Mad As Health, KC

12/05/2025

It’s entirely possible to have a perfectly acceptable steak done entirely in the oven, especially now that temps here in the US are now colder and in some places, snowy!

Did this ribeye in the oven for about an hour at 185°F and then a few hours afterward at like 175°F since I was working at the time and didn’t have time to monitor properly.

Then I finished it at high broil for like 4 minutes.

No charcoal, no grill, no gas, no pellets, no thermometer.

Simple IS sustainable 👍



[And of course if you LOVE grilling and are an artiste with tongs, I’m absolutely not diminishing that culinary passion whatsoever; I’m just showing there are simpler ways to cook some decent nutrition if one is so inclined!]

11/29/2025

11/29/2025

This is the best way to engage in any online interactions. You learn a lot, you might change your own perspective , and you’re more likely to connect with people than to cause divisiveness. All that just makes you feel good.

Unless you just run into something so idiotic that you just can’t even.

11/29/2025

We often see online commenters very assuredly tell us that glucose/sugar is the primary fuel source for humans, and therefore we should still fear eating fat.

But here’s my question if that position is true…

Why then do we store way more energy/calories (per energy unit) on our body as fat for potential energy than we do as glycogen/sugar?

(I posed this question to an online commenter a few days ago and still have not received any comment)

11/28/2025

A couple of grounded, sobering reminders for the American holiday season.

And for the folks who flip out about numbers 😛

11/23/2025

Or… don’t do either!

I understand rationally how we get to recommendations to eat plants, but it baffles me that people who extol science and rational thinking (how I envision a reader of The Atlantic) still hold on doggedly to the myth that eating plants produce health effects for humans, because plants=healthy 🤔

Just from aspects of individual economy and efficiency it actually doesn’t make sense. Nutritionally, you get WAY more bang for your buck eating primarily animal foods. You eat less volume and quantity of food/foodstuff overall, and if the Universe plays out in your favor, you theoretically need less attention to remedying health comverns (saving both time AND money).

But as Kevin Smith wrote in “Dogma”, it’s harder to change a belief than it is to change an idea.

(And yes, if push comes to shove, eating plants in their natural form is usually less bad than pulverized, atomized versions)

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11/20/2025

On the way up, if you go slow and keep those muscles tense, then you’ll get stronger, faster!

11/16/2025

The holiday season is the most difficult time of year for most of us to stick to our long-term health goals.

The most important thing I’ve learned in the past seven years of my own journey is that every decision I make is a conscious choice, even if addiction underlies almost all of the poor ones.

The next most important thing I’ve learned is that a poor choice can easily be followed by a better choice, and that wallowing in self-pity following a poor choice does nothing for my long-term success.

Remember your WHY and keep going!

11/12/2025

Robert Cywes M.D. PhD

JUST DO IT!