The bathroom scale is a fundamentally flawed tool for tracking health because it only measures one thing: gravity. It cannot differentiate between water retention, muscle mass, or bone density. If you want a true, objective measurement of how your body is handling the physiological demands of life, fasting, and training, you have to look at Heart Rate Variability (HRV). While the scale measures physical mass, HRV measures systemic stress. It is the most accurate real-time indicator of your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Here is the biology of how the microscopic space between your heartbeats dictates your metabolic state, and how a clean ketogenic protocol alters the math. The Autonomic Tug-of-War Your Autonomic Nervous System operates completely outside of your conscious control, managing everything from digestion to pupil dilation. It is divided into two competing branches: The Sympathetic Branch: This is your "fight-or-flight" mechanism. It is activated by physical str...
Nearly twenty years ago, I started a blog called The Path is Too Deep, a geeky reference to a rare computer error message. A great deal of life has happened since then, a life I would like to share. So, here again, are some random bits of unfiltered Chris.