The Path is Too Deep

In the tech world, there is a concept known as a "System Restore." When a computer becomes bogged down by years of accumulated junk files, corrupted registry entries, and conflicting software, you don't necessarily throw it in the trash. You roll it back. You strip away the bloatware. You wipe the cache. You return the operating system to a point where it actually functioned. I turned 53 this year. In our culture, 53 is often viewed as the beginning of the "End of Life" phase for the "hardware". We are told to expect the proverbial "Blue Screen of Death" at any moment. We are told that the "Dad Bod" is inevitable, that our metabolism has deprecated, and that we should just get comfortable in the recliner and wait for the obsolescence date. "It's too late," they say. "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." I am here to tell you that is a lie . 53 isn't the end of the user manual. It’s just time for a ...

In an  earlier post , I talked about the salt shaker and why I stopped fearing it. That post, like many others here, challenges the conventional wisdom we’ve been fed for decades. When you buck the trend—especially as a person with a history of five heart attacks—people get nervous. They assume you are following some internet fad or "bro-science" trend. But in my role as a Manager of Program Quality & Compliance. I don't gamble on hunches. I rely on data . Recently, I came across a review published in January 2024 titled " Ketogenic Diet in the Management of Ischemic Heart Disease. " It didn't just catch my eye; it validated the entire physiological foundation of my clean ketogenic lifestyle. Today, I want to break down why this science supports the protocol I’m living. But before I do, I also want to talk about  how to read a study like this—because in the world of nutrition science, the "source" is just as important as the "finding....

For decades, we’ve been fed a single, unchallenged "truth" about exercise: to perform, you must "carb-load." This rule is so ingrained that the modern athlete's greatest fear is "hitting the wall," or "bonking"—that catastrophic, all-systems-failure moment where the body's fuel tank runs empty. We’ve all seen marathon runners staggering, their bodies and minds shutting down at the 20-mile mark. This fear is why people look at my lifestyle with such confusion. They ask, "How do you do 15 km of cardio both Saturday and Sunday, 16 hours into a fast? How do you do calisthenics every day with no 'fuel' in the tank?" The answer is simple: The "carb-loader" and I are using two completely different engines, and one of them is built on a falsehood. The "bonk" is not a mandatory part of exercise; it is a symptom of a deeply flawed and metabolically inflexible fueling system. Part 1: The "Bonk" — The...

In my post, "The Tale of Two Engines" , I explained how my clean keto lifestyle is a deliberate choice to shut down my body's fast, inefficient "Glucose Engine" and fire up its powerful, long-range "Fat Engine" (Ketogenesis). This immediately, and rightly, brings up the most common question—and the most common criticism—of a ketogenic diet: "But Chris, I read that your brain needs glucose to survive. Aren't you starving your brain?" This is one of my favorite topics because the answer is so elegant, and it perfectly illustrates the brilliance of the human body. The premise of the question is 100% correct: Yes, parts of our body must have glucose to function. Your brain can get up to 75% of its fuel from ketones, but that other 25% requires glucose. Furthermore, your red blood cells (which have no mitochondria) and parts of your kidneys can only run on glucose. The myth is that you must eat glucose to have glucose. The fact is, your ...