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#RIPPEDAT50: A Journey to Self Love
“Told with authenticity, Troy’s book isn’t about vanity, it’s about your total health, wellbeing and real living. Read it and practice!” -- Michael Beckwith, Best-Selling Author and Founder of Agape International Spiritual Center in Beverly Hills, CA #RIPPEDAT50 presents a no-nonsense path that will challenge you to think for yourself and restructure your beliefs around life, relationships, and personal health to lead you in the direction of your highest and greatest good, to achieve true Self Love. Designed for men and women, young and old, healthy or sick. # A Journey to Self Love is the owner’s manual for the human body as a temple and spiritual spacesuit. It details our symbiotic relationship with the earth. As above, so below. Healthy Me = Healthy Planet. Like Neo in “The Matrix,” most of the people on this planet spend their days in a prison of their own minds. We are controlled by powerful and nefarious forces whose goal is to enrich themselves at any cost, getting us sick, fat and addicted in the process. But no one can really tell you any of that. You have to experience it for yourself. This book is your red pill and escape path to a better world.
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Published December 15, 2020
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August 15, 2021
Troy Casey, the Certified Health Nut, is a true eccentric. I first saw him in a documentary on modern-day hippies. A middle-aged man talking to a young, impressionable woman, he was shirtless, heavily bearded, deeply tanned, and drinking his own piss. Yet he was also, despite or because of his visible, confident strangeness, very charismatic and energetic. I was intrigued.
That said, I'm not sure what I expected from this book. Did I seriously hope to glean new, actionable health insights from a man who drinks his own piss? No. Most likely I was driven by pure curiosity to understand the psychology of someone who, like the Certified Health Nut, lives every day with passion and vigour. Few people are as flamboyantly energetic and strange and proud and virile and opinionated as Troy Casey--2 others who come to mind are 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the founding father of the Beat Generation, Neal Cassady--and, having read biographies of both the aforementioned men, I also wanted to get inside this man's abnormal mind.
And boy, is his mind abnormal! Not only does Troy Casey drink piss, he also wipes it on his face, ages it, ferments it, and squirts it up his ass as an enema. He believes in sacred geometry, numerology, barefoot grounding which, and he repeats this 3 times word for word, "will take out the positively charged toxins", Platonic solids, the Akashic records, sound healing, electromagnetic frequency healing and DNA repair through Schumann resonances and Solfeggio frequencies (man-made EMFs, though, for reasons not given, are absolutely bad and should always be avoided), and so much more.
He says that pasteurised dairy has zero nutritional value whatsoever but doesn't provide any evidence. For the record, calcium is not affected by pasteurisation. He also says that lactase persistence, the evolved ability to digest lactose, doesn't exist. He believes everything that Indigenous peoples tell him: ayahuasca visions reveal objective truths about the world and the stones and rocks of ancient Mayan complexes house the memories of dead civilisations. Sounds like bunkum, right. Well, not to Troy Casey: in his own words, who is he to disagree?
He also believes that oil spills can be cleaned by broadcasting certain sound frequencies over them (is that why they played Barney's theme song in Abu Ghraib?), that eating whole foods provides better sun protection than sunscreen, that soy is inflammatory, that nuts, grains, seeds, and legumes are unhealthy because they contain the anti-nutrient phytic acid, that coffee stays in your system for only 10 hours---or was it 12?--he isn't sure as he says both, and thinks he cured mould sickness with "movement", i.e., walking, yoga, QiGong, and Tai Chi (hey, when mould made me sick, why didn't my doctor tell me to just walk it out???). He doesn't know, or never cared to learn, that the Amazon consumes almost all the oxygen it produces, he chastises clients for not doing their gratitude journals mere pages after admitting that he doesn't do it anymore, either, he quotes a long-dead Nobelist who said that cells are immortal despite this view being decisively proven wrong by the discovery of the Hayflick limit, and he thinks that he got 6-pack abs, not by eating right and exercising, but by doing breathing exercises such as pranayama and holotropic breathwork, and more!
The man is a loon. He never says it with these words, but he'll believe anything he wants to, evidence be damned. As proof, I quote verbatim: "Did they work? I thought and believed they did, so they did". And: "Was it real or just some placebo effect? Did it matter?"
It's sad that this man is so looney. He has a great life story, is clearly very passionate, driven, open, and authentic, and surprisingly is quite a good writer. If only the vast majority of what he said wasn't either hackneyed summaries of well-known research or else completely batshit nonsense that'll turn off the vast majority of otherwise sincere and interested readers. Read if you're after a one-stop-shop of contemporary wellness insanity. Avoid if you're after anything else.
Take-home: I will experiment with adding a brief cold shower to my morning ritual. Wake, glass of water and supplements, boil kettle, cold shower, coffee, To-Do list outside in the sun. He's right: a cold shower first thing in the morning really shocks you right awake!
That said, I'm not sure what I expected from this book. Did I seriously hope to glean new, actionable health insights from a man who drinks his own piss? No. Most likely I was driven by pure curiosity to understand the psychology of someone who, like the Certified Health Nut, lives every day with passion and vigour. Few people are as flamboyantly energetic and strange and proud and virile and opinionated as Troy Casey--2 others who come to mind are 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the founding father of the Beat Generation, Neal Cassady--and, having read biographies of both the aforementioned men, I also wanted to get inside this man's abnormal mind.
And boy, is his mind abnormal! Not only does Troy Casey drink piss, he also wipes it on his face, ages it, ferments it, and squirts it up his ass as an enema. He believes in sacred geometry, numerology, barefoot grounding which, and he repeats this 3 times word for word, "will take out the positively charged toxins", Platonic solids, the Akashic records, sound healing, electromagnetic frequency healing and DNA repair through Schumann resonances and Solfeggio frequencies (man-made EMFs, though, for reasons not given, are absolutely bad and should always be avoided), and so much more.
He says that pasteurised dairy has zero nutritional value whatsoever but doesn't provide any evidence. For the record, calcium is not affected by pasteurisation. He also says that lactase persistence, the evolved ability to digest lactose, doesn't exist. He believes everything that Indigenous peoples tell him: ayahuasca visions reveal objective truths about the world and the stones and rocks of ancient Mayan complexes house the memories of dead civilisations. Sounds like bunkum, right. Well, not to Troy Casey: in his own words, who is he to disagree?
He also believes that oil spills can be cleaned by broadcasting certain sound frequencies over them (is that why they played Barney's theme song in Abu Ghraib?), that eating whole foods provides better sun protection than sunscreen, that soy is inflammatory, that nuts, grains, seeds, and legumes are unhealthy because they contain the anti-nutrient phytic acid, that coffee stays in your system for only 10 hours---or was it 12?--he isn't sure as he says both, and thinks he cured mould sickness with "movement", i.e., walking, yoga, QiGong, and Tai Chi (hey, when mould made me sick, why didn't my doctor tell me to just walk it out???). He doesn't know, or never cared to learn, that the Amazon consumes almost all the oxygen it produces, he chastises clients for not doing their gratitude journals mere pages after admitting that he doesn't do it anymore, either, he quotes a long-dead Nobelist who said that cells are immortal despite this view being decisively proven wrong by the discovery of the Hayflick limit, and he thinks that he got 6-pack abs, not by eating right and exercising, but by doing breathing exercises such as pranayama and holotropic breathwork, and more!
The man is a loon. He never says it with these words, but he'll believe anything he wants to, evidence be damned. As proof, I quote verbatim: "Did they work? I thought and believed they did, so they did". And: "Was it real or just some placebo effect? Did it matter?"
It's sad that this man is so looney. He has a great life story, is clearly very passionate, driven, open, and authentic, and surprisingly is quite a good writer. If only the vast majority of what he said wasn't either hackneyed summaries of well-known research or else completely batshit nonsense that'll turn off the vast majority of otherwise sincere and interested readers. Read if you're after a one-stop-shop of contemporary wellness insanity. Avoid if you're after anything else.
Take-home: I will experiment with adding a brief cold shower to my morning ritual. Wake, glass of water and supplements, boil kettle, cold shower, coffee, To-Do list outside in the sun. He's right: a cold shower first thing in the morning really shocks you right awake!
February 22, 2021
Dug it
I like Troy and his videos so I figured I’d like His book and I did. It did not disappoint.
I like Troy and his videos so I figured I’d like His book and I did. It did not disappoint.
May 21, 2025
I enjoyed the book - Troy has decades of experience in plant based medicines and health practice. Qi gong is phenomenal for movement and Troy practices what he preaches. Get outside, psycho chickens from outer space! Give this a read!
December 1, 2020
I have followed Troy's journey and presence through some of his online work for 7 or 8 years.
In that time, I got to feel he is a very passionate human, searching for the authenticity that our species is capable of over and above the way things currently are and the paradigms of system and structure that currently exist.
I have done and am doing much the same.
So, it was a pleasure to read this overview of his progress as well as to confirm that he has actually achieved a very real success at dissecting how we work and what we can do to correct imbalances within our being, and within our species when we extrapolate those out.
In a very open way, graphic and real in content and context, Troy's telling of his own story is a true reflection of who and what he is. It was an easy read, very enjoyable, and I felt many overlaps with information and themes I have also been through, making it very relatable and giving me some things to work on as well.
I recommend the book highly to anyone, but perhaps especially to men who need to take a deep look at their own energies and authentic expression.
In that time, I got to feel he is a very passionate human, searching for the authenticity that our species is capable of over and above the way things currently are and the paradigms of system and structure that currently exist.
I have done and am doing much the same.
So, it was a pleasure to read this overview of his progress as well as to confirm that he has actually achieved a very real success at dissecting how we work and what we can do to correct imbalances within our being, and within our species when we extrapolate those out.
In a very open way, graphic and real in content and context, Troy's telling of his own story is a true reflection of who and what he is. It was an easy read, very enjoyable, and I felt many overlaps with information and themes I have also been through, making it very relatable and giving me some things to work on as well.
I recommend the book highly to anyone, but perhaps especially to men who need to take a deep look at their own energies and authentic expression.
January 4, 2021
Eye opening with alot of nuggets
I lived this book. All my life I have studied and learned about the body, tried many different workouts, played any sport I could try and have surfed since I was a kid. Now entering my mid 40s I have started to see that there is more to it than workouts and protein shakes. I found Troy on youtube and have found this book to be very eye opening. Troy doesn't jam this down your throat or even say it's easy. Quite the contrary he is very open with his experiences and struggles, but shows that they can be overcome and used to better yourself. I think everyone can relate to some of his experiences at some level and see that we are capable of much, as much as we desire. Use this book to help you fill the gap where you struggle and open your mind to things you never even thought about.
I lived this book. All my life I have studied and learned about the body, tried many different workouts, played any sport I could try and have surfed since I was a kid. Now entering my mid 40s I have started to see that there is more to it than workouts and protein shakes. I found Troy on youtube and have found this book to be very eye opening. Troy doesn't jam this down your throat or even say it's easy. Quite the contrary he is very open with his experiences and struggles, but shows that they can be overcome and used to better yourself. I think everyone can relate to some of his experiences at some level and see that we are capable of much, as much as we desire. Use this book to help you fill the gap where you struggle and open your mind to things you never even thought about.
November 6, 2022
‘#RippedAt50’ is a nonfiction book about health, fitness, and holistic medicine. The intentions of this book are clear. It is to educate us about the human body and its connection to the earth. It teaches you how to live life to the fullness and how not to let difficulty stop you from achieving what you wish.
The book also consists of ways to tune your body and also how to feed the mind and soul. It is comprehensive and detailed. It is obvious to see how much work, care, and love has gone into making this book.
What I particularly enjoyed about it was that it was inspirational and made me feel that it is certainly possible to be whom you want to be.
I recommend this book to self-help material readers and those who share an interest in health.
The book also consists of ways to tune your body and also how to feed the mind and soul. It is comprehensive and detailed. It is obvious to see how much work, care, and love has gone into making this book.
What I particularly enjoyed about it was that it was inspirational and made me feel that it is certainly possible to be whom you want to be.
I recommend this book to self-help material readers and those who share an interest in health.
January 17, 2022
Casey outlines his 9 pillars of optimal health. It is part autobiography and part prescription for better health. Whilst I had stumbled upon nearly all of these ideas in my own exploration for healthier modes of living, and thus found none of this was particularly new to me. That said, there is little here to disagree with. The essence: cut out the bullshit trappings of modern western lifestyles, get closer to nature, choose live and take your spiritual spacesuit to the next level.
July 18, 2022
Great Read for 50 plus
In a world full of big corporations big pharma and temptations of made by man for man, it's good to be Informed that there is a way to heal the body and mind without the use of drugs and alcohol. Nature's way will always be the best and a more Holistic approach although difficult to source food and water of quality shows what is achievable from invaluable knowledge,research and proven techniques.
In a world full of big corporations big pharma and temptations of made by man for man, it's good to be Informed that there is a way to heal the body and mind without the use of drugs and alcohol. Nature's way will always be the best and a more Holistic approach although difficult to source food and water of quality shows what is achievable from invaluable knowledge,research and proven techniques.
January 7, 2024
Interesting and thought provoking read
I enjoyed the bouncing between Troy’s life experiences and the lessons he learned from them. While much of what was read I am aware of, it served as a kind reminder. I do wish that this book went into a little more depth explaining the actual processes of healing that Troy has been practicing.
I enjoyed the bouncing between Troy’s life experiences and the lessons he learned from them. While much of what was read I am aware of, it served as a kind reminder. I do wish that this book went into a little more depth explaining the actual processes of healing that Troy has been practicing.
March 31, 2021
Great book
Fantastic journey from pain to finding healing of body and soul. The author bares his soul and giving spirit. Well written I felt like I was right there with him on this beautiful walk of life
Fantastic journey from pain to finding healing of body and soul. The author bares his soul and giving spirit. Well written I felt like I was right there with him on this beautiful walk of life
May 24, 2021
Surprised at the quality of thoughts and storytelling
This was a solid read and provoked a lot of self reflection. Required reading for any man at any stage of life. Would wholeheartedly recommend Troy’s book.
This was a solid read and provoked a lot of self reflection. Required reading for any man at any stage of life. Would wholeheartedly recommend Troy’s book.
July 24, 2021
Great book. Truly a self help book. If you are looking at how to improve your life in multiple different ways (not just through exercise & nutrition), this is the book for you. The title can be deceiving, but a very small portion is actually about getting “ripped”.
September 26, 2021
A brilliant authentic story and powerful tools to elevate anyone who is suffering and or seeking to elevate their holistic self interest as well as showing up more whole for themselves and the world. Great stuff.
November 21, 2022
What a game changer. So blessed to have come across this ♾🐒🙏🏼🗺
January 29, 2025
This is a strange one. Not the book I expected, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
The author has some strange ideas, but some good ones too. Heck the strange ones may be the good ones, who knows?
The author has some strange ideas, but some good ones too. Heck the strange ones may be the good ones, who knows?
October 16, 2025
Some “out there” ideas but basically a story about a guy that tries a lot of things to see what works for him. Relatable.
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