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About Mike Roberto

Mike Roberto: The Researcher Who Founded PricePlow

n=1 Diet Researcher Scientist and Experimenter. Father. Husband. Entrepreneur. Water Animal. Heavy Metal Connoisseur. Patriot.

Mike Roberto 2019

Mike Roberto 2019

As the founder and CEO of PricePlow, Mike wears an extraordinary number of professional hats, but none is more important than father. PricePlow began as a deals website for nutritional supplements and vitamins, but has evolved into so much more as Mike's journey towards optimized healthspan opened the doors to several discoveries.

A "Biohacktivist" Armed with Data

Stealing a term coined by Shawn Wells, RDH, Mike is a "biohacktivist", stemming from the words "biohacker" and "activist". Through thousands of dollars spent on blood tests, specialized foods, and supplements, Mike has learned that conventional 'establishment' nutritional guidelines have failed him and his family. He has made it his mission to help bring awareness to those who seek a similar awakening.

Through PricePlow, Mike is backed up by a team of doctors, researchers, professional athletes, dieticians, and medical school students in an effort to bring source-cited truth to his followers. With their help, he utilizes certain dietary tools such as a low-carb diet with an emphasis on healthy meat to maintain optimal cognitive and physical health.

Mike celebrating after a successful paddle race

Mike combines his background in competitive sports, computer programming, and is known for his role as a biomedical scientist on television.[1] This experience combined, he has created one of the most helpful nutrition tools on the web -- with, of course, the help of his incredibly talented research and programming team.

Competitive Swimmer

In the sporting world, Mike comes from a swimming background where he began competing at the age of five. He played water polo at the Ohio State University and is now a competitive sand volleyball player and Master's swimmer, specializing in endurance ocean swims as well as freestyle butterfly sprints. Mike participates in US Masters Swim races in Central Texas. He is 6'0 and weighs in at 185lbs as of December 2018..

But it's not all water -- when he's not spending ridiculous hours developing PricePlow and poking holes at the latest diet research, he can be found training at home.

Family and home life: "Know Your Child"

At home, Mike is married to his wonderful wife Jill, and together they raise their delightfully precious daughter, who was born in the fall of 2017. Mike and Jill have taken an extremely active "know your child" stance, educating her as much as possible as early as possible.

Mike lives outside of Austin, TX near the Hill Country, and is always happy to jump in on a triathlon relay as your swimming leg.

You can see Mike regularly on the PricePlow YouTube Channel.

Follow Mike Roberto on Social Media

Mike spends nearly all of his social media time on the @PricePlow accounts, but there are some personal accounts too:

Modern BCAA is BACK: The Formula, The Flavors, The LEGACY

Modern BCAA Review

There are times when we look back at foods and drinks from past decades, fondly remembering them as better than they really were (1980s microwave dinners, anyone?). And then there are times when the market has shifted away from a classic that we loved… yet didn’t realize how much we loved it until it was […]
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GlucoVantage: Dihydroberberine for Superior Insulin Sensitivity

NNB GlucoVantage

We recently covered the premier glucose disposal ingredient, berberine. This article focuses on a more powerful, patented form of berberine known as dihydroberberine, which is also marketed as GlucoVantage from NNB Nutrition (info@nnbnutrition.com | NNBNutrition.com).

When assessing one’s health and physique goals, diet and exercise always come first. But there’s another factor […]
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PEScience Goes Sour… Sour Green Apple! (In 4 Products)

PEScience Sour Green Apple PricePlow Update: Since this article posted, PEScience has also released Alphamine in Sour Green Apple

New Year? New Flavor!

PEScience, the brand behind the famous Select Protein, has been due for a new flavor in their sports nutrition series of supplements. In late 2019, they came out with a few new protein flavors, including Cake […]
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Revive MD Glucose: The ‘Mic Drop’ of Glucose Disposal Agents

Revive MD Glucose RX

Physique-coach-elite Matt Jansen and hormone expert Dr. Domenic Iacovone recently rocked our worlds with Revive MD Turmeric+, and end-all be-all to protect from joint pain and gut inflammation. Can they make lightning strike twice with their glucose disposal agent, Glucose? The answer is a resounding yes.

Carbohydrates make for quite the conundrum […]
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Caffeine and Athletic Performance: Can High Doses Be Optimal?

Caffeine Downward Spiral?

The last few years have served as the Renaissance of supplement dosing. Products that lived and died by “Svelt Swole” proprietary blends have fallen to newcomers that promise consumers “fully transparent” labels that list every ingredient down to the nanogram. The 2010s are a golden era of consumer awareness — as we now know how […]
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2019 Fitness Product of the Year: SteelFit’s Steel Releaf!

2019 was not only an incredible year in diet, fitness, and sports nutrition, but the 2010s were an incredible decade. Dieters are finally figuring out how to lose weight and keep muscle without misery, the supplement industry seriously cleaned up its act, and there have been more fitness tools, gadgets, and innovations than one […]
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Kaged Hydra-Charge: Hydration or Flavor System? How about BOTH!

Hydra-Shred

Supercharge your training with Hydra-Charge, a versatile product from Kaged that provides electrolytes to keep you hydrated, antioxidants for overall health, and taurine for added performance. Fitting the mold of most Kaged products, it is naturally flavored, sweetened primarily with stevia, contains no artificial colors or flavors, and tastes amazing – especially that legendary […]
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NutraBio Knocks Out the Decade with New York Punch Alpha EAA!

New York Punch Alpha EAA

How do you close out the decade properly? By taking the Best New Flavor System of 2019 and putting it into the Best New Supplement of 2019!

We’re talking about none other than…

The New York Punch flavor of NutraBio’s Alpha EAA!!

After a monstrous year evidenced on our NutraBio News page, we hinted that […]
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NutraBio MultiSport Men’s Formula Revitalized with Better B Vitamins!

NutraBio MultiSport

When debating the top brands in the supplement industry, one would be remiss to neglect NutraBio. First launching in 1996 behind their forward-thinking leader, Mark Glazier, NutraBio can be consistently found at the forefront of the industry. If you’ve been following along with PricePlow over the past few years, you’ve no doubt seen […]
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2019 Supplement Industry Recap | Episode #026

In December of 2019, Ben visited Mike in Texas to film some videos to recap the year. But first, they sat down to catch up on their personal lives and recapped 2019 in the supplement industry.

Ben and Mike Catch Up and Recap 2019 in the Supplement Industry

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