Partly because of the recency bias, when we overstep the line in one direction it seems that we tend to swing back quite far to the other. People like to indulge over Christmas, then apparently go as far as to eat nothing for a couple days per week. Or swing from one dietary end of...

Pain is an indicator, a flag for awareness. A shift to a higher level of thought. The tricky part though is the questioning of belief systems and making sure our eyes are open to the periphery. Where we look at first might not be exactly where the problem lies. If physical or emotional pain is...

About three years ago I wrote a piece around nutrition, including a clear preference for a high fat, high-ish protein diet.  My current stance on food is quite different. Without going into depth too much (it varies for each person), here are a few thoughts.  With nutrition, as with breath and training, the main focus...

Overnight, we are in a fasted state. We wake up and cortisol (a necessary, but potentially damaging when chronic stress hormone) is peaking at dawn. According to Dr. Ray Peat, PhD, darkness itself is anti-thyroid, or anti-metabolic, and hence at dawn, this stressful state peaks. If you ask paramedics or ambulance drivers, they’ll also tell...