Take CTRL.
Part story, part science, part cookbook. 113 pages that start in my grandma's kitchen and end with you running yours — nutrition explained like a friend, recipes that taste like where you come from.
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Nutrition, minus the punishment.
Most nutrition books hand you a list of rules and a guilty conscience. This one hands you a spoon.
I'm a university nutrition professor and a chef, and I wrote Take CTRL the way I teach: science you'll actually remember, told with flavor. You'll learn why carbs aren't the enemy, why fiber is the quiet MVP of your gut, why fats are misunderstood, and why the food of your culture — the curry, the jerk, the cajun, the sazón — was never the problem.
It's dedicated to all the children and the inner children. Because we're not lacking willpower — we're lacking self-compassion, and the skills nobody handed us. This book hands them over.
Three books in one.
The Story
Lil' Chef Energy. From dorm meals to data tables. Why nutrition chose me. The road from grandma's kitchen to a master's in nutrition science — and why food is dignity, not discipline.
The Science of Flavor & Function
Every nutrient has a vibe — meet the glow-up nutrient, the drama mamas, and the hidden crew. Plus functional foods, the mind-body connection, stress and the plate, and why joy is a nutrient too.
The Cookbook
Signature spice blends — jerk, cajun creole, adobo, BBQ — then recipes across Land, Sea, Plants, Sweets, and DIY. Jerk chicken tacos with mango salsa. Peach BBQ salmon. Kale fried rice. Chocolate avocado mousse.
"Nutrition is the science of self-respect."
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Start cooking like you mean it.
The digital edition is available now — every page, on every device you own. The print edition is on its way.
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