Pillar 2 · Nutrition

The basis for energy and performance

Nutrition that truly nourishes your body — not diet dogma, but a foundation. Food first: from food before supplements. Here you'll find the recipes, the Supplement Compass and the pragmatic principles that make it all work in everyday life.

The pillar splits into three levels: what you eat (recipes & lessons), what you sensibly add (Supplement Compass) and how you put it into practice (the kitchen principles).

Recipes & lessons

Lesson 34  ·  deep dive · interactive

Lowering cholesterol naturally

Every natural lever — food, supplements, movement — ranked by effect size and by how easily it fits into real life. With a lever calculator, recipe anchors, and a scale that tells you what your numbers are worth. Every figure traced to its source.

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Lesson 26  ·  foundation

Herbs and spices, not flavour enhancers

Why your home cooking tastes flat and the bag tastes of more. Seasoning that works, not a signal with nothing behind it — with a starter spice list and the evidence.

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ThriveZone Meals  ·  recipe library

The recipes — simple dishes with real macros

Fully calculated dishes, built around the five-pillar system — many linked directly with the Supplement Compass and the kitchen principles.

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Lesson 06  ·  interactive

Supplement Compass: your minimal stack

No hype, but food first. Pick your topic and the interactive compass builds your stack — with a tier system, top foods and the clear "you don't need this". Every claim with a source.

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Lesson 21  ·  foundation

Carbohydrates in practice

Fuel for training and brain. How much you really need (it depends on your training), why quality and fibre are the biggest lever — and where sugar and low carb actually stand.

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Lesson 27  ·  foundation

Resistant starch

Cooled potatoes, green banana flour, legumes: the fibre that ordinary starch turns into. Good for insulin sensitivity and gut — with a clear read on the belly-fat hype.

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Lesson 15  ·  foundation

Protein in practice

The biggest and simplest lever in nutrition. How much you really need (~1.6 g/kg), why more isn't more, how to spread it — and where to get it from real food.

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Lesson 39  ·  deep dive

Plant protein or whey?

Does plant build as much muscle as whey? When a powder really makes sense, what's true about the gut concern — and the two I recommend. With sources.

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Lesson 02  ·  hydration

You sweat more than you think

Why your fluid balance works under different conditions in summer, which lever usually stays unused when you drink — and an electrolyte recipe to mix yourself.

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Lesson 18  ·  hydration · deep dive

How much water do you really need?

The foundations version, calmly explained: what your body really regulates, why sodium is the key, the Gatorade check and the hydration continuum. Every claim with a source.

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Kitchen principles — putting it into practice

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