The Scale Isn’t Everything—But It Tells the Truth There’s a quote from Warren Buffett that applies far beyond investing: “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” In finance, good times hide bad decisions. The same principle applies to health. When the Tide Goes Out in Health In health, “high […]
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A Simple, Risk-Based Approach to Nutrition There is a lot of noise online about diet. Arguments about vegan, vegetarian, keto, carnivore, and everything in between dominate social media. Definitions blur. Ideology mixes with nutrition. And extremes get rewarded with attention. So let me be clear and simple: I eat only whole plants. Not because of
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Always Start by Understanding What the Other Person Wants There is a lesson I learned years ago that has stayed with me through business, leadership, and now—very clearly—through health and longevity. It comes from the documentaryThe Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, which examines the career of Robert S.
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If I wouldn’t trust guaranteed investment returns, why would I trust absolute nutrition advice? Bernie Madoff ran one of the largest Ponzi schemes in modern capitalist history. For years, he promised unrealistic, consistent returns.For years, those returns appeared to materialize.And for years, people ignored the most obvious red flag of all: Nothing legitimate is guaranteed.
A Risk-Management Approach to Long-Term Health When it comes to nutrition advice, I’m very deliberate about who I listen to. I don’t follow popularity.I don’t follow charisma.And I don’t follow certainty for certainty’s sake. I listen to scientists, clinical researchers, and epidemiologists — people whose careers are built on evidence, probability, and long-term outcomes, not
Lifestyle/environment ~70%, Genetics ~20–25%, Medical Interventions ~5–10% When scientists talk about health and longevity, there’s a framework that comes up again and again. Roughly speaking: These numbers aren’t meant to be perfectly precise. They are directional. But the direction is very clear. What we eat matters more than almost anything else we can control. The
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Watching my parents age changed how I see health. This is why I chose consistency, longevity, and responsibility over shortcuts — and why health comes first. For most of my adult life, health was important — but it wasn’t front and center. In my 30s and 40s, my priority was clear: family came first.My son
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Information supports decisions.It never tells me what to do. I am not a health influencer.I am not a YouTuber.And I don’t work in the wellness industry. I am a businessman, and I operate exclusively in the world of business. That distinction matters — because it shapes how I evaluate information, how I make decisions, and
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How Compounding Lifestyle Habits Build a Fortress Around Your Health If there were a single hack, supplement, protocol, or strategy that guaranteed long-term health and longevity, we would already know about it. But that’s not how health works. What is consistently supported by decades of scientific evidence is far less exciting — and far more
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Most people define discipline as willpower.Or motivation.Or grit.Or some internal toughness you either have — or you don’t. I disagree. I define discipline as the ability to do something you committed to — even when you don’t feel like it. discipline through structure and consistency in daily life But here’s the part most people miss:
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