Damian Rodriguez
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Why the Whey?
With research suggesting that over 25% of regular gym-goers use it and annual U.S. sales exceeding $6B, dairy-based protein is the single most used product in the sports supplement world. Like most products in the sports supplement industry, it is best you take the marketing claims with a mountain of salt (Himalayan Pink of course), […]
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Super Bowl-ing to Sleepless Nights: Random Musings from a Health (Nut) Scientist
I have adverse reactions to changes in my dietary patterns…to put it mildly. Lethargy, outwardly apparent sleepiness, severe gastrointestinal distress, edema, and circulation issues. I’ve just kind of accepted that my irregular consumption of unhealthy foods will ultimately result in as long as a few days of adverse consequences. My family has even came up […]
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The (Whole) Truth About Eggs…and Gains
Two decades ago, during the opening stages of my own health journey, I’d often buy 10 dozen or so eggs at a time. Not only are eggs a cheap and highly bioavailable source of lean tissue building protein, but having to toss out half the egg (the yolk) due to dietary cholesterol and fat concerns […]
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4 Steps to Process Your Way to Success in 2018
The single greatest factor in the success or failure of any venture is not capability or even my favorite personal character trait (hint: it starts with “work” and ends with “ethic”), but something far less complex: setting clearly defined goals. This is not my feeble attempt at a Tony Robbins impression, it’s me speaking as […]
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Don’t Feed the (Cancer) Cells
That pumpkin pie is calling out your name; we can all hear it, but allow me to make that orange cylinder of sweetness a little less appealing in two words: sugar and cancer. The two terms are very often discussed in conjunction, and if medical literature is any indication, the debate about their association isn’t […]
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This is Why I Squat
Using the outtakes from an exercise shoot we did in our corporate gym, one of my colleagues put together an entertaining video of me performing random lifts to the tune of rapper Mims’s hit song “This is Why I’m Hot.” Talk about great blackmail material—it’s not something I’m likely to live down for the remainder […]
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A Few Florets for Your Intestinal Flora
Broccoli has quite the impressive nutritional resume: low in calories, high in fiber and vitamin C, nearly the same amount of calcium as a serving of milk, rich in phytochemicals, and a high concentration of protein for a non-starchy vegetable. Outside of its relatively high content of raffinose, a sugar that tends to cause bloating […]
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The Road to Heart Disease is Paved with Sugar
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a condition not only highly associated with metabolic syndrome, but is also on a meteoric rise as a global health concern and is every bit as ominous as it sounds. A recent meta-analysis suggests that as much as a quarter of the world’s population may be suffering from this […]
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Bacon, with a Side of Bacon: Exploring the “Keto” Craze
I recently found out that a former colleague of mine in the fitness industry is marketing themselves as a “keto guru,” which I found interesting because ketogenic (or “keto”) diets are probably the least complex of all the recent diet fads. However, “simple” doesn’t necessarily mean ineffective. I am progressively becoming more convinced that the […]
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Staying Active in Old Age Begins with Play
Health is a lifestyle, a lifelong series of behaviors that become routine, not a diet or a short-term extreme exercise program. In the world of health science, there are few (if any) concepts more scientifically validated than this. That is why I am a firm believer that everybody with a goal of sustainable health needs […]
