Food Therapist and Nutritionist David Orozco brings you a non-diet approach that will optimize your physical, emotional, and mental health One Small Bite at a time. David will help you chop harmful diet myths by providing thought provoking conversations grounded in sound nutritional science. From hot topics like fasting, fad diets, sleep, and chronic illnesses, to emotional health, David will help you create body positivity, build healthy relationships with eating, make peace with food, and work…
Sleep isn’t earned — it’s a biological function. In this deep dive on SLEEP, the third Basic Daily Function, Dietitian Dude David Orozco shares his 15-year journey with migraines and sleep, introduces Dr. Rachel Zoffness’s biopsychosocial “pain recipe” framework, and reviews the research on testosterone, insulin resistance, cardiovascular damage, cortisol, BDNF, and the gut-sleep connection.…
The gym isn’t failing you. The definition of movement is. In this deep dive on MOVE, the second Basic Daily Function of the One Small Bite Root System, and Dietitian Dude David Orozco breaks down why sitting is an independent cardiovascular risk factor, why a 10-minute post-meal walk outperforms most supplement protocols for glucose management, how movement produces BDNF (brain-derived…
The diet industry says eat less. The research says eat better. In this deep dive on EAT — the first Basic Daily Function — Dietitian Dude David Orozco breaks down the science of Eating Rhythm (chrononutrition), why fiber is the most underrated nutrient in men’s health, how protein distribution matters more than total protein, and why caloric restriction is a metabolic trap. Includes a full sample…
Every man needs a root system. In this episode, Dietitian Dude David Orozco introduces the 5 Basic Daily Functions — Eat, Move, Sleep, Purge, and Connect — the foundational framework behind the Alimentar Men’s Program. Learn why these five daily acts hold everything together, what the research says about each one, and how the next Alimentar cohort (August 20th) uses them to help men build lasting…
Who feeds the man who feeds everyone? In this episode, Dietitian Dude David Orozco, MS, RDN, CIEC, CEP, uses the Alimentar persona Carlos: A 52-year-old first-generation Mexican-American business owner and father, to explore how cultural identity, machismo, and the Provider role shape a man’s relationship with self-care and nourishment. Drawing on 85 years of Harvard longevity data, Blue Zones…
What happens when a man’s brain runs so fast that his body gets left behind? In this episode, Dietitian Dude David Orozco, MS, RDN, CIEC, CEP, uses the Alimentar persona Noah, a 37-year-old software engineer with ADHD and anxiety, to explore how neurodivergent men experience disordered eating not through obsession, but through disconnection. Drawing on research from neuroscience, chrononutrition,…
What happens when a man who knows everything about nutrition still can’t change? In this episode, David Orozco, MS, RDN, uses the Alimentar persona Raj — a 43-year-old PhD and self-proclaimed Food Philosopher, to explore the hidden connection between high-saturated-fat diets, HPA axis dysregulation, chronic cortisol elevation, sedentary behavior, and cardiovascular disease risk. Drawing on eight…
How much protein does a man actually need at 30, at 50, at 70? And what happens when a driven, data-obsessed man turns every meal into a math problem? In this episode, David Orozco, MS, RDN, uses the Alimentar persona Mark, a 49-year-old VP and chronic optimizer, to walk through evidence-based protein recommendations by life stage, the red meat and colon cancer connection, leaner and plant-based…
What actually predicts how long you’ll live? It’s not your body fat percentage or your gym routine. In this episode, David shares a personal story about his 85-year-old friend, Richard. He's a gardener, grandfather, and great-grandfather who’s never set foot in a gym, and Richard connects it to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the Blue Zones, and the Japanese concepts of Ikigai and Moai.…
EP 191 - Looking Healthy Isn’t Being Healthy: What Every Man Needs to Know
This episode challenges the widespread assumption that being lean, ripped, or muscular automatically means being metabolically healthy. Using eight peer-reviewed studies, David walks through the hidden cardiovascular risks behind the “shredded” aesthetic like elevated LDL cholesterol, saturated fat–driven atherogenesis, the metabolically unhealthy normal-weight (MUNO) phenotype, and why heart…
