Hello and welcome!
My interest in nutrition started in my late teens when I was diagnosed with colitis. Back then, I was an active teen who thought I had it all figured out—I exercised, ate “healthy,” and felt pretty good about my choices. But then came the colonoscopy (yep, the kind where a camera goes up the other end to check your colon), and they found patches of inflammation in the distal end—the lower back—of my colon. It threw me for a loop.
At the time, I was dating someone who was really into veganism. I had heard that a plant-based diet might help with inflammatory conditions, and since the meds I was prescribed for colitis caused my ankles to swell up whenever I ran, I figured, why not give it a shot? To my surprise, the vegan diet worked. My flares disappeared, and for a while, everything was smooth sailing.
Until it wasn’t.
About two years later, my body went from feeling great and colitis-free to sluggish, tired, and nothing like the vibrant version of myself I wanted to be. Looking back now, I realize I was probably not eating a well-balanced vegan diet. I wasn’t nourishing my body properly, and it caught up with me.
Fast forward to 2013. I tuned into an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, where Joe interviewed Dave Asprey—the guy behind Bulletproof Coffee. Dave was hyping up a low-carb lifestyle, promising endless energy, no crashes, and a whole slew of “biohacks” to help you become the ultimate version of yourself. Around that time, I had already started reintroducing meat into my diet, so his philosophy fit perfectly with where I was headed.
For the next couple of years, it seemed to work. My colitis stayed in remission, and I felt pretty good. But in hindsight, I can see that I had developed a full-blown phobia of carbs. The idea that carbohydrates were “bad” and made you fat became a belief I clung to. It wasn’t until I dove deeper into my education that I realized how flawed this thinking was. The carbohydrate-insulin model (the one that fueled my carb fears) is total BS. Food isn’t “good” or “bad”—it’s about balance, context, and what works for you.
Now here I am, sharing my story with you. I’m dogma-free and laser-focused on one mission: to help cut through the mis and disinformation that’s so rampant in the health and wellness world. Why? Because far too often, people are scammed into spending their hard-earned money on “detoxes,” miracle diets, and formulas that overpromise and underdeliver.
So, that’s me. That’s my story. If you’re into calling out nonsense and digging into evidence-based, practical advice, stick around. I’ll be here to share insights, debunk myths, and hopefully give you information that’s as easy to digest as possible (pun fully intended).
-Chris