
Instead of burning fat or processing nutrients, your liver stops what it’s doing to clear out the alcohol first. This brings your metabolism to a standstill.
Mar 15 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
You’ve heard that fat and cholesterol are bad for you. That eating eggs, butter, and red meat will clog your arteries.
But what if I told you this belief was built on one man's manipulated data and bad science?
Here's the truth:
Much of this fear can be traced back to Ancel Keys, a scientist obsessed with heart disease.
He was determined to prove that saturated fat and cholesterol were to blame, even when the evidence didn’t fully support it.
Mar 8 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
They demonized eggs and told you the cholesterol and fat were bad for your heart.
But it was a lie.
Eggs are one of the most powerful superfoods on the planet.
Here’s why you should be eating them: 1) Nutrient Dense
Eggs are rich in a diverse array of nutrients.
• Protein
• Healthy fats
• Powerful antioxidants
• Vitamins B2, B12, A, D, E, K
• Minerals like iron, selenium, zinc, calcium, potassium
Eggs are Nature's multivitamin.
Mar 6 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
If I were over 40, juggling a career, family, and the stress of daily life…
Here’s the exact 7-step plan I’d follow to lose 20+ pounds, build strength, and get in the best shape of my life: 1) Put Meals on Autopilot
Take the guesswork out of meals.
• Plan simple high protein meals that fit your lifestyle
• Eat them on a consistent schedule
• Rinse and repeat 80% of the time
Remove the thinking and excessive variety and eating healthy becomes second nature.
Mar 3 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
The average man today lacks purpose.
Modern life breeds men who fall victim to cheap dopamine, cheap food, and shallow pleasures.
Here are 7 ways to reject average and take back control of your life: 1) Do Hard Things
Modern life breeds soft minds.
Embracing discomfort separates you from 99% of society.
• Sign up for a race
• Take daily cold showers
• Commit to daily exercise
The only way to develop a tough mind is by doing tough things.
Mar 1 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
My $200,000 doctorate left out huge gaps about longevity, energy, and disease prevention.
Here are 21 health truths I had to learn on my own: 1) Your body is complex, but the solutions are simple: Move. Get sunlight. Eat real food. Sleep well. That’s where true health begins.
Feb 22 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
The obesity crisis is fueling a fertility crisis for both men and women.
Poor lifestyle choices are wrecking hormones, crushing sperm counts, and making conception harder than ever.
Here’s what’s happening and what you can do to fix it:
The Connection Between Obesity & Fertility
Excess body fat isn’t just extra weight—it’s hormonally active.
It disrupts testosterone, estrogen, and insulin, all of which are critical for fertility in both men and women.
Feb 20 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Most know high blood pressure is a silent killer.
But few realize its #1 driver—insulin resistance.
Here’s how insulin impacts blood pressure and what you can do to fix it:
Meet John. He’s in his 40s, has three kids, and enjoys the occasional burger and beer.
Lately, he’s been eating healthier and even lost 5 lbs. But at his check-up, his doctor tells him:
“Your blood pressure is high. You need medication.”