The smartest people I know regularly say 'I was wrong about that.' The dumbest people I know never change their minds about anything.

People think training 25+ hours a week for Ironman means I follow some ultra-strict, monk-like nutrition plan. And I kind of do… It’s strategic. It’s dialed in. But also… There’s ice cream. Lots of it. Not every day. Not without purpose. But enough to remind me: Joy is

Constantly posting false dichotomies like this is a sign of poor, misleading health communication. Avoid these sorts of fallacies because good scientific communication makes complex topics accessible without sacrificing fundamental accuracy...

Shocking that a 'primal master health coach' doesn't know what a food group is...(hint - breakfast cereal isn't one).

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These critiques miss an essential point: much of everyday life involves 'low effort and fast dopamine behaviors' - seeing a partner's face, chit-chat, etc. The fact that they are 'low effort and fast' doesn't make them bad - for that we need other criteria of value. So it's not

This kind of thinking is incredibly harmful. To suggest it's "that simple" is a slap in the face to anyone who has ever struggled. And it ignores virtually all established science on behavioral change, addiction, psychology, and the social determinants of health. It creates

New shoe day - my favorite thing about Italian cycling shoes: the subtle, understated colors. No taillight needed with these!

bizarre clip where it is speculated seed oils may worsen insulin resistance while data on screen shows people who consume more linoleic acid have less type 2 diabetes (!!) btw we have dozens of experimental tests of this idea. it doesn´t hold up...

Today’s dopamine temptation bundle - 5 hours on the bike followed by a burrito and coke. Pairing these lets the hedonic value of the meal ‘rub off ‘ on the hard ride, making it more appealing. Bonus- burritos are scientifically proven to be the best recovery meal…

"Eat like a caveman' is a paleofantasy that fundamentally misunderstands the recent and rapid acceleration of human evolution. Human evolution never hit pause. In the last 40,000 years, especially since farming took off, adaptive change sped up by as much as 100x. New foods,

🚨❗ Results of the FIRST EVER trial comparing ultra-processed food (UPF) and minimally-processed food (MPF) diets following healthy dietary guidelines on health (and the longest trial of UPF to date) published today in Nature Medicine What did we find? A Thread… 🧵 1/

Pro tip: before 'gotcha' posting about a study it's good to actually read it and understand its design...

"The peril of preconceived narratives" was just published in Cell Metabolism with Valerie L. Darcey, PhD, MS, RD in response to the fall out from our recent study that failed to show a significant brain dopamine response to ultra-processed milkshakes similar to highly addictive drugs. Free for the

There’s no evidence cold showers boost dopamine in the human brain. They make you feel cold. That’s it.

I'll just add it's more than a bit ironic for critics of this study to question whether it reflects real-world conditions and then cite their own studies, whose results are due almost entirely to their artificial feeding schedules (IOW are artifacts).

No fad diet. No extreme restriction of food groups. No calorie counting. No alternative dietary guidelines. No primal or ancestral cookbooks required. Just minimally-processed foods following dietary guidelines.

If your goal is increasing dopamine, you could just have your partner kick you in the testicles at random times & at varying intensities. That's the Variable-Interval, Variable-Intensity Testicle Protocol and unlike most other 'protocols' is based on real science. Point is,

Grounding is important - if you’re a major electrical appliance. Otherwise ignore dubious claims from low quality studies. But if you enjoy walking on grass go for it - Phish playlist optional…