Having to purchase a pair of 40-inch-waist jeans was one of the most disheartening developments of my life. It came at a culmination of a long downward spiral in my health which coincided with thyroid cancer, so it wasn’t so much that I was fat but a representation of everything that was wrong with my health which, in spite of my best efforts of dieting and exercise, seemed to only ever get worse. Eventually I would get well..

It was not a typical Sunday, the day I first learned to hate chewing gum. For as long as I could remember my parents went without breakfast and lunch for the first Sunday of every month. It was part of their religious practice, and I never gave it much thought because it didn’t have much influence on my life, until the day they asked me to join them. “Nathan,” my Mom said the night before, “we think you’re old enough to start fasting with us, so don’t eat or drink anything tomorrow until we have dinner.”

Calcium is one of the most important minerals in our diet. From the time we develop in the womb to breast feeding and far into adulthood the availability of calcium is the determinant factor for a wide variety of physiological characteristics. Obviously, calcium grows bones, but it also does far more than that.

I’m happy to release a new version of Fuck Portion Control, updated and with new information including how to cure candida, white-tongue coatings, and the origin and solution for endogenous vitamin D deficiency

On top of all the other health issues that were plaguing my life - weight gain, hair loss, insomnia - the discovery one day of inflamed hair follicles on my face and neck became just another in a long line of unwelcome signs that my life was going down the drain. What I thought might only be a transient irritation soon began to come back every single time I tried to grow out my beard. This infection was different than acne, and where I used to break out after shaving when I was younger this seemed to be the exact reverse CONTINUE READING AT ABSOLUTELY PURE

You can listen to me and Austin Floyd talk about things like thyroid, nutrition, and our hatred of autocorrect by visiting his site and tuning in to one of the many podcast options at HEIGHTENED LIVING.

I introduced sodium acetate to the nutritional community, and its use has rightly taken off for its effects on gut health as well as helping to improve and balance energy levels, as many people do not naturally produce enough acetic acid in the gut to support a healthy metabolic rate. It's even helpful in treating things like alcoholism and addiction. But the taste is rather off-putting, and I

One bright, beautiful summer Saturday when I was twenty-eight I was at a party in the Hollywood Hills. My friend's pool was once Walt Disney's, though this contemporary house had been built between Walt Disney's actual house and the pool so we were not in the same rooms that Walt used to walk. The house looked over the whole of Los Angeles, and since there were only about twelve people at the party, all of us familiar with each other now for a number of years, there was a more intimate feeling than usual L.A. pool parties.

For about half of my life from age 15 to 30 I was a competitive swimmer. I loved the pool and the camaraderie of a team. I didn’t really compete as an adult, but trained competitively and usually lead my lane during long, grueling practices. I felt alive when the water rushed over my body at top speed, proud of my athletic ability, part of something special when bonding with my teammates. I was a sprinter, swimming freestyle and butterfly so fast you could count on one hand the number of strokes it took me to get across the pool.

Hair grows during late spring, summer, fall, and into the start of winter. Here is a visual update of my own hair regrowth going on right now. About half of what you see was regrown the first time I "accidentally" regrew it while developing niacin therapy (this is a chapter in my book which explains how to stimulate endogenous niacin synthesis and is not the same as taking supplemental niacin).

Last night I got an urgent inquiry from a woman whose children had contracted a very uncomfortable stomach bug. One was sick a few days earlier and the other developed symptoms soon after, both of them with vomiting, diarrhea, and an aversion to food. Their doctor had diagnosed it as "gastritis," which basically means he doesn't have a clue what it was, as the term gastritis simply means inflation of the gastrointestinal system, and sent them home just as sick as when they had arrived.

I put up a Facebook page for readers to ask questions, discuss issues, or share your own experience in a public forum or to receive more real time health and wellness posts from me. Posts from me on the Facebook page will be related to themes in the book and highlight health issues and solutions, food ideas, cooking videos, and tips and insights into achieving health outcomes.

The first run of books is off to the press! Printing should finish by March 15th, so I anticipate orders going out a few days after when it gets to distribution. Thanks for your support! You can still order books at any time.