Matt Morgante
How To Become A Vegetarian

On March 1st, 2017, I became a Vegetarian. Since then, I have seen my actions inspire others to eat less meat and have gained a better perspective for how Vegetarianism and conscious food choices can have a positive impact on our bodies and our planet. 
 
In this post, I’d like to frame the conversation around four repeatable and transferable strategies that might help others on journeys of their own. 

Matt Morgante
Medicare Cost Comparison

Recently, I discovered the open healthcare data available on CMS.gov and downloaded a few different reports to see what helpful insights I might be able to discover. One of the more interesting data sets I uncovered was the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, which I used to produce this simple Cost Comparison Tool. 

Did I lose you yet? What does that even mean? Let's try and break some of those convoluted healthcare terms into plain English. 

Matt Morgante
How To Lose Weight: A Contrarian Opinion

When I first read Peter Thiel’s “Zero to One”, I was struck by the now popular question he asks in interviews: “what important truth do very few people agree with you on?” While discussing the book with a co-worker the next day, he asked what my answer would be. 

The response popped into my head uncontrollably, as if it had been waiting all along: “If you asked most health professionals how to lose weight, they would focus on exercising more and proper nutrition, but before approaching physical fitness I would address mental health.” 

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Matt Morgante
A Journey Through America's Health System

Anyone who knows me well knows that I suffer from chronic pain. 

At first (like...for more than 2 years!), I denied the facts staring me in the face. I always told others that I just had acute pain and felt confident that I could solve it with a simple fix, either via self-treatment or with the help of a health care practitioner.

Eat Plants and Natural Foods. Not Too Much.

Despite millions of dollars spent annually on eating healthier, achieving nutritional goals is surprisingly difficult in today’s world. Americans are surrounded by processed foods, bombarded with advertisements from big food conglomerates, and led down misguided paths from government agencies lobbied by special interest groups. A well-known fact among the health and wellness community is that if you want to learn about nutrition, you’re going to have to do a lot of research and experimentation yourself.

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The Necessity of the Connected Self

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I’m much more excited about the potential of HealthKit, GoogleFit, and other connectivity platforms that promise to centralize previously disparate sources of data in the growing Health and Fitness application ecosystem. Hopefully, by enabling both medical professionals and developers with the opportunity to paint a more complete picture of an individual’s health, we can drive real outcomes in the healthcare system.