Ten years ago I spend my 34th birthday in New York City and commemorated the occasion by having my portrait taken on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge:

Today I turned 44 and Ashley shot this portrait of me last night in front of our own local iconic landmark... the Gateway Arch (shot from the Illinois side).

While I have a few more wrinkles and a few more gray hairs, I feel like I am only getting better with age! I am stronger, leaner, healthier and happier than I've ever been.

I am married to a wonderful woman who is truly my better half and for someone who never really wanted any kids... I can't believe how much I love being Audrey's dad. She is my pride and joy and I just love her to pieces!

In the Brooklyn Bridge photo, I am wearing size 38 jeans, an XXL shirt and I am guessing I weighed around 260 pounds. (it was taken about 3 years before I reached my highest weight of 285 in December 2010 when I could barely squeeze into 40 sized jeans).

Back then, I was single, living...

There's a new documentary on Netflix that I certainly DO NOT recommend you watch.

It's trash. 

If it was a school project... the teacher would have flunked the knuckleheads who made the film because they obviously made stuff up to support many of their claims.

Normally, I wouldn't even make a post to bring any attention to this steaming pile of   ...

but it's on Netflix, so a lot of people are watching it...

and since many of my FB friends know I am a huge proponent of the ketogenic diet...

I get asked about it often.

Now I'll simply reply with the words "pure vegan propaganda" and a link to this post.

To be fair... I haven't even watched the film and I have no plans to.

I watched the trailer and that was enough to get me to want to throw something at my TV.

I considered cancelling my Netflix subscription in protest, but there are too many other great Netflix shows I love so I can't let this one piece of shit mockumentary rob me from enjoying House of Cards and ...

I recently appeared on the Maven Nation podcast to discuss the wedding photography business and the ketogenic diet and how efficiency can help you with both.

It's a 45 minute conversation and I highly suggest adding this podcast to your rotation if you want to upgrade your life with practical, useful information.

Part of our mission at Ketology is to help right a wrong that was perpetrated on the public back in the 1950's.

We were all duped! 

And we're still suffering as a society today as the obesity epidemic is on the rise.

It's time to spread the truth about what's causing more and more people to become obese (and as a result, Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases are on the rise).

Contrary to popular belief...

Eating fat doesn't make you fat!

Sugar is the culprit.

I know that's not what anyone wants to hear... because things made with sugar are so delicious...

But it's true none the less.

This 5 minute comedy sketch is actually spot on:

Take 3 minutes and watch this amusing video on why you should skip the "heart healthy" whole grains and just eat real food like butter:

Our unofficial slogan around here is "Come for the weight loss, stay for the wellness".

A well formulated ketogenic diet will all but certainly help you lose unwanted body fat, but it'll also promote long term health and reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.

More and more evidence is suggesting that a ketogenic diet can actually reverse Type 2 Diabetes despite the ADA's claim that T2D is a progressive disease that can only be managed with medication. If you are diabetic, or pre-diabetic, watch this Ted talk and see for yourself:

"Fathead" is a low budget documentary that I highly recommend watching. This 2.5 minute clip explains how the myth of saturated fat leading to heart disease got started.

The guy who made the Fathead documentary posted this 8 minute follow up a couple of years after it was released:

Nina Teicholz, author of "The Big Fat Surprise", argues that the scientific community got it wrong when they said saturated fat was unhealthy in her 2014 TED talk:

Cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra was recently names alongside Michelle Obama and Michael Bloomberg as a leading voice in the fight against global obesity. He practices in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and is a tireless campaigner for lifestyle medicine as the optimal prescription for a long, lean, healthy and happy life. Watch this 5:38 minute interview then check out The Big Fat Fix if you'd like to learn more.