Food - Daniel Bourke

Eat

My first day on a farm

An attempt to close the knowledge gap between what's on my plate and how it got there.

Health

I didn't eat food for 3 days, here's what happened

An experiment in doing nothing and consuming nothing except water, salt and sunlight for 3 days.

Health

I didn't eat food for 5 days, here's what happened

Notes, questions, answers and diary entries from my first five day fast (120-hours consuming water only).

Food

The 3 most potent tools for improving your health (food, exercise & sleep)

Diabetes numbers, obesity numbers, mental health issues, they’re all increasing or at some level which they shouldn’t be. Chances are you know someone who’s overweight, has diabetes or some kind of mental health issue. Of course, there’s a plethora of medications for these conditions but why

Life and Living

Thinking about starting a farm

I try to get to first principles as often as I can, keep it simple, with writing, with what I work on, with how I spend my time, with health. The more I learn about health, the more I keep coming back to food being a first principle which has

Art

No Eggs On Toast

If you’re ever in Melbourne (or Paris), you should visit Hardware Societe. I found them because of a book I picked up in a cafe at the markets. The book was pink with big green letters across the front spelling out NO EGGS ON TOAST. As I flipped through

Health

How to get healthy: 3 kinds of dietary restriction

Telling someone how you eat is like telling them what religion you follow. Some want to hear about it, some don't and some want to immediately tell you how theirs is better. What to eat can be a complicated question to answer. I've tried every kind of eating there is.

YouTube

A simple study break meal to optimize mental performance (eggs and greens)

Nutrition and sleep are the force multipliers of life. If you're looking for two ways to improve your learning capabilities as well as your creative performance, these are it. After graduating with a nutrition degree in 2015, I've spent a lot of time experimenting with different ways of eating to

Food

The simple approach to health

Health doesn't have to be complicated.

Health

I didn’t eat food for 4-days, here’s what happened

You’ve heard the benefits of extended fasts, but what actually happens?

Fitness

How I Got Shredded in 3 Months (and Stayed Shredded)

I lost 17kg in 3-months and then stood on stage for a bodybuilding competition. Here's how I did it.