Ryan Andrews

Ryan Andrews is a principal nutritionist and adviser for Precision Nutrition and an adjunct instructor at Purchase College, State University of New York. He holds master’s degrees in both Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from Kent State University and a BS in Exercise Science from the University of Northern Colorado.

Andrews is also a Registered Dietitian (RD), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), a certified exercise physiologist (ACSM), and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT).

He frequently writes and speaks about nutrition, health, and sustainable food systems and has accumulated over 1000 hours volunteering at organic farms and with non-profit food recovery organizations.

Articles by Ryan Andrews, MS, MA, RD, RYT, CSCS

All About High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. The good news? You can control it significantly with diet, exercise, and lifestyle. Here's how.

All About Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient art, but does it really work? Ryan Andrews reviews the evidence.

All About Where Vitamin Supplements Come From

Where do vitamin supplements actually come from? You may be shocked to find out.

Plant-based eating

The plant-based diets gurus are back for another round! This time they cover supplements, reasons for eating plant-based, why milk does a body bad, tricks for traveling, and how to sneak more veggies into your daily routine.

Plant-based eating

Many people are confused about plant-based eating. What's "good"? What's "healthy"? What really benefits animals, the planet, and your wellbeing? Resident plant-based-eater Ryan Andrews gathers some of the best and brightest to discuss the topic.

Lower your expectations

Pursue excellence if you wish -- but keep it real and enjoy the journey.

All About Kidney Stones

By age 70, about 1 in 10 Americans will have a very painful kidney stone experience. The good news is that you can decrease your risk by improving your diet.

All About The Knee

To keep healthy knees, you need mobile joints above and below the knee; a strong knee joint; and proper mechanics during physical movement.

All About Menopause

Hey, where did that spare tire come from? Why doesn't food X agree with you any more? Why is it so hot in here? And where did you leave your freaking car keys??! Menopause is a normal stage of life. Each woman's experience is unique. The good news? Eating and living PN-style can help (although we can't find your car keys for you).

All About Food Color Additives

Remember when you’d get done with a bowl of Froot Loops and the milk would be blue? Those were the days. But where did that color come from? And are we all going to regret slurping up that milk?

Blood tests & lab analysis:

Blood tests (aka blood work) can show us, obviously, what's in our blood. (And, by extension, what's in our bodies). That's because blood gives us insight into what we can't see from the outside. In this article we outline how it works and what you need to know.

All About Breakfast Cereals

When Neolithic farmers figured out how to cultivate wheat, millet, oats and other wild grasses some 10,000 years ago – they created the first steady food supply we’d ever known. We could actually grow food and store it! But a supply of barley for the winter is a bit different from the bulk pack of Cupcake Pebbles from Costco.

All About the Rotator Cuff

Many muscles coordinate shoulder movement. If they don't work together -- or more likely, if some muscles are strong and some are weak or inhibited, they can't work together effectively. The result: imbalance and eventually, injury.

All About Cooking & Carcinogens

Since humans invented fire, we've enjoyed the benefits of cooking food. However, cooking food has its drawbacks, including the development of carcinogens. Here's how to prevent harmful chemicals while still enjoying that summer cookout.

Healthy (junk) food quiz

You only eat healthy, organic junk food, right? Good. Me too. But wait a minute. Is this healthy, organic junk food really better for us?

All About Fat Loss

Carrying a lot of excessive body fat makes health, body composition, and athletic performance worse. But here's the problem -- collectively, we're not very good at losing fat either. We need a better solution. Knowing how fat loss works may be helpful.

11 questions for Kate Kline

Lean Eating coach Kate Kline's ambition is to inspire people to set their goals high and push themselves beyond self-limiting perceptions. She’s a firm believer in mind and body interaction and her philosophy is that you must train both to be successful. Is Kate some sort of hippie? Let’s find out.

All About Gluttony

It’s been said that gluttony is overcome only when someone has a “full soul” and derives pleasure from passions that come from simple pursuits in life. What are you missing by over-indulging?

All About Gluttony

Gluttony has traditionally been defined as a "sin of immoderation" linked to earthly excess. Here's why "going medieval" may actually be relevant to modern eaters seeking leanness, health, and a better relationship with food.

All About Muscle Growth

Recipe for muscle growth: Lift heavy thing. Eat protein. Sleep. Repeat.

All About Yoga

Yoga: It can relax you, enlighten you, help keep you from falling down, protect your heart, put the brakes on overeating, and just maybe give you a yoga booty. Om.

All About Plant-Based Diets

Including more plants in your diet can make you healthier, provide important nutrients, and possibly help conserve environmental resources.

Cool Whip and I:

Do you have "forbidden foods"? If so, is putting these foods "off limits" helping or hurting you?

All About Warming Up

If your idea of a warm-up involves a few pec flexes, ogling gym hotties as you lean on the treadmill, or just leaping right into that 300 lb bench press, you might want to rethink. A good warm-up can make you stronger, faster, and more mobile; and help prevent injury too.