One of the core premises of this blog is that my clean keto lifestyle is more than just a diet; it's a fundamental shift in my body's entire operating system. To understand the "why" behind any of my "rules," we first have to look at the fuel. Think of the human body as a high-performance hybrid car. It's designed with two different engines that can run on two completely different types of fuel: The Glucose Engine: A small, high-octane "nitrous" tank. It burns hot, fast, and runs out quickly. The Fat Engine: A massive, clean, efficient "diesel" tank. It burns for days, providing steady, reliable, long-range power. The problem with the "Standard Western Diet" is that it teaches our bodies to only use the small, fast-burning glucose engine. We become "metabolically inflexible," spending our entire lives just lurching from one sugary "refuel" to the next, all while sitting on top of a massive, untapped t...
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.