by Manny Aragon Earlier this month an article outlining a new “study” on the health dangers of eating meat caught my eye. According to the study, meat eating, specifically eating red meat, caused a rise in the gut metabolite TMA which then is converted by the liver to a metabolite called TMAO. Supposedly TMAO is…

by Manny Aragon Last week on Thursday, my colleagues Glen Depke- Traditional Naturopath, Robert Janda DC, and I gave a presentation illuminating a growing health problem of epidemic proportions.  The end result of many of these cases ranges from chronic pain in the joints and or other tissues of the body,  chronic fatigue, digestive problems,…

by Manny Aragon Some of you pointed out to me regarding last weeks installment- “what was disturbing about shortness of breath?” In my zeal to share my story I failed to properly share my concern for my friends health, well-being and longevity. After all, our kids are roughly the same age but given the shortness…

by Manny Aragon Last week my family and I did what we have done in the past couple of years and went up to the beautiful Sierra Mountains (Sequoia Park to be exact) with two of our favorite families and their children. Two of the dads are fairly active- myself included, and one is about…

by Manny Aragon A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece on how after eliminating all inflammatory foods for 6 weeks and then re introducing sushi rice – I felt a familiar pain in my back (that had been absent during the anti inflammatory diet period) return with a vengeance within 20 min of…

by Manny Aragon   Its been about 3 weeks since my six week gut rebuilding/ liver cleansing protocol ended and here’s whats happened: My body fat is up Inflammation is up (I can feel it in my gums) Sleep is not quite as good My first pimple appeared yesterday Im not as energetic- It seems…

by Manny Aragon Last week we talked peripherially about the importance of digestive enzymes, stomach acid, and probiotics. Over the next few weeks, I’d like to take a little time to go over the nuts and bolts  of the stages of digestion and the importance of the role each process plays in the pathway to…

by Manny Aragon I am a big fan of local races. I have a family and have to pick my races carefully but I also like to race as much as I can and local races make it a whole lot easier. Don’t get me wrong, I like travel races just as much as the…

by Manny Aragon For most of you who have been reading my previous two emails, you know that I regularly get tested to find out what nutrients, my body needs to best facilitate health and the healing process. I do this because I have found the combination of Designed Clinical Nutrition and a diet of…

by Manny Aragon NOTE: Supplement Protocol at the end I haven’t done a similar distance race to this one in 2 years so I was pretty excited to see how I would do in a “short” race like this one.  The previous two seasons, I raced primarily ½ Ironman distance with 1 Full Ironman 2…