Fuel your metabolism.
Reclaim your health.

Most nutrition advice is confusing, contradictory, or trying to sell you something. PMAB is a free reference that cuts through it — built on the ideas of Ray Peat and Paul Saladino, focused on real food, and designed for real life.

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Why PMAB

Why PMAB works.

Photo · Metabolism
Your metabolism matters more than your macros
Most diets obsess over calories and macros. PMAB asks a different question: is your body actually producing energy well? When it is, digestion improves, sleep improves, energy stabilizes, and body composition tends to follow naturally.
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Prioritize foods that support your thyroid and energy
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Fruit and natural sugar aren't the enemy here
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Fat from animals is a foundation, not something to fear
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Real, accessible food — not a science project
This isn't rocket science. Eggs, milk, beef, potatoes, fruit. The stuff your grandmother could buy at a normal grocery store. Your body knows exactly what to do with whole food — it doesn't know what to do with a lab-engineered seed oil or a 12-ingredient bar.
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No exotic ingredients, no complicated shopping list
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If it didn't exist 100 years ago, be skeptical of it
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Whole food over processed — the actual dividing line
Photo · Peat & Saladino
Two very different people landed on the same food list
Ray Peat was a biologist who spent decades studying cells. Paul Saladino is a physician focused on evolutionary health. They came from completely different directions — and ended up recommending the same foods. That's worth paying attention to.
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Both cut out seed oils — no debate there
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Both eat meat, organs, fruit, and real dairy
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When smart people independently agree, it's a useful signal
The foundation

Where did this come from?

Ray Peat was a biologist who spent his career researching how food affects energy, hormones, and aging. Paul Saladino is a physician who built a case for eating more like our ancestors — lots of meat, organs, and fruit, fewer industrial foods.

PMAB pulls from both. Where they agree is where we're most confident. Where they disagree, we lay out both sides honestly and let you decide what fits your life.

Read the full philosophy →
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On this site

What's on this site

Start with the Framework →
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Food pyramid preview
PMAB Food Pyramid
A visual breakdown of the framework — the hierarchy, the tiers, and the logic behind each one.
Visual · Start here
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Philosophy preview
Philosophy
Where Peat and Saladino converge, where they diverge, and the science behind the framework.
Reading · Context
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Food database preview
Food Database
Search any food. Get a PMAB score, Peat's view, Saladino's view, and a consensus verdict.
Interactive · 20+ foods
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Grocery list preview
Grocery List
120+ foods across 8 categories. Check off, filter by category, and export a clean list.
Interactive · Exportable
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Meal library preview
Meal Library
35 recipes built from the food list. Every meal has a "why" grounded in the framework.
35 Recipes · Filterable
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Agreement map preview
Agreement Map
Peat vs. Saladino on every major food — now part of the Framework page.
On Framework page
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Guides preview
Beginner Guides
PMAB in 10 minutes. Budget eating. Costco list. What to eat tomorrow — now on the Resources page.
On Resources page
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Community preview
Community
Discord, Reddit, Facebook, X. Compare notes, share meals, ask questions.
Discord · Reddit · Facebook · X
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Community resources preview
Community Resources
Good people posting good content — Reddit threads, podcasts, X accounts, articles, and videos worth your time.
Links · Community
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Contact preview
Contact
Questions, feedback, or a meal worth adding. Minimal form, human response.
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Community

Compare notes.
Share what works.

The PMAB community is spread across a few platforms. Ask questions, post meals, flag what worked and what didn't. Real people, real food — no supplement pitches.

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Discord
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Reddit
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X / Twitter
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120+
Foods in the PMAB grocery reference
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Framework-aligned recipes in the meal library
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Foods scored in the database

"I think people shouldn't eat things that damage them, and should eat things that taste good and that provide the essential nutrients, while making them feel good and function well — is that a diet?"

— Ray Peat