Tag Archives: Timothy Ferriss

Legal Doping? A List of Nutritional Supplements That Are Too Good To Be True

I’m not a competitive athlete, but I am interested in becoming as healthy and fit as I can be. I do have martial arts students and my new son to stay in shape for, after all. So I research and … Continue reading

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How to Be a Half-Assed Vegetarian

Moo So I’ve been cycling off meat and dairy recently.  As a byproduct of last year’s experiment with the Slow Carb Diet by Timothy Ferriss, I found myself eating A LOT of meat.  I was stuck in a sort of cycle: grill some … Continue reading

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A Guide to “Eating” Healthy During the Holidays

Supplements ‘n Stuff It’s not likely many of you have included dietary or performance supplements on your Christmas lists.  Santa generally sticks with toys, I think, but you never know if he’ll make exceptions for dedicated athletes and martial artists. … Continue reading

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The “Eco-Atkins” Diet

As I mentioned when concluding my test of Timothy Ferriss‘s Slow-Carb Diet as detailed in The Four-Hour Body, I liked the diet but I was somewhat dissatisfied with the amount of animal protein included in the meals.  I felt somewhat … Continue reading

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The Slow-Carb Diet: Final Thoughts

It’s been a bit of a long run, but here is my final post on the Slow-Carb Diet as detailed in Timothy Ferriss’s The 4-hour Body. I know a few other people who’ve tried it with good success.  Here is one … Continue reading

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The Slow-Carb Diet: Weeks 2-4

The middle and end of this month-long experiment went well, though definitely not as expected.  I spent weeks two and three getting past the “acclimation stage” of the first week.  The bloating I experienced from switching from a mostly plant-based … Continue reading

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The Slow-Carb Diet: Week One

I promised a series, and here it is–a few posts looking back on my month-long experiment with the Slow-Carb Diet as detailed in Timothy Ferriss’s The 4-hour Body. To recap, the diet has a few different rules, specifically to avoid sugar, … Continue reading

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The Slow-Carb Diet: An Introduction

I got Timothy Ferriss’s newest book, The 4-hour Body for Christmas and couldn’t wait to get into it.  I am a big fan of his first book, The 4-hour Workweek, and I use a lot of his advice to streamline my work in … Continue reading

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