Is Aspartame Carcinogenic? No
We tend to lean into all or nothing statements, they appeal to our sense of simplicity ; “Good things always happen to me”, “I am never lucky”, “drugs are bad”. But the word drugs for example includes, marijuana, methamphetamine, metformin, Tylenol and psilocybin, Each compound being completely different and having wildly different affects on our bodies. In this small list alone we have the potential to relieve pain, alter consciousness, save a life or take one . Is there any real meaning in the statement “drugs are bad”?
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy page is often overlooked but it is important in knowing what you get when working with us. The following is more about who we are in general as trainers, researchers and individuals and less about what we are doing when designing training or nutrition programs. But it is that as well.
Functional Plant Based Nutrition
If you have read anything I have written on plant based eating then you know I don’t think a strict vegan diet is sustainable, not if you want to truly be at your healthiest. But there is a way to thrive and limit your impact on animal life.
Slow Progressive Eating Plans
As stated in our nutrition plan overview we do our best to avoid comparative planning while using current nutrition science. This involves a deep dive into your history with food.
“Authors, nutritionists and doctors want to prescribe cookie cutter programs because it means way less work. If you throw ideas out that work for the average person then it will inevitably hit enough people and stick for long enough to make it seem legitimate.” In order to get around this unfortunate truth is that we ask you a s@#* ton of questions. Food is both metabolic and psychological, to treat it like metabolic math is to undermine the real and important subjective values it holds. Our questionnaire is mostly open ended questions, like; what was your favourite food growing up and why? If you could eat any meal, every day, what would it be? What foods do you eat that are linked to your family background? These questions get into emotional value of foods, they also tend to bring out life stories that give us an idea as to how you think about meals and food in general.
A Mountain of Youth
If you want to grow old but maintain a youthful energy, an agile, strong body and a happy and healthy mind, you need to seek out struggle; purposeful challenge. It is my opinion that rather than searching for a fountain of youth, we need to climb the mountain of youth. The passive path to health and longevity seems doomed to produce half measures at best. Drugs like Ozempic, “slimming” teas (laxatives), statins, most supplements, certain surgeries and even some uses of insulin only act as temporary or illusory band-aids , The easy path, as it seems, is laden with issues and does nothing to actually bolster the body from decay. Contrary to what you may think though, our minds and bodies respond very favourably to stress (the right kind and within reason of course) and so If you make intermittent discomfort a priority, it’s possible you can stave off chronic illness and mental strife.